Grasping Evil

Bei Xiaoman finally experienced what it felt like to be violated eighteen times.

When she was pushed down on the bed for the third time, she was already begging for mercy without caring about her dignity anymore. The pain from her swelling private part was unbearable to her. Eventually, Ning Fan let her off the hook.

She could not imagine how Ning Fan was still so lively and animated to push her down on the bed after she had abused him eighteen times in a row…

"Have you taken an aphrodisiac? How can you still keep going as if there's no end to this...? Ah! I'm wrong. I will never dare to resist you anymore!" Bei Xiaoman cursed while asking for mercy at the same time. She really could not endure it anymore. After all, it was her first time!

"Do I look like I need an aphrodisiac? Do you think that all of my efforts in practicing the Yin Yang Transformation are in vain?!"

Ning Fan finally decided to give her a break. If he didn't give her a painful and memorable lesson, she would certainly rebel against him in the future.

Just like that, Bei Xiaoman sank into a deep sleep under the care of a few maidservants. Her face was still wearing a sweet and comfortable smile.

After having a sensual and erotic night, Ning Fan descended from the southern tower. It was conceivable how difficult it was for the two Divine Transformation Realm old ancestors, Stone Warrior and Lu Qing, to accept the truth.

Ning Fan's body was permeated with Bei Xiaoman's scent… In addition to that, he also carried a unique smell that would only be found during sexual intercourse… Do they still need to ask what had happened between their mistress and Ning Fan?!

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, you and the fourth mistress…" Both Lu Qing and Stone Warrior had the intention to commit suicide.

"If I tell you nothing has happened between me and Xiaoman, would you believe me?" Ning Fan asked with a smile.

"Of course not!"

"Is that so?"

Ning Fan did not give them a straight answer. He was not a person who was frivolous enough to brag everywhere about who he had fucked last night.

He purposely chose to walk around while Bei Xiaoman was asleep because he had some unfinished business with her after she wakes up.

When he was about to leave the southern tower, Lu Qing approached him and secretly passed him a note written on a piece of jade.

There was only one sentence on the note.

"Pass my test and you'll gain the token of a revered being. ---Yun."

The handwriting looked confident and domineering but it also carried a hint of desolation.

According to the rules of the Rain Palace, even if one was recognized as a revered being, if one wishes to obtain the thing which serves as a representation of this status - the token of a revered being, he must at the very least pass the test from a Void Fragmentation Realm expert.

Originally, Ning Fan had thought that Luo Jun would at most promise him a title first and he would have to obtain the token by taking the test in the Rain Palace of the Middle State in the future.

It was beyond his expectations that he would have the chance to obtain the token today. It was doubtlessly an accident. However, Ning Fan was not sure which Void Fragmentation Realm expert of the Rain Palace would come and find him to give him the token.

Outside the southern tower, the sunlight was perfect. As he basked in the warm and bright sunlight, he gradually calmed his mind down.

Bei Xiaoman really gave him an unforgettable experience…

He could not help but admit that Bei Xiaoman was his quarrelsome lover. After fighting in jest a few times, those memories became hard to forget.

It's ridiculous that I actually like this unruly and stubborn little lady… But whose life isn't ridiculous in this world?

After he woke up, he had even found out from Bei Xiaoman's personal maidservants that she used half a piece of the black crystal to heal his injuries.

Only he knew what exactly the black crystal was.

It was something that Bei Xiaoman's 'sister', Yuan Yao, gave to her after asking for it from Ning Fan. After some twists and turns, it actually returned to Ning Fan's hands.

Speaking of which, he had absolutely defied the laws of nature as he still made out with Bei Xiaoman after having an affair with Yuan Yao.

However, a lawless person was exactly what he was. Since he harbored affection for the women while they also had the same feelings for him too, the only thing he could do was to treat each and every one of the women he loved well.

