Grasping Evil

At Mount Wansheng, the saints gathered.

The intentions of the saints varied; some considered the Northern Barbarian Vastness case a top priority, while others were just here for the numbers.

Not everyone viewed Ning Fan as a grave threat, such as the Ancient Thought Saint, who was among those just adding to the numbers.

Being a Three Epochs of the First Saint, the Ancient Thought ranked among the lowest of the saints, barely noticeable.

And having little karmic connection with the Northern Barbarian, he did not intend to involve himself for others’ karma in the Vastness; but he could not afford not to come.

For he represented the Thought Sect! His presence signified the attitude of the [Six Saints of the Thought Sect]; absent, he might later face blame from a Contrary Saint, causing yet another commotion...

Initially, the Ancient Thought saw Ning Fan as a small-time Immortal King, arrogant with temporary power, easy to handle in just a few moves.

In the myriad worlds, there are many young fools who know not of heaven’s height, and the Ancient Thought had seen too many: those reborn with a system—essentially a [Taoist Inheritance Fragment]—indulged in pleasures upon gaining strength through sign-ins and tasks; those travelers from other worlds awakened to finest ranked bloodlines and backgrounds, flaunting and face-slapping everywhere...

A few held true to their true selves, remaining untempted by power, and achieved complete success; while most lost their original essence, becoming Dao Fruits and Dao Fetuses for some supremes...

The Ancient Thought assumed Ning Fan was the same, but unexpectedly, this child bore no system, truly an anomaly.

How could he go mad without cheats?

The Ancient Thought was initially unimpressed with Ning Fan, but events soon surpassed his expectations!

In the Dust Decision, Ning Fan, against all odds, fought a blood-soaked battle for a thousand years as an Immortal King, slaying legions of the top True Spirit Races! The likes of Immortal Emperors and Quasi-Saints fell by the millions; the rest were beyond counting! So much slaughter had filled the Six Paths of Reincarnation with ghosts, making the beasts below Immeasurable Mountain tremble, the red names on the Ten Sins List linger, and the Sea of Reincarnation sink by a full half-inch!

Karma remains balanced, the reduction in karma and evil causality in the sea was shifted entirely to one person! After this event, labeling this child as evil-filled is no exaggeration, turning him into an unprecedented experience bag, and anyone who kills him would obtain great merit...

The ignorant covet that merit.

The wise, however, start to regard Ning Fan seriously, fearing him greatly.

"If this child attains Tao, fine; but once he does, he will be among the most formidable saints, even I, a newly risen Nirvana Saint, might be slightly inferior to him..." mused the Ancient Thought Saint.

The Ancient Thought held himself in high regard, admitting slight inferiority to someone constituted high praise.

Though he had pride, he knew himself well; for him, it was impossible to slaughter all peers of the same level, even with cheats! Consider that Ning Fan slew numerous top talents who secretly wielded heaven-defying cheats, invincibility cheats, but under this child’s immense will, all failed...

For one whose spirit sense is complete, external forces are all illusions, and willpower is fundamental! If one’s will grows overwhelmingly strong, any external force can become formless, seen as nothing. It resembles an unstoppable spear facing an indestructible shield; when paradox meets contradiction, when rules and karma overlap, whose will remains stronger takes the upper hand!

In terms of will, this child already surpasses most Primordial Saints... Not yet a saint and already so, it’s unimaginable what things will be like after achieving sainthood.

"In ancient times, rebels either wanted autonomy or a pardon. On the surface, this child entering the Vastness seems a situation of certain death, but there remains opportunity! Though he committed immense slaughter, he also proved his potential and qualifications; he needs only to seize the chance, eliminate demons and submit to the law, and many supremes are willing to decree a pardon, absolving him of guilt... Once the golden hoop settles, this child transforms into a Contrary Saint’s disciple, a Profound Sect’s righteous path! He only needs to sever the demon to become an immortal, and redeem himself; attaining the Nirvana Saint root comes easily, even achieving the Desolate Saint is not small possibility! How can one bind a karmic debt with him now and call him a Daoist later..."

The Ancient Thought Saint believed he understood Ning Fan.

This child acted harshly, yet wasn’t a reckless person; outwardly he opposed heaven, but in fact awaited absolution; given time, this child becomes less an enemy, more a Daoist friend.

Immortal cultivation is not mere fighting but worldly affairs. Rebel and official troops are just labels, no need for a deadlock with him...

This was the Ancient Thought Saint’s notion, and shared by many.

