chsdbacks Chapter 1193: Named Disciple Command Token
Chapter 1193: Named Disciple Command Token
The Lost World Palace claims to be the strongest force in the Northern Heaven, though the strongest does not include the Secret Clan and the Four Oceans Sect.
However, it is undeniable that the Lost World Palace indeed holds unimaginable influence in the Northern Heaven. Many old monsters of the Northern Heaven want to befriend the Lost World Palace, simply because it possesses the Lost World Tower, a magical treasure for cultivation.
The Lost World Tower can alter the speed of time’s passage, allowing cultivators to experience several or even dozens of years within the tower in the span of one real-world year. As long as resources are sufficient, any sect in the Northern Heaven has confidence in using the Lost World Tower to quickly produce Void Fragmentation realm cultivators!
With an increased number of Void Fragmentation realm cultivators, the number of those breaking through to become immortals will naturally rise as well. The foundation of Northern Heaven cultivators far exceeds that of the other Three Heavens; the Heaven Evading Coffin is one reason, and the Lost World Tower is equally significant.
Due to the existence of the Lost World Tower, the Four Oceans Sect holds the Northern Heaven in high regard and has set up its headquarters here. Within the alliance, all the main sects look up to the Lost World Palace; because of the Lost World Tower, even the Northern Heaven Secret Clan is very courteous towards it, maintaining close relations, after all, the Secret Clan also has a generation of prodigies that need the Lost World Tower...
As the palace lord of the Lost World Palace, everyone assumes Yuan Yao is a figure with immense power in the Northern Heaven, but that’s actually not the case...
The power of the Lost World Palace is not completely in Yuan Yao’s hands; much of it is dispersed among the Elders’ Court. The elders in the Elders’ Court are divided into three factions: West Palace, North Palace, and East Palace. Yuan Yao hails from the West Palace lineage, and so, whenever she issues commands, the West Palace elders obey, but the North Palace and East Palace elders will definitely counter.
The elders of the three palaces split the power of the Lost World Palace, constantly in conflict with each other. It’s one thing for them to fight among themselves, but they also drag the entire Northern Heaven’s sects into battles, which is the origin of each major sect war in the Northern Heaven.
"What is the meaning of this life... Xiao Man, I’m sorry, Mother can’t step out of this palace, I can’t go to save you, I can only watch them plot against you without being allowed to stand up for you..."
In the cold and quiet palace master’s hall, Yuan Yao stood at the window, gazing at the scene outside. The sharp tips of her nails pierced her palm, yet she felt no pain.
Outside the window, stern guards held her in soft imprisonment; a dignified palace master being confined, truly a mockery.
Further away lay Yishi Island’s cliffs, with waves crashing against them, and beyond, the ocean of stars floating in the starry sky, known as the Sea of Ages by cultivators of the Lost World Palace.
Yuan Yao’s heart was bitter.
She had heard of the turmoil at the Light Clan’s Earth Abyss, heard of Xiao Man being swept into it.
She knew this chaos of the Earth Abyss was surely the handiwork of the Great Elder’s faction, who belonged to the East Palace lineage, notorious for such filthy deeds...
She knew Xiao Man was different from her other three daughters, having been recognized by the Stone Warriors of the Eight Formations at a young age, her identity in the Northern Heaven thus extremely special. Over the years, Xiao Man had been schemed against more than any of her four daughters, which is why back then she sent Xiao Man to the lower realms for quiet protection...
Of course, due to Xiao Man’s special status, the Four Oceans Sect certainly wouldn’t stand idly by, and might even send a Quasi-Saint elder to the Light Clan to assist her.
But as a mother, how could she not worry about her daughter. She wished more than anything to personally lead people to the Light Clan’s Earth Abyss to rescue her daughter, but her opinion was rejected by her master—the West Palace ancient ancestor of the Lost World Palace.
The scenes of earlier arguments left Yuan Yao feeling powerless and saddened.
"You are the palace lord of the Lost World Palace; your words and actions represent our West Palace lineage. It’s certainly the work of the East Palace again! Who would have thought they dared to meddle even in the Light Clan’s territory, such audacity, do you think they merely want to plot against the little girl Bei Xiao Man? You’re too naïve! They’re plotting against you too! If you act recklessly out of concern, disregarding your identity as palace lord, and lead people to the Light Clan, I assure you, they definitely have backup plans to trap you in the Light Ancestor Abyss, or even kill you there! By then, you will miss the crucial part of the three palaces’ struggle... Right now, as the three palaces’ struggle resumes, everything must prioritize the bigger picture, no impulsiveness!"