None of the women he loved had ever asked promises from him. Well, this was the reality of the cultivation world…

Along his path of cultivation, he always had a brush with death. Perhaps one day in the future, he would perish without leaving a single trace. Perhaps every one of the women who loved him had thought of this before they gave their hearts and souls to him… All of them already knew that he might die someday in the future…

"As a cultivator, it's already a struggle to live on stubbornly. If one wishes to live a happy and joyful life, it would only be wishful thinking. If one is still able to meet a person who has mutual affection with him during his life, he will have no regrets in dying…"

"The life of a cultivator is full of killing. It's like a journey on a boat swaying in the midst of a raging storm where the wave decides whether one will float or sink. A cultivator's life is predestined by the heavens but one can decide whether to get drunk at the moment or not ('to get drunk at the moment' metaphorically means to live in the moment)."

"Getting drunk… I remember there are three main forces on Penglai Immortal Island. Other than the Lost World Palace, there's the Pill Cauldron Gate and the Green Bamboo Palace. I have already subdued the Pill Cauldron Gate. Since there are not many of my old friends there, visiting the place is just the same as skipping the trip. As for this Green Bamboo Palace, it's known as the best sect in brewing wine in the External Endless Sea. Even though I have visited Penglai several times, I have never been there before. It's really a pity… If I wish to get drunk today, I can go there and get myself some spiritual wine. However, a good wine might be easy to get but a drinking companion is hard to find. It's really unfortunate that I don't have many brothers despite having countless beautiful companions."

Then, Ning Fan travelled the Penglai Immortal Island on foot. He did not choose to fly or get a ride on a celestial beast. He was literally walking on both of his feet.

His pace was slow. However, after making one step, he would bizarrely travel across a distance too long to count. It was tens of thousands of li* (500m per li) from Xuan Wu City to the Green Bamboo Palace. However, after just one hundred breaths, he had already arrived at his destination. Besides, this was already a speed that he had deliberately slowed down into.

When the cultivators witnessed the terrifying length of distance he travelled with a single step, each and every one of them acted like they had met a ghost. They rubbed their eyes in surprise and tried to get a clearer look at Ning Fan's figure. However, when they opened their eyes, there was already no sign of him and what they had concluded was that their eyesight might have some problem.

When Ning Fan arrived at the exterior part of the Green Bamboo Palace, it was bustling with activity. Apparently, the Green Bamboo Palace was organizing a wine party. By paying a certain amount of immortal jade, one could enter the place. It was indeed in accordance with his wish.

However, he did not intend to stir panic among the groups of cultivators. Currently, there was barely anyone in the External Endless Sea who did not recognize Ning Fan's appearance.

Ning Fan flicked his sleeve upward and covered his face for a second. Then, he used the Sense Falsifying Art which he had not used for a long time to change his appearance, turning himself into a scholarly young man in white robes. After that, he walked past the giant gate of the Green Bamboo Palace. However, a fierce-looking burly man reached out his arm and stopped him.

"Please stop right there! Anyone who wishes to join the wine party needs to pay and obtain a bamboo plate which befits his corresponding cultivation base. Different grades of bamboo plates allow one to enjoy different levels of spiritual wine. The higher the grade of the bamboo plate, the better the quality of the spiritual wine! Of course, one can only try each type of spiritual wine once. Anyone who wishes to have a second drink will need to purchase the wine."

The muscular man studied Ning Fan with disdain.

His name was Cao Kang. He was an Early Harmonious Spirit Realm cultivator. With his knowledge and experience as a Harmonious Spirit Realm cultivator, he did not manage to sense the fluctuation of a massive amount of magic power from Ning Fan. Therefore, he immediately judged that Ning Fan was a Vein Opening Realm junior.

In low-grade cultivation countries, a Vein Opening Realm cultivator was nothing. In the Endless Sea, the status of a cultivator with that cultivation base would, of course, be much lower.

A person like him also wishes to enter the Green Bamboo Palace? Does he know how much immortal jade it will need to get into the wine party?!

"A bamboo plate? Fellow Daoist, I'm sorry to trouble you. Could you please introduce how many grades in total the bamboo plates are categorized into and how much they will cost?"

Doubtlessly, Ning Fan had noticed the disdainful attitude of the burly man. However, he just carried on with a laugh.

He was no longer a young man at the Harmonious Spirit Realm. The current him would certainly not be so petty as to silence a Harmonious Spirit Realm junior forever over a trivial matter.