But swiftly, the Ancient Thought realized his mistake.

Ning Fan unexpectedly swore a reincarnation oath, vowing endless conflict with several Contrary Saints who plotted against his Dao companion, going mad to the extreme! Severing all possibilities of absolution!

"Is he serious!" The Ancient Thought felt numb, having completely misjudged; Ning Fan was simply insane!

Such a small Second Step fellow, daring to declare war on several Fourth Steps simultaneously, how dare he!

Don’t say this child is merely an Immortal King, even a genuine Contrary Saint wouldn’t be presumptuous enough to simultaneously declare war on several Contrary Saints! As long as the Five Spirits Chessboard exists, defeating five at once holds no possibility whatsoever!

Who does he think he is!

"Ha, speaking of madmen, this child should be first, yet nothing more..."

"I originally thought this child wanted to rely on absolution for a background, turns out I gave him too much credit."

"A crowd pleaser, a jumping clown."

"I was worried there might be future friendship, can’t afford to cross paths; now I feel assured."

"This child has some ability, but chose a dead-end path, no longer worth watching."

"Coming here, it’s been a good show, not a wasted trip."

"Makes me feel like drinking, I’ll start first, everyone do as you please."

On Mount Wansheng, many Saints regarded Ning Fan’s sworn statement as a joke at a drinking table, not taking it seriously.

The Ancient Thought Saint was no different.

Previously, he might have looked at Ning Fan with a touch of respect, but now he just felt the other was out of his mind.

This lad is undoubtedly very foolish...

Yet, for some reason, the Ancient Thought Saint couldn’t laugh like the others, mocking Ning Fan’s foolishness.

Everything he had cultivated was in the path of thought, and the obsession in Ning Fan’s oath deeply shocked and resonated with him.

The Ancient Thought often felt that something was missing in his path of thought, and now he was faintly enlightened, but he dared not explore further, dared not comprehend, dared not learn from or emulate Ning Fan...

This lad seemed to possess what he lacked the most, yet he dared not take it.

But why does this lad dare!

To make enemies of the adversaries was clearly a path leading to death! Abandoning a bright future and choosing to crash into the southern wall—why...

Such a choice was incredibly foolish, yet it deeply moved him, lingering unbearably...

"What a pity, with such choices, this lad will have no opportunity to become a Daoist friend in the future..." the Ancient Thought Saint sighed silently.

He lamented that Ning Fan was likely headed for ruin, soon to be extinguished by the adversaries...

His ties to the Thought Sect meant he could never regard Ning Fan as a Daoist friend, as it was a path to destruction...

"It won’t be long before we hear of this lad’s demise..." the Ancient Thought Saint lamented.

Unexpectedly, news of Ning Fan’s demise did not arrive, but instead one shocking news after another came!

Rumors began to circulate among the Saints: Before achieving the Dao, the Purple Rose Celestial Emperor was once slain, and that person was Ning Fan!

Another rumor said Ning Fan orchestrated an event that provoked a death calamity upon the august Primeval Immortal Emperor, enraging the Emperor to personally desire to end him!

The rumors sounded false, but those in high positions dared not dismiss them!

Saints with channels secretly verified the truth of these claims, and those who did were shocked! The incompetent ones remained in the dark, seeing Ning Fan as a joke, unaware they were the real fools.

Though the Ancient Thought Saint was shallow in cultivation, with the backing of the Thought Sect, he had channels to verify these matters, and once confirmed, he was unspeakably shocked.

"This lad could actually counter the Reverse Saints?!"

"And more than one Reverse Saint suffered at his hands?!"

"If Reverse Saints are like that, what if I get involved in this karma!"

He immediately wanted to withdraw and stay far from the disputes of Mount Wansheng.

Even though he stood with the Thought Sect, the Ancient Thought Saint did not wish to provoke such immense terror unless it was inevitable.

Not only the Ancient Thought Saint thought this way, but many Saints on Mount Wansheng also lost their mood for drinking and merriment, each with a stern expression, viewing Ning Fan as one of the world’s taboos!

Some people began looking for reasons to resign, seeking to detach from the karma and remain uninvolved.

Others became increasingly firm in their stance; the more they feared Ning Fan’s potential, the more they resolved to destroy him while he was still weak, unwilling to give him a chance to achieve the Dao, determined to stop him from becoming an Emperor at any cost!

The Ancient Thought Saint did not want an endless struggle with Ning Fan; he only wanted to leave.

