Chapter 1249: Chapter 1249: Ancestor Luoluo

What a cultivator gains is often accompanied by what is lost.

Fasting can stave off hunger, but it also strips a Master of their appetite and the satisfaction of a full belly.

Scarlet dragon can eliminate the troubles of the moon, but it weakens the fertility of female cultivators.

Xiang Ma Yin Zang can deepen the Taoist practices of the Profound Sect.

The higher the intelligence, the deeper the sophistication, the harder it is to trust others.

Longevity extends to near eternity, yet one cannot find the happiness of the mortal world.

Ning Fan had long forgotten the feeling of hunger, yet at this moment, he had an impulse to eat.

This feeling troubled him, confused him, and made him nostalgic.

A person with a pure heart and few desires sees a different world than someone blinded by desires.

Just like a man who has been restrained for years, suddenly seeing a Chun Palace Diagram, might lose himself.

But if he lets go of all desires, he immediately enters a sage-like state with a heart of iron; then upon seeing the picture, he finds it uninteresting.

A cultivator without appetite sees all living things, mountains, rivers, and vegetation, as if viewing a painting. They can appreciate the beauty and experience the Great Dao of Yin and Yang from it, yet find it difficult to truly immerse themselves, merely passing by.

Ning Fan was different, however.

At this moment, he felt hunger, and thus when viewing the vegetation, mountains, rivers, and living things, he perceived them differently.

He passed by a mountain, a large mountain located south of Partridge Tail Palace.

He saw Bai Lu leaping among the mountains.

His first reaction was not marveling at how nimble and beautiful Bai Lu was, but suddenly recalling his old memories of hunting deer.

He remembered going into the mountains as a youth with the body of a mortal to hunt deer, recalling times when he tracked a deer deep into the mountains. He finally hunted the deer but unfortunately got lost in the mountain. It was late, and a sudden mountain rain came, with his small body carrying the deer, searching for a place to shelter from the rain, and finally found a cave.

He then started a campfire and roasted the deer meat, bringing along a bit of salt, and even found some honey in the wild to smear on the roasted meat...

"Grilled venison might be nice..."

Ning Fan thought to himself.

Unexpectedly, when Ning Fan intended to hunt Bai Lu, the Bai Lu apparently had the same thought.

Noticing Ning Fan’s arrival, the initially joyful, leaping Bai Lu suddenly calmed down, then... one by one, they glared ferociously and charged at Ning Fan.

Some people believe deer are herbivores, but that’s just a misconception. Deer also eat meat; Ning Fan, when hunting in the mountains as a boy, saw wild deer eat fish, birds, and dead rabbits.

The herd of deer before him was evidently more aggressive, daring to see mountain entrants as prey and initiate attacks.

Thus, within a blink of an eye, over a hundred aggressive Bai Lu surrounded Ning Fan.

The leader of the deer herd was an old deer king.

The deer king coldly looked at Ning Fan as if observing food. It proudly lowered its head, its massive antlers suddenly crashed toward Ning Fan.

An attack with impact akin to several stars colliding!

Such a terrifying impact would certainly make many Last Law Immortal Venerable panic, but it wouldn’t astound.

Ning Fan casually pressed his hand, keeping the charging deer king pinned in place, unable to move.

The deer king’s head was held down by Ning Fan. It wanted to break free but was shocked to find Ning Fan’s strength far surpassing its own.

"You dare hunt me, you must have been prepared..."

Ning Fan’s face showed no mercy.

It wasn’t long before these Bai Lu were slaughtered by Ning Fan, made into grilled venison.

Godhood of Wood set up a huge grill.

Over a hundred deer were cut up and placed on the grill.

Innate Demon Fire roasted below, Ning Fan busily applied sauce on the side, and before long, the venison turned golden brown and aromatic.

Ning Fan took off a skewered piece of grilled venison, tasted it, but ultimately shook his head with regret.

"Not as tasty as the deer meat from childhood; is it different meat, or perhaps a different heart..."

