Grasping Evil

Ning Fan had not expected the pursuit of the Heavenly Eye.

Fortunately, he managed to avoid a predicament which could have been disastrous or even lethal to him. After making sure everything was back to normal, he returned to the thatched cottage and checked on Luo You.

Seeing that she still showed no signs of waking up, Ning Fan let out a faint sigh and began sorting out the spoils that he gained from his previous battles.

It was time to deal with the 120 bottles of dragon blood.

It would take ten years to brew the dragon blood into blood wine. However, Ning Fan wanted to find out if there was a possibility of shortening the time needed for it to ferment.

In the Profound Yin World, the speed of cultivating and refining pills was one hundred times faster than in the outside world.

It was still unknown as to whether or not it would speed up the process of brewing the blood wine.

He took out the Xuan Wei Bloody Gourd and carefully examined the wine within the gourd. After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he let out a dejected sigh.

The Profound Yin World did not have the ability of accelerating the process of brewing blood wine.

No. It should be said that the structure of the Xuan Wei Bloody Gourd was extremely unique. It must be connected to the power of heaven and earth in the outside world in order to brew blood into wine.

If it is kept in the Profound Yin World or another realm in which time flows at a faster rate, not only would the time distortion have no effect on the brewing process, but it would also cause the gourd to cease the process completely.

It was one cumbersome matter.

Ning Fan would probably only be able to brew blood wine in the Profound Yin World after he connects with the power of heaven and earth when he shatters the Void Space and becomes an immortal being in the future.Currently, there was no way he could do so.

"The process of brewing blood wine can only be done in the outside world and it will take ten years in the outside world without any means to accelerate the process… In other words, it will need at least another ten years for the blood wine to be complete and I can only break through the bottleneck of the Void Refinement Realm using the power of the blood wine ten years later."

"I can only gather enough magic power after ten years. As for breaking through the bottleneck of the Void Refinement Realm, I wonder how many years it will take me. I'm afraid attaining the Void Refinement Realm will be extremely time-consuming. Moreover, there is a possibility that I may not be able to successfully attain the Void Refinement Realm in the remaining sixty years… I was too greedy. If I really succeed in attaining the Void Refinement Realm in several tens of years, it will already be an extremely great achievement. To ordinary cultivators, they may not even be able to break through to the Void Refinement Realm even if they spend hundreds or even thousands of years."

"Rather than pondering about something uncertain, I might as well drink the remaining seven mouthfuls of blood wine in the blood gourd and then fill it with the dragon blood from the 120 bottles. This is what I should be doing!"

Before coming to the Dragon Determining Valley, Ning Fan could drink at most three mouthfuls of blood wine and it would then be beyond his limit to withstand any additional baleful qi of the blood wine.

However, after all the killings he had been through in the blood pool, the baleful qi that he possessed became even more immense. It might not necessarily be impossible for him to drink seven mouthfuls in a row.

*Gulp* *Gulp* *Gulp*

As he raised the blood gourd, he finished the seven mouthfuls of blood wine at one go. A wave of intense heat filled his throat and nasal cavity. He immediately sat down in a meditative position to assimilate the power of the wine.

Three mouthfuls of blood wine had increased his magic power by 25000 units.

When he finished the seven mouthfuls of blood wine, his magic power was raised again by an estimated 58000 units!

With the accelerated cultivation speed in the Profound Yin World, it did not take him too long to assimilate the blood wine. When he completely absorbed the wine power in his body, his magic power rose to 396500 units.

The seven mouthfuls of blood wine were brewed using the blood of the Sword Sovereign1. Thus, the power of the wine was rather strong.

Even with Ning Fan's alcohol tolerance, his face looked a little flushed and he felt a little dizzy after drinking the remaining blood wine.

After slightly suppressing his drunkeness, Ning Fan patted his storage pouch. He took out the 120 jade bottles and poured all of the dragon blood into the blood gourd.

