With Sang Yuan and Min Shang being backlashed by Tai Ning, it also disproved the theory that "women closely related to Fan won't be backlashed by Tai Ning."

In fact, nothing substantial happened between Ye Fan and Li Zhaojun either. Ye Fan never thought that the lack of backlash from Tai Ning was due to the relationship between one person and another.

"Young master, the power within Tai Ning is very strong, even I cannot control it," said Sang Yuan with some grievance.

"Hmm." Ye Fan nodded. He had previously sensed that Sang Yuan had reached a cultivation level above ascension, but when facing the ancient superior Immortal Artifact Tai Ning, Sang Yuan could only resist being harmed by Tai Ning's backlash; she couldn't use her own strength to make Tai Ning submit.

Ye Fan speculated that even if ancient great powers came, using external forces to control Tai Ning would lead Tai Ning to choose destruction, rather than submission to anyone other than its chosen master.

Li Zhaojun asked, "Who exactly created Tai Ning?"

"There's no record in ancient texts," Ye Fan replied, "but it's more likely that Tai Ning is a superior Immortal Artifact formed by the essence of heaven, earth, sun, and moon, not crafted by living beings. Without a creator, there's no question of control or unraveling. Now, we just need to find Tai Ning's true master."

Lan Jing on the side said, "I... can try it?"

Ye Fan then remembered that Lan Jing had never tried to make Tai Ning acknowledge a master. He had previously suspected the spiritual energy within Lan Jing, which didn't require regulation, and Lan Jing's resemblance to the woman figurine on the White Jade Prophecy Stone suggested she might truly be the one.

Ye Fan said, "Lan Jing, you give it a try."

"Okay." Lan Jing was very appreciative of Ye Fan's trust in her, nodded firmly, and walked over, channeling a stream of spiritual energy from her palm towards the large hammer-like area of Tai Ning. Lan Jing's spiritual energy instantly entered Tai Ning, and unlike when Tai Ning backlashed Min Shang and Sang Yuan, Tai Ning showed no reaction.

It was like a stone sinking into the sea; Tai Ning remained fine in Ye Fan's hand, and he didn't even sense any fluctuation of spiritual energy around.

"How could this be?" Lan Jing was also a bit disheartened, looking at Ye Fan, hoping for an explanation.

"So strange indeed," Sang Yuan commented as she looked at Lan Jing. After all, Lan Jing was like a little sister to her, given they both were created by the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman, although Lan Jing was "born" while she was "molded."

Ye Fan frowned and said, "It seems there is a third person besides Zhaojun and me who is not backlashed by Tai Ning, but among the three of us... there seems to be no connection."

After he said this, not only did Li Zhaojun and Lan Jing nod, but even Sang Yuan and Min Shang did, while the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman stood aside watching. She seemed to know this result long ago, so she wasn't surprised.

"Xiao Xuan, do you know the reason?" Ye Fan asked the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman.

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman was slightly annoyed by Ye Fan's repeated address of her as "Xiao Xuan," but she didn't voice it, merely shaking her head to indicate ignorance.

Lan Jing asked, "Ye Fan, what exactly is this thing? After I sent the spiritual energy, it seemed like it got absorbed, really strange."

Ye Fan explained, "This is similar to the little Lan Jing and little Red Crystal, a magical apparatus that practitioners in both the mundane and secret realm use. This apparatus is related to who the chosen one is. Only the chosen one can possess Tai Ning and become its master as depicted on the White Jade Prophecy Stone."

Lan Jing curiously looked at Ye Fan and said, "Isn't it yours now?"

To Lan Jing, it was a simple idea—whoever holds Tai Ning owns it. Although Tai Ning hasn't acknowledged a master, and Ye Fan cannot wield the powerful force within Tai Ning, he can hold it, just like what is described on the prophecy stone.

Although the White Jade Prophecy Stone shows that Tai Ning is owned by the chosen one, the one who ultimately saves the world didn't use Tai Ning's power. Perhaps the chosen one couldn't even wield Tai Ning's power, merely without being backlashed by it?

"Since we can't find the chosen one for now, I'll keep Tai Ning, but Tai Ning can't be stored in my storage bracelet," Ye Fan tried, finding that Tai Ning couldn't cross into his personal space.

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman pointed at Li Zhaojun and said, "Give it to her, she can."

"Hmm?" Everyone scrutinized the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman, curious why she held such an opinion.

But Ye Fan knew that the Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman was the most authoritative about Tai Ning in the lounge. Although she no longer wielded the power of ancient greatness, she retained the knowledge and experience of ancient great powers. She might even know Tai Ning's origins.

"Zhaojun, you give it a try." Ye Fan said.

"Okay." Li Zhaojun tried, and indeed, Tai Ning could smoothly enter her personal space, which surprised Ye Fan somewhat.

Ye Fan said, "It seems, Xiao Xuan, you're still hiding a lot from us."

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman neither confirmed nor denied this. Just then, a sudden "boom" sound came from outside. The sound was unexpected, very muffled, and extremely high frequency. Normal humans could only hear sounds below 20,000 hertz, and this sound was at least several billion hertz, perceivable only by cultivators.

"It's dangerous!" Before the sound occurred, Ye Fan hadn't even noticed any threat approaching him.

Once he expanded his Spiritual Sense, he discovered that less than a hundred meters from the villa, there was a vacuum area in Spiritual Sense, where it wasn't Spiritual Energy but Demonic Qi, making Ye Fan realize that the demonic presence Elder Yuan was searching for had come.

"Young master, this energy body is very powerful." Sang Yuan also frowned slightly at this moment, feeling the pressure.

"Hmm." Ye Fan nodded. At this moment, he used a Spiritual Energy net to protect the villa's surroundings, preventing the demon from using its Spiritual Sense to probe inside, but his cultivation couldn't compare to the demonic presence, rendering this effort futile.

The group unsheathed their weapons and stepped outside the villa with Ye Fan, as the black void crept closer to them until it stopped a dozen meters away, revealing a mass of swirling black mist. In the darkness of night, Ye Fan couldn't distinguish whether this person was the demon who had ambushed him in Jingzhao City and fought him to a standstill.

"Hehe, mortal boy, we meet again." The voice was sharp and piercing, but it differed from the previous muffled explosion.

Ye Fan still couldn't conjecture what kind of destruction this demon had caused to emit such a high-frequency sound, reasoning that on Earth, only he and Sang Yuan had the ability to contend with it.

By cultivation power, Ye Fan was far from being a match for the demon. To oppose the demon, he'd have to rely on the Tongling Mirror, which reflected Demonic Qi.

Sang Yuan shouted, "Who are you?"

The demon said, "Who am I? Even this old man doesn't know who he is. I am just me, and I will have you and your women... to make you follow me. Mortal boy, you are an excellent candidate for cultivating demonic arts. Following me would be much more fun than being an immortal."

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