Grasping Evil

Ning Fan's state of mind dove deep into the girl's memories.

The lowest grade of Soul Memory Searching Technique demanded the use of the caster's state of mind. If he failed to search the soul, he might suffer a backlash from it. Anyhow, he intended to search the soul once with the technique.

The girl's Sea of Consciousness was like a black void of space. In that pitch-black world, every fragment of memories blended itself into the color of black, making them indistinguishable.

Neither the path he came from nor the path to go could be seen. When walking in the empty black space, Ning Fan felt as if his state of mind was going to melt into the darkness.

What a strange memory seal!

It was sealed using the power of the Void Realm. It's no wonder that even Old Ancestor Dong Xu was unable to explore her soul. There's literally no one who could access her soul and memories other than experts at the Void Refinement Realm!

Ning Fan did not attempt to continue entering into that deep, bottomless void, despite knowing that the girl's memories were all hidden somewhere within.

For him, it was way too risky to enter the Void Realm without the help of the Eastern Ocean Bell, let alone just his state of mind.

When he turned and intended to withdraw his concentration, he jolted in surprise.

He lifted his head, as if sensing something.

"Hmm? A beam of light…"

The three divine, devil and demon stars surfaced in both of his eyes and on his glabella. At this moment, his gaze could faintly see through the darkness of the realm, catching a glimpse of …moonlight!

Although it was just a ray of moonlight, it gave Ning Fan a huge sense of danger. That feeling was much more intense than that of which he felt from Old Ancestor Dong Xu!

If he did not have the divine and devil stars, it would be impossible for him to discern the moonlight out of the darkness…In other words, only with those stars could Ning Fan peek at the moon!

A shred of uneasiness filled his heart at the moment he glimpsed the moonlight. It was as if he unlocked something within the girl's Sea of Consciousness, making the moonlight gradually spread out, causing the darkness in her Sea of Consciousness to fade away. A brief moment later, a crescent moon emanating silver light emerged into the vast sky!

The girl began to regain her consciousness!

"It's bad!" Ning Fan's eyes turned solemn. This moonlight hurtled towards him in an unimaginable speed.

If he gets consumed by the moonlight, his state of mind would surely be destroyed!

At the same time, a voice which supposedly belonged to the young girl echoed within her Sea of Consciousness. It sounded childish yet arrogant on account of her seniority.

"Who are you? A mere Late Nascent Soul Realm junior dares to search this grandmother's memories?! You are courting death!"

Before Ning Fan could pull himself out from her Sea of Consciousness, his state of mind was nearly destroyed by the power of the voice.

Ning Fan hurriedly took his hand off of the girl's forehead, escaping with only a portion of his state of mind. A mouthful of blood flowed out from his lips. Without hesitation, he immediately amassed a trace of the Yin Plucking Finger's power on his finger, trying to insert it into the girl through her shoulder and chest. Moreover, he even activated his Jade Life Body Refining Realm, making his finger turn jade green. He showed no mercy even though she was just a little girl.

To his surprise, when his finger landed on the girl's chest, he felt like he just struck an impenetrable iron wall. This girl's body had actually attained the Second Level of the Jade Life Realm. Not only could the power of his Yin Plucking Finger not enter into her, the bones in his finger almost cracked when it collided with her shoulder. A tremendous repulsive force pushed him a thousand zhang* backwards.

Ning Fan's gaze drastically changed.

This girl's physical body is unbelievably strong!

The next second, her eyes began to turn clear. The originally vacant expression became indifferent and arrogant.

An overpowering aura like that of a massive dragon which was just roused from deep slumber flowed within her body.

"Thanks to your accidental touch on my Moon Consciousness, you woke this grandmother up. Now, you can die!"

The girl sneered. It was Ning Fan who unintentionally awakened her Moon Consciousness. But now, she wants to kill Ning Fan to repay his kindness with malice!