"Fellow Daoist? Is 'Fellow Daoist' a name you can use to address me?!" The burly man said with displeasure. However, after pondering for a while, he found it was pointless to argue with a Vein Opening Realm junior. He was a Harmonious Spirit Realm cultivator who had a higher status after all.

As he began to think in that manner, his anger faded a little and let Ning Fan address him as his wish.

"Firstly, the yellow grade bamboo plate costs one thousand immortal jade each. It allows one to try the spiritual wines of the second level. Secondly, the black grade bamboo plate costs ten thousand immortal jade each and one may try the spiritual wines of the third level. Thirdly, the earth grade bamboo plate costs one hundred thousand immortal jade each and it allows one to try spiritual wines of the fourth level. Lastly, the heaven grade bamboo plate costs one million immortal jade each. A person with that bamboo plate can drink the wines of the fifth level."

The burly man patiently explained the details of each and every one of the bamboo plates. When he finished speaking, he was inwardly surprised. The cause of his surprise was Ning Fan's demeanor.

To ordinary cultivators, they would more or less reveal a look of astonishment whenever they hear the unimaginably expensive price.

One thousand immortal jade was expensive to Harmonious Spirit Realm cultivators. Ten thousand immortal jade was a large amount to Gold Core Realm cultivators. One hundred thousand immortal jade was a significant sum to Nascent Soul Realm experts while one million immortal jade was considered substantial to Divine Transformation Realm experts.

Even the expressions of countless Gold Core Realm and Nascent Soul Realm seniors slightly changed when they heard of the prices.

But when Ning Fan heard of the prices, his expression remained unchanged. The calm demeanor he had was definitely not a pretense. Instead, it was a character that was tempered after experiencing countless events.

The burly man began to make some guesses within his mind.

Could it be that this white-robed scholar who looks weak and power is a peerless expert?

I-Impossible. He is just a young man. How could he be a peerless expert? I suppose he is just a young master from a powerful family that has no concept of money.

When that thought sprung up within his head, the burly man despised Ning Fan even more.

Well, it was not his fault for thinking that. Ning Fan's current appearance had smooth and tender skin. Every part of him looked just like a pampered young master.

Even though he just has a Vein Opening Realm cultivation base, he already dares to travel around Penglai Immortal Island all alone. Isn't he afraid of being robbed and assassinated by someone?

He is indeed a young master that has yet to have experienced the real world. Perhaps he doesn't even know what immortal jade is!

Ning Fan ignored the burly man's judgmental look on him. He closed his eyes and activated his spirit sense. His Void Refinement Realm spirit sense then spread across the vicinity of one hundred thousand li* (500m per li).

Yes. After he achieved a breakthrough in his cultivation realm, his spirit sense had also advanced to the next level, attaining the Void Refinement Realm.

Nothing in the Green Bamboo Palace including the trees and bushes within could conceal themselves from Ning Fan's senses.

After studying the place with his spirit sense, he discovered that the so-called spiritual wine of the fifth level could at most give an Early Divine Transformation Realm cultivator a small amount of improvement in his cultivation base. To be more precise, the fifth level spiritual wine could be said to be medicinal wine. Cultivators no longer pay much attention to the taste of the wine.

Spiritual wine of the third and fourth level were brewed for cultivators of the Gold Core Realm and Nascent Soul Realm respectively. Both of them were also brewed with a main effect of increasing one's cultivation base.

As for the wines on the first and second level which were the lowest ranking wines in the Green Bamboo Palace, they were specially made for Vein Opening Realm and Harmonious Spirit Realm cultivators.

Other than those, there were also some mortal wines. These wines were not even given a ranking as they contained no medicinal power at all. Most of them were famous wines from mortals.

Ning Fan's eyes went bright. What he wanted to drink right now was mortal wine with no medicinal power.

The reason why he came here was not to enhance his cultivation base but a chance to get himself drunk.

"I want a yellow grade bamboo plate. Here is one thousand immortal jade."

Ning Fan decided to exchange for the yellow grade bamboo plate. Well, he certainly could go for the heaven grade bamboo plate. However, if he does that, it would be conspicuous and would draw a lot of attention to him. After all, those who opted to exchange for the heaven grade bamboo plate were none other than Divine Transformation Realm experts…

"Thank you. One thousand immortal jade please."

