Longevity Thunder Ancestor

Chapter 1069 Reunion with Old Servants
Ningfa nodded:

"Now that we have reached an agreement, as long as the seniors gather all the items listed in this jade slip, I will take out this ancient star stone tablet."

Of course, it would be best if a few senior figures came over.

If more people join, it might make the younger generation uneasy, and they might change their minds.

“That’s excellent,” said Tianyi Jushi, stroking his beard with a smile.

Wen Yuchen, Fairy Linghua, and Tiansheng, the three Nascent Soul cultivators, exchanged glances and had no objections.

Ning Fa also breathed a sigh of relief. It was not bad that the crisis could be resolved in this way.

About an hour after everyone left, a figure suddenly appeared in the area.

This was a handsome young cultivator, none other than Shen Cizhou of the Radiant Moon Palace.

His expression was slightly gloomy, and he muttered to himself:
"This is a bit troublesome. I originally thought that notifying the Tian Shu Alliance, under the pursuit of several Nascent Soul cultivators, would be enough to make Zhu Yue use his trump card."

But to my surprise, Ning Fa was even able to hire the legendary Heavenly Treasure Immortal Merchant.

It seems this matter cannot be rushed; we should first restore our Nascent Soul realm…

As he spoke, the man's figure gradually blurred until he disappeared completely.

Three months later.

On a stretch of sea near Xingyuan City, Ning Fa encountered these Nascent Soul cultivators again.

At this moment, Ning Fa looked at the ten top-grade storage rings in front of him and couldn't help but smile.

These Nascent Soul cultivators belonged to forces that were indeed wealthy and powerful; in a short period of time, they had gathered all the massive resources listed in the first jade slip.

They also obtained 90% of the precious resources listed in the other jade slip.

Of course, Ning Fa was somewhat disappointed that he lacked the key spiritual items needed to advance to the Innate Water Divine Thunder, Wood Divine Thunder, and Earth Divine Thunder, which were among the missing ten percent of spiritual items.

However, Ningfa was not too disappointed, as he hadn't had high hopes to begin with.

Because the value of such treasures is immeasurable, even if those Nascent Soul cultivators possessed them, they would never easily part with them.

However, the missing ten percent of the spiritual items were exchanged for two thousand high-grade spirit stones, a value even higher than thirty million low-grade spirit stones.

There is also a large quantity of third-tier spiritual herbs and flowers with considerable medicinal age, worth tens of millions of spirit stones.

The other items are exactly the same as the 90% of spiritual items listed in Ningfa's jade slip, and there are quite a few of them. Their value is not just a few hundred million spirit stones.

It's no exaggeration to say that these resources, if piled up, could produce several great cultivators.

Ning Fa was quite satisfied with this. Even without the spiritual items needed to advance to the Innate Divine Thunder, he had already made an agreement with Huangfu Ziyue and the others, and the advancement to the Wood Divine Thunder was already in sight, so he was not in a hurry.

"Young friend Ning, these spiritual items have all been given to you. The decree allowing the Fuling Palace to operate openly has also been promulgated by the Tian Shu Alliance throughout the Nine Dragons Sea. Young friend Ning should be satisfied now, right?" Wen Yuchen said in a deep voice.

Fairy Linghua and Old Monster Tiansheng also stared intently at Ningfa, while Layman Tianyi wore a faint smile.

Ning Fa didn't say much. He took out the ancient star stone tablet and gently pushed it in front of the Nascent Soul cultivators. He cupped his hands and said, "Now that this item has been given, I will take my leave."

With that, he, Tianbao Xianshang, and Luo Feixuan drifted away into the distance.

The Nascent Soul cultivators withdrew their gazes and looked with flickering eyes at the ancient star stone tablet in front of them, which they had acquired at a great cost.

At this moment, Wen Yuchen spoke up: "Everyone, then let's do as we said before, and leave this ancient star stone tablet in our Tian Shu Alliance for ten years."

"This was agreed upon beforehand, so I naturally have no objection," said Layman Tianyi, stroking his beard with a smile.

During these three months, they not only raised the resources listed by Ningfa, but also engaged in fierce debates about how to allocate the ancient star stele.

Finally, a compromise was reached—

This ancient star stone tablet was kept in the hands of several major forces for ten years in rotation, but it was required that the other two major cultivation worlds be allowed to send people to study it together.

Wen Yuchen then carefully put away the ancient star stone tablet and flew eastward, with Tian Sheng Old Monster following closely behind.

Tianyi Jushi looked up in the direction Ning Fayuan had gone, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes, before he followed suit and flew away.

On the other side, Ning Fa also relaxed a lot, finally resolving the crisis at Mingyuan Tianchi and getting rid of a major threat.