Unfortunately, representing the Thought Sect, he had no proper reason to leave without notice.

Thus, he voluntarily took a task, intending to inspect the water levels of the River of Time.

The reason given was that the lowering of the Reincarnation Sea level by Ning Fan had reduced the water flow into the River of Time through the Infinite Gate. Any slight change in the water levels of the river and sea could trigger changes across all heavens and myriad worlds, potentially due to Ning Fan’s arrangements and schemes that needed cautious vigilance.

The Ancient Thought’s reasoning was sound, and even if the other Saints knew his thoughts, they had no grounds to stop him, and could only let him leave.

"I am like a bird in a cage, a fish in a net; this journey is like a fish entering the great sea, a bird soaring in the heavens, unbound by cage or net!"

The Ancient Thought Saint departed from Mount Wansheng in high spirits, yet he had not traveled far before someone called out to him.

"Daoist, please wait."

It was the Frost Moon Great Saint from the Primeval Immortal Domain who stopped him, seemingly waiting there deliberately.

This was a Desolate Saint, of esteemed status, beyond what the Ancient Thought could afford to offend, so he approached respectfully and asked, "Daoist, waiting here, is there any instruction you have?"

His demeanor was very humble.

Shuang Yue: "I heard you are going to inspect the water levels of the Long River. If you encounter Nifan on this journey, what will you do?"

"If I encounter Nifan, I will make every effort to capture him and bring him back to Mount Wansheng for the various Saints to handle!" The Ancient Thought Saint replied.

But in his heart, he thought: How could I just bump into Ning Fan while inspecting the Long River? Mere talk without substance; there’s no harm in saying this! With the various Saints obstructing, that lad must surely be troubled with breaking through to the Immortal Emperor, how can he leisurely wander the River of Time? And how could it possibly be that I just happen to meet him?

Even if I were to meet him, he would inevitably be concealed and hidden, unwilling to be recognized. I would just pretend not to recognize him, who could blame me for that?

Thus his words were full, yet he actually had no intention of entangling with Ning Fan.

Shuang Yue seemed to see through Ancient Thought’s intention, flipping the "Scroll of Destiny" in her hand, she dismissively said: "Destined things cannot be avoided or escaped. You will definitely encounter Nifan on this journey. Should you be unable to defeat him, you must send back intelligence, and the other Saints will come to aid. Dare to have a second heart, don’t blame destiny for being merciless!"

Ancient Thought Saint: "Alright."

Shuang Yue: "You need not hate me; I am the same as you, merely acting according to ’destiny.’ Do not attempt to rewrite fate, the result will be a burden you cannot bear."

In Shuang Yue’s eyes shimmered the shadow of the Destiny God桑, causing Ancient Thought Saint’s heart to tremble and shake, not daring to meet her gaze.

After a series of warnings, Shuang Yue floated away, leaving Ancient Thought Saint solitary with heavy thoughts.

Shuang Yue’s attitude was high above, but Ancient Thought dared not harbor any anger. The other party held the Scroll of Destiny, inherently above ordinary Saints... More than these trivialities, Ancient Thought was more concerned about the other party’s words that he would certainly encounter Nifan.

Nobody can break destiny.

Since those words were spoken, this journey is bound to encounter Ning Fan.

The opponent purposefully appeared to warn, further severing his thoughts of avoiding causality.

If he meets Ning Fan, he must act; with a second heart, he cannot escape the observation of the Scroll of Destiny...

Truly a disaster without a cause!

"I cannot escape causality; I must face it calmly. I just don’t know where I will encounter Nifan and whether I am his match..."

For a while, wherever Ancient Thought Saint went, he felt Ning Fan lurking in the dark, increasingly paranoid, walking on thin ice...

Speaking calmly, yet truly facing Ning Fan, how can one remain calm...

...

The River of Time, sparkling, each drop of water is a separate world, a cycle of reincarnation.

A young man in white came from Mount Wansheng, inspecting along the river, none other than Ancient Thought Saint.

Among the various Saints, Ancient Thought Saint counted as one of the very young ones, otherwise, he wouldn’t have only three epochs of cultivation.

He had fine features, youthful brilliance, his handsome appearance paired with the saintly dao caused countless Immortal Maidens in the Real Realms to admire him, yet he focused solely on the dao, unaffected by worldly love.