Dragon blood might be a little inferior to the blood of the Sword Sovereign but if all it is turned into blood wine, each bottle of it would be equivalent to at least 5000 units of magic power.

Once the dragon blood that was worth six hundred thousand units of magic power is brewed, Ning Fan would have more than one million units of magic power after assimilating it. Then, he could officially begin to break through the bottleneck of the Void Refinement Realm.

Ten years… It's just ten years. It's not very long!

The problem of the blood wine was now solved. Afterwards, Ning Fan took out the Serene Palace Buddha Fire and the Divine Cold Soul. With a solemn expression, he started refining them one after another.

When he absorbed the Divine Cold Soul, his magic power increased by one thousand units. He now possessed a new type of Heavenly Cold Qi, bringing the total number of Heavenly Cold Qi and Earth Flames in his collection to thirteen types.

When he was done refining the Serene Palace Buddha Fire, his magic power sharply rose by five thousand units. It was the first type of Sixth Grade Void Flame that he had ever obtained.

402500 units of magic power. His magic power had already exceeded four hundred thousand. Now, he was just one hundred thousand units away from the Half-Step Void Refinement Realm which required five hundred thousand units of magic power.

Originally, Ning Fan wanted to consume the Divine Transformation Realm Dao Fruit. However, he gave up that idea after pondering for a while.

Yin Suqiu was highly regarded by the Zifu Academy. After she attains the Divine Transformation Realm, she could then ascend to the Four Heavens immediately.

Even though she was already at the Half-Step Divine Transformation Realm, she would certainly still need another several tens or even a hundred years to truly achieve the Divine Transformation Realm.

It's better that I save this Divine Transformation Realm Dao Fruit for Suqiu.

To Ning Fan who had a large amount of blood wine, one thousand units of magic power was insignificant.

To Suqiu, however, it could save her a lengthy time of bitter cultivation and establish a stronger foundation for her Divine Transformation Realm.

Mm. Of course, I have to prepare one more for Xu Qiuling and the rest of the women…

A faint smile formed on Ning Fan's face. If he returns to his home, perhaps he could properly help his women improve their cultivation levels.

When he checked the time, it was approaching daybreak. Ning Fan took care of Luo You for a little while more and then left the Profound Yin World, returning to the Dragon Determining Valley.

In the valley, white snowflakes flew in the air, creating a desolate and lonesome atmosphere.

Outside Ning Fan's room, a lonely middle-aged man carrying a sword on his back had been standing alone in the snow for a very long time.

He sensed Ning Fan entering the space of a magic treasure earlier. Besides, the fluctuations the space emanated did not seem like that of a magic treasure with a small chiliocosm, much less the magic treasure of immortal's abode.

It looks like he has entered the space of a treasure with a medium dichiliocosm… However, this should be impossible. Only Immortal Emperors are worthyof owning that kind of magic treasure, aren't they?

Yun Tianjue pondered. However, he did not raise a question about it to Ning Fan. He disliked prying into someone else's secrets.

When he saw Ning Fan open the door and get out of the room, he only uttered coldly.

"You have already passed the test. When you are done bidding farewell to that little girlfriend of yours, I will then send you back to the Endless Sea."

Well, Ning Fan really needed Yun Tianjue to give him a ride back.

Otherwise, the journey back to the Endless Sea which was billions of li* (500m per li) away was going to take him a few months of travel.

What made him rather speechless was the 'little girlfriend' that Yun Tianjue mentioned.

It was naturally referring to Yu Chong'er.

To be honest, Ning Fan had some favorable feelings for that honest and forthright lady who was also a filial daughter even though she always argued with him. However, the feelings he had for her had yet to blossom into love.

He did not deny it but he did not plan to say goodbye to Yu Chong'er too. He thought that it was enough to just leave silently.

