Chapter 7

Ning Fan ordered a large cart of the spirit medicine from Meizhuang and had it delivered back to Sifan Palace. Of course, the Jade Emperor Grass was also sent back.

There was only one bundle of Jade Emperor Grass left; the rest had been fed to the pigs by Wei Chi. Ning Fan was speechless about Wei Chi.

For the old demon's antidote, one thousand-year-old peach branch was missing. For the *Ice Flame Decree* antidote, a hundred-year-old ice thunderstone and fire rain flower were missing.

"Master, the antidotes are insufficient. We might as well go to the South City Market. Usually, when the city lord refines pills, if something is missing, he just takes it directly without paying," Wei Chi said as if it were a trivial matter.

"Market? A place for buying and selling, without paying?"

"Except for the 'Divine Void Pavilion,' everything else must be paid for..." Wei Chi reminded.

"Divine Void Pavilion?" Ning Fan raised an eyebrow. This name sounded familiar, as if it had appeared once in the chaotic memories of the Immortal Emperor.

"Yes, the Divine Void Pavilion sells 'Dao Fruits,' cauldrons, magical treasures, 'spirit armors,' and 'immortal clouds.' In short, as long as you can afford 'immortal jade,' you can buy anything. Its influence spans the nine realms, and even the old monster who shatters the void dares not provoke it. It seems to be a power from the Four Heavens. Our Seven Plum City also has a Divine Void Pavilion, where even the old monsters of the Golden Core stage can buy what they need."

"Wait... Dao Fruits, Immortal Clouds?! These are ancient immortal treasures, and they can be bought?!" Ning Fan was shocked.

In the Immortal Emperor's memory, only immortals could use Dao Fruits and Immortal Clouds; even the old monster who shatters the void couldn't afford them.

As for spirit armors, the Immortal Emperor's memory didn't mention them. They were likely a product of the later cultivation world.

Ning Fan sighed. Times had changed, and the Immortal Emperor's memory wasn't omnipotent.

"Hehe, Master, you misunderstood. The names are the same, but they are completely different from the ancient ones."

Wei Chi perked up when Ning Fan asked.

"Immortal Clouds allow Golden Core cultivators to ride the clouds. In our Rain Immortal World, Immortal Clouds are abundant. The speed of Immortal Clouds is faster than riding demonic beasts or flying with a sword!"

"Dao Fruits... this is our demon cultivators' specialty. After killing someone, the deceased's lifetime cultivation can be refined into a fruit. When consumed, it can greatly increase one's cultivation. Dao Fruits are extremely rare, and often, slaughtering a hundred Golden Core old monsters can only yield one Dao Fruit. The price is astronomical... the price of one Dao Fruit is more than the entire Seven Plum City could afford..."

Ning Fan shook his head after hearing about the Dao Fruits and Immortal Clouds. Indeed, these two items were completely different from the Immortal Emperor's memory, and their effects were also different.

"What about spirit armors?"

"Master should know that we cultivators use magical treasures in battle. Magical treasures can attack and defend, with endless transformations. Spirit armors are another type of magical treasure... Master, please look. This ring on my finger is a fire-type spirit armor. However, although I have broken through to the Spirit Fusion stage, the fire spirit in my immortal meridians is insufficient to recognize this spirit armor as my own..."

Wei Chi took out a red jade ring from his storage bag and handed it to Ning Fan. Before he could finish speaking, Ning Fan had already put the ring on his finger.

In an instant, Wei Chi's face changed, and he inwardly called out in alarm.

"Master, be careful!"

Recognizing a spirit armor is something only a second-stage Spirit Fusion expert can do. The process is extremely dangerous, not as simple as a blood drop recognition. Instead, one must engrave a mark with the five elements' spiritual power on the spirit armor.

Below the Spirit Fusion stage, even a Meridian Opening cultivator attempting to recognize a spirit armor would die nine out of ten times, and the remaining ones would have their meridians severed.

Even if a Spirit Fusion expert fails to recognize a spirit armor, they will suffer significant backlash.

Seeing Ning Fan put on the ring, Wei Chi was at a loss.

Not good, Master's cultivation is still low, and recognizing the spirit armor will be dangerous!

However, Ning Fan, after putting on the ring, showed no signs of distress. He felt an invisible fire surge from the ring, rising to his fingertips, ready to burn him to ashes.

"Recognizing a spirit armor... interesting..."

Ning Fan smiled playfully, and a black dragon flame rose from his fingertip, instantly consuming the invisible fire from the ring.

The black flame wrapped around the ring, slowly engraving a dragon mark, then returned to Ning Fan's body, disappearing without a trace.

Ning Fan's cultivation had not reached the Spirit Fusion stage, but this black fire was enough, as it was a fusion of a hundred ordinary fires, with sufficient fire spirit.

In the next moment, Ning Fan faintly felt a connection between himself and the ring, and the black fire in his dantian became more vigorous.

With a thought, black flames rose from his fingertip again, the power at least twice as strong as before.

"This is the city lord's Black Demon Flame! Isn't this a spell that only a peak Spirit Fusion cultivator can learn? Master is only at the first stage of Meridian Opening, how could he... Could his true cultivation be at the peak of Spirit Fusion?"