His aptitude was remarkable, though with only three epochs of cultivation, he had already mastered his sect’s "Karma Origin Thought Destruction Technique" to the deep realm of the Eighth Shattering, even the grand dao could hardly destroy his thoughts, further understanding a bit of the Thought Dao inheritance. After the aggregation of the dao took shape, he successfully condensed fragments of the Thought Dao inheritance, merging into the mountains and seas.

He was cruel by nature, yet acted always fairly, not taking advantage of others, nor allowing others to take any advantage of him.

Unless truly beaten!

At this time, Ancient Thought Saint was both inspecting the river and guarding against Ning Fan’s surprise attack, feeling the wind and crane were alert, all grass and trees becoming soldiers, anywhere could hide Ning Fan.

Suddenly, he sensed a world within the river hiding a massive shadow engulfed in immense Evil Qi, instantly reacting, deploying the Karma Origin Thought Destruction Technique, pressing down with a finger.

Starting with a full-force attack of the Eighth Shattering, not daring to spare any mercy!

One Shattering Ghost Valley River and Mountains!

Two Shattering Fengdu Black Sun!

Three Shattering Sea of Years, Bones of Death!

Four Shattering Unjust Death Tomb!

Five Shattering Yellow Springs Ghost Road!

Six Shattering Life and Death Hell!

Seven Shattering Yama Mysterious Skill!

Eight Shattering Netherworld World!

Just a finger, severely injuring the massive shadow, two of the three corpses perished on the spot.

"I am the master of eight hundred universes within Yunfu World, who sneaked an attack on me!"

Yunfu Demon Lord was furious!

But when he realized his attacker was actually a Saint, he immediately extinguished all anger, without a word, he wanted to escape.

He did not understand!

He merely destroyed a mere eight hundred small chiliocosms, just devoured a few trillion mortals, how did it invite a Saint to hunt him down!

He’s not worth anything as the master of eight hundred universes? Just a self-proclaimed title, never truly a rival to a True Saint!

"Not Nifan, scared me..."

Seeing the opponent was just a near three corpse becoming a Saint sucker, Ancient Thought Saint put his mind at ease.

Indeed.

If this were truly Ning Fan, how could his Evil Qi be so mixed, weak, knowing only to hunt the weak, even if he kills more, it cannot frighten a true Saint.

"Though you are not Nifan, neither are you benevolent, you should die here."

Then dropped the second finger, completely exterminating Yunfu Demon Lord’s soul.

Earned twenty merits for nothing.

"Thank you, Saint Lord, for saving us!"

Seeing Yunfu Demon Lord subdued, the surviving Immortal Cultivators in Yunfu World were grateful, bowing to Ancient Thought Saint, wanting to set up incense offerings for him.

"Such a coincidence, not worthy of your incense worship." Ancient Thought refused.

Thus leaving Yunfu World, continuing to inspect the River of Time, still in a state of nerves.

Some time passed, suddenly noticing a world ravaged by demonic thoughts.

Instantly reacted, exerting the power of the Taoist inheritance, forcibly siphoning an entire world’s demonic thoughts, advancing his dao by ten thousand years.

The demonesses within the world only felt nature’s spiritual energy suddenly dried up, lamenting the arrival of the Era of Decline, people restless.

At this moment, a saintly statue descended within the world, saying: "Due to my inadvertent destruction of your creations, this statue grants you martial arts ascension to immortality, to compensate for the loss of spiritual energy."

Thus, though cultivators within this world lost nature’s spiritual energy, they gained more profound teachings from the Saint, clearing the causality.

"Seems there’s some ancient demon array remaining in this world, could Nifan be hiding here..."

Ancient Thought expended considerable effort, finally cracking the demon array, inside there was no Ning Fan, instead, a hidden ancient cultivator cave mansion.

Within the mansion, many cultivation techniques of ancient ghost cultivators remained, of some use to Ancient Thought, thus taken away.

"Taking one thing, should return one thing."

Then took out some self-created Divine Skills, cultivation techniques, placed them into the ancient cultivator’s mansion, waiting for someone with fate to collect.

Such events kept happening.

Every time he felt he found Ning Fan’s hiding place, it was only a misjudgment.

The more he couldn’t find any trace of Ning Fan, the more he dared not relax, fearing the opponent was nearby, waiting for a moment of his negligence to strike...

His nerves stretched tighter and tighter, any rustling caused him to immediately deploy the twelve-grade Black Lotus within for defense.

At this time, suddenly someone crossed domains for help, which startled him greatly.

[Lower Cultivator... Mo Kong... Request Thought Sect... Descent God... Much Thanks...]