Despite saying so, the venison on the grill quickly diminished; Ning Fan was hungry and wouldn’t waste the food before him.

Inside him, ninety-nine threads of Gluttonous Force swirled in his stomach.

As the venison was digested and absorbed, unknowingly, one thread of Gluttonous Force diminished, leaving only ninety-eight. Concurrently, as Gluttonous Force decreased, an even stronger sensation of hunger hit Ning Fan’s stomach.

"Strange, I clearly ate so much venison, yet I’m increasingly hungry..." Ning Fan was puzzled but didn’t delve into these details.

The aroma of grilled meat wafted far and wide.

Deep in the mountains, a giant black tiger, which had slumbered for years, opened its eyes this moment, drooling from its mouth.

Following the aroma, it came all the way here, and upon seeing the venison grill, recklessly pounced.

Boom!

A gust passed by, sending the black tiger flying, shrieking, tumbling away.

"This is mine, you cannot take it," Ning Fan spoke calmly.

"Roar!" The black tiger seemed infuriated by Ning Fan’s action.

Yet, upon hearing the black tiger’s angry roar, a surge of black wind swept through the forest; those black winds gathered in the black tiger’s mouth, forming a glaring black wind sphere.

Bang!

The wind sphere was blasted out, aiming directly at Ning Fan, almost equivalent to a strike from an Immortal King.

Ning Fan didn’t even glance at the wind sphere, he casually waved his sleeve, causing the sphere to vanish without a trace.

The black tiger shivered, finally realizing that Ning Fan was not someone to be trifled with.

At this moment, it no longer dared to snatch Ning Fan’s food, and turned to flee.

Ning Fan casually released a streak of sword light, accompanied by a pitiful scream, the black tiger was nailed to the ground by the Reverse Sea Sword.

Thus, Ning Fan’s grill now had a surplus of tiger meat.

This black tiger’s strength was close to that of an Immortal King, its flesh containing essence far beyond deer meat, once roasted, it almost soared to the Immortal Clouds.

In the far distance, three Demon Well Birds smelled the scent of tiger meat and drooled at that moment.

"What a fragrant smell! Big brothers, it seems there’s something tasty in that direction, shall we go take a look?" said the youngest Demon Well Bird excitedly.

"Senior Greed for Life has appointed us to oversee the construction of the Demon Well here, connecting the two realms, we must not leave our duties, don’t be reckless!" scolded the second eldest Demon Well Bird.

"That Mo Danlao was killed by someone, and the laborers from the four villages constructing the Demon Well have fled back to their own villages. Even if we stay here, the Demon Well cannot be completed. Occasionally going out to seek blood food, what’s wrong with that?" retorted the youngest Demon Well Bird, eventually flapping its giant wings and flying out of the dark, perpetual night of the Demon Well.

"Hmph! The younger one never listens, surely causing trouble sooner or later. Big brother, you should speak to him, he rarely listens to me, but he would certainly listen to you!" complained the second eldest.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..." The eldest Demon Well Bird was busy snoring in sleep, indifferent to outside matters.

...

After finishing the deer meat, Ning Fan began eating the tiger meat.

This black tiger’s type was unknown, its roasted taste extremely fragrant, but slightly sour when eaten, not very tasty.

Thankfully, Ning Fan was extremely hungry at the moment, so he didn’t mind the taste, devouring half of the roasted tiger in a flash.

Strangely enough, after eating the white deer, the Gluttonous Force inside him decreased to ninety-eight paths.

After eating the black tiger now, the Gluttonous Force inside him dropped to ninety-six paths.

Ning Fan didn’t know what special significance the reduction in Gluttonous Force held.

He only knew, the less Gluttonous Force inside him, the hungrier he became, truly strange indeed.

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"This tiger meat isn’t enough, I need more food..."

As Ning Fan pondered where to find more food, the sky overhead suddenly became overshadowed, descending into darkness.

It turned out a massive and nourishing Demon Well Bird flew to the site, its wingspan completely obstructing the sky above the forest.

The overwhelming killing intent immediately locked onto Ning Fan.