"Yes, it must be so. Otherwise, how could he recognize a spirit armor! Throughout history, only Spirit Fusion experts can recognize spirit armors!"

In an instant, Wei Chi's thoughts raced. Cultivators of the demonic path are not fools. He almost immediately concluded that Master's cultivation must be at the Spirit Fusion stage.

Ning Fan ignored Wei Chi's complex expression. He retracted the black fire, caressed the ring, and praised,

"Excellent spirit armor! The younger generation of the later cultivation world has indeed created such a wondrous magical treasure!"

His tone was old and dignified, as if he were the ancient emperor himself.

Spirit armors are not magical treasures and do not require mana to activate. They passively enhance the power of spells. Of course, some spirit armors have other wondrous effects.

This red jade ring enhances the power of fire spells. With this spirit armor, Ning Fan's black fire sneak attack could even injure a Spirit Fusion expert!

Flight techniques include demonic beasts, immortal swords, and immortal clouds, and even walking on the sky!

For enhancing cultivation, there are pills and Dao Fruits!

For protecting oneself in battle, there are magical treasures and spirit armors!

This was a wonderful world even the Immortal Emperor found unfamiliar!

"Wei Chi, take my finger!"

Ning Fan pointed out, and the fire transformed into a black dragon. Outside Meizhuang, the cold air dissipated, turning into intense heat.

"Black Demon Flame! Be cautious!"

Wei Chi slapped his storage bag and summoned a fiery red flying sword, slashing at the black fire, creating a fiery red spiritual light in the air.

"What, Commander Wei Chi is battling Master!"

"Look, Commander Wei Chi is even using the 'Crimson Sun Sword,' a middle-grade spiritual treasure!"

"Master is only at the first stage of Meridian Opening, how can he withstand this sword..."

But before the doubts were finished, everyone's faces changed dramatically.

Fiery sword light shot out, and after a loud explosion, the flying sword shot back, while the black dragon continued its momentum, wrapping in black fire, burning toward Wei Chi's chest, giving Ning Fan a slight advantage.

Wei Chi's eyes widened in shock and he immediately took out a golden immortal talisman, slapping it on his chest, muttering incantations.

"Adamantine Talisman, swift!"

A pale golden light barrier formed in front of him. In the next moment, the black fire ignited the golden barrier, but after burning away half of the golden light, it slowly dissipated.

"He blocked it..."

Wei Chi's back was drenched in cold sweat. If the Adamantine Talisman hadn't blocked the black fire, he would have been seriously injured.

But before he could relax, a wisp of black flame suddenly rose from the Adamantine Talisman, burning half of it before stopping.

"This cost ten pieces of immortal jade..." Wei Chi, a towering iron tower of a man, smiled bitterly, looking at Ning Fan, feeling even more unable to fathom him.

"Master, are you really a Spirit Fusion expert? Otherwise, how could you injure me with just one finger..."

Ning Fan, however, ignored Wei Chi's complex expression. He felt dizzy and almost fainted, his limbs weak.

At the first stage of Meridian Opening, his mana was weak, and this finger was too勉强 (forced)!

He gritted his teeth, steadied his stance, and his eyes showed a hint of surprise.

Without the ring, the black fire could injure a Meridian Opening cultivator. With the ring, it could even injure a Spirit Fusion expert!

This finger, limited by his cultivation and mana, was not yet suitable for combat, but it was enough to excite Ning Fan.

Spirit armors are indeed excellent!

"Brother Fan, how did you become so powerful?" The paper crane blinked her big eyes, fluttering. Even the fierce aunt from the Huanhuan Sect wasn't this powerful.

"Tonight, I'll tell you..." Ning Fan stroked the paper crane's cheek, smiling mysteriously, but she shyly dodged.

Why tonight... The paper crane's heart raced as she thought.

"Wei Chi, the task of buying medicine from the market is yours. Don't forget the thousand-year-old peach branch, the hundred-year-old ice thunderstone, and the fire rain flower. I'm not feeling well, so I'll rest in the palace."

With that, he pulled the paper crane and turned back, but after a few steps, he suddenly remembered something and turned around.

"By the way, help me look for a black grass. It has no spirit, is spicy and slightly bitter, and looks... um... similar to the dry grass before."

The two main ingredients of the Jade Emperor Pill, the Jade Emperor Grass was already obtained, and the remaining one was called the Demon Binding Grass. Although Ning Fan didn't expect Wei Chi to find it, he still mentioned it.

"Black grass? Similar to the grass for feeding pigs? Um, I think I've seen it. The Situ family seems to have some. Last year, I pulled some to feed the pigs, and it caused the Heavenly River pigs to have diarrhea for half a month... I don't know if they still have it... Master, rest assured, I will complete the task!"

Wei Chi vaguely guessed that Ning Fan was a Spirit Fusion expert and spoke even more respectfully.

His casual words, however, made Ning Fan frown and look at Wei Chi with a complex expression.

Demon Binding Grass... it's also there... but Ning Fan couldn't be happy...

"Jade Emperor Grass, you fed to pigs, Demon Binding Grass, you also fed to pigs... If you were born in the ancient times, your waste of heavenly treasures would surely bring divine punishment... In your next life, I'll make you a pig..."

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