Due to the excessive distance across the reincarnation of time and space, Ancient Thought Saint couldn’t hear the entire words from the requester, only grasping the general idea.

At this moment, he was busy guarding against Ning Fan’s surprise attack, where was the leisure to save an unfamiliar junior? He himself wished others would rescue him!

Yet he had no choice but to save!

The Thought Sect has set sect rules, if someone employs sect thought technique cross-domain for help, there must be an intertwined causality, assistance must be given.

Although Ancient Thought was a Saint, he couldn’t defy sect rules, reluctantly calming his anxiety, impatiently separating a strand of Daoist thought to lend a hand to the unknown junior.

Why send Daoist thought, rather than descending the spirit sense?

Of course, because the requester was currently at a Dao Thought Battle, naturally should assist with Daoist thought.

This descent was not smooth; at first, his Dao contemplation could not even lock the coordinates of the realm of the one calling for help.

Fortunately, he soon managed the descent successfully, though he did not know why.

The Ancient Thought Saint merely wanted to resolve this matter as quickly as possible, hence the descended Dao thought carried a significant divine skill, even along with a hint of the power from the Thought Dao tradition.

Ultimately, the Dao thought perished at an incredible speed...

Losing a trace of Dao thought is not much, but losing a hint of the Thought Dao tradition’s power is a true blood loss!

His true self thus suffered entanglement, causing the Ancient Thought Saint to cough up a mouthful of Saint’s blood, falling into the river beneath him, instantly nourishing thousands of worlds. Hundreds of wasteland worlds saw a revival of Spiritual Energy; thousands of human realms upgraded to spirit realms, and spirit realms upgraded to immortal realms...

Even though many worlds benefited from it, the Ancient Thought Saint was uncharacteristically indifferent, focusing calmly upon his calculations.

"Strange occurrence, the seeker seems merely at Second Step cultivation, and his adversary is likely also at Second Step. How could he extinguish my Dao thought! Or perhaps this person faces not a Second Step but a Third Step, but if the opponent is a Third Step Saint, with such scant Dao practice, does the seeker truly have the opportunity to send an SOS to the outside world..."

"Can’t calculate, can’t figure the causality at all. Where on earth did my Dao thought perish, even the realm’s coordinates can’t be sensed..."

"Clearly unable to understand the causality within, why do I feel such a chill, as if being watched by someone... Who is the one who killed my Dao thought? There seems to be a mighty causality settling upon me! Could it be that the killer is... Nifan!"

With early hints from the Frost Moon Great Saint, the Ancient Thought Saint quickly untangled the matter and was not angry about having his Dao thought slain, rather he breathed a sigh of relief.

So this was just such a level of confrontation, I thought I might truly have to vie for life or death on the River of Time with Nifan...

Only lost a trace of Dao thought, a hint of Dao tradition; in fact, I gained more...

This makes more sense!

I say, Ning Fan is currently troubled by the endeavor to become an emperor; how can he find the spare time to come to the River of Time to duel with me, ha, it is merely so.

[The one who just helped Fate Wielding, was it this person...]

[The Ancient Thought Saint, the First Saint of the Three Epochs, ranked sixth in the Thought Sect...]

[Just consumed a trace of this person’s Dao thought, the Thought Dao tradition within was exquisite, what a pity the portion was too scant to allow me to acquire the same Dao tradition power... If only he could be induced to descend more Dao thoughts.]

At this moment, Ning Fan used some method to simultaneously pursue Fate Wielding and observe the River of Time.

To be precise, he gathered his sight upon the Ancient Thought Saint. He just consumed a trace of the Ancient Thought Saint’s Dao thought and integrated it into the [Thousand People Dao Fruit], thus able to cross dimensions and project his sight onto the one consumed, leveraging this Dao weapon’s power.

This is one of the many wondrous uses of the Thousand People Dao Fruit, akin to installing a surveillance camera on the Ancient Thought Saint’s body, capable of real-time monitoring of this person’s actions.

"Who dares to secretly spy on this Saint!"

The Ancient Thought Saint suddenly pointed to a certain direction of nothingness, but in vain.

A vague sense of someone’s sight lingered, but the source remained elusive...

Either the opponent’s methods transcended his comprehension, leaving some hidden danger during the brief Dao thought confrontation...

Or he was overly suspicious, falling into an illusion...

To ensure caution, the Ancient Thought Saint decided to return to the sect and seek help from the Saint ranked fourth in the Thought Sect—Qin Yue Saint.