As her elegant small feet made a step forward, she immediately turned into a column of bluish white smoke, just like the color of the moon. In a flash, she travelled across a distance of a thousand zhang, appearing in front of Ning Fan. She lifted her hand and flicked her finger at Ning Fan!

That finger was infused with the power of the moon and it definitely was not any weaker than Ning Fan's incomplete Second Finger of Sword Finger.

At that very moment, the girl was pretty confident that she could finish off Ning Fan. But suddenly, a silhouette of a slender woman dressed in white robes appeared before Ning Fan without a sign and threw out a punch.

"Don't…hurt…Light…"

A green light flashed in her ferocious eyes. The little girl whose body refining realm was slightly stronger than Ning Fan was sent flying away by the female corpse with just a punch. Blood was spurting out from her mouth and her eyes widened in disbelief.

"Corpse Devil! A Mid Divine Transformation Realm Corpse Devil!"

She kicked her delicate legs in the air and performed a somersault to stop herself from flying backwards. The powerful strength of her kicks created traces of rifts in the vast sky. The arrogance of her expression gradually diminished and was replaced by a shred of fear and seriousness.

I was consumed by my second Primordial Spirit back in the Divine Space Island. My original body was seized and I was in a grievous state. How did I come to this place…

Speaking of which, where is this place… Who is that Late Nascent Soul Realm boy that has a Mid Divine Transformation Realm Corpse Devil as his guardian?

Her eagle-sharp eyes swept across the Yuan Yao World and immediately, her face was filled with shock.

"This is…a Treasure of the Cosmos!"

She looked up towards the stars in the sky which were formed by innumerable magical treasures. Then she turned around and cast her gaze to the mountains and rivers, discovering a Peak Divine Transformation Realm Grand Formation which was established in the area. Finally, her face turned gloomy and stared at Ning Fan.

"Are you the one who caught and brought me into this world?!"

She seemed to have no memories of her previous identity as a human cauldron who was passed through many hands and finally reached the hands of Xu Rushan in the External Endless Sea.

Ning Fan did not reply to her. Instead, he activated his Yin Yang Locket to read her mind and found out who she exactly was!

The cultivation level she's revealing right now is just at the Early Divine Transformation Realm. Her body refining realm is at the Second Level of Jade Life Realm. However, regarding the moonlight in her Sea of Consciousness, if I am not wrong…it was a Sea of Consciousness in the form of moonlight.

It's the Moon Consciousness!

A unique Sea of Consciousness was not easy to cultivate even for True Immortals. In fact, it had no relation with cultivation level at all. It was all about luck and natural talent…

If this girl is able to comprehend such special consciousness, she can't just be an ordinary disciple in the Divine Space Island…

"Who are you?!" Ning Fan asked.

"Hmmph! You haven't answered my question. I suppose you are the master of this chiliocosm, am I right? Quickly let this grandmother out and I will spare you!"

However, in her mind: I'm not telling you, little boy. This grandmother is actually the master of the Divine Space Island, Yue Ling Kong!

Ning Fan's eyes turned solemn. Her answer was completely out of his expectations.

Yue Ling Kong…This girl claims to be Yue Ling Kong…

She wasn't a Divine Transformation Realm disciple of the Divine Space Island… She is… Venerated Moon, the strongest among the Venerated Seven of the Internal Endless Sea! She is an expert who was supposed to be a hair's breadth away from the Void Refinement Realm!

I can't believe that the first Divine Transformation Realm human cauldron I acquired is the strongest expert of the Internal Endless Sea…

"It's you, Yue Ling Kong! However, from today onwards, you are no longer the master of Divine Space Island. You are now my human cauldron!"

"Hmm?! How do you know my identity?!"

Astonishment was plastered all over her face.

After she was consumed by her second Primordial Spirit, logically, she should be dead now. However, because of the cultivation method that she practiced –"The Wheel of the Moon", the moment her physical body died, she reincarnated using moonlight. Her Primordial Spirit which was separated from her body created a new body and fled out of Divine Space Island. As such, she was able to save her own life. But it was difficult to recover her cultivation level. Not only that, her original magic power which was at Half-Step Void Refinement Realm regressed to the Early Divine Transformation Realm. The excess amount of magic power was sealed within her body as moonlight. If it explodes, she would certainly be dead.