Next, he will go into seclusion to cultivate, since he has now obtained a huge amount of cultivation resources, which can not only be used for himself, but also benefit his family and friends.

But before that, he needed to meet with the old members of the Fuling Hall.

Twenty days later, Ning Fa and his two companions arrived at an island on the southern edge of the Five Spirits Sea, called Ming'an Island.

Although the island is quite large, stretching over a thousand miles from east to west, it only has a few second-tier spiritual veins, so it is not well-known in the Five Spirit Seas.

This island is a major stronghold of the Fuling Temple, and some of the temple's high-ranking officials are currently in a secluded manor on the island.

In one of the halls, Ning Fa sat in the main seat, with three cultivators standing on his left and right.

One of them was a beautiful and aloof female cultivator dressed in a blue dress; it was none other than Murong Zhaoxue, whom we hadn't seen in a long time.

The other was a middle-aged cultivator in a purple robe with a burly build, none other than Elder Liang Jun of the Punishment Hall.

The last one was a burly man dressed in heavy black armor and wearing a wolf-head helmet; he was none other than Tie Hengye, the Lord of the Netherworld Palace.

It is worth noting that Liang Jun is no longer the same person Ning Fa had seen before. It is clear that his nascent soul had left his body and escaped, and he is now using a new body.

All three looked excited, especially Murong Zhaoxue, whose beautiful, cold face was full of excitement.

Because Ning Fa has returned this time and has already advanced to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

In other words, if the two cultivate together again, they will both receive great benefits, especially for her, as it may allow her Purple Lightning Phoenix Body to move closer to its complete form.

Ningfa looked thoughtful.

He had just listened to the introductions from the three remaining elders of the Fuling Hall and learned about the state of the Fuling Hall during his absence.

It can be said that, under Yan Jingchen's blows, the Fuling Palace has been in a terrible state in recent years.

The other three elders of the hall, Gu Huai and Feng Ru of the Punishment Hall, have died in battle, and Tian Dechang, the elder of the Nether Hall, has defected to Leiyu Mountain. Now only these three remain.

Other Core Formation elders and Foundation Establishment cultivators also suffered heavy losses, and now only about 30% to 40% of what Ning Fa left behind remain. The Fuling Palace can only shrink back completely and eke out a living in these remote sea areas.

At this moment, Murong Zhaoxue chuckled and said, "The Palace Master is truly powerful. He actually managed to get the Tian Shu Alliance to issue a decree, publicly allowing our Fuling Palace to exist, and even ordering Lei Yushan to stop targeting us. We can relax a lot from now on."

Liang Jun and Tie Hengye were also overjoyed; this change had caught them completely off guard.

At first, they thought it was a conspiracy by the Tian Shu Alliance, but then they thought that the Fu Ling Palace was in such a miserable state that it was not worth the Tian Shu Alliance's scheming.

It wasn't until they met Ningfa that they realized it was all thanks to the suddenly returning temple master.

"I just made a deal with them," Ning Fa said with a faint smile, without further explanation.

He carefully examined the three people.

Murong Zhaoxue had advanced to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, Liang Jun was at the peak of the early Nascent Soul realm, and Tie Hengye had even broken through to the late Nascent Soul realm, becoming a great cultivator.

In addition, he possesses an acquired lightning attribute spiritual body, which is probably beyond the reach of ordinary great cultivators.

At this moment, Tie Heng looked at Ning Fa with sincere admiration, cupped his hands and said, "Palace Master, your return is just in time. Our Fuling Palace is in dire need of rebuilding and is waiting for you to take charge."

Although he had advanced to the late stage, he knew that his strength was still inferior to Ning Fa's after advancing to the mid stage. In addition, Ning Fa's return made the Tian Shu Alliance make such concessions, which made him more convinced of Ning Fa's abilities.

Murong Zhaoxue and Liang Jun also looked at Ning Fa with expectant expressions.

Ning Fa nodded and said, "That's exactly what I wanted to say."

With a flick of his finger, a beam of spiritual light transformed into a spiritual light diagram about ten feet in size, depicting the approximate area of ​​the Nine Dragons Sea.

As Ningfa pointed it out again, the nautical chart was magnified, focusing on the northwest.

That is, at the junction of the Bright Sky Sea and the Nightless Sea, there is a series of islands.

Seeing Ning Fa point in this direction, the other three looked slightly puzzled.

Ning Fa said, "You should know that I need you to take over this archipelago as soon as possible and make it the foundation of our Fuling Palace."

Upon hearing this, the three of them were immediately taken aback.

This archipelago is known as the Black Star Islands, a notorious no-man's-land in Kowloon.