"But..."
"No buts! Guards, your palace lord needs rest, no one shall disturb, and the palace lord is forbidden from stepping out of the hall!"
"What! Master! No matter what, I am the palace lord of the Lost World Palace, how can you, as an elder, violate ranks and confine me!"
"Violate ranks? Hmph! If I hadn’t promoted you, do you think with your cultivation and qualifications, you could have outpaced the other goddesses of the Lost World Palace back then to become this palace lord? If it weren’t for my minor strategy helping you deal with the little girl from Luo Clan, heh, this palace lord position should belong to that little girl... Yet you’re flaunting your palace lord authority before me, truly laughable!"
"If I had known you’d harm Luo You back then, I’d rather not have this palace lord position! She was my one true friend for life!"
"Friend? Hmph, a palace lord of the Lost World Palace doesn’t need friends! Being or not being this palace lord has never been under your control! How to be a good palace lord is even less so! Guards, guard the palace master hall, without my orders, entry and exit are forbidden for anyone!"
...
Yuan Yao looked at the vast Sea of Ages outside the window, her gaze as lifeless as the seawater.
The air here is very empty, not truly free. Yes, she hasn’t been free since she was very young.
Unable to choose her own path, unable to save her friend, even witnessing her daughter being schemed against time after time, yet unable to bring justice for her daughter.
Living like a puppet brings her no joy, yet as a mother, she must grit her teeth and carry on. Each time she’s troubled, she sorely misses the small indulgences of bygone days.
She can’t help but think of that little guy named Lu Bei, one of the two precious memories of her life. Unfortunately, that memory was merely a brief, absurd dream...
She once naively argued with her daughters over who was the most prodigious of the generation. But later, she discovered, her Lu Bei, Li Er’s Ning Fan, Xiao Man’s Zhou Ming were all the same person...
Even more troublesome is that Ning Fan is Xiao Man’s man...
Initially upon learning this, Yuan Yao was devastated, both reason and morality collapsed! She couldn’t tolerate being the kind of person who’d waited on the same man with her daughter...
Later, her second daughter Bei Qinghan brought back the latest news of Ning Fan from Eastern Heaven. Bei Qinghan initially intended to inform Bei Xiao Man, but was stopped by her, thus Bei Xiao Man wasn’t fully aware, only roughly knowing Ning Fan had gone to Eastern Heaven and been charmed by some women named Nuan’er and Leng’er...
Yuan Yao didn’t want Xiao Man to know Ning Fan’s exact whereabouts, so to this day, Bei Xiao Man still thinks Ning Fan’s name is Zhou Ming!
She herself didn’t want to hear about Ning Fan either, yet she would occasionally send people to inquire, her thoughts complicated... Of course, with the distance between Northern Heaven and Eastern Heaven, and with her not truly wielding overwhelming power in the Lost World Palace, it was difficult to gather information about Ning Fan, instead alerting the perceptive Great Elder faction... Fearing the exposure of this matter, she dared not send inquiries about Ning Fan any longer.
Thus, her understanding of Ning Fan remained at his ability upon joining the Slaughter Hall...
Time finally taught her rationality. She doesn’t want Bei Xiao Man to know about her matters with Ning Fan, doesn’t want Bei Xiao Man to collapse with her. If one day Ning Fan comes to Northern Heaven, she will regard Ning Fan as a stranger, nothing more...
Because she knows, Xiao Man definitely couldn’t accept her husband and mother having such relations...
Men really are no good.
Back then, the man named Nifan was like this, and now, this Ning Fan again...
Yet for some reason, at her most bitter moment in confinement, Yuan Yao happens to recall Ning Fan, recall the brief escape years...
She probably still can’t let go of that little guy.
But she knows, she must let go.
"If all this sin must have someone to bear, then let me bear it alone. No matter what, I won’t let Xiao Man learn of these things, won’t let Xiao Man be harmed... Xiao Man, you absolutely cannot get into trouble! If you suffer any harm in the Light Ancestor Abyss, even if I must sacrifice myself, I will perish together with those people from the East Palace!"
...
In the heaven and earth of Xuan Yin Treasure.
After drifting for a while, Bei Xiao Man fell asleep exhausted.