"Hunting here without permission from us Demon Well envoys is a capital offense!" declared the Demon Well Bird loftily.

Flapping its wings, the sharp feathers flew out like blades, instantly severing all the vegetation on the hillside.

Those feather blades also targeted Ning Fan, but when they approached within a hundred meters, they were blocked by invisible walls.

Those invisible walls weren’t any sort of Divine Skills but merely Daoist Thought released by Ning Fan.

Just a single thought, and ordinary attacks were unable to reach him!

"Hiss! This person using just Daoist Thought blocks my feather blade technique!" the Demon Well Bird was shocked.

But the fright lasted only a moment, and the next instant, its gaze turned menacing again, saying coldly, "How audacious! Just a mere Dan Demon dares to resist this envoy’s punishment!"

Ah, so it turned out this Demon Well Bird mistook Ning Fan as a Dan Demon here, thus adopting a haughty tone.

"This big bird has quite a lot of meat, but who knows if it’ll satisfy my hunger..." Ning Fan disregarded the Demon Well Bird’s chatter, treating it utterly as food delivered to his door.

His eyes full of nostalgia, unconsciously recalling when he climbed trees and caught sparrows in his youth...

The Demon Well Bird became further enraged by Ning Fan’s attitude, its killing intent intensified! Chanting incantations, its wings transformed, fourteen feathers changing color from black to scarlet gold and then to fiery red.

"Throughout my life of cultivation, I acquired fourteen Acquired Fire Feathers, when all fourteen fire feathers are deployed, they rival Innate Fire, able to burn heaven and earth, incinerate your Daoist Thought with ease!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The fourteen fire feathers transformed into firelight, painting the world fiery red!

Confident in its power, the Demon Well Bird’s strike was comparable to Innate Demon Fire, few beneath Immortal Emperor can withstand it, surely the Dan Demon before it would be burnt to ashes in an instant!

Firelight flew closer and closer, nearing Ning Fan, who suddenly raised a hand and directly grasped the firelight.

Completely disregarding the scorching temperature akin to Innate Demon Fire!

"You burn me with fire, I shall burn you with fire, thus is the cycle..."

Ning Fan swallowed the fourteen Demon Well Bird fire feathers into his belly.

Then expelled a fire-red chunk of earth.

That piece of earth appeared ordinary, but once in the sky, it grew boundlessly.

It wasn’t merely a chunk of earth.

It was evidently an entire continent! Not just any continent, but a Land of Ten Directions Supreme Fire!

Ning Fan’s demon fire blazed on that Supreme Fire Land, fueled by its augmentation, vastly amplifying its power several times.

The Demon Well Bird was terrified!

It felt an unmatchable fiery temperature from that Supreme Flame Continent, if attacked by this, it would surely be incinerated promptly!

"Among the four village Dan Demons, none is as formidable as you! You’re not a four village Dan Demon, you’re the foreign cultivator who killed Mo Danlao!" the Demon Well Bird suddenly realized.

Fanning its wings, it fled desperately, seeking escape, but escape was impossible.

No matter how far it fled, above its head, there was always a whole Supreme Flame Continent suspended.

The Supreme Flame Continent finally fell. In despair, the Demon Well Bird tried desperately to block it, but in just an instant, all the feathers on its body were burned off by the Supreme Flame Continent, and then its flesh was slowly roasted...

It wasn’t that it was too weak, but rather Ning Fan’s handiwork was too grand. Using the Land of Ten Directions Supreme Fire for roasting, how many people in this world could escape being roasted to death?

Ning Fan carefully controlled the temperature of the fire, fearing that the temperature might be too high and turn this Demon Well Bird into charcoal.

While roasting, he was also puzzled.

"This bird just said I killed some Mo Danlao, who is that? This bird must have mistaken me for someone else..."

Mo Danlao is actually the name of the Old Dan King of Partridge Tail Palace, whose true form was the Ten Revolutions Stomach Strengthening Digestion Pill that Ning Fan consumed. Indeed, it was killed by Ning Fan, and in this, the Demon Well Bird did not wrong Ning Fan.