Although the area is not small, it contains quite a few fourth-order spiritual veins.

However, due to the harsh environment and its location at the border between the Tian Shu Alliance and the Mo Hai Alliance, both major forces viewed it as a liability, thus making it a buffer zone between them.

It subsequently became a paradise for numerous rogue cultivators, tribulation cultivators, and evil cultivators, a mixed bag of all sorts, including some Nascent Soul cultivators.

Such a place naturally cannot compare to the Five Spirit Sea. Murong Zhaoxue said tactfully, "Palace Master, since the Heavenly Pivot Alliance has issued an edict, our Fuling Palace can also recuperate in the Five Spirit Sea."

They could even recruit some disciples with thunder spirit roots from Leiminghai through their previous channels.

Although the Black Star Islands are larger in area, their cultivation environment and resources are far inferior to those of the Five Spirit Seas.

"Elder Murong's words are exactly what I wanted to say. I urge the Palace Master to reconsider," Tie Hengye said, bowing with both hands.

Ning Fa smiled, and it was precisely because of this that Wen Yuchen readily agreed to give him the land.

"I have my reasons for doing this, and I can tell you some of them."

I fear that in the near future, we will be engaged in a great war with the sea race and the demon race, and the intensity of the war will be far greater than before. The Five Spirit Sea and the Thunder Sea will inevitably become the front line.

Therefore, compared to that, although the Black Star Islands, located in the rear, have a harsher environment, it's still better than becoming cannon fodder later.

Upon hearing this, Murong Zhaoxue and the other two showed expressions of shock. At their level, they naturally wouldn't have access to such information.

At this moment, Murong Zhaoxue's eyes narrowed slightly, and she said thoughtfully, "Palace Master, have you also noticed something amiss with the Tianyan Sect?"

Over the years, the Tianyan Sect's support for us has indeed decreased significantly; otherwise, if they had provided substantial assistance, we wouldn't be in such a dire situation.

Upon hearing this, both Liang Jun and Tie Hengye had gloomy expressions, clearly sharing the same sentiment.

Ning Fa thought to himself, "If it weren't for Qing Hong and Yan Jingchen secretly waiting for me to return, the Fuling Palace might not exist anymore."

As for the details, he was not at liberty to discuss them further with the three of them at the moment.

"I already know about this."

Ning Fa said something casually, then gave some instructions to the three of them before taking out a storage ring and smiling, "There are quite a few resources in here, which will be used to rebuild the Fuling Palace."

The three of them scanned it with their divine senses and immediately showed expressions of disbelief and surprise, because it contained an extremely large amount of resources.

In reality, this resource is about 30-40% of the ordinary resources that Ning Fa demanded from those Nascent Soul cultivators.

Ning Fa wanted these ordinary supplies for the use of Fuling Palace and his family sect. He did not intend to abandon Fuling Palace, but rather wanted to restore its former glory.

As for the Black Star Islands, he had no worries at all.

As far as he knew, there were no late-stage Grand Masters among them; Murong Zhaoxue and her two companions alone were enough to sweep through the area.

Not long after, Ning Fa met with Murong Zhaoxue alone.

Murong Zhaoxue placed a storage ring in Ning Fa's hand and said with a hint of shame, "Chang Ning, before you left last time you asked me to collect supplies, but the situation changed later, and over the years I have only been able to collect about 30% of them."

Ning Fa smiled upon hearing this: "It's alright, you've already done very well."

He initially asked Murong Zhaoxue to collect resources mainly to forge a complete set of Divine Firmament Thunder Armor.

By sheer coincidence, with the help of the Ling Shu Pavilion, Cang Yuan managed to forge the complete Divine Firmament Thunder Armor.

Of course, these precious lightning-attribute resources are still somewhat useful to him.

At this moment, Murong Zhaoxue licked her rosy lips, her beautiful eyes looking at him with seductive charm. Her fragrant shoulders trembled slightly, and her outer robe slipped down, revealing a perfect body.

"Changning, it's been so long since we last met..."

Ning Fa smiled and picked her up.

After a long while, three streaks of light rose from Ming'an Island, circled once, and then sped off to the north.

Tianbao Xianshang remained calm, standing with his hands behind his back in front of him.

Ning Fa noticed that Luo Feixuan's expression was strange, so he asked, "Fellow Daoist Luo, what's wrong?"

Luo Feixuan said softly, "Fellow Daoist Ning, I would like to relocate the Wangyue Sect to the Black Star Islands as well."

Although I have awakened my memories of my past life, True Lord Mingguang is, after all, my biological father, and many of my clansmen are in the Wangyue Sect, so I want to help them as much as I can.

