Grasping Evil - Chapter 263

Chapter 263: Chapter 263 The Snow Breeze of That Year

“I want the map!”

Ning Fan raised the blood-red sword and pointed its tip at Lu Jiefen.

If the dignified Flame General goes back on his words, Ning Fan would attack him directly without any hesitation.

Within a short period of time, the blood dragon was subdued by Stone Warrior while the black dragon was crippled by the female corpse. Looking at the fire platform which had blood splattered all over it, Lu Jiefen’s countenance became extremely unsightly.

Before this, he had executed three plans to obtain the map which belonged to the Luo Yun Tribe: ordering Lu Bei to steal it, commanding Jing Yun to threaten them by force and extorting it by winning against them in the battle.

However, because of Ning Fan, all three of his methods failed.

To Lu Jiefen who possessed the Blood Dragon Bloodline, the Blood Dragon Demon Sword seemed to be his natural restraint.

Moreover, as the might of the sword fused with Ning Fan’s voice, he seemed to hear two voices in his mind. One of them was the true voice of the speaker while the other one was the command from the Immortal Blood Dragon whose bones were used to forge the sword.

I want the map!

On the side of the Luo Yun Tribe, there were the imperial demon concubine who supported them, Lu Daochen who had been tying Lu Jiefen down all this while and the mighty Ning Fan who cut down his enemies on the platform. In contrast, on the Pure Flame Tribe’s side, there was only Lu Jiefen left after all the three Demon General who came on behalf of the tribe died… Lu Jiefen knew that if he does not hand over the map today, it would be very difficult for him to get out of the Luo Yun Province alive.

“Lu Jiefen, you might be a Late Divine Transformation Realm expert and we might be unable to kill you now but if you don’t hand over your map, this old man will use up all my energy in using Power of Bestowal. When push comes to shove, I will still be able to put you in a precarious position. I believe you should know how to act wisely!” Lu Daochen’s muddy eyes flashed with a hint of menace.

“Hmmph. Fine! I’m not a person who’s going to break his promise for just a map! For this 3-on-3 battle of Demon Generals, you, the Luo Yun Tribe, has won!”

Lu Jiefen was inwardly seething with anger, but his expression did not reveal a trace of that emotion. He slapped his storage pouch and took out a dark red map with the size of a palm which was made of the skin of ancient beasts and grudgingly cast it to Lu Daochen. Simultaneously, he turned into a cloud of blood-red smoke, vanishing to tens of thousands of li away.

Lu Daochen did not go in pursuit of him. To Lu Daochen, since the map was already in his hands, it was not worth it to fight with Lu Jiefen…

Gradually, he landed on the fire platform and walked towards Ning Fan. Eventually, before the eyes of all the demons of the Luo Yun Tribe in the province, he passed the map to Ning Fan.

“The map of the Pure Flame Tribe is yours! As for mine… If you can promise me one thing, it will also belong to you!”

“What’s it?!”

“Don’t worry. It won’t be a difficult thing for you!”

Lu Daochen’s eyes shone with a hint of weariness but also a trace of relief. His gaze swept across the province below the fire platform and heaved a deep sigh. Then, with a loud and clear voice, he announced, “From today onwards, Lu Bei will be the Eighth Demon General of my Luo Yun Tribe. Anyone who refuses to accept this appointment will be kicked out of the military and expelled by the tribe!”

Lu Daochen’s expression was firm and unshakable. As his voice fell, a dead silence fell upon the entire province.

There had never been anyone who could be promoted as a Demon General without going through the qualifying test and attaining the Divine Transformation Realm.

Even so, no one was doubtful about Ning Fan’s capabilities to hold the position as a Demon General.

“We, the demons of the province agree with the Honorable Demon General’s decision! Greetings to General Bei!”

The demon race was a race who valued the qualities of a warrior. From the battle just now, Ning Fan had showed them what exactly the qualities a strong warrior should have.