Unfortunately, such a minor character that doesn’t survive half an episode wasn’t worth asking for a name, so how would Ning Fan know about this? Even if he did know, he wouldn’t care.

...

"Damn it! The soul plate of the third brother shattered!" Almost simultaneously with the fall of the Demon Well Bird Younger Brother, the Demon Well Bird Second Elder let out an angry roar.

The Demon Well Bird Eldest, who was initially soundly asleep, also awakened from slumber, eyes flashing with a sharp cold glint.

"Dare to kill my brother, I’ll kill your entire family!" the two Demon Well Birds exclaimed through gritted teeth.

Then, the two Demon Well Birds, losing their rationality in anger, charged out from the Demon Well, heading straight for Ning Fan.

Shortly afterward, Ning Fan’s grill had a large pile of fresh roasted bird meat added to it.

Ning Fan was indulging heartily in eating the Demon Well Bird. No one knew how long had passed when suddenly a fragrant breeze blew by, and a woman in a blue silk dress descended from the sky.

"Brother Daoist, are you satisfied with merely eating these scraps? My name is Lady Luoluo, would you be willing to come with me and eat some better things..." The woman said with a charming smile, her voice extremely pleasant.

Ning Fan squinted slightly, raised his head, observed the woman’s exquisitely beautiful face, and finally, his gaze landed on her throat.

There seemed to be a not-so-obvious Adam’s apple.

Is this a... man dressed like a woman???

...

"Senior said he was going to find food, why has he not returned after such a long time? Could it be that Senior plans to stay overnight in the Water Village..."

Ji Fuyao waited and waited, until night fell, but Ning Fan never returned to find her.

Ning Fan said he went to find food, so she subconsciously thought he went to attend the Four Villages Dan Demons’ banquet.

As Ning Fan was delayed in returning, she subconsciously thought he stayed overnight at the Dan Demons’ home.

Imagining Ning Fan, at this moment, being surrounded by the Dan Demons’ girls, Ji Fuyao couldn’t help feeling a bit uncomfortable.

It wasn’t jealousy, but rather her deep-seated aversion to the Dan Demons for having been hunted by them too many times.

She was full of admiration and gratitude to Ning Fan, seeing him as a benefactor. Even if her benefactor sought pleasure, he shouldn’t be looking for despicable and shameless Dan Demons.

Ning Fan deserves better!

Don’t degrade yourself like this, Senior!

"No way, I need to go persuade Senior, he can’t just bring in any Tom, Dick, or Harry..."

With a peculiar mindset, Ji Fuyao headed towards the Water Village.

Upon arrival, Ji Fuyao was surprised to discover that there was no banquet being held in Water Village at all.

After casually asking a Dan Demon, she learned that Ning Fan hadn’t come to this place at all.

"If Senior wasn’t here, then where did he go to eat?"

Ji Fuyao was pondering when several patrolling Dan Demons returned to the Water Village, faces full of joy.

"Great news, great news! The three Demon Well Birds that have enslaved us for many years have been eliminated by someone! The one who rid us of this bane is our benefactor, Ning Fan!"

"What? Our benefactor wouldn’t accept our invitation yet went on to eliminate our great enemy, the Demon Well Birds?"

"Truly a noble chivalrous act!"

"How did our benefactor kill those three vile birds? Please, tell us quickly!"

"Unbelievable! The benefactor actually summoned an entire Land of Ten Directions Supreme Fire and roasted those three vile birds to eat?"

"Where is the benefactor now?"

"Turns out he’s at Nanchun Mountain."

"What? Not only the three vile birds, but the benefactor also killed the wicked Black Tiger Spirit that’s been wreaking havoc for years?"

"What? That herd of man-eating deer was eradicated by the benefactor too?"

"I’ve lived a lifetime, yet never have I seen anyone as chivalrous as our benefactor!"

"Our benefactor has helped us repeatedly, even if he won’t join our banquet, we must show our gratitude!"