Fourth Brother’s medical skill is unparalleled through ancient and modern times, perhaps he can screen out the hidden dangers within him...

[Worthy of being the First Saint of the Three Epochs, able to vaguely sense my observation...]

[Pity, this Saint is too cautious, failing once at rescuing Fate Wielding, no longer willing to intervene, truly a pity...]

[Let it be; this Saint does not appear to be a conspirator with Fate Wielding, rather a man mistakenly involved in this affair, no need for continuous observation, nothing profitable to gain, instead would only increase costs...]

Ning Fan withdrew his sight temporarily; long-distance observation of a First Saint is not easy.

Upon feeling the gathered sight dispersed, the Ancient Thought Saint breathed a sigh of relief, yet not fully relieved.

Unless Fourth Brother gives him a diagnostic certificate signaling no harm, he would not disregard the possibility of a lurking hidden danger in his body...

...

Thought Sect boasts of six Holy Saints, Ancient Thought being the sixth; aside from him, there are five others:

Ranked first is the [Desolate Great Saint]!

This Saint rarely meddles in mundane affairs; legend says he has wandered beyond the Desolate Pass for dozens of epochs reincarnation, nearing breakthrough, yet unattainable.

Ranked second is the [Inconstant Great Saint]!

This Saint’s whereabouts are uncertain, capricious in temper; only during sect’s survival crisis does he appear, his strength meriting the top twenty in the Nirvana Saint List across all heavens.

Ranked third is the [Fu Duan Great Saint]!

Due to certain reasons, this Saint has a penchant for killing; to prevent calamity, he self-exiles to the Sky Desolate Ancient Realm, hunting desolate skeletons as his duty.

Ranked fourth is the [Qin Yue Saint]!

Though a First Saint, this Saint possesses a tenth of the Poison Dao tradition and a sixth of the Medical Dao tradition, practicing both medicine and poison; healing one person would kill another.

Ranked fifth is the [Saint Shi Jing]!

This Saint is the reincarnation of a Spiritual Pearl, gifted with flawless Saint bones from birth, and holds a tenth of the Array Dao tradition. Despite his formidable combat, he dislikes solo battles, wholly devoted to researching battle arrays and joint attack techniques.

His disciples and followers all study the Grass God Battle Array, having once arrayed disciples to confront a Saint, evenly matched using disciples alone.

This Saint is skilled in Saints’ Joint Attack Formation; should he orchestrate, it could unify the six Saints of Thought Sect, rumored sufficient to rival the Desolate Saint.

On this day, Saint Shi Jing was preaching, imparting the essence of battle array arts to his disciples.

He eloquently discussed, yet abruptly showed a slight change in expression, sensing someone’s plea for help.

[Lower Cultivator Fan Mokong, implores the Six Saints of Thought Sect’s divine safeguarding, promising substantial gratitude afterwards!]

Saint Shi Jing’s Tao practice surpasses that of Ancient Thought, allowing him to clearly hear the name of the seeker, causing a slight frown.

Fan Mokong? Never heard of him; does our sect have such a descendant?

Interrupted midway through his crucial preaching, naturally he was displeased.

Yet upon sensing the other’s rescue method to be Divine Erosion Thought, all displeasure vanished, replaced by a reminiscent gaze.

No mistake, this is indeed the Godson Taichang’s self-created Divine Erosion Thought...

Taichang has eternally fallen, yet his divine skill still passes on in the world...

Who is this young man named Fan Mokong, and what relation to Taichang: If merely a passerby fortuitously inheriting the legacy, I care little, just a casual save will do; but if a descendant of Taichang, it must not be treated lightly...

Wu Ji births Tai Ji, Wuchang births Taichang.

If Taichang truly has descendants alive, Second Brother would be greatly pleased...

"Regarding the quintessence of the Eight Array Map, I shall stop here for now; you may comprehend on your own. Should any question arise, consult the disciples imparting teachings; I have mundane matters to attend to, do not disturb unless necessary."

Shi Jing decided to extend assistance.

But being cautious by nature, before descending the Dao thought, he first calculated the causality, dangers, prospect, and pin down the identity of the seeker, fearing to rescue the wrong person.

He fancied acting within limits; if ominous, indicating trouble, should strategize meticulously; hence returning to the cave mansion, calculating with utmost speed the auspices and perils.

Result showed great fortune.

Multiple calculations, all revealing great fortune; Shi Jing finally revealed a smile, reassured, descending Dao thought to assist.