Reuniting with Ning Fan brought her immense peace and happiness. Amid this peace, she unexpectedly dreamt of many trivial past events.
That year, she was six years old, and her mother took her and her four sisters to the mortal world to seek enlightenment. When she saw the little girls on the street being held by their fathers, she was envious.
"Mom, Xiao Man also wants a dad. Can you find a dad for Xiao Man?"
"Mom, why doesn’t Xiao Man have a dad..."
"Mom..."
How did mother respond back then?
Ah, mother seemed to say, "Be good, Xiao Man, you don’t need a dad. No man is a good thing..."
So she remembered the latter part of the sentence and rejected contact with men since childhood.
But did she really not need a dad... No, she needed one. She wished to have a dad to ride horses with her. But seeing mother’s hesitant eyes, she obediently closed her lips and never asked such silly questions again.
She guessed that maybe she once had a dad, but that dad let her mother down. Otherwise, her mother wouldn’t have such a lonely look...
That year, she was thirteen.
It was her first day at the Gui Water, and that time, her mother was frantic with fear, while the entire West Palace of the Lost World was celebrating.
She wasn’t just an ordinary girl; she was a cultivator, and cultivators had long slain the scarlet dragon. Why did she go to Gui Water? She didn’t understand.
Later she found out she was naturally a Gui Veins cultivator, and that time at Gui Water was the true awakening of her Gui Veins. Apparently, these Gui Veins were incredibly powerful but came with severe side effects...
Gui Veins govern killings, so the stronger her cultivation got, the more erratic and violent her personality became.
She began to lose control of her killing intent and couldn’t precisely control her increasingly violent power. In her youth, she once kept a celestial rabbit, but while sleeping one time, she held the rabbit and had a nightmare; in the dream, her Gui Veins activated with force, and she actually suffocated the celestial rabbit.
Since then, she dared not keep such small animals.
Later, she grew up and began to be schemed against by the Great Elder faction. Although she preserved her life time after time, those serving her suffered instead, one dying after another.
Therefore, she started yelling and berating the people around her, driving them away. To outsiders, it seemed incredibly arrogant and spoiled, but in reality, it was just a form of protection and self-defense.
She dared not stay with living people, so she chose puppets as companions.
In the fragmented dream images, she saw herself as a child unable to sleep. Back then, whenever she couldn’t sleep, she would force Grandpa Stone Warrior to tell her stories.
Stone Warrior was a puppet who wouldn’t have feelings, nor do things he couldn’t do. But under her persistent persuasion, Grandpa Stone Warrior eventually learned to tell stories, like a real grandpa, looking at her with kind eyes...
She also dreamt of scenes from the Endless Sea, dreaming of all the times she was bullied by Ning Fan. Even though she was always bullied when together with Ning Fan, those memories were so happy, without a trace of loneliness...
"Zhou Ming... massage my legs..."
It’s unclear how long she had slept, but Bei Xiao Man lay sprawling, speaking half-awake dream talk, kicking Ning Fan on the face without opening her eyes.
If anyone else dared to feed Ning Fan a foot, the consequences might be quite tragic, but since it was Bei Xiao Man, the outcome was naturally different.
"Still as carefree and lawless as back in the day..." Ning Fan chuckled, holding Bei Xiao Man’s foot, his gaze filled with reminiscence.
Bei Xiao Man was still like back then, arrogant yet undeniably cute.
But he wasn’t the same as he was back then; he was no longer the young Harmonious Spirit of the Endless Sea. He had been through so much over these years, his appearance still young, but with the indelible marks of time within.
"Stop pretending! Since you’re awake, let’s have a good talk. Or do you prefer me to communicate through bodily means, huh?" Ning Fan knew Bei Xiao Man was pretending to sleep, so he deliberately spoke with a mischievous tone, something he only did with her.
"Bah! Smelly Zhou Ming, shameless Zhou Ming, such brazen words, only you can say without batting an eye! I definitely don’t want to communicate bodily with you anymore!" Bei Xiao Man dared not pretend any longer, immediately opening her eyes and pushing away Ning Fan’s wandering hands.
"It’s not Zhou Ming, it’s Ning Fan! Didn’t I tell you the story from back in the day when we were acting? Zhou Ming is just an alias..."
"I was muddled then, hadn’t listened clearly or remembered much... Plus, I’m used to calling you Zhou Ming, can’t change it quickly... And honestly, Ning Fan doesn’t sound powerful at all, Zhou Ming sounds better, has that devilish vibe, kind of suits me."