"This junior had gained a lot during this trip to the Dragon Determining Valley. It's all thanks to Senior's care. This junior will never forget Senior's kindness. However, the Rain Sovereign has ordered Senior to immediately return to the Middle State but Senior is defying that order to send this junior back to the Endless Sea. Wouldn't it create troubles for Senior?"

Ning Fan was worried that Yun Tianjue will provoke the Rain Sovereign.

With his current understanding towards the Rain Sovereign, the latter was certainly not a kind and friendly person.

"Don't care too much about things that are none of your business!"

Yun Tianjue impatiently replied, stopping Ning Fan from raising any other questions.

Seeing that Ning Fan had no intention of staying, he also did not intend to linger at this place any longer.

He turned and looked at a certain direction in the snow and coldly said 'farewell'.

Then, a ray of sword light shone, encircling both him and Ning Fan, dashing out of Snow Country.

In a dark corner, Chu Chang'an revealed himself with a bitter smile.

Yun Tianjue was, of course, bidding farewell to Elder Chu.

From the one-month trip to the Blood Dragon Pool, Ning Fan's Blood Dragon Demon Sword had absorbed a great amount of blood qi, thus making its dragon might even more active.

Elder Chu had sensed a trace of blood dragon might from Ning Fan. He knew that Ning Fan probably had some kind of blood dragon secret treasure and wanted to find out about it. However, he did not expect that Yun Tianjue had actually seen through his intentions and stayed outside of Ning Fan's room without moving a foot.

And so, Elder Chu had no other choice but to forget about his idea to check Ning Fan.

He still did not want to offend Yun Tianjue for a blood dragon secret treasure that he did not know about.

"White-Robed Sword God, Yun Tianjue… It's beyond my expectations that a cold and indifferent person like him would treat a revered elder who cultivates the devil path so kindly and generously. Hehe. Looking at Yun Tianjue's face, this old man is not going to plan anything against that Zhou Ming."

"However, about the request from the Rain Sovereign, Yun Tianjue might be daring enough to ignore but this old man does not dare to do so. I am a member of the demon race and I also possess half a trace of sovereign qi that was given by the past Rain Sovereign. To the current Rain Sovereign, I am a thorn. If I arrive late in the Middle State, it will probably become an excuse for him to get rid of me. Hehe. Even though I am a Void Fragmentation Realm expert, I don't have any freedom at all. *Chuckle* I better get going…"

Chu Chang'an laughed mockingly at himself. He then disappeared into a ray of travelling light which headed towards the Middle State.

Amidst the wind and snow, Yu Chong'er was unable to sleep the entire night. She did not utter a single word while looking at the sword light which Ning Fan rode on to leave the valley.

She felt a bit melancholic. Unconsciously, she placed her fingers against her lips and recalled the intense and passionate kiss they had on that day which moistened her entire lips. It felt like Ning Fan's smell still lingered on them.

"Thank you… You've saved me, my mother and my brother. As for the third favor that I owe you, I will definitely repay you. Definitely."

When they came to the Dragon Determining Valley, the journey took them three days. When they left, it only took them two days to reach the Endless Sea.

From the beginning until the end, Yun Tianjue did not utter a single word. He drove the sword light faster than before. Within just two days, he had sent Ning Fan back to Penglai Island on the External Endless Sea.

He did not say goodbye or give a reminder to Ning Fan. After Ning Fan jumped down from the sword light and cupped his fists at him, he only lightly nodded his head with his expression becoming a little gentler.

"I heard that Senior isn't a true son of the Rain Sovereign… Senior must take care in your trip to the Middle State!" Ning Fan slightly knitted his brows together as he solemnly spoke to Yun Tianjue.

Yun Tianjue had erased the sinful mark that was branded on him and recovered his original cultivation base which was at the Fourth Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm. He had openly defied the Rain Sovereign's orders in Snow Country and even hurt the seventh prince with his sword.

