Grasping Evil - Chapter 283

Chapter 283: Chapter 283 Luck Returns!

The night was silent with a gentle breeze blowing through the air. The blood moon hung high up in the night sky as usual, overlooking the earth.

Ning Fan’s eyes flashed with recollection as he meticulously told his past.

He told her of each of the women who appeared in his past.

He told her every life and death moments that he experienced in all the bloodbaths he had gone through.

Lu Wan’er had actually prepared herself for the fact that Ning Fan had multiple women in his harem. Although her expression looked a bit dejected, she knew that Ning Fan had a unique character. He might be showing his affection to many different women, but he would be loyal to every single one of them.

However, what Lu Wan’er did not expect was that a talented being like Ning Fan had actually gone through such a bumpy road which was full of slings and arrows.

“The days I stayed in Hai Ning were peaceful and full of warmth. That child was originally surnamed Yun, but due to him being overly common, he was granted a name called Ning Fan. The dull and peaceful days only lasted until he was 16 years old… Ning Fan had a younger brother. He had the same aspiration as his brother. Both of them always desired a dull and peaceful life without any fights or conflicts… However, life did not give him a choice. A young master named Ning Tian put him in danger. When he was 16 years old, he had been framed and was sold to bandits. After changing hands several times, he eventually ended up in a neighboring country – Yue Country. In the All Pleasure Sect of Yue Country, I, who was just as insignificant as an ant was almost violated to death by a group of Vein Opening Realm female cultivators.”

Ning Fan’s expression remained calm and he seemed to be telling someone else’s story. The hatred he had towards the All Pleasure Sect was nearly gone completely and all of his past was as if a cloud of smoke. Now, he had attained the Divine Transformation Realm. As for the Vein Opening Realm female cultivators who had already died, he no longer put them in his mind.

However, Lu Wan’er could not maintain her composure after she heard about that part. She clenched her fists with her eyes flashing with a hint of anger. Her beloved man had fallen prey to the machinations of others and was even humiliated by female devil cultivators. She was eager to know about what happened after that.

The 16-year-old Ning Fan was still only an ordinary person. She wondered what happened next that triggered him to choose this path of merciless killing and also how he survived from that situation.

“A young lady rescued me. She saved me not only once but twice. Her name is Zhihe. Without her, I would have died many times.” When Ning Fan talked about Zhihe, his eyes were filled with complicated feelings. There was the feeling of guilt for not going home after a long time and also the the deep feeling of yearning for her.

“Zhihe…” Lu Wan’er knew that this woman must be a very important person to Ning Fan. Occasionally, she even heard Ning Fan uttering Zhihe’s name in his sleep… She had long known about the existence of this woman, but this was the first time she heard Ning Fan mentioning her.

“What kind of woman is she?” Lu Wan’er gently asked.

“She is just a silly girl who is so silly that nobody would be willing to injure her… She hates fighting. She dislikes cultivating. What she wants is just a common and peaceful life. However, she is not wrong to harbor that wish. She should have been born in ancient times and lived a harmonious life as a princess. She can then play with butterflies in the medicinal garden everyday… Unfortunately, she was born in a troubled era like this. War and bloodshed are inevitable if she wishes to move forward on the path of cultivation. In order to strive for opportunities, if one refrains from killing, they will eventually be killed… She is not suitable for the cultivation world. But I promised her to keep her hands clean from blood. No matter what happens, I will fulfill my promise…”

“She must be a very blissful woman…” Lu Wan’er slightly sighed with with a hint of envy.