The burly man finally squeezed out a smile. At least, he could finally be sure of one thing – Ning Fan might be a Vein Opening Realm junior, but he was much wealthier than him, a Harmonious Spirit Realm cultivator.

Well, you can see that Cao Kang was still guarding the entrance, right? If he had the money, he would have gone in and enjoyed a drink.

Even a Vein Opening Realm junior is also willing to take out one thousand immortal jade just to drink wine. I really don't know how his seniors taught him. Is money something that can be spent so prodigiously?

Although Cao Kang was criticizing Ning Fan's action inwardly, he realized that the latter could be an excellent 'fat lamb'.

His eyeballs moved downwards and stared thoughtfully at the ground for a second. Suddenly, an idea hit him. He passed Ning Fan a yellow grade bamboo plate and began fawning over the latter.

"This young friend, here is your yellow grade bamboo plate. By the way, I wonder if you need a guide inside this place who could bring you to taste different types of delicious wine? I, Cao Kang, might not be a capable person, but I am willing to guide you in the palace!"

"Oh? Fellow Daoist wishes to lead me around the Green Bamboo Palace? I am not a noble or capable person. How do I deserve Fellow Daoist's kind offer?" One of Ning Fan's eyelids twitched. He, of course, had seen through the motive behind Cao Kang's offer with his five hundred years of experience in the cultivation world.

"Hehe. You sure deserve it, my young friend! Even though we had only met for the first time, it feels like I'm meeting an old friend. I regret not meeting you earlier. Unfortunately, I'm short of money. It's such an embarrassment but if you are willing to purchase a yellow grade bamboo plate for me, I will definitely bring you around the Green Bamboo Palace. I assure you that this trip will be worthwhile!" Cao Kang said with a serious tone, as if he was making a solemn vow.

"I see. Fine. When one drinks on his own, the wine becomes tasteless. You will be my guide. As for the one thousand immortal jade, I will pay for you." Ning Fan did not care about what Cao Kang was up to. Neither did he mind paying an extra one thousand immortal jade.

In Cao Kang's eyes, it was hilarious how easily Ning Fan was scammed for one thousand immortal jade.

However, from Ning Fan's perspective, how Cao Kang schemed and wrestled with him for a mere one thousand immortal jade was truly ludicrous.

To him, he could get millions upon millions of immortal jade just by killing some people. What's the point of exhausting himself to plunder one thousand immortal jade?

"Er… My young friend, are you sure that you are willing to buy me a bamboo plate?!" All of a sudden, Cao Kang felt somewhat guilty. He felt that he was a little too shameless as he, a dignified Harmonious Spirit Realm senior, cheated a Vein Opening Realm junior of his money.

Because of the feeling of guilt, Cao Kang firmly decided that he would certainly bring Ning Fan around to taste a few more types of excellent wine. No matter what, he could not just let his one thousand immortal jade go down the drain.

Ning Fan nodded his head in satisfaction when he looked at Cao Kang's expression as if he was able to read the latter's mind.

This Cao Kang is a little cunning and greedy. Well, it's life. Those negative qualities are just driven by his need to survive. However, his original nature is not evil. At least, he realizes his errors and mends his ways. It's a person qualified to be my drinking companion.

"My name is Cao Kang. May I know how I should address you?" Cao Kang asked enthusiastically. This time, his enthusiasm was genuine.

"Yun Fan." Ning Fan remembered that his surname was originally Yun and made up a name for himself.

After knowing each other's names, Cao Kang happily handed over his duties to a few Harmonious Spirit Realm servants and got someone to replace him. Then, he followed Ning Fan into the Green Bamboo Palace to enjoy some wine.

When the other Harmonious Spirit Realm servants saw that Cao Kang had found a wealthy visitor, each of them revealed a look of jealousy and admiration.

Right after Ning Fan and Cao Kang entered the Green Bamboo Palace, two young ladies dressed up like mistresses arrived at the entrance. One of them wore a set of blue robes while the other wore a set of green robes. A bevy of young maidservants following them from behind. There were twelve of them in total.