Ning Fan was somewhat worried because he didn't know how the Rain Sovereign would deal with Yun Tianjue according to his cold and unsympathetic nature.

Hearing that Ning Fan was actually concerned about him, Yun Tianjue's eyes flashed slightly but he still did not say anything. He steered his sword light and left loftily.

In a flash, he vanished without leaving a trace.

However, after he travelled for quite a distance, a ray of sword qi was suddenly sent out from the direction where he had left and entered Ning Fan's body.

That sword qi did not contain any intent to kill him. In fact, it seemed to be a guide for a sword technique.

Ning Fan did not resist. He allowed the sword qi to freely enter his body. At the next moment, an additional sword technique appeared in his Sea of Consciousness.

The Myriad Sword Style!

Ning Fan took a deep breath. Yun Tianjue had actually passed down one of his entire lifetime's three strongest sword techniques to him!

Aside from that, the trace of sword qi was accompanied with Yun Tianjue's cold voice.

"You have to be careful too."

For the past one thousand years, it was the first time Yun Tianjue had asked someone to be careful!

All of a sudden, it was difficult for Ning Fan to calm down the waves of emotions within him. He did not understand why this kind of silent and wordless farewell would make him feel a little reluctant.

Perhaps he found the familiar feeling of being protected that the Old Devil used to give him from Yun Tianjue.

Perhaps some kind of reason that he could not understand was playing tricks on his mind.

He shook his head and cast aside whatever thoughts were in his mind. He gazed upon the Penglai Immortal Island beneath his feet and smiled bitterly.

He did not return to Penglai for two months straight ever since his trip to the Green Bamboo Palace and met Yun Tianjue.

It made one wonder if Bei Xiaoman who had just lost her virginity had already blown her top for not being able to see her lover after waking up.

Bei Xiaoman, Xu Qiuling and… Yin Suqiu…

Once I deal with their problems, it will then be the right time for me to enter the Internal Endless Sea.

After dealing with all the trivial matters, I can finally go home…

Ning Fan could go to many pleasant and comfortable places where his women are staying but he could not linger there for long. He had too many things to do. If he stops, he would not be able to keep anything at all.

Ning Fan made a step forward in the air and his figure vanished. When he revealed himself, he was already within the southern pill tower of Xuan Wu City.

Ya Lan was receiving some guests. After she was praised by Ning Fan in the past, her confidence for cultivation was ignited and her entire person became even more radiant and energetic.

As soon as she saw Ning Fan return, she unconsciously revealed an embarrassed but joyful expression. She gently lowered her head and curtsied to welcome him.

"Young Master Zhou has returned. Does Young Master want to meet the Mistress? Young Master left without bidding farewell and you have disappeared for the last two months. Mistress is peeved and vexed with your departure."

"Really? Then, are you angry at me?" Ning Fan teased.

"Me? What qualifications do I have to be angry at Young Master?" Ya Lan gently turned her head to face the other side, not daring to look Ning Fan in the eye. It felt like her heart was about to leap out of her throat.

It was the first time Ning Fan teased her…

"It's good that you aren't angry at me. Good girl."

Ning Fan smiled and went up the stairs of the southern tower.

The last two words that Ning Fan said sounded like he was coaxing his little girlfriend. Ya Lan's face down to her neck immediately flushed red upon hearing his words.

As for the elders of the pill tower who were standing at the sides, they became even less daring to offend Ya Lan after seeing Ning Fan being so intimate with her.

With Ning Fan's prestige around, Ya Lan's life would probably be very smooth in the future. Furthermore, her status in the Ya Family might also rise.

Inside Bei Xiaoman's boudoir on the peak of the southern tower.

Just as Ning Fan reached the door of her boudoir, he could hear the mumbling and curses of an annoyed lady from the distance.

He pushed the door open and saw Bei Xiaoman gloomily sitting on her bed. She was holding a ragdoll which looked similar to Ning Fan and was stabbing it with needles.