“Xiao Lan’s patience, Bai Lu’s defiance, Su Qiu’s stubbornness and also Si Si… There are a lot of people and matters that I am sentimentally attached to in Yue Country. There are even deep blood feuds that have yet to be resolved… Ever since I entered the Ning Clan, I didn’t have any parents. In order to protect my younger brother, I had to strive, steal and even snatch for the things that we needed with my mortal body. It was tiring but I could not compromise at all… It was until I met my master that everything changed. In the beginning, I was forced to become his disciple. Later… Later, I followed him to Seven Apricot City and gradually enjoyed the days that I spent staying there. I was made the young lord of that city. In that place, I was no longer lowly and inferior. I was no longer being bullied and even discriminated by others. My master gave me everything I needed. He taught me the iron laws of cultivation and even assisted me in rescuing my younger brother… I could not forget his help even until now. During the first time I met him, he was standing high in the sky under the bright full-moon with a domineering aura… During the winter in Seven Apricot City, it was the first time I felt the joy and warmth of life. I could laugh and talk freely anywhere, anytime. Without Han Nietian’s appearance, perhaps I would have spent the rest of my life staying in Seven Apricot City … That man was once the disciple and the adoptive child of my master. He was the person whom my master trusted the most. However, in the end, he … betrayed my master!”

“He is one of the Divine Emperors of the Devil World. He is a powerful being who could intrude the Rain World by himself, a being who could strike fear into the hearts of all the experts in the Rain World. He is a Void Fragmentation Realm expert! However, the day of my battle against him isn’t far from now… My master had already left. Perhaps he will not return to the Rain World ever again, but to the Sword World… However, I’m sure he will definitely go to the Ruins of the Ancient Heavenly Court. It will be the place where I will settle our blood feud once and for all! No matter how many Divine Emperors or Void Fragmentation Realm experts are going to stop me, I will and I must cut him down!”

“It isn’t only because of hatred, but also because of fear. I am afraid of allowing this traitor to hurt my master again!”

Ning Fan’s eyes flashed with immense killing intent.

Lu Wan’er pitifully turned around and tightly hugged Ning Fan. She could not imagine how a young man who had just reached the Harmonious Spirit Realm endured such a heavy load on his shoulders and moved forward step by step to the Divine Transformation Realm.

Void Fragmentation Realm experts, Divine Emperors of the Devil World… In this Second World which could be dominated by a Peak Divine Transformation Realm expert and the Land of Slumber where a Void Refinement Realm expert could become a Demon Marshal and rule over the entire place, the Void Fragmentation Realm was just an unreachable level…

For Lu Wan’er, if she were to have such a formidable enemy, perhaps she would have already been filled with despair. Ning Fan, however, took on the massive burden and lived up to until today with unyielding stubbornness.

“Don’t you lose to him… Don’t you die…” Lu Wan’er muttered in a low tone. She believed that her beloved man would set his foot on the Ancient Heavenly Court one day in the future and appear in front of Moksha1 Emperor with an unrivaled strength that can cause that traitor to be so shocked that his eyeballs would fall out of his eye sockets.

“I won’t.”

Ning Fan’s eyes gradually became tranquil again and tightly embraced Lu Wan’er in his arms, feeling the warmth of her body. On the journey of cultivation, there was not only massacre, exhaustion and hatred, but also moments of joy and happiness. For Ning Fan, he just wanted to keep improving his power until he is strong enough to protect his loved ones with his own strength.

Tirelessly, Ning Fan talked about each occurrence of bloodshed he encountered. Each stage of growth he experienced made Lu Wan’er become sometimes silent, sometimes nervous, and sometimes smile through tears. While listening to Ning Fan’s past, she just let her thoughts move along with his stories, vividly picturing every scene of his life.

The demons in the Second World had spent their entire lives guarding the slumbering Demon Marshal. None of them had ever had such a magnificent life like Ning Fan’s.

Lu Wan’er knew that Ning Fan must be very tired. However, he just never mentioned anything about it and wore a faint smile on his face regardless of the situation.

“Ning Fan, with me being at your side, you can be at ease and rest for the night. There isn’t any fight nor massacre here. You don’t need to worry that you will be sneak-attacked when you fall asleep. I will protect you.”

“I can’t be tired.”

Ning Fan knocked Lu Wan’er’s forehead and smiled, “All right, the story ends here. It’s time for a serious matter. Now, take off your clothes.”

“A serious matter…take off my clothes…” Lu Wan’er’s cheeks became as red as a tomato. She timidly responded with a voice as soft as the buzzing of the mosquito and started to unbutton her clothes.

The ‘serious matter’ that she thought of was of course love making since the night was short.

With her back facing Ning Fan, she took off her undergarments revealing her white and silky shoulders. Shen then placed her hand at the silk string of her bra and pulled it making her snow-white bra slip down to the bed.