"Got it! We shall move the banquet to South Partridge Mountain. If the benefactor won’t come, we’ll personally visit to express our thanks no matter what!"

The Dan Demons moved their feast, marching towards South Partridge Mountain.

Ji Fuyao, having nowhere to look for Ning Fan, followed the Dan Demons’ procession to South Partridge Mountain.

Unfortunately, when she arrived at South Partridge Mountain, Ning Fan was no longer there.

The bonfire had already been extinguished, leaving only a giant scorched grill and a ground of cleanly gnawed bones.

There were deer bones, tiger bones, and giant bird bones, all trash left behind by Ning Fan.

Besides, there was a Dao child carrying a gigantic medicine bottle gourd, waiting there.

"Hiss, could this person be a Medicine Boy under Lady Nüluo!" Some Pill Demons recognized the child’s identity and bowed down in utmost respect.

The boy’s attitude was very indifferent, and upon seeing the Pill Demons bow down, he merely said, "No need for ceremony, rise," and paid no further attention to these Pill Demons, instead walking toward Ji Fuyao.

"Greetings, Medicine Boy!" Ji Fuyao saluted the boy gracefully.

She was not unfamiliar with Ziwei Beiji Palace and certainly knew the prowess of this Medicine Boy before her.

Although he was in the form of a child, his cultivation could compare to Ancient Emperor, leaving her no choice but to respect him.

Facing the Pill Demons, the Medicine Boy displayed a cold expression, but when confronting Ji Fuyao, this usually cold boy surprisingly squeezed out a few smiles, "Ning Senior has ordered me to escort the lady to Xuanxiao Palace."

"To Xuanxiao Palace? Ning Senior ordered you to escort me?" Ji Fuyao seemed unconvinced.

Every time she entered Ziwei Beiji Palace, she would be hunted by the demons here, so her guard was extremely high, leading her to be half-suspicious, not easily trusting the Medicine Boy’s words.

Seeing Ji Fuyao’s disbelief, the Medicine Boy was not angered; he patted his storage pouch and took out a copper mirror, forming a seal with his fingers toward the mirror.

Soon after, the mirror reflected Ning Fan’s figure.

At the moment, Ning Fan was following a remarkably beautiful woman and had already left Chunwei Palace, entering the eighth palace, Partridge Fire Palace.

The two were chatting happily, but upon sensing themselves being watched, Ning Fan halted the conversation, speaking to Ji Fuyao across the mirror, "I have accepted an invitation from Daoist Nüluo for some matters, and you may follow the Medicine Boy to Xuanxiao Palace without any doubt."

"Such terrifying perception that can detect the Ancient Mirror of Wushan’s observation and even reverse to use this object for conversation!" The Medicine Boy was shocked and then greatly admired Ning Fan’s perception.

Ji Fuyao was quite familiar with the Ancient Mirror of Wushan, knowing that this ancient mirror was the treasure of the master of Xuanxiao Palace—Ancestor Nüluo.

There was no doubt that the speaker in the mirror was Ning Fan, his aura couldn’t be faked, so the Medicine Boy was indeed sent by Ning Fan to fetch her.

"So, Daoist, would you be willing to follow me to Xuanxiao Palace?" The Medicine Boy asked with a smile.

"Yes," Ji Fuyao naturally intended to go to Xuanxiao Palace to find Ning Fan.

However, she still couldn’t understand.

What good reason would Ning Fan have to accept Ancestor Nüluo’s invitation?

It is said that Ancestor Nüluo has a great fondness for handsome men, and many powerful male demons in Ziwei Beiji Palace have been her targets...

Could it be... Ancestor Nüluo has taken a liking to Ning Senior’s good looks, hence inviting Ning Senior to Xuanxiao Palace???

"How could this be, how could the senior act so casually, they have only met once before, this, this is too fast..."

Thinking of this, Ji Fuyao felt unwell, just as if her ideal man was about to be defiled.

...

Ziwei Beiji Palace, eighth palace, Partridge Fire Palace.