This man definitely has the qualifications to be a general of the Luo Yun Tribe! If he wasn’t here today, our tribe would have surely been defeated.

However, in the meantime, many of the old monsters present at the scene had doubt in their hearts…

Why did the Honorable Demon General give the map to Lu Bei?

Isn’t it a required to awaken the Demon Marshal?

The River Gazing Tower was currently listed as a forbidden area of the province because this place had become a Demon General’s Residence for Ning Fan after he was promoted to a Demon General. Besides, the vicinity of tens of li* around the tower was turned into a part of the residence. Within just one day, countless pavilions and rooms were built. Besides, ten thousand demon troops were transferred to Ning Fan, becoming his direct subordinates and guard his residence!

For ten days, Ning Fan steadily sat within a stone chamber, rotating his demon power.

There was a fragment of the complete map to the Third World Passage and three storage pouches in front of him while a blood-red sword was placed above his knees.

The Wind Demoness and the Flower Demoness had been sent to take care of the residence. In the Stone Chamber, only the female corpse and Stone Warrior were standing by to protect him. Each of them held a dragon soul of a Wild Beast in their hands respectively.

All of them were the spoils that Ning Fan obtained from the battle.

From Jing Yun’s hands, he seized the Blue Flame Grass. With that item, it won’t be long before his demon power attains the Divine Transformation Realm.

From Jin Qun’s hands, he acquired the cultivation method for the Parting Sun Spear. With that recipe, he won’t be lacking of a powerful demonic technique.

From Li Ban’s hands, he obtained the blood-red sword and two dragon souls. However, he also found a large piece of Immemorial Star from Li Ban’s storage pouch. No one knew how the deceased general got his hands on such an item, but in the end, it still benefitted Ning Fan.

In no time, my demon power will advance into the Divine Transformation Realm.

As for the map, I’ve also obtained one out of nine of them. Moreover, judging from Lu Daochen’s behavior, as long as I promise him for the matter he mentioned earlier, I will be able to obtain the second one with ease. That matter might be extremely arduous for Lu Daochen, but for me, it might be very easy…Regarding the details, I will know everything about it once I meet Lu Daochen in person. I suppose he must have been waiting for me for a long while anxiously.

Divine Transformation Realm, Divine Transformation Realm… In Yue Country, achieving the Nascent Soul Realm is just a myth. In Great Jin, experts who have achieved the Divine Transformation Realm are the most venerated beings. In the Endless Sea, Divine Transformation Realm beings are old ancestor figures. But in my hands, seven beings at that realm had died, even though I have yet to attain that mythical realm…

However, the closer Ning Fan got to the Divine Transformation Realm, the lonelier and more exhausted his heart felt.

Tiring…It’s really tiring…

When killing enemies, he must not have a single shred of hesitation. But after cutting down his enemies, his heart became more and more weary looking at the corpses of the enemies lying in a pool of blood.

Li Ban, the person whom he had grudges with was finally dead. The feud between the two of them had finally been settled. But the strange thing was that Ning Fan did not feel any sense of happiness. Instead, what filled his heart was emptiness…

So this is the feeling of revenge…

Perhaps on the day I kill Emperor Moksha I will feel even more hollow and lost.

In the demon and devil races, after a cultivator attains the Divine Transformation Realm, he or she would be promoted to become a general.

In the ancient times, cultivators who achieved the Divine Transformation Realm or rather the Divine Transformation would be allowed to enter the Heavenly Court, be regarded as deities and even ride on a Golden Flame Chariot to a battlefield. It was where the phrase “Divine Transformation” truly originate from…

For achieving the Gold Core Realm, the biggest obstacle presented by the Heart’s Devil was to sever one’s feelings and emotions.

As for breaking through to the Divine Transformation Realm, the biggest obstacle of the Heart’s Devil was to sever one’s relationships in the mortal world.

In this step, one had to completely cut himself off from his mortal self and crush all their past memories.