Continuous results of great fortune show no danger in the matter, and herald the coming of good fortune!

To a Saint, what kind of event qualifies as great fortune?

Perhaps the seeker is indeed Taichang’s descendant, coming to acknowledge this sect, hence manifesting the omen of great fortune!

Or possibly, through this rescue, Shi Jing Saint may reap vast fortune, enhancing his cultivation substantially.

He favored the former outcome.

Should it be the former, Second Brother would be extremely delighted...

Given the seeker might well be the descendant of the virtuous nephew Taichang, despite indicating this venture is not perilous, Shi Jing Saint still descended additional Dao thought power for assuredness.

Result...

Though his descended Dao thought power was not weak, it still perished instantly...

The great fortune becomes none in silence!

The adversary was excessively formidable!

If the Dao thought could escape and return, Shi Jing would know that the killer was Ning Fan! And the one pleading for aid was not Taichang’s descendant, a casual save is enough, no need for arduous rescue.

But he failed to recover the Dao thought, unaware of the causality in this matter...

The real self was implicated, although Shi Jing did not cough blood, his complexion was slightly damaged, and his expression was even more somber.

After recalculating the fortunes and misfortunes of this matter, all that was calculated was great misfortune, not a shred of good fortune!

The great fortune just calculated is all an illusion, as if some force interfered with his divination...

"This feeling... The one who just interfered with me seemed to be the power of Zhou Heaven Fate, what is the essence of this matter..."

Shi Jing’s heart was shocked.

This matter unexpectedly involved Zhou Heaven Fate in the Real Realms, which was likely related to the karmic cause of the Contrary Saint, thus it was not surprising that the cause and effect were hard to calculate clearly.

He just did not expect that saving a Second Step junior would actually involve Zhou Heaven Fate...

Speaking of which, who was the person that eliminated his Dao thought? To eliminate his Dao thought, at least a primordial saint of twenty or thirty epochs...

So...

Should he continue to save that junior...

Is it worth taking this risk...

"Of course, continue! That person is likely a descendant of Taichang, likely... the bloodline of my second brother..."

Shi Jing instantly decided, planning to send down more Dao thoughts to assist Fate Wielding.

But was rejected by Fate Wielding!

Seeing Ning Fan killing primordial saints like slaughtering chickens, repeatedly annihilating the Dao thoughts of Ancient Thought and Shi Jing saints, Green Palm Fate was both startled and fearful, having a clear understanding of Ning Fan’s strength.

Neither the Ancient Thought of three epochs nor Shi Jing of fifteen epochs could possibly be Ning Fan’s match!

His opportunity to request Saint descendancy was limited, and could not be wasted on such rubbish as Ancient Thought and Shi Jing; he had to request someone more powerful, otherwise it would be futile, simply incapable against Ning Fan!

"This kid dares to refuse me!"

"As a Second Step junior, he dares to think I’m weak!"

Shi Jing felt immensely humiliated!

How was he weak!

He was just not good at Dao Thought Battle! What he excelled in was battle array melee!

Have the courage to bring your foe to me, watch me set up a grand formation to trap him!

Moreover, this time’s descent of Dao thought crossed an excessively distant space-time, equally affecting my performance!

If the distance were closer, even if I were defeated, I wouldn’t be instantly killed!

[Saint Shi Jing, Primordial Saint of fifteen epochs, ranked fifth in the Thought Sect...]

[Compared to the delectable Dao thought of Ancient Thought Saint, this Saint’s Dao thought is nothing special, because he excels at the technique of battle array joint attack...]

[This Saint possesses partial power from the array Dao, unfortunately, when descending Dao thought, it is not suitable to utilize this power, otherwise I might get to savor some array Dao...]

[Another matter catches my attention... In this Saint’s inner voice, he vaguely mentioned the Taichang nephew... Could it be the Taichang Great Emperor that I know... Pity it was not quite clear, the heart voice of a primordial saint of fifteen epochs is not that easy to eavesdrop on, the little I heard was still due to the power of Duowen Wushuang that was boosted onto Thousand People Dao Fruit...]

Zzzzzz!

Without any warning, Saint Patterns woven with holy electricity suddenly appeared around Shi Jing Saint.

It was Shi Jing Saint perceiving someone’s gaze and listening, wanting to resist.

But he couldn’t stop it, nor could he detect where the other party was hiding!

"Who are you! Are you the one who cut my Dao thought!" Shi Jing Saint said coldly.