What part of Zhou Ming is devilish? Little girl, you ought to apologize to all the Zhou Ming’s of the world...
"And finally... I haven’t forgiven you yet, okay! I was waiting for you in Northern Heaven, but you ascended to Eastern Heaven, mingling with some Nuan’er and Leng’er, being fickle, favoring new over old. Tsk tsk, is Nuan’er really that good... better than me... huh?" Bei Xiao Man’s voice grew more resentful as she intentionally teased the little Ning Fan.
Her feet, with or without silk, were beautiful! She had this confidence! She wanted to tempt Ning Fan to lose himself! She wanted Ning Fan to know her prowess!
And so... Ning Fan’s once calm gaze grew deep again.
Thus... this conversation, only halfway, was forcibly interrupted...
Slap, slap, slap, slap!
Bei Xiao Man succeeded; she successfully sparked Ning Fan’s interest, thus being knocked over again, lamenting bitterly, regretful and bearing the consequences...
After this time, Bei Xiao Man finally became obedient, gasping for breath, pleading for mercy, yielding. Ning Fan wanted to talk with her; she’d obediently chat. Never again would she recklessly tease Ning Fan, she learned that teasing this brute would certainly result in consequences!
"By the way, didn’t you say you rushed here once you heard I was in danger? You came specifically to save me, right? You care for me, don’t you?" Suddenly recalling something, Bei Xiao Man felt somewhat triumphant again.
"...You’re over-exaggerating; I wasn’t frantic, just passing by to see you..."
"Really just passing by? I don’t believe it! You love me, worry for me, care for me! Without me, you can’t live! You pitiful, humble slave of love, bow down to my beauty!"
Bei Xiao Man grew more conceited and even more triumphant, feeling she had somehow defeated Nuan’er and Leng’er, then strangely asked, "Wait, even if your talent is high, after all these years shouldn’t you still be in the Void Fragmentation realm? How did you end up at the Light Clan, and entering the Earth Abyss? Moreover, how did you come from Eastern Heaven to Northern Heaven, wasn’t the Boundary River route blocked... Hmph, to be honest, this girl’s in the Human Profound realm already! Among this generation’s cultivators, that’s as rare as a phoenix feather! Are you startled! But strangely enough, this Human Profound Initial Stage girl can’t discern your cultivation... Did you wear some magical treasure to hide it... or are you not Void Fragmentation realm but like this girl, possessed of Life Immortal?"
Hide cultivation?
Ning Fan chuckled; he wasn’t hiding any cultivation. He simply hadn’t purposely released his cultivation aura. In this scenario, the mere Human Profound Life Immortal of Bei Xiao Man naturally couldn’t perceive his true cultivation, no need for hiding.
"I’m not Life Immortal."
"Hmph, so it’s only the little Void Fragmentation, huh. But don’t be disheartened, you’re unlike this girl, you lack cultivation resources!"
"I’m not in Void Fragmentation..."
"What! With your talent, you’re still stuck in Void Refinement! You’re really... silly!" Bei Xiao Man was even more smug.
Among her pride, there was a hint of gentle heartache.
She remembered how Ning Fan once dominated the Endless Sea with a demeanor like the Supreme Demon Monarch. Now, upon ascending to the Four Heavens, there were many like Ning Fan everywhere, which must be a blow to Ning Fan’s pride...
So, she rarely showed tenderness, holding Ning Fan’s face and earnestly said, "No matter how silly you are or how weak you become, I will never let anyone bully you. I swear!"
"..." Ning Fan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Should he be touched?
Or should he fully unleash his cultivation, slap the face of Mistress Xiao Man, and show her not to underestimate her man?
Forget it, better not to show off his cultivation. Ning Fan feared that if he opened up his cultivation completely, Bei Xiao Man would be shocked and dumbfounded...
Oh right, during the reunion earlier, he forgot to give this little girl a Zi Relic, which would greatly enhance her cultivation... But never mind, this little girl’s body has already reached its limit, he will give it next time...
While Ning Fan was pondering this, Bei Xiao Man continued to speak.
"However, there’s a troublesome matter; alas, after this Three Palace Contest ends, I might have to marry someone... But don’t worry, that person can only get my name, never my body. Privately, I can still keep you in my boudoir, happily every day..."