This body was Yue Ling Kong's eight years old body. Unless she regains her cultivation level, she would never grow up.

Logically, no one in this world would be able to recognize me in such an appearance. But the Late Nascent Soul Realm young man could correctly guess my identity…

How does he know?

Wait. He claims that I am his human cauldron? What a hilarious joke! He sure is an extremely conceited idiot. Who dares to take the strongest expert of the Internal Endless Sea, Yue Ling Kong, as their human cauldron?! Isn't he afraid that he would implode when plucking me?

"If you dare to pluck this grandmother, I will definitely kill you! Tell me. Who are you?! Why would you catch me? If your answer can satisfy me, I will give you a way out and spare you."

As she was held captive by her enemy, the girl who once considered everyone and everything was beneath her started to speak in a more gentle manner.

However, when her childlike voice echoed into Ning Fan's ears, he shot her a cold smile.

It was because Ning Fan heard her actual thoughts.

The girl's mind: Hmmph! I have to act soft and gentle first. Since this chiliocosm has already been armed and fortified, even I would not be able to escape from it. When I get out of this place, only then would I take his life! After his death, no one in the Endless Sea would know that I, Yue Ling Kong, am still alive! My second Primordial Spirit will certainly be unaware about my existence! In other words, there is still a chance for me to reconquer the Divine Space Island! However, before I go back there, I must find a male cultivator to pluck and release the excess magic power in my body… The male cultivator will definitely be dead as he would not be able to contain my magic power. The only sad thing is that the virginity which I have been keeping for 4000 years will have to be destroyed…

"Oh? You plan to kill me outside after I let you go? By the way, what is a second Primordial Spirit?"

"Wha…What?! You can read my mind?! How do you know what I am thinking?!" Yue Ling Kong's face turned pale. It was her first time meeting a person with Mind Reading Technique.

"I am Ning Fan. My pseudonym is Zhou Ming. You are Yue Ling Kong. You are my human cauldron. From your thoughts just now, apparently, you need to pluck a male cultivator to release your excess magic power, am I right? What a coincidence. I am really interested in your magic power… With my plucking techniques, I will definitely be able to satisfy you. But before that, please consider properly…"

"You really can read my mind!"

Her pale cheeks became reddish after hearing his words. She was both embarrassed and angry, making her want to find someone to vent out her anger.

This Late Nascent Soul Realm junior is audacious to the extreme. What is his name again? Ning Fan?! How dare he lust over my body?!

To be honest, in her current hard-pressed situation, it would be wise to find a male cultivator and release her excess magic power that resided in her body.

But her pride would not allow her to submit to anyone else, especially Ning Fan and become a human cauldron!

In the past 4000 years, she killed people like cutting down hemp. Everyone would tremble with fear upon hearing her name. Even the other six venerated beings in the Internal Endless Sea would not dare to disrespect her!

However, a false impression abruptly appeared in her mind.

This young man's cultivation level might only be at the Late Nascent Soul Realm, but I think he really is able to…pluck me…by force!

Plucking someone by force will certainly reduce the effectiveness of the process. It was why he asked me to consider properly about it.

Currently, with Yue Ling Kong's current condition, it would be hard for her to win against the female corpse, let alone escape from the grand formation.

"If you dare to degrade me, I will surely kill all your family members and associates!"

She lifted her chin in a lofty demeanor.

"You seem to not understand your current situation… Seal!" Ning Fan took out a jade slip and imprinted his memories about the auction before tossing it to the girl.

In the meantime, with a single thought, he activated the grand formation, trapping the girl within.

Only then did he brought the female corpse with him and left the Yuan Yao World.

As the girl received the jade slip and took a glance at its contents, her face turned cold.