There was only a thin skirt covering her lower body while her upper body was completely naked. Lu Wan’er gently held her breasts, slightly covering them with her hands and reluctantly turned her body.

“My husband, please be gentle with me…”

*clears throat* Ning Fan forcibly resisted the urge to laugh.

The ‘serious matter’ thought by Lu Wan’er seemed to be a different thing from what he meant.

His original intention of asking her to take off her clothes was to help her completely refine the phoenix wings onto her with his demon power. However, since she had misunderstood his intention, it would definitely make her feel embarrassed if he explains what he initially wanted to do to her at this moment.

It doesn’t seem to be different to first proceed with what she wanted to do and then refine the phoenix wings later…

Ning Fan undressed himself. With a flick of his finger, the candlelight in the room was extinguished and the gauzy curtain surrounding the bed fell down.

Gently, he pressed Lu Wan’er beneath his body and started brushing his lips against hers.

“Uhh…”

An enchanting moan reverberated across the banks of the demon river, making the atmosphere even more stimulating.

…

Under Ning Fan’s assistance, Lu Wan’er tried to completely subdue the Peak Profound Earth Grade spirit equipment – Phoenix Wings.

That pair of Phoenix Wings was originally Xu Ri’s wings. However, Xu Ri was killed by Ning Fan. Although this pair of Phoenix Wings did not have any spirituality, at the moment when Ning Fan poured in his demon power, it seemed to be afraid of him, not daring to show any resistance at all. Without any hassle, it was engraved by Lu Wan’er using her demon blood and thoroughly subdued it.

After that, she would need several months of seclusion to be in sync with the pair of wings. When she finishes refining the wings, although it might still be strenuous for her to use them, she won’t suffer a heavy backlash anymore in the future.

However, according to Lu Wan’er’s talents, she would be breaking through to the Divine Transformation Realm very soon. After Ning Fan handed over half of the purple crystals that he collected from the purple platform to her, she literally would not face any difficulty in her Third Bloodline Awakening.

“28 purple crystal?! They are comparable to 28 Blood Awakening Pills! Why don’t you keep the crystals for yourself and not give them to me instead?!” Despite her interrogation, she felt a hint of sweetness in her heart.

“Silly girl! If it wasn’t for the Blood Awakening Pill that you gave me during my Second Bloodline Awakening, perhaps I would not have awakened a royal bloodline… Besides, you don’t have to be so polite towards me…”

Wan’er had temporarily entered into secluded meditation. The location of her seclusion was none other than Ning Fan’s residence.

During that period of time, her brother, Lu Sheng had come to pay them a visit them a few times. However, Ning Fan humbly treated him as his elder brother without showing any arrogance towards him.

The busy social activities were all handed to Lu Sheng by Ning Fan. The activation of the World Passage to the Third World would need a tremendous amount of sacrificial offerings. No one knew for sure how long it would take to establish the formation. Before that, Ning Fan wanted to prepare himself for the trip to the Star Palace by improving his strength even if it might just be just a strand of power.

After his demon power reached the Early Divine Transformation Realm, bringing his demon power up to the Mid Divine Transformation Realm seemed to be out of reach in a short period of time.

Now, he had a total of 109 units of devil qi. Breaking through to the Divine Transformation Realm in his devil qi would require a massive amount of corpse qi and yin qi. Therefore, it was an unreachable goal for now.

As for his magic power, he had already accumulated 3495 units. Devouring the Profound Heart of Mother Earth would enhance a great deal of his power. Besides, if he plucks Yue Lingkong too, his magic power would improve further. Although it might still be far from attaining the Divine Transformation Realm, it was not difficult to reach Half-Step Divine Transformation Realm.

Aside from that, the last and most important method of improving his strength was … the Third Bloodline Awakening!

“Having more strength is equivalent to having more safety… Wan’er is in the midst of seclusion. Before I go into seclusion, I shall settle the common affairs of the Luo Yun Tribe first.”

While strolling in his residence, each of the demon guards would immediately straighten their backs and salute to him with respect and awe as soon as they caught sight of him.