Rumor has it that when one breaks through to that stage, their minds would dive deeply into the Divine Tablet of the Heavenly Dao to gain enlightenment about their previous lives as well as their current ones and sever their mortal coil. Besides, they have to engrave their names on the Divine Tablets to be recognized by the Heavenly Dao.

Speaking of which, no matter if they be divine cultivators, demon cultivators or devil cultivators, anyone who wishes to break through to the Divine Transformation Realm has to gain the recognition of the Heavenly Dao, unless there were some special circumstances.

Therefore, it was why the Heavenly Dao would be so infuriated that it would leave such an inerasable Baleful Qi on the person who killed Divine Transformation Realm experts.

“Severing one’s past…I don’t even know what my past was and how it looks like… From the dream under the effects of the Min Luo Fruits, I only found out that my original surname was Yun. Who’s my father? Who’s my mother? Are they still living in this world? There’s nothing I know about them… As such, how am I able to sever my past and leave my name on the Divine Tablet of the Heavenly Dao… Besides, Old Ancestor Dong Xu has said that I must not achieve Divine Transformation but the Devil Transformation instead. Is it because I have to refuse carving my name on the Divine Tablet? Is it because I have to refuse leaving a trace right under the nose of the Heavenly Dao?”

Ning Fan felt like he was faced with a massive enigma.

During the Second Bloodline Awakening, because of the Fu Li Bloodline, he managed to escape from a True Immortal’s plot.

But obtaining that bloodline was gradually getting him in touch with the greatest secrets of heaven and earth.

Why did the Heavenly Court collapse? Why did the demon race lose their ‘spirit’? All these questions, not even the True Immortals would know the answers for them. But it seems like I am about to uncover them …

“Light…Earth…worm…”

As Ning Fan muttered to himself, the female corpse held the soul of the black dragon which was full of scars and wounds and swayed it in front of him, as if she was asking to be praised like a child.

She had obeyed Ning Fan’s order and successfully subdued this Mid Divine Transformation Realm little dragon. Therefore, she wanted some compliments.

“Earthworm…” Ning Fan could not help but laugh and rubbed the female corpse’s hair, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

This Wild Beast which had a reputable cultivation level and used to belong to the Black Dragon Race was just an earthworm in front of the female corpse…

However, even if the beast was belittled by the female corpse, it did not dare to grumble or complain. On the contrary, its eyes which were filled with sincerity as it shot Ning Fan a look of pleading.

“Hehe… This little brother is Black Tooth. Greetings to Big Brother Lu Bei.”

“Previously, this little brother was trapped in Li Ban’s devilish grasp and offended Big Brother Bei. I feel really guilty about it and I know even dying ten thousand times will not be enough to atone for my crime…But it wasn’t this little brother’s true intention ah! Big Brother Bei is brave without compare. Under your heaven-defying prowess, the evil general, Li Ban was finally eliminated, allowing this little brother to escape from his devilish grasp. I am truly grateful for your help! This little brother does not have any other things that I can do other than knowing to return the favor to my savior! Does Big Brother Bei need a general and an officer? This little brother is willing to surrender myself to you and become your pawn. This little brother will kill any evil beings who offends Big Brother and air out your anger!”

This Black Tooth seemed to be very proficient in speaking flattering words in order to curry favor with others. From the moment it was summoned by Li Ban, it had never stopped flattering him. Now, after being held captive by Ning Fan, it switched sides and began to fawn on him.

As a matter of fact, it did not want to die. It did not… Since it had now fallen into Ning Fan’s grasp, in order to beg for its life, of course he had to express his true motives.

Ai. This Lu Bei might not have a high cultivation level, but he really is a malefic being. But I have seen lots of people like him. With my great experience, I just have to kiss his a** and be his fighter for a few days and my life will definitely be intact… If there is a chance in the future, I can just slip away without leaving a trace. Matter like this shouldn’t be difficult…Hehe.”

The black dragon wore an expression which was exactly the same as that of a lickspittle while inwardly, he was feeling proud of himself.