"..." Ning Fan’s expression turned somewhat gloomy.
Bei Xiao Man is actually going to get married!
And she’s planning to keep him as a lover!
What a joke!
"By the way, you’re just in Void Refinement; how did you cross the ocean of stars, and how did you get into the Light Clan and fly into the Earth Abyss? I’m touched by your intent to save me, but this place is really dangerous, not somewhere a little Void Refinement can show off! Remember next time, don’t step into places where you’re not strong enough! But don’t worry, as long as I’m here, I will absolutely protect you!"
Ning Fan’s corner of the mouth twitched. Such words, shouldn’t he be the one teaching Bei Xiao Man? Why is he being taught instead...
"I should be the one saying this... You’re only in the Life Immortal Realm, why did you enter the sixth level of the Earth Abyss! Where’s that Stone Warrior Grandpa of yours, doesn’t he care about you? And what’s with those Eternal Stone Soldiers in the research chamber, I can vaguely sense something’s not right about those stone warrior puppets..."
Upon hearing Ning Fan mention the stone warrior puppets, Bei Xiao Man’s eyes instantly turned red with hatred, full of resentment, "It’s all that damn old man! He killed Stone Warrior Grandpa! I want to avenge Stone Warrior Grandpa! I want to destroy his research chamber!"
Ning Fan’s eyebrows immediately furrowed. He certainly knew who Bei Xiao Man referred to as the dammed old man and how important Stone Warrior Grandpa was in Bei Xiao Man’s mind. He did not hold back and activated the Mind Reading Technique, fully understanding Bei Xiao Man’s inner thoughts at that moment.
So that’s how it is...
No wonder a mere Life Immortal, Bei Xiao Man, would venture to the sixth layer of the Light Ancestor Abyss...
Initially, Bei Xiao Man wasn’t training on the sixth level of the Abyss but was on the first level. She brought along several stone warrior puppets as guards, so as long as she stayed on the first level, there was no problem with safety.
But she was too unlucky!
She was merely wandering around on the first level, why did she encounter such a frightening existence like the All-Knowing Elder! It’s simply unfair!
Fortunately, the All-Knowing Elder didn’t harm her!
Unfortunately, all the stone warrior puppets she brought were taken and transformed by the All-Knowing Elder! Including her one and only Stone Warrior Grandpa!
Including Stone Warrior Grandpa, she brought a total of fourteen stone warrior puppets, among them, Stone Warrior Grandpa had the lowest cultivation, only at Divinity Transformation, while the other puppets were in the Life Immortal and Crossing Truth realms. Such cultivation naturally couldn’t resist the All-Knowing Elder.
If only ordinary puppets were taken, Bei Xiao Man wouldn’t care, but Stone Warrior Grandpa was too important, forcing her to risk entering the sixth layer of the Earth Abyss, breaking into the All-Knowing Elder’s research chamber...
When she made it there with painstaking efforts, she didn’t find Stone Warrior Grandpa. Instead, she found only the other thirteen puppets that had already been transformed.
The stone warrior puppets transformed by the All-Knowing Elder, for some reason, had a surge in cultivation, possessing eons-level strength.
The trouble is, due to the transformation, these puppets began to obey the All-Knowing Elder rather than her, which was why she initially accused those puppets of betrayal.
From her investigation, it seemed that Stone Warrior Grandpa had already been transformed to death by the All-Knowing Elder! She would never forgive the All-Knowing Elder!
Ning Fan remained silent and held Bei Xiao Man in his arms, not knowing how to comfort her.
Stone Warrior Grandpa was like Bei Xiao Man’s real grandfather, accompanying her throughout her growth, yet now he was killed by the All-Knowing Elder... Ning Fan initially wanted to peacefully coexist with the All-Knowing Elder, but now it seems that won’t be possible.
However...
There seem to be a lot of unexplained mysteries...
Bei Xiao Man’s guardian stone warriors were captured; how did she manage to reach the sixth layer alone, and how did she break into the research chamber of the All-Knowing Elder... This doesn’t seem feasible for her at all.
More puzzling is why the honorable All-Knowing Elder is so fearful of Bei Xiao Man...
"You have leverage on the All-Knowing Elder." Ning Fan solemnly stated, not as a question but as confirmation.
"Yes! For some reason, it seems like I have something in my storage pouch that’s more important than the old man’s life itself, which is why he’s so afraid of me..."
