Chapter 1250: Red Dust Fate

After a long pause, he mused: "You don't need to offer any grand thanks. How could a mere junior disciple like me intercede on your behalf before my martial uncle? You may follow me, but I cannot interfere with how my martial uncle chooses to deal with you."

He secretly rolled his eyes. If they truly wanted to thank him, they wouldn't talk about grand future rewards. They simply wanted to freeload.

Venerable Wu Yu grew slightly anxious. Gritting his teeth, he took out a small black stone carving. It contained a powerful strike from a God Transformation realm venerable!

"Little Daoist, if you don't mind, I'll give you this magical artifact containing a God Transformation attack."

Jiang Fan's heart stirred. The small black stone carving in front of him was identical to the one he had seized from the White Bone Alliance Leader previously! He tentatively asked, "Venerable Wu Yu, does your alliance have a Soul Refining Venerable?"

Surprise flickered in Venerable Wu Yu's wolf-like eyes. "You know him?"

Jiang Fan nodded. "I've met him."

Relieved that the two were not close, Venerable Wu Yu let out a slight breath and snorted: "He left our Demonic Abyss a long time ago."

Jiang Fan's eyes showed surprise. "Why?"

Venerable Wu Yu looked a little embarrassed. "Naturally, he found a backer outside and grew arrogant. He was once a Nine-Aperture Nascent Soul in our Demonic Abyss. He ran off during a fit of madness and returned already having reached the Venerable realm. From what I know of him, he wouldn't awaken so quickly. He must have encountered a powerful expert outside."

At this, he coldly scanned the other five Demonic Sect masters, clearly suspecting them. A glint flashed in Jiang Fan's eyes. The so-called powerful expert must be the Asura Saint Son. His power was already unfathomable, capable of guiding a Nine-Aperture Nascent Soul to the God Transformation realm.

"If you encounter him again, please inform me promptly." Venerable Wu Yu's eyes flashed with killing intent. "That traitor didn't just leave; he also abducted another female venerable from our Demonic Abyss! And he stole our Demonic Abyss's most prized treasure, the Replica Demonic Eye, along with her! I will tear those two scoundrels limb from limb!"

Jiang Fan suddenly understood. That female venerable must be the Demonic Witch, right? They had betrayed the Demonic Abyss together, and ungraciously took the Replica Demonic Eye with them. However, they were unlucky. They encountered Wang Chongxiao, a first-rate schemer who managed to trick them out of their Demonic Eye.

He subtly glanced at his abdomen, then shifted his gaze and said: "To my knowledge, one of the two mysterious venerables who intruded into the forbidden area this time was the Soul Refining Venerable."

"What?" Killing intent surged in Venerable Wu Yu's eyes. "He'd better be trapped forever in the forbidden area and die there! Otherwise, I'll make sure he wishes he was dead!"

"You should worry about yourself first!" Another female venerable, in the Second Decline of Heaven and Man, cast a sidelong glance at him. She appeared to be in her forties, wearing a form-fitting leather outfit that accentuated her elegant figure. Her face was painted with bold, heavy makeup, giving her a captivating, mature charm.

She extended a fair arm, hooked Jiang Fan's shoulder, and exhaled a faint, fragrant breath. "Young master, I am Venerable Hong Chen from the Myriad Demon Cave. If you don't mind, how about we become a pair of 'dewdrop mandarin ducks'?" With that, her rosy lips drew closer.

"Venerable, I am not that kind of person you think I am!" Jiang Fan declared righteously!

Venerable Hong Chen giggled, scanning Jiang Fan's surroundings. "Tsk, tsk, tsk, a 'virtuous' person with so many admirers I can't even count. Whether others believe it or not, I certainly do."

Jiang Fan's old face flushed. Could this Venerable Hong Chen really see people's karmic ties of love and desire? The domain of venerables truly held countless wonders!

"Cough, cough, Venerable, you misunderstand. How could a junior like me be favored by so many beauties?"