After all, he was once the most outstanding being among the demons of the Black Dragon Race. If it was not because he had offended someone he should not have, he would not have fallen so low to become a sinful dragon.

In his heart, he was pretty sure that Ning Fan would definitely be reluctant to kill him afterwards. A dignified Mid Divine Transformation Realm Wild Beast had lowered himself down and given in to Ning Fan!

Unfortunately, the black dragon was completely wrong.

“Soul Searching!”

The two words were like icy-cold frost that numbed his ears when they echoed from Ning Fan’s mouth into his ears. The demon power within his palm shook and the process of Soul Memories Searching Technique had already begun!

The black dragon’s expression was filled with shock.

Doesn’t this Lu Bei know that I am a Mid Divine Transformation Realm Wild Beast? Doesn’t he know how good it would be for him to have such a powerful fighter like me by his side? Why is he even willing to search my soul?!

If he manages to perform that technique on me, my Sea of Consciousness will be damaged and I will be turned into an idiot!

“Ahhh!”

The black dragon let out a loud cry. However, just as his soul was going to be searched, a Thunder Dragon’s seal emerged within his Sea of Consciousness, cancelling Ning Fan’s soul searching technique with ease.

“Huh? I didn’t expect that a little dragon like you would have such a high level memory seal established in your Sea of Consciousness. I suppose I won’t be able to peep at any of your memories at all before attaining the Void Fragmentation Realm…”

Ning Fan reached out his hand and grabbed the soul of the blood dragon into his hand from Stone Warrior. His eyes shone in cold light and he performed the same technique on that demon!

The black dragon was flabbergasted!

This Lu Bei really is a ruthless master. He doesn’t even place any of the Divine Transformation Realm Wild Beasts in his eyes. As soon as he gets one in his hand, he searched their souls without hesitation!

Moreover, he doesn’t give up after failing in searching mine. Now, he’s going to search the blood dragon’s soul! In his eyes, Wild Beasts are like nothing!

The blood dragon began to feel fear crawling within his heart.

This blood dragon was more taciturn as compared to the black dragon. Besides, he had a firmer attitude.

After being caught by Ning Fan, he was not like the black dragon which was full of flattery words and lowered his value although he also harbored the same intention of surrendering to Ning Fan to his own life.

Anyhow, I am still an Early Divine Transformation Realm Wild Beast. As a Wild Beast, one should uphold the pride of their existence.

But the blood dragon had never anticipated that Ning Fan would perform the Soul Memories Searching Technique on the black dragon, not to mention perform the same technique on himself without hesitation after a vain attempt on the black dragon.

“Ahhh!”

The blood dragon emitted a painful shriek. Similarly, a Thunder Dragon’s seal rose within his Sea of Consciousness and forcefully protected his memories.

However, the grade of this seal was obviously weaker than that of the black dragon. Aside from that, this seal seemed to know that it was unable to hold Ning Fan back from searching the blood dragon’s soul and memories, so it began to cause destruction within the Sea of Consciousness of the blood dragon before Ning Fan’s technique overcome it.

Within just a short moment, the seal destroyed the blood dragon’s Sea of Consciousness so horribly that one could not bear seeing it. Ning Fan’s eyes turned solemn and stopped performing his soul searching technique.

It failed… But the blood dragon was not as lucky as the black dragon. Even though Ning Fan’s soul searching technique failed on both of them, the blood dragon was turned into a mindless being…

The black dragon’s heart palpitated in trepidation, feeling unable to calm himself down.

It’s too dangerous, way too dangerous!

Luckily the seal within my Sea of Consciousness is slightly stronger than the one on the blood dragon. Or else, I would have been turned into a brainless idiot.