[What a fierce formation, if in face combat, perhaps it would take a bitter battle to break its Dao of formation...]

[Does this Saint truly have connections with the Immortal Emperor Taichang...]

[Vaguely, there seems indeed a certain cause, yet it was concealed by someone with profound means, hard to observe...]

[I have cultivated the Divine Art Chant of Senior Taichang, gaining much from it, if this Saint is indeed related to Senior Taichang, I do not wish to be hostile...]

[But ironically, this Saint insists on saving Fate Wielding, making it difficult for me... If this Saint is indeed Fate Wielding’s ally, what should I do...]

Ning Fan sighed slightly.

He is ruthless to enemies, yet sometimes the world’s goodwill and enmity are not pure. What if one person is both enemy and benefactor, what should he do...

"You are also a Saint, why hide and bully a Second Step junior! If you want to act, come directly to me!" Shi Jing Saint said solemnly.

He secretly employed many methods, yet still couldn’t detect the other’s movements, more and more feeling the other’s unfathomable depth.

But he could not allow the other to kill the seeker, as long as there was any possibility the seeker might be Taichang’s descendant, he could not turn a blind eye!

[...]

Before the cause was clear, Ning Fan did not want to randomly act against Shi Jing.

It happened that Shi Jing Saint was refused by Fate Wielding, unable to once more descend Dao thought, which is also good, saving himself from having to consider heavily before acting, fearing he might target the wrong person...

So temporarily ceased observing Shi Jing Saint.

Perceiving the disappearance of the other’s gaze, Shi Jing Saint finally breathed a sigh of relief, the back already drenched with cold sweat.

Don’t look at his reckless protection of "Taichang’s descendant" with apparent disregard, actually, he had not a shred of success within his heart.

The unknown things are most profoundly fearsome!

An enemy strong enough to observe him secretly while he had no recourse, what a disparity! The opponent surely wasn’t the primordial saint of twenty or thirty epochs he initially speculated, at least a Nirvana Saint, possibly even a master among Nirvana Saints!

It appeared the opponent might have left some kind of means within his body, with his capability completely unable to resolve, he must return to the sect for help from his fourth brother, that was the wisest choice...

What’s known as hearts being as one, this is it.

Both Ancient Thought and Shi Jing Saints, upon noticing hidden troubles within, immediately hurried back to the Thought Sect for help from the fourth brother.

Coincidentally, the two saints returned to the Thought Sect almost footstep after footstep.

...

Sea of Years, Ghost Valley Forbidden Area, Thought Sect!

Outside the sect, the two saints reunited after a long absence, unexpectedly meeting.

Ancient Thought Saint: "Hmm, Fifth Brother, why are you also..."

Shi Jing Saint: "Sixth Brother, are you also..."

The two saints exchanged glances, instantly understanding everything, nothing needed to be said.

What’s known as empathizing with the same plight, this is it.

Just hoping the fourth brother has a way to cure the ailments on their bodies.

Unfortunately, before they found the fourth brother Qin Yue Saint, they first heard Qin Yue Saint’s roar echo throughout the Thought Sect.

When a Saint is angered, mountains and seas shift!

In an instant, the waves on the Sea of Years were tumultuous, countless malicious spirits, resentful ghosts floating on the sea, were all shattered and dispersed by the Saint’s might, turned to foam, merging back into the seawater.

"How bold you are, Daoist friend, to swallow so many of my Pianque Medicine Souls, if you do not return them, don’t blame me for merciless retaliation!"

No wonder Qin Yue Saint was so furious, his cultivated Medicine Souls were devoured considerably, a substantial loss!

To physicians, Medicine Souls are nearly their lifeline, having been taken away, how could they let it pass!

[Is this person the saint ranked fourth in the Thought Sect...]

Ning Fan’s gaze landed on Qin Yue Saint.

In an instant, Qin Yue Saint felt a pricking sensation on his back but did not panic, instead, he activated the power of the Medical Dao, instantly detaching Ning Fan’s sight medium from his body.

It was a Red Peony Seed, once detached within the body, it immediately withered away, crumbled to dust.

"What sort of flower seed is this, to actually bring palpitations to me, and as this flower appears, all blooms within the domain displayed a posture of bowing and submitting, what exactly is this matter..." Qin Yue Saint was shocked.

In the next instant, within the body, more flower seeds seemed to appear from nothing, suddenly surged, frantically taking root...

Ning Fan’s gaze projected once more!

Impossible to remove!

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