Ning Fa thought for a moment and then nodded, saying, "It should be fine if we move to Wangyue Sect."

A beautiful figure also appeared in Ning Fa's mind. She was a Core Formation elder from the Wangyue Sect named Su Yu.

After all these years, has the soul lotus in this woman's sea of ​​consciousness matured yet?
This Soul Lotus is very mysterious. Ning Fa does not know its origin. He has a feeling that the value of a mature Soul Lotus is probably no less than that of the Soul-Deriving Divine Spring.

Ning Fa valued it highly because, based on his previous perceptions, this Soul Lotus seemed to have an extraordinary effect on his Moon Goddess Heart.

With the help of these two wondrous items, it seems certain that his Moon Goddess Heart will reach the Moon Soul Crystal Core stage, and he might even be able to take a big step forward.

Thinking of this, Ning Fa couldn't help but smile.

Having successfully resolved the crisis, we also gained a large amount of resources. After arranging these matters, we can now focus on cultivating in the spiritual mountain of the Xuanhuo Sect.

Several days later, Ning Fa had returned to Tianque City.

As he expected, he did not see Qinghong.

"Qing Hong has gone into seclusion again to attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul stage?" Ning Fa sneered.

He had arrived at the tower in the center of Tianque City once again, this time alone with Wuxin Jushi.

When Wuxin Jushi saw Ningfa's expression, his eyebrows twitched, and he had a bad feeling.

Upon seeing Ning Fa this time, he sensed that Ning Fa's demeanor was not quite right, and these words made him realize that the situation was more serious than he had thought.

He asked in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Ning, can you tell me what exactly happened?"

Ning Fa also carefully observed Wu Xin Jushi's expression, and it seemed that he was unaware of the situation.

Of course, it would be very difficult for a high-level cultivator to detect anything unusual just by looking at facial expressions.

“Fellow Daoist Wuxin, you are unaware that Qinghong has already colluded with Yan Jingchen.”

"This time when I went out, I almost lost my life at the hands of Yan Jingchen and a Nascent Soul cultivator, and the fact that they knew my whereabouts was thanks to Qing Hong."

Ning Fa said coldly.

"What!?" Upon hearing this, Master Wuxin suddenly stood up, his face filled with shock.

"Impossible! How could Senior Brother Qinghong do such a thing!" He immediately shook his head violently, but his brows were furrowed and his expression was unreadable.

Ningfa smiled and decided not to argue with Wuxin Jushi any further.

After all, they had been fellow disciples for hundreds of years, and such a bond could not be shaken by a few words from an outsider like him.

Even if Master Wuxin really knew that Qinghong was behind it, it's still unknown who he was helping.

Ning Fa didn't intend to dig three feet into the ground to find Qing Hong and take revenge right now, not to mention that Qing Hong had obviously already hidden away.

The key point is that Tianyan Sect is a member of Tianshu Alliance. Although it has always been unconventional, if it were to openly deal with the Grand Elder of Tianyan Sect, I'm afraid Taichu Sect and Wugou Sword Sect would not allow it.

There's no need to rush this revenge; he will take it upon himself in the future.

“I know it’s hard for Fellow Daoist Wuxin to accept, but that’s the truth.”

"I have already decided to move the Fuling Palace to the Black Star Islands, and I am here to bid farewell to Fellow Daoist Wuxin."

Ning Fa said calmly.

Wuxin Jushi was startled again.

He glanced at the Heavenly Treasure Immortal Merchant in the sky not far away and said with a wry smile:
"When I received the decree issued by the Tai Chu Sect, I was puzzled. Now it seems that Fellow Daoist Ning has reached an agreement with the Tai Chu Sect."

Since you've made up your mind, then so be it.

"Alas, looking back over the years, I have indeed failed in my duty as the Lord of the Heart Palace of the Fuling Palace."

A hint of shame appeared in Wuxin Jushi's eyes.

Ning Fa smiled, then turned his gaze and said, "There is another matter, which I hope Fellow Daoist Wuxin can agree to."

"The Wangyue Sect of Jinshuize has a close relationship with me, and this time I hope to relocate the Wangyue Sect to the Black Star Islands as well."

Without much hesitation, Master Wuxin nodded and said, "It is fine, but I hope Fellow Daoist Ning will let the other sects in Jinshui Marsh stay, otherwise it may cause unrest among the other sects in the Five Spirit Sea."

"Alright, then so be it." Ning Fa cupped his hands in greeting and then soared into the sky.

As Master Wuxin watched Ning Fa and the others disappear into the distance, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, shaking his head and sighing:

"Alas, Senior Brother Qinghong, your actions may destroy the foundation of our Tianyan Sect."

(End of this chapter)