Looking at the blank eyes of the blood dragon, the black dragon felt his blood freeze and his heart be filled with chills… Ever since he had fallen into Ning Fan’s hands, it was his first time worrying for his own fate…

“Hmm… It’s a hair’s breadth away from succeeding. Unfortunately, it failed in the end… It’s such a pity for this blood dragon… Fine. Since he is also a blood dragon which comes from the same race as the dragon whose bones were used to forge this blood sword, he will be a good offering to the sword…”

Ning Fan let loose of the blood dragon and slashed him into two with the blood sword. Traces of dragon blood flowed into the sword, moistening the body of the sword…

What the f**k! That is a True Wild Beast! How could he kill him just like that?!”

The black dragon trembled even more violently than before. His body which was as frail as an earthworm could not break free from Ning Fan’s grasp, no matter how hard he tried.

“How should I deal with this black dragon…” Ning Fan muttered to himself.

“Just keep this little brother. This little brother doesn’t want to die. This little brother is willing to become Big Brother’s fighter with no excuse! If you don’t need a fighter, I am even willing to be your slave!” The black dragon hurriedly replied. This time, it genuinely wanted to surrender itself and seek refuge from Ning Fan. Well, how could one not be sincere at this point of time? If he couldn’t become Ning Fan’s fighter, there would only be one path waiting for him – death.

“Keep you as my slave? Hmm. That’s not a bad idea. For the time being, a Mid Divine Transformation Realm being still is useful to me… If that’s the case, I just have to plant a Mental Seal on you…”

As soon as he finished speaking, his fingers moved in the gestures of incantation and rotated his mind power, intending to plant a Mental Seal within the black dragon’s Sea of Consciousness.

However, just as the black dragon heard of the three words “plant Mental Seal”, he became even more terrified. His earthworm-like body shuddered uncontrollably.

Mental Seal!

How dare this Lu Bei try to plant a Mental Seal on me?! Don’t tell me he is unaware that the World Law of the Immortal Demon World disallows anyone to plant a Mental Seal on the people from the True Spirit Races! Those who violate the law will be viewed as challenging the might of the True Spirits!

Oh yes… This Lu Bei is just a small demon of the mortal world. How could he possibly know about the World Law of the Upper World… Hai. Even if this malefic being knows about the law, would he obey it? Not to mention planting a Mental Seal on a member of the True Spirit Race, he had already taken the lives of two True Spirits…

I’m doomed… My entire life is completely DOOMED!”

If I am planted with the Mental Seal, I don’t have to think about escaping from his devilish grasp anymore…

Planting a Mental Seal. Ning Fan had performed it many times in the past but this time, he failed.

The establishment of the restrictive seal was successful without a doubt, but the control of the seal over the black dragon was extremely weak…

“Hmm?” Ning Fan pondered.

To the black dragon, however, after the Mental Seal was planted, he was overjoyed about that unexpected outcome.

What kind of low-grade Mental Seal is this? Is he joking with me trying to control me with just this?! Don’t tell me that he does not know that the demon blood of the True Spirits is nearly immune to ordinary Mental Seals? Other than the “Demon Seal” planted using one’s demon blood, a True Spirit won’t be easily controlled like that…

Internally, the black dragon was extremely glad.

Apparently, this Lu Bei does not have any idea how to plant a Demon Seal.

Although I have been planted with a Mental Seal by him, if I try to secretly dissolve it using my demon blood, I would break free from the so-called Mental Seal sooner or later. Then, I will find a chance and escape from him. After that, in this boundless world, where else can’t I go… Hehe.

The black dragon wore a delightful look on his face. However, when Ning Fan caught sight of it, his eyes narrowed coldly.

“Die!”

He wanted to directly activate the Mental Seal to see whether it could kill the black dragon!

As the Mental Sea within his Sea of Consciousness was activated, it immediately turned into a formation mark and exploded.

He felt a sharp pain in its Sea of Consciousness. His dragon mouth spurted out fresh blood while his eyes were filled with horror, but he survived the ordeal.

Terrifying! This Lu Bei is too terrifying! To test whether the Mental Seal is effective or not, he actually activated it without a second thought…

Luckily, the Mental Seal was of not much effect. Otherwise, I would have been dead just now!