As for the maidservants who were bustling about within the residence, when they saw Ning Fan, they would bow to him with their eyes sparkling with astonishment and admiration.

“Greetings to General Bei!”

Facing their respectful greetings and salutes, Ning Fan just gently nodded his head as a response to them.

If the deceased Lu Bei knew that I have made him famous in the Land of Slumber after he died, I wonder how superb he would feel.

Ning Fan privately muttered within his heart.

As he arrived at the inner hall of the residence, the Wind Demoness and the Flower Demoness were also bustling around. They had purchased a large number of medicinal ingredients in accordance to Ning Fan’s instructions with most of them being unique spiritual herbs that could only be found in places where the demon race reside. For example, the Spirit Refining Grass which helped him cultivate his Sense Falsifying Art, they found quite a lot of them. Aside from that, they also managed to gather quite a lot of rare medicinal ingredients.

After Ning Fan shook the entire Second World by achieving great triumph against many odds, countless experts from the Luo Yun Tribe as well as the other tribes came to pay Ning Fan a visit. Even though they did not have the chance to meet him in person, they brought a massive amount of expensive gifts with them. Therefore, other than shopping for medicinal ingredients, the two demonesses would of course have to take good care of those gifts and wait for Ning Fan to collect them himself.

When Ning Fan appeared in the inner hall, the two of them immediately stood straight, looking weary and haggard.

“Greetings to Master.”

“Both of you must have had a long day. Recently, the Luo Yun Province hasn’t been peaceful. Please be extra careful. Hmm. How about this… Both of you should return to the Cauldron Ring first and bring these pills to Bing Ling and Yue Ling so that they can give them out to the rest to improve their cultivation levels. Moreover, your cultivation levels have recovered to the Late Gold Core Realm. Just a single step more, the two of you will attain the Peak Gold Core Realm once more. When that time comes, you can then prepare for Nascent Formation.”

*Thud*

Ning Fan tossed more than ten pouches containing pills that he had prepared earlier on the table. All of them had been looted from the countless cultivators who died in his hands over the years. There were too many pills and their categories were mixed. However, most of them were meant for Harmonious Spirit Realm and Gold Core Realm cultivators to consume. To Ning Fan, they no longer have any effect on his cultivation level. Hence, they were something he could part and give to his cauldrons.

All this while, I only focused on my own cultivation and seldom showed concern to my cauldrons. Perhaps in the future I might need to borrow their power. Thus, it is better for every one of them to have higher cultivations.

“So many pills…” The two demonesses’ eyes flashed with surprise. They had no objections at all about returning to the Cauldron Ring. With that many pills, it would only be a matter of time before their cultivation levels would once again reach the Nascent Soul Realm.

“Oh yes. Regarding the one hundred and eight types of spiritual minerals, how many have you bought?”

“Reporting to Master, regarding the spiritual minerals that Master wanted to obtain, we have gathered the last one of them yesterday. All of them are here!”

The Wind Demoness stroked her purple hair and produced a round and bulging pouch. She handed it over to Ning Fan with an eager look, looking forward for his praise.

“They have been fully gathered?!”

Ning Fan felt slightly surprised.

The one hundred and eight types of spiritual minerals were all needed to forge his third Immemorial Divine Weapon. Most of them were mineral alloys specially used in forging Spiritual Magical Treasures. Moreover, a few of them were so precious that even Void Refinement Realm old monsters would go the extra mile just to obtain them.

From his point of view, it was only barely possible to gather half of the required spiritual minerals in just one month while he was treating his wounds. Hence, he had never expected that the Wind Demoness and the Flower Demoness would be able to accomplish this task so perfectly by gathering every single one of them.

Ning Fan’s eyes suddenly glowed brightly, as if he had just found the answer for why everything had gone so smoothly.

There is only one reason for it… My luck has really returned!

Beneath the black-colored luck is my purple luck and it is this luck that is hidden from plain sight that blessed me with good luck!

Recalling the extremely unlucky days that the Old Devil had in the past, Ning Fan heaved a sigh.