Venerable Hong Chen smiled ambiguously. "Don't be so modest. Your karmic ties of love start at the Nascent Soul realm. Oh! And there's a female venerable too!"

Her eyes widened with surprise, as if she had discovered a new continent. A mere Five-Aperture Nascent Soul actually had a God Transformation realm woman tied to him! "Wait!"

Upon closer inspection, she discovered a strange karmic tie. It was intermittent, twisted and convoluted. And at the other end of the tie was... Just as she was about to look further, her eyes suddenly stung, as if she had uncovered some terrifying taboo. Blood immediately spurted from her eyes!

She exclaimed in horror, "It's an ancient..." Her mouth hung open, but she couldn't speak, as if an unseen entity had stripped her of the ability to utter words. Everyone watched her try to speak, but not a single sound came out.

The five demonic venerables were all shocked. Venerable Hong Chen, who had just been giggling, was instantly struck by an unknown backlash! Had she uncovered some taboo? Their gazes toward Jiang Fan finally held a hint of apprehension. As expected of Venerable Wutong's martial nephew, he was not someone ordinary venerables could easily pry into.

Venerable Lian Jing was also greatly surprised. Why would merely looking at Jiang Fan's karmic ties of love cause such a terrifying backlash? This was not something a martial nephew in the Five Declines of Heaven and Man could trigger. Could it be that among his karmic ties, there was an untouchable entity?

After a while, Venerable Hong Chen finally recovered, gasping for breath, her face filled with lingering fear. When she looked at Jiang Fan again, she recoiled sharply, as if facing a fierce tiger. She dared not show even a hint of flirtatiousness anymore.

Venerable Wu Yu looked suspicious. "Hong Chen, what did you just see?"

How could Venerable Hong Chen dare to speak? She had merely uttered the character "ancient" and was instantly warned! If she dared to speak it aloud, she would surely perish on the spot! "N-nothing."

Venerable Hong Chen tried to cover it up. "Everyone, let's not waste time. Let's meet Venerable Wutong as soon as possible and ask her to let us go."

She paused. She formed a sword gesture with two fingers, cut off a strand of her dark hair, and handed it to Jiang Fan. "Young master, this hair contains my pure demonic energy. Find a quiet cultivation cave, and use the demonic energy within to temper your body. I believe it can help you break through to the Six-Aperture Nascent Soul realm."

The five venerables were startled. Losing even a trace of pure demonic energy would take a long time to cultivate back. Venerable Hong Chen had given him a whole handful? Was she mad? With the Ancient Giants about to descend, losing pure demonic energy meant her strength would be diminished.

In Venerable Hong Chen's view, a strand of pure demonic energy was a worthwhile exchange for befriending a man connected to an ancient saint; it was pure profit! Although their karmic tie was convoluted and might not bear fruit, what if it did? Her gains would be a hundredfold!

Jiang Fan was overjoyed. He immediately accepted it and said, "Many thanks, Venerable Hong Chen!"

Venerable Wu Yu's eyes flickered, and he also handed over the small black stone carving in his hand. "This item is also for you. Please, little Daoist, put in a good word for us before Venerable Wutong."

Jiang Fan was inwardly delighted. "Venerable Wutong, you see! I didn't extort them; they gave these to me willingly!" He wouldn't be modest, accepting everything readily.

"Alright, if I get the chance, I will speak favorably for you," Jiang Fan said, feeling pleased. "Follow me." His original intention for this trip was to intercede for the six Demonic Sect masters. These two opportunities were essentially freebies.

All six demonic venerables looked uneasy as they followed Jiang Fan along the small path deeper into the area. Half an hour later, the path still seemed endless. Even Jiang Fan couldn't help but feel a little nervous, wondering if this path truly led directly to Venerable Wutong. If not, he had just accepted significant gifts from Venerable Lian Jing, Venerable Hong Chen, and Venerable Wu Yu!

Fortunately, at that moment, Venerable Lian Jing suddenly stopped, her beautiful eyes trembling slightly as she stared fixedly at the end of the path.