“True enough, this Mental Seal can’t restrain you…”

The cold light in Ning Fan’s eyes did not recede.

If I can’t put this black dragon under my control with a Mental Seal, leaving it by my side will only be a hidden danger…

According to Ning Fan’s observation, when the black dragon heard of “Mental Seal” earlier, the fear revealed on his face was not just a pretense. After realizing that his Mental Seal was inferior and did not have much effect, the happy, arrogant and scornful look on his face was also not merely an act.

As such, Ning Fan conjectured that the Mental Seal he planted was useless to the black dragon. However, he did not know what the main cause was.

I suppose there might be some kind of unique Mental Seal to control the black dragon and plant a restrictive seal within it.

His shifted his gaze towards Stone Warrior and indifferently asked.

“Stone Warrior. Let me ask you something. Why is the Mental Seal that I planted within this evil dragon’s Sea of Consciousness ineffective?”

“Since this dragon belongs to the Black Dragon Race, he is actually a member of the True Spirit Race. Rumor has it that the demons of the True Spirit Race from the Immortal Demon World are immune to common Mental Seals relying on their demon blood. Apparently, they could only be controlled using Demon Seals… If this demon is not a True Spirit, I actually have quite a few types of Mental Seals to put him under control. But since he’s a member of a True Spirit Race, other than the Demon Seal, he couldn’t be controlled by any other kinds of Mental Seals!”

“Demon Seal? I see. Since you also don’t know about it, then I guess I really have no choice…”

Ning Fan’s gaze then landed at the black dragon with a cold look.

“Black Tooth! I will only give you a period of three breaths. Tell me everything without missing even a word about the Demon Seal! If you try to lie and the Demon Seal is ineffective, I’ll have to kill you! If you don’t know anything about the Demon Seal, I’ll kill you too since there’s no point in me keeping you around! The death of the blood dragon is an example for you to learn your lesson from!”

Ning Fan’s tone was intimidating, making the black dragon tremble again.

Three breaths. He only had three breaths to decide his own fate!

What he felt lucky was that he knew the right kind of Demon Seals to use.

What he felt unfortunate was that once Ning Fan learns it, he would definitely be planted with that Demon Seal. Then, he could only be Ning Fan’s slave for the rest of his life.

However, the black dragon had no other options. If he doesn’t tell him the method of planting the Demon Seal, what would await him was not slavery but…death!

A single breath passed.

A second breath.

Before the third breath came, the black dragon gritted his teeth and spoke, “I…I’ll tell! Please give me a jade slip. I will then imprint the Demon Seal technique onto it…”

The black dragon’s face turned gloomy. After all, he was still unable to escape the fate of being enslaved by Ning Fan.

Fine…Fine! Even if I’ve become his slave, I am still alive. That blood dragon is really pitiful. A dragon which was supposed to be in perfectly good condition was turned into an offering for a sword… Hai… So what if I become a slave? In the past, I was Li Ban’s slave. Now, I am a slave for Lu Bei. I guess it won’t make any difference… However, if this matter is spread to my fellow brothers in the Black Dragon Race, perhaps my reputation will be terribly tarnished… Hai…Fine. Let them laugh at me. They just don’t understand my situation at all!”

The black dragon was also a master of spiritual victory. With just a few words, he had managed to console himself and accept reality.

The Demon Seal was imprinted on the jade slip.

After reading it, Ning Fan incorporated his demon blood of Fu Li to his spirit sense and eventually planted an inescapable restrictive seal on the black dragon.

With a slap on his storage pouch, Ning Fan took out the Golden Flame Chariot. As soon as it appeared, his eyes gleamed.

This Golden Flame Chariot was a military vehicle in the Ancient Heavenly Court. Its speed was not only affected by the flames which formed the body of the chariot but also closely related to the demon beast which are pulling it.

In the past, there should have been a Pegasus pulling the chariot for a Divine Transformation Realm Heavenly General.