Bei Xiao Man, in a flaunting manner, took out a worn-out wooden plaque from her storage pouch.
It was something she came across during one of her trainings in the Stone Warriors of the Eight Formations, a wooden plaque with the word "Named" on the front and some Yin-Yang Fish patterns on the back. The patterns seemed a bit special, differing slightly from those commonly seen in the cultivation world.
This appears to be a command token for a titular disciple of some ancient sect...
"This particular Yin-Yang Fish pattern looks familiar... Wait, this is!"
Ning Fan furrowed his brows!
He remembered!
This specific Yin-Yang Fish pattern, isn’t it the sect emblem of the Liangyi Sect? He’s spotted some during his study of the Black Demon Sect history!
This unremarkable wooden token is actually a Named Disciple Command Token of the Liangyi Sect? Even so, Ning Fan still couldn’t comprehend why the All-Knowing Elder was so fearful of such a small token...
...
"Ah, why was I so muddle-headed that day, taking this little girl’s puppet..." Outside the research chamber, the All-Knowing Elder waiting outside sighed slightly.
Back then, when Bei Xiao Man was practicing on the first layer of the Abyss, he suddenly went to find her. It was no accident; he deliberately sought her out.
When Bei Xiao Man entered the Abyss, the All-Knowing Elder sensed a very familiar aura from her. It filled him with fear, unease, longing, and confusion. His memories were too fragmented; he couldn’t recall his past, nor could he understand what it was about this little girl that triggered such emotions. Hence, he traveled from the sixth layer of the Abyss all the way to the first to find Bei Xiao Man.
Upon meeting Bei Xiao Man, he realized that the cause of his emotional turmoil was just an old Named Disciple Command Token.
"Why do I care so much about a Named Disciple Command Token... If I truly wanted it, I could have just taken it. Yet, deep down, for some reason, I dared not seize it. It’s as if there’s some task I haven’t completed, rendering me unworthy of obtaining it? What task...what on earth do I need to complete... I can’t remember... and who is my junior brother..."
The All-Knowing Elder’s gaze turned bewildered.
When he found Bei Xiao Man that day, even after seeing the Named Disciple Token, he felt an impulse to take it but dared not to seize it, or even harm Bei Xiao Man who possessed it. It was as if holding the token made Bei Xiao Man sacred and inviolable.
In the end, he didn’t take the token from Bei Xiao Man but merely took her Stone Warrior puppet back home and modified it.
He detested being controlled by the emotions stirred by a broken token!
He thought that upon returning to the research chamber, he could sever this feeling.
Yet he didn’t expect, the little girl Bei Xiao Man, to be so formidable. She managed to find her way to the sixth layer, barging into his research chamber!
Despite her low cultivation, she seemed quite capable, managing to ignore the Light Ants along the way, tracking the aura of the abducted Stone Warrior, and venturing alone to the sixth layer of the Abyss!
Furthermore, she boldly breached the gate of his Inverted Reflection World, directly entering; such a feat was not something an ordinary person could accomplish!
"This little girl holds many secrets, making her an excellent research subject as well. But, she happens to possess that bizarre token... No matter why, I have no means against that token, unable to do anything to her... Thus, no matter how she causes chaos in my research chamber, I dare not oust her by force, having to seek help from that kid..."
"Why, why am I controlled by the emotions ignited by a mere token... I’ll have one of these Named Disciple Tokens too, Master said that upon completing a task, he would give me one, allowing me to join the sect. I’ve been waiting for that day... join the sect? Join what sect? Who is Master again... Ah, my memory is too shattered... All I am sure of is that I really can’t deal with that little girl, as long as she holds that damned token!"
The All-Knowing Elder sighed repeatedly outside the research chamber.
Ning Fan was studying the Named Disciple Token within the Xuan Yin Treasure.
He possessed the ability of Communication with All Things.
Through this small token, he could learn more information.
Upon activating his ability, he confirmed that this token indeed was a Named Disciple Command Token of the Liangyi Sect. Moreover, he heard a fragmented conversation remaining within the token till this day.
[All-Knowing, your master is about to disperse my spirit, what I cannot let go of is that unseen little disciple of mine... It is the disciple I accepted in an illusory dream, also your junior not yet entered. You made a grave mistake, originally unworthy of entering my Liangyi Sect again, but if you can find the little junior in an illusory dream, protect him from the scheming of the Purple Dou Immortal Sovereign, I shall overlook it, allowing you to become my named disciple again... This token will be given to Nangong House, strive not to err again, work to regain the disciple token from the Nangong House one day...] The remnant voice of a mighty and matchless Saint within the token!