Judging from the current situation, it seems that I am not following my master’s footsteps. Just refining a Fourth Revolution pill alone, he had failed for more than fifty times…

“Master, I wonder how Master is going to reward us…” The Wind Demoness shot Ning Fan a lecherous gaze whereas the Flower Demoness’ eyes were already full of lust.

“The two of you are really bold. Now you even dare to ask for a reward from me.” Ning Fan gently patted their heads.

“In the future, I’ll gather one thousand Dao Fruits from Gold Core Realm and Nascent Soul Realm cultivators and give them to the two of you as well as the other cauldrons to increase your cultivation levels. How’s that?”

Gathering Dao Fruits for cauldrons to increase their power. Perhaps only Ning Fan whose luck had already recovered had the qualifications to make such a promise.

Perhaps obtaining Dao Fruits that are produced by my enemies won’t be very difficult in the future.

“No!” The Wind Demoness’ eyes flashed with a hint of reluctance and affection.

“Alright. Then let me reward the both of you in another way that you two will be satisfied with…” Ning Fan’s eyes sparkled and shut the door of the room. He of course knew what the two demonesses yearned for.

It’s a good thing after all. With my current cultivation level, practicing dual-cultivation with the two of them would definitely bring lots of benefits to them and greatly shorten the time for them in recovering their cultivation level to the Peak Gold Core Realm.

A brief moment later, soft moans and groans could be heard echoing from the inner hall.

Eventually, the two women were kept into his Cauldron Ring, bringing a large number of pills along with them in order to distribute those pills to the rest of the female cauldrons.

This short duration of serenity made Ning Fan feel as if he had returned to his days in Seven Apricot City.

However, before he kept the two demonesses, Ning Fan asked them a question. The Flower Demoness’ answer caused his brows to be faintly knitted together.

“In the past one month when I was in my room treating my wounds, did Imperial Concubine Wu Yan come to pay a visit?”

“No. Apparently, she was temporarily put under house arrest in the Misty Rain House by Imperial Concubine Zi…”

“Really?…”

Ning Fan took a step forward and flew out from his snowy and windy residence, vanishing into the distance. The next moment, he emerged above the province, gazing down on the Misty Rain House.

This place was no longer as bustling as it was in the past. Because of Imperial Concubine Zi’s arrival, the Misty Rain house no longer entertained any guests nor perform for anyone.

Moreover, there were two Divine Transformation Realm imperial concubines standing guard outside the building. Ordinary beings were unable to access that house at all.

For Ning Fan, however, he was not afraid at all as he was used to acting in a flashy manner. After contemplating for a moment, he opened his mouth and spat out a shiny golden relic.

It was the supreme treasure of Wei Country – the All-Heaven Relic!

The relic was formed when the founding ancestor of the Wei Country passed away. In fact, it could also be considered as a Half-Step Void Treasure that could block everyone’s senses from discovering him as long as they were below the Void Refinement Realm.

Before this, due to his insufficient cultivation level, the All-Heaven Relic could only passively shield his Heaven’s Fate from anyone’s divination. Today, by just imbuing a portion of his demon power into it, it was possible for this treasure to conceal his presence, making him unnoticeable by anyone below the Void Refinement Realm!

To Ning Fan, another benefit of breaking through to the Divine Transformation Realm was being able to use this heaven-defying treasure.

After scrutinizing it for a moment, he swallowed it again and slightly stirred its power. Gradually, his shadow became ethereal and invisible. As long as he does not recklessly use his demon power, his presence would not be exposed.

Making a step forward, he turned into a billow of purple smoke and flew into the Misty Rain House. The two Divine Transformation Realm women guarding the house did not notice that someone had intruded the place at all.

Even Imperial Concubine Zi who was bathing at the top floor did not sense his intrusion.

There was a room that had been set up with layers and layers of formations. Within the room, a young-looking attractive woman clad in green-feathered robes sat alone in front of her makeup table, looking at the reflection of her gaunt face in the copper mirror. While gently touching her cheek with one of her palms, she let out a faint sigh.

Her face seemed to still feel the burning pain of the slap from that day.

Her heart was filled with a hint of grief, loneliness and helplessness.