Only beings at the True Immortal Realm would have Heavenly Dragons pull their chariots…

This black dragon had been grievously wounded by the female corpse. After its dragon claws had been cut off by her, its power suffered a great decline. Besides, it did not have a physical demon body other than its demon soul. In other words, its combat power might not turn out to be useful.

But if it becomes the driver of the chariot and be the one to pull it, the speed of the Golden Flame Chariot would definitely increase to an astounding level.

“A Gold…Golden Flame Chariot?! It’s my first time witnessing such vehicle!” The black dragon beamed in high spirits. He would love to go for a ride on the chariot and feel its majesty.

This Lu Bei took out this chariot and placed it before me… Is it possible that he wants to give it to me as a present?

He thought to himself.

Aiya. This Lu Bei finally notices my strength now. That’s why he wants to gift this Golden Flame Chariot to me in order to buy me off…

With that thought in mind, the black dragon naturally felt a hint of pleasure. But what Ning Fan said next was like a pail of cold water splashing on top of his head.

“From today onwards, you will reside within the chariot, becoming the chariot’s spirit. When I go out in the future, you will be pulling this chariot. In other words, you will be my dragon mount.”

“Pah! I’m a dignified young master of the Black Dragon Race. Yet you want me to pull this chariot for you? Lu Bei, don’t think too highly of yourself!”

“Hmmph!”

Ning Fan let out a cold harrumph and activated the restrictive seal within the black dragon. Immediately, his little soul was overwhelmed by excruciating agony that he could barely endure while his eyes were filled with terror.

It’s over. I have acted too excessively and forgotten that this Lu Bei is a ruthless master…

“Pull…I’ll pull! I’ll pull the chariot for you. Please stop the Demon Seal now or I will die from the unbearable pain!”

“Mind your tone! If you go too far and forget your own place next time, don’t blame me for being merciless on you… Hmm. You’ve just reminded me of something. Since I can’t search your soul, what if I directly interrogate you?”

Ning Fan’s eyes shone with enthusiasm. He was very keen to find out the secrets of the Immortal Demon World which was also known as the Land of Demons from the black dragon.

Now, he did not need to be afraid that the little demon soul would be dishonest as he could activate the Demon Seal if the latter tells lies.

The black dragon felt chills running down his back. He could anticipate that he would be tasting quite a bit of bitterness during the interrogation.

Another three days passed. Ning Fan finally ended his closed-door meditation. The black dragon, female corpse and Stone Warrior vanished as he had kept all of them.

While taking a stroll within the residence, Ning Fan felt a little amazed. The area around the residence was well-kept and orderly. As soon as he was spotted walking around, the demon guards would immediately salute him with respect while the maidservants would courteously welcome him.

Within the residence, cold plums were planted everywhere, as if someone knew that Ning Fan loved plum blossom flowers.

Moreover, someone seemed to know that Ning Fan loved snow as the residence was established with the formation of cold ice, making snow fall from the sky, despite the weather not being cold.

The Wind Demoness and the Flower Demoness are really putting their hearts and minds into it in order to please me…

Ning Fan’s lips curved into a faint smile. The scene that came into his view made him recollect the memories he had in Seven Apricot City.

His heart softened from the feeling of warmth, recharging his worn-out heart.

Even though the journey might be tiring and exhausting, but I still have to do what I have to do.

In his life, there was no “if”, there was no regrets and there was not even any room for rest. In fact, the path that he had chosen had no path of return. The only way was to continue moving forward.

“It’s time to meet Lu Daochen and hear out his true intentions… If we can reach an agreement and cooperate with each other, I can then temporarily live a peaceful life and attain the Divine Transformation Realm in this province!”

His eyes gleamed in determination and continued walking past the pavilions. At the end of a corridor, Lu Wan’er was standing alone under a cold plum tree in the courtyard, as if she had been waiting for Ning Fan for days.

“Wan’er…”

Ning Fan approached her slowly.

As she heard his call, she gently turned around but her eyes flashed with a hint of embarrassment and anger.