The part where she was stabbing was the one in between the legs of the ragdoll.

When Ning Fan looked at the ground, he found out that there were already at least two ragdolls with ruined lower parts.

He suddenly felt chills gathering at his lower part.

This Bei Xiaoman indeed harbors a strong resentment. Is she trying to castrate me?

"Stinky Zhou Ming! You are shameless! After you did 'that' with me, you ran away. After you finished enjoying me, you cast me away! How shameless of you!"

Well, how was it possible for her not to feel resentment?

If it were to be any other woman, they would probably have the same feeling when they could not see their partner after they wake up the next day.

It was already very rare that Bei Xiaoman did not weep endlessly because of that incident but instead vented all of her anger and frustration by stabbing ragdolls.

"Oh? Mistress Xiaoman seems to be very angry. I wonder if there's anything I can do to appease your anger?"

"Humph! You still dare to come back?! I'll stab you to death! Stab! Stab! Stab!"

Bei Xiaoman behaved like an aggrieved wild leopard. Without even wearing her shoes, she directly ran down off of her bed on her silk stockings and pounced into Ning Fan's embrace. She used the needle in her hand to stab right at his lower part.

She was actually bold enough to stab him there. Is she trying to make herself a widow?

"You're crazy!"

Ning Fan did not talk much. The current Bei Xiaoman was not going to listen to anyone. Hence, he was also lazy to explain.

With a snap of his fingers, he flicked that silver needle in her hand away. Then, he lifted her up, gathering her in his embrace and directly tossed her on the bed. He then pressed her down.

He used one of his hands to hold both of Bei Xiaoman's hands and the other to undo the buttons of her robes.

"Shame----less!"

Bei Xiaoman was angered to the point that she was at a loss for words.

Humph! After doing it with him that night, he slipped away without leaving any words. When he finally returns after two months, the first thing he wants to do is to have sex with me again.

This stinky Zhou Ming's brain must be full of poop. He's really disgusting!

Even though she thought that it was disgusting, her body was immediately aroused when Ning Fan touched her body. Both of her legs rubbed against each other and the part between her inner thighs was already wet.

Her thin shirt was unbuttoned. However, he did not take it off her body. Instead, he directly lifted her tube top, revealing her two petite little rabbits. He shoved his mouth on one of the tips and began licking it.

"N-No. Don't… I…Yes…Ah…"

Before Bei Xiaoman could resist, she was already conquered by Ning Fan in an extremely skillful manner.

A sense of pleasure spread throughout her body. Her emptiness and loneliness made her unable to hold back any longer.

Her misty eyes stared at Ning Fan. All of her resentments were shoved to the back of her mind. What she wanted to do right now was to ride above Ning Fan's body and clamp him with her legs as hard as possible without separating…

"Your legs are really beautiful…" Ning Fan stroked Bei Xiaoman's silky and slender inner thighs which were covered by a layer of stockings and praised them without reservation.

He still remembered that during his first meeting with Bei Xiaoman in the past, someone reminded him that praising her like that would make her happy.

"Humph! You have a sweet tongue… Ah…"

Bei Xiaoman held her head high, feeling a little proud. To her, being praised by Ning Fan was much more pleasant to hear than being praised by others.

Humph. This Zhou Ming could be said to have a good insight since he still knows that my legs are nice…

When that fiery hot rod penetrated her, she was completely conquered. She grabbed Ning Fan with her hands so hard her fingernails pierced through the skin on his back.

The fierce and intense thrusts made her so excited that she could not breathe.

"The next time you go… please… let me know…Otherwise…I'll be worried… Yes…Yes!…" As Bei Xiaoman moaned, she spoke intermittently.

"Mm. I'll never do that again."

Ning Fan savored Bei Xiaoman to the fullest.

She's very delicious.

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

<strong>Note: </strong>

1. Sword Sovereign was previously called Sword Emperor. The address had been changed to better suit the context.