“Ten thousand years of imprisonment… Nasty little thief, I have to endure ten thousand years of imprisonment for you and yet you don’t even know anything about it…”

*Rustling*

The noise of flowing sand could be heard. The next moment, a gust of wind blew and wisps of golden-purple sand eroded the formation outside her room, creating a hole on it. A billow of purple smoke then stealthily flew into her room.

“What’s that noise?”

Imperial Concubine Wu Yan turned her head and cast a glance at her door. After realizing there was not anything strange, she shook her head dejectedly.

It must be my imagination. My mind is just having too much thoughts.

However, when she shifted her eyes back to the copper mirror, her eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, nervousness and shock.

She gently gritted her teeth and suppressed all her grievance and sorrow, putting on her usual haughty expression.

In the copper mirror, there was a white-robed young man standing behind her smiling radiantly.

“How did you come in? This is the Misty Rain House. It has been cordoned off by Imperial Concubine Zi and no one should’ve been able to enter!”

Wu Yan was trying hard to retain her composure. But her trembling palms were showing that her emotions were not really calm at all.

“You’ve suffered humiliation because of me. If I don’t come and visit you, am I still human…”

Ning Fan might just be teasing her with his words, but they actually stabbed right at her vital area, making her calmness be completely overwhelmed by her loneliness.

“I’m just giving face to Sister Wan’er in saving you. You shouldn’t think too much about it… As you can see, I am being detained in this room. Although I don’t have much freedom, it isn’t a big deal… If you have watched enough, please leave. If you don’t leave, don’t blame me if I alert the others to catch you!”

“If you really wanted to call for help, you would have called the moment I appeared.”

Ning Fan gave a wee smile and directly walked to her bed. Lying down on Wu Yan’s blanket, he sniffed deeply.

“What a fragrant smell! People say that having a beauty as company could make one read ten lines with one glance without forgetting anything. I suppose it is true.”

Ning Fan deliberately took out a volume of the demon scriptures and began reading it.

“You impudent man!” Wu Yan was angered to the point of being speechless.

Don’t tell me that this man intentionally sneaked into my room just to make me angry?!

However, she had not realized that all her loneliness and negative thoughts were cast aside after being provoked by Ning Fan.

“Tell me, what exactly is your intention in coming here?!” Wu Yan knew that Ning Fan was a man who only does things for his own benefits. Therefore, she guessed that the reason why he came here was not merely to visit her.

“I only have one purpose!” Ning Fan made a leap.

“As expected…” Wu Yan sighed. She knew that Ning Fan would not purposely come to pay her a visit. After all, she was not Lu Wan’er. It would be impossible for Ning Fan to pay extra attention to her.

“The reason I came is to make you feel relaxed. You can set your mind at ease. I have ways to save you from being imprisoned for ten thousand years by Imperial Concubine Zi!”

“What did you say?!” Her eyes widened. She had never anticipated that Ning Fan came here just to tell her that.

Countless thoughts ran across her mind. However, no matter how much she thought, she could not figure out what kind of methods Ning Fan could do to stop Imperial Concubine Zi from complaining to the Spirit King.

Killing Imperial Concubine Zi and her people? It isn’t a matter of whether he is capable of doing it or not. It is just utterly impossible.

Using his background from the Upper World to make Imperial Concubine Zi fear him and give way?

He is just a human. He has no foundations in the Immortal Demon World at all. There is no way Imperial Concubine Zi would be afraid of him. Besides, based on her attitude, she hardly gives anyone face.

“What are you planning to do?!”

“I am planning to help you.”

“Don’t talk nonsense… I am an imperial concubine from the Upper World and there is no kinship between the two of us. Why would you help me? Wait!”

Before Wu Yan could finish her words, Ning Fan had already flown away.

As a gust of wind filled with golden-purple sand blew, the formation of her room was easily lifted, as if no ordinary formation was able to stop him at all.

Wu Yan was completely stunned and her expression became even more complicated.

“Nasty little thief, you really want to help me… Hopefully, you won’t do anything foolish…”

Translated by Tommy, edited by Roel

Note:

Moksha is a term in Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism. It refers to freedom from the cycle of death and rebirth impelled by the law of karma. (Source: Wikipedia)