"How audacious of them… The other six venerated beings treated me as a human cauldron and put me up for sale! Also, they took turns in searching my memories! They're courting death!"

In the next second, she gradually restrained her anger as she immediately realized a severe problem.

After I have regained my consciousness, the forces of the six venerated beings will surely apprehend me for interrogation once I leave this chiliocosm!

If my identity is exposed, maybe someone from them who harbors evil intentions toward me would be more than happy to kill me…

It seems that I can't leave this world just yet…Unless the matter about the Divine Space Island subsides or I regain my original cultivation level…

But it would be pointless for me to consider whether to leave this world or not because the main problem right now is that Ning Fan isn't going to let me out like this.

The grand formation isn't difficult to destroy. But even if I destroy it, I am still unable to leave.

What makes things worse is that I urgently need a male human cauldron to empty out all the excess magic power in my body. As long as the excess magic power is still in my body, I will face the risk of dying every single second.

If I can't leave here, there is no way I can find a male cultivator. Other than the master of this world, Ning Fan, there isn't anyone else that can practice dual-cultivation with me…

Her face was grim. There were only two options for her. Firstly, she dies! Secondly, she gets plucked by Ning Fan!

"Detestable! I, Yue Ling Kong, who ruled over the Divine Space Island for more than 4000 years now have to stoop so low to practice dual-cultivation with a man! Why would it turn out like this?!"

In the Profound Jade Palace, Ning Fan and the female corpse emerged in their room.

The female corpse's face was as emotionless as usual. She wasn't interested in Yue Ling Kong at all.

Ning Fan, however, had a look of uncertainty on his face.

"I really didn't expect to awaken that girl by accident. What's more unbelievable is that she is Yue Ling Kong, the master of the Divine Space Island and the head of the Venerated Seven of the Internal Endless Sea… As such, there will be a lot of trouble in plucking that girl. It will be difficult for me to break her defense and plant the power of my Yin Plucking Finger on her. Besides, she was once a Half-Step Void Refinement Realm expert. Although her cultivation level dropped, she might be able to temporarily regain her power if she is pushed too hard and my life will be at stake… To pluck this girl, I must make her yield…Fine. If she isn't willing to be plucked by me, she will certainly die. With her ferocious and decisive attitude, I believe she would not choose to die for her chastity… I will handle her after the mission in the Secret Realm of the Broken World. If I am able to increase my power during the mission, there will be no other choice for her other than submitting to me, even if she is reluctant… She is still my human cauldron regardless of her identity!"

"Besides, if I manage to subdue her, all the female cultivators under her command would naturally become my human cauldrons as well! She seems to have quite a lot of Divine Transformation Realm disciples… However, the Divine Space Island is indeed in a huge turmoil. Being consumed by the second Primordial Spirit… Evidently, I made a wise choice in not cultivating a second Nascent Soul…"

Ning Fan cleared his thoughts and took out the Thousand Swords Heart Separation Grass.

After a few days, the Secret Realm would open. For Ning Fan, these few days were too short to do anything.

For the time being, I will just stabilize the power of my Second Finger. Although I have comprehended this technique, it is still far from gaining full mastery…

Up until this point, Ning Fan faced a serious problem in his cultivation – accept or abandon.

He had learnt too many abilities. However, there were too little techniques that were powerful enough. For instance, the Dragon Flame Vortex, the Sense Falsifying Art, the Sense Defense Art… It would be very time-consuming to cultivate them to the Divine Transformation Realm.

His time was limited. However, the things he could do were too many.

"I lack the time to cultivate magical techniques. For offensive and defensive techniques, I have to back them up with magical treasures. The most crucial parts to spend time with are my cultivation level and magic power. After all, cultivation level is the foundation of everything… As for pill refining techniques, I suppose my Early Fifth Revolution Pill Refining Skills will be enough, at least before attaining the Divine Transformation Realm. After that, it's time to upgrade it…"

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<strong>Translator Team:</strong>

G-Team [Tommy (TL), Roel (Editor)]