[Rest assured, Master! Your disciple will surely find the little junior brother and protect him! This time... I won’t let Master down again!] Astonishingly, it was the voice of the All-Knowing Elder! The All-Knowing Elder indeed had contact with this broken disciple token!
Ning Fan furrowed his brows deeply, so deeply.
The Liangyi Sect was the predecessor of the Black Demon Sect. It appeared that the All-Knowing Elder had a deep connection with the Liangyi Sect...
"Damn Zhou Ming! I will avenge Stone Warrior Grandpa, I’m no match for that old bastard, but it seems he doesn’t dare to harm me either. I’m going to destroy his whole research chamber! Will you join me in the destruction?"
"Are you really certain your grandpa Stone Warrior is dead..." Ning Fan felt speechless.
He didn’t understand why Bei Xiao Man kept insisting that the All-Knowing Elder had killed the Stone Warrior, but according to his senses, the Stone Warrior did not seem to be dead...
"I, I’m not sure, but the prisoners caught here all say that Stone Warrior Grandpa was locked up in the [Hell Research Chamber] by that old bastard. Those who’re locked there only meet a dead end..."
"I see, understood... Wear your clothes, I’ll take you to find your grandpa Stone Warrior!"
In no time, Ning Fan took Bei Xiao Man and left the Xuan Yin Treasure, returning to the research chamber.
Having understood a bit about what Bei Xiao Man had been through, Ning Fan approached the All-Knowing Elder directly, requesting the return of Bei Xiao Man’s grandpa Stone Warrior.
"No way! That puppet is vital to my studies, any other puppet I could return to you, even waiving the modification fees, but that puppet is non-negotiable!" the All-Knowing Elder insisted.
However, Bei Xiao Man was delighted upon hearing this; the All-Knowing Elder’s response signified that grandpa Stone Warrior was indeed still alive! Wonderful! She had feared that grandpa Stone Warrior had perished!
"Quasi-Saint Elder, that Stone Warrior puppet holds very special significance to Xiao Man, please make an exception and return it!" Ning Fan frowned.
"Hmph! That puppet is crucial to my research too, it’s a puppet that developed emotions autonomously, not ones transplanted by external forces! If you want that puppet, fine! Offer yourself for my research instead!" The All-Knowing Elder looked at Ning Fan greedily, yet his tone was demanding and absolute.
"Old bastard, who gave you the gall to want to study my Ning Fan’s man! I’m telling you! Impossible!" Bei Xiao Man was furious. She hadn’t settled the score with this old bastard for grandpa Stone Warrior, and now he wanted to study Ning Fan. What if Ning Fan got ruined in the process? She couldn’t tolerate it! She so wished to beat that old bastard senseless, shame she couldn’t win...
"Bothersome, such bother... merely a brat, yet dares to speak to this elder... But why, why can’t I strike at you?" The All-Knowing Elder, with his status, wouldn’t tolerate being insulted by Bei Xiao Man, his eyes fuming in rage. He longed to beat Bei Xiao Man silly; however, he dared not, as subconsciously, he could not bring himself to harm the token holder, no matter what...
"Old bastard!"
"Brat!"
"Old bastard!"
"Brat!"
Ning Fan was indeed witnessing quite a spectacle; there might not be another person like Bei Xiao Man in the world daring enough to trade insults with the All-Knowing Elder...
After rounds of cursing, Bei Xiao Man suddenly found it dull, slapped her storage pouch, and took out the Named Disciple Command Token, holding it high.
At the sight of the token, the All-Knowing Elder’s face turned pale with fright, and as the emotions within him spun out of control upon seeing the token, he retreated continuously, not daring to approach Bei Xiao Man, let alone continue trading insults before the token.
"Hmph, I knew you feared this broken token! Now, with this token, I command you to release my grandpa Stone Warrior!"
"Alright, alright, just put the token away, don’t aim it at me... you put it away, and I’ll release him..." The All-Knowing Elder beseeched with a mournful face, having eventually relented.
"Hmph, once I find my junior brother, I’ll no longer fear this token, I could hold it righteously. But who is my junior brother... why do I need to find him..." The All-Knowing Elder murmured.