Each maidservant revealed a Vein Opening Realm cultivation base while the two mistresses ahead emanated Harmonious Spirit Realm cultivation bases.

However, all of that was just a cover. The two mistresses were actually Divine Transformation Realm old ancestors.

The mistress in blue robes had a gentle and elegant appearance. She held an oiled paper umbrella as she walked. From the beginning until the end, she remained silent. Her mind seemed to be preoccupied by something that made her unwilling to speak. However, after Ning Fan entered the Green Bamboo Palace, only then did she gently lift her head and stared at him, as if she was thinking of something. Her large, watery eyes glinted.

"Sister 'Tan Tai', what are you looking at? Is that Vein Opening Realm junior very good-looking?" The lady in green robes teased.

"Oh, it's nothing. Something just caught my attention. That young man seems a little extraordinary." The lady holding an umbrella puckered her lips and smiled.

"Sister must be joking. How extraordinary can a Vein Opening Realm cultivator be? By the way, aren't we supposed to recruit the vice sect master of the Bi Yao Sect on behalf of the Zifu Academy? Why are we taking the longer route and came to the Green Bamboo Palace instead? Don't tell me that Sister wants to drink again?"

"You're really like a clever yet mischievous little elf. Yes. I want to drink. So Sister Lu Zhu, do you want to make a complaint to our master?"

"Aiyo… How can I be so bold…?"

Lu Zhu purchased a heaven grade bamboo plate while Tan Tai got herself a yellow grade bamboo plate which was the same choice that Ning Fan had made.

Because Lu Zhu had purchased the heaven grade bamboo plate, countless cultivators guessed that she was a Divine Transformation Realm old ancestor. Thus, no one there dared to underestimate this group of ladies. However, Miss Tan Tai's wish of keeping a low profile while drinking wine was destroyed just like that by her companion's eye-catching move.

Even the palace lord of the Green Bamboo Palace had come to receive them personally. How could they still be low-key?

Not long after they entered the Green Bamboo Palace, a white-robed middle-aged man who only had a single arm appeared outside the entrance. He carried a sword at his back and had a face filled with desolation. He looked carefully at the group of ladies who had just entered the palace.

"Did the Zifu Academy of the Southern Heaven Immortal World set their eyes upon some geniuses of the righteous path…?"

The white-robed man only thought briefly about the ladies and cast the thought aside in the next moment.

The reason why he came here was not for the members of the Zifu Academy. Instead, he was here to give someone a test and give him the token of a revered being.

He pressed his glabella and his divine star shone. In a spin, he turned into a white-robed gentleman. Even though he did not carry a sword, his heart contained one. Even though his arm was severed, he was able to conjure a fake arm with his magic power.

He recalled Ning Fan's figure and was absorbed in his thoughts. This would be his first time meeting him. However, he had already heard of Ning Fan's personality prior to this.

The rumors said that Ning Fan was a wild and brutal devil who slaughtered countless cultivators and annihilated sects without mercy. The rumors said that Ning Fan was a lustful person and could have sex with one thousand women all day long.

This white-robed man could not understand why a person like him could become a revered being of the Rain Palace.

Even though it was to obtain that item, he felt that the Divine Sovereign's decision was a little too reckless.

However, after he saw Ning Fan in person, he suddenly had a wrong impression and the rumors he heard seemed unreliable.

Usually, one could understand a person's personality by looking at their back.

It was because they might wear a fake expression on their face but they could not hide the loneliness of their shadow.

The white-robed man noticed that the real Ning Fan he saw was actually similar to him. Both of them had a lonesome shadow.

"Zhou Ming, who is now under the alias of Yun Fan entered the Green Bamboo Palace just to get himself drunk…? An interesting kid. Hmm. Yun Fan… Why does this name sound so familiar…?"

The white-robed man remained silent for a moment.

He had forgotten some very important things which were much more important than his own life.

Besides, he had even forgotten how angry he was in the past that urged him to kill the fourth prince of the Rain Palace!

He was searching for an answer in his entire life.

The White-Robed Sword God, Yun Tianjue.

His shadow was as lonesome as Ning Fan's.

<strong>Translated by Tommy, edited by Roel.</strong>

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