Ning Fan followed behind Ancestor Nüluo, flying in the sky over Partridge Fire Palace, alarming countless Fire Demons within but none dared to obstruct.

"Partridge Fire Palace is the territory of the Fire Demons, this place has always been Ziwei Lord’s place for nurturing fire until Ziwei Lord passed away; the powerful flames nurtured here were taken by Purple Dou Immortal Sovereign afterward. Since then, only inferior fires remained here, over time transforming into Fire Demons. These Fire Demons appear strong but are actually not worth mentioning," Ancestor Nüluo explained while leading Ning Fan.

Her tone was disdainful, she did not regard the Fire Demons of Partridge Fire Palace at all, though she had the qualifications to be so disdainful.

She was a Second-Grade Quasi-Saint, possessing such cultivation, to look down upon a group of Fire Demons was no matter!

"Daoist mentioned taking me to find delicious food, are there any delicacies in this Partridge Fire Palace?" Ning Fan asked.

With Communication with All Things, he sensed no malice from this Ancestor Nüluo.

He was curious why this Ancestor Nüluo would seek him out, was it truly to help him find food? Or was there another purpose.

"Ahaha, Partridge Fire Palace indeed has some delicious things, I wonder if Daoist dares to eat them." Ancestor Nüluo laughed charmingly.

"Though I am not picky, I don’t eat just anything." Ning Fan replied nonchalantly.

"Rest assured, Daoist, once you see this food, you will definitely like it; it’s just that I wonder how much you can eat, dare to eat."

Ancestor Nüluo led Ning Fan all the way to the far east of Rain Immortal World of Partridge Fire Palace.

What met their eyes was a desolate desert.

Ancestor Nüluo descended with Ning Fan onto the desert, lifted her lotus foot lightly, then stomped it down fiercely, "Fire Demon brat, hurry out to meet me!"

Her tone was assertive, allowing no refusal! With a stomp, the entire desert split into two, and from the crack, a white-haired, angry Fire Demon flew out.

"Whence came this thief, daring to..." The old Fire Demon was about to show killing intent upon seeing Ning Fan, an outsider, but upon seeing that Ancestor Nüluo was by Ning Fan’s side, he was instantly frightened, turning pale.

"Late late late, late junior Long Yansheng, greetings to Ancestor Nüluo! I wonder if Senior is here today for... for ’staying overnight’..."

Upon mentioning ’staying overnight,’ the Fire Demon named Long Yansheng was nearly driven to tears.

This person is an Immortal Emperor and clearly a fearless warrior. Yet, facing Ancestor Nüluo, he was strangely timid to his core, making Ning Fan curious about what had transpired between this man and Ancestor Nüluo.

"Ahaha, you are old and faded beauty, even this lady would not bother with you anymore..." Ancestor Nüluo sneered at Long Yansheng, mingling her disdain with endless pity and regret.

In years past, Long Yansheng was indeed the most handsome among the Fire Demons, but unfortunately, after a few times in her company, he became this aged appearance, truly useless!

Even when scorned as old and faded beauty by Ancestor Nüluo, Long Yansheng did not show any shame, but instead revealed joy, as though not being noticed by her was a profoundly fortunate thing.

His mood improved, so Long Yansheng wore a smile and surveyed Ning Fan. This glance revealed that Ning Fan’s appearance was remarkably noble!

"Understood, understood, turns out Senior did not come to stay overnight but to borrow a dwelling today. Rest assured! I will drive away everyone here; no one will disturb Senior’s leisure..." Saying this, Long Yansheng sympathetically patted Ning Fan’s shoulder, comforting, "Serve Ancestor Nüluo well."

The well-meaning Long Yansheng gifted Ning Fan a medicine bottle.

Upon scanning it with spirit sense, Ning Fan’s face turned immediately dark.

The bottle contained, not pills, but an entire bottle of medicinal liquid...

"Refrain from speaking nonsense! This lady invited Daoist Ning here for official business! Quickly open the seal; this lady wants to go to Fire Quail Pond!" Ancestor Nüluo demanded unhappily.

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