“Hmmph! Is ‘Wan’er’ a name that you can call?”

Ning Fan was stunned.

This little fox has quite a temper today…

“Who has provoked our Missy today…”

Taking a step forward, Ning Fan turned into a cloud of purple smoke and emerged behind Lu Wan’er, directly pulling her waist into his arms.

*Moan*

As her slim waist was being touched, she let out a surprise yell. Her face revealed even more embarrassment and anger. However, no matter what she did, she could not get off from Ning Fan’s arm. Eventually, she gave up and simply leaned her body onto Ning Fan’s chest. After looking around to make sure that there was not anyone else, only then did she feel a little bit relieved. But still, the anger on her face did not subside.

“Let go of me! If you don’t, I will scream and let everyone under the heavens know that the Eighth General of the Luo Yun Tribe, Demon General Bei is a mean and shameless villain who bullies women!”

Obviously, it was just words which were not spoken out of her true intentions as she was not really thinking of doing so within her heart. If Ning Fan does let go of her, he would really be a fool.

Judging by her angry words, is it possible that I have provoked her in some way?

“Alright. Alright… Look at you… I suppose I must have angered you somehow… But could you please tell me which part of me has provoked you?”

“You still dare to ask?! Sister Yao Fei has already told me everything… You…aren’t Lu Bei. You aren’t a demon. You…You…You were lying to me all this while!”

Lu Wan’er’s face reddened and her eyes were filled with nervousness.

“Lu Bei. Do you really not belong to the demon race…Who are you if you aren’t Lu Bei? I’ve asked my master and he told me that you are Zhou Ming, a human outside of the Land of Slumber…But I don’t believe it…”

“If I’m not Lu Bei, what would you do?” Ning Fan looked her squarely in the eye in a serious manner and asked.

“I don’t know…” Lu Wan’er bit her lips.

“If I am originally an enemy of the Luo Yun Tribe who sneaked into this tribe in order to kill the Demon Marshal of the Third World, would you draw your sword and cut me…”

“I don’t know…”

“If I like you, would you like me back…” Ning Fan suddenly teased.

“I don’t…You… What are you talking about?!”

Her face reddened even more like a cherry. All her dissatisfactions turned into complicated thoughts within her mind, making her be stunned and not know what to say next.

“Silly girl. Let’s go and meet your master to see what his true intentions are… But you can rest assured that he does not harbor any evil intentions toward me. Besides that, even if I don’t belong to the demon race, I will never be an enemy against the Luo Yun Tribe. Even if the Luo Yun Tribe betrays me, I will never kill innocent beings here for your sake…”

“One more thing, my true name isn’t Lu Bei nor Zhou Ming… My original name is Ning Fan.”

Ning Fan loosened his arms around Lu Wan’er and patted her head with a gentle look. No one would be able to imagine that the current him was a ferocious and fearless demon who struck fear into many because of his ruthlessness.

“I believe that you won’t betray me. Therefore, I told you my true name. But if you choose to betray me one day, I will never hate you as well.”

“I won’t tell others!” Without any hesitation, Lu Wan’er firmly replied as if she was taking an oath.

Split seconds later, her face reddened again and muttered in a low tone.

“I won’t tell others… I won’t…”

The cold plums and the snow breeze… All of a sudden, Ning Fan felt as if he had returned to the years he spent in Seven Apricot City.

His killing intent began to disappear bit by bit. However, it was a process of dampening his devilish heart which caused it to sublime to a higher level.

Gradually, he was getting closer and closer to the Divine Transformation Realm.

Ning Fan could choose to continue lying to Lu Wan’er just now but he refused. He could continue to deny the fact and conceal his identity but he did not.

Because if it comes to people in his life, he would never disappoint nor harm them.

Translated by Tommy, edited by Roel

Note:

Measurement :
a. li (里) = 500 m

b. zhang(丈) = 3.13 m

c. chi(尺) = 30.7 cm

d. cun(寸) = 3.33cm