Longevity Thunder Ancestor

Chapter 1071 Advancement of Dharma Aspect, Zi Yin Clan Territory

Six years later.

Once again, an astonishing commotion arose from the crimson palace atop the mountain. The entire palace was shrouded in a purple thundercloud, within which raged and surged extremely rare purple lightning.

At the same time, an extremely terrifying spiritual pressure rose from the main hall and quickly spread to the entire spirit island, causing Luo Feixuan, Zhu Lingyun, Cheng Susu, Ning Shaohong and others on the island to turn pale with fright.

Worried, everyone hurried to the mountaintop. Just then, a voice transmission came from the main hall, and they dispersed.

This strange phenomenon lasted for a full day before slowly dissipating, and the palace doors remained closed.

Another year passed.

Three streaks of light flew out from the island.

Not long after, in the outer sea area of ​​the Thousand Desert Sea.

A magnificent, icy-blue spirit bird sped off towards the southeast at an unimaginable speed, carrying three figures on its back: Ning Fa, Luo Feixuan, and Tianbao Immortal Merchant.

Luo Feixuan looked Ning Fa up and down, her beautiful face full of strange expressions.

Even the usually calm and composed Tianbao Immortal Merchant couldn't help but glance at Ning Fa a few more times.

Ning Fa was dressed in a black robe with purple trim. He was tall and handsome, and looked no different from usual.

However, in the eyes of Luo Feixuan and Tianbao Xianshang, Ning Fa has undergone an astonishing change.

Ning Fa chuckled softly: "Do you think I've forgotten you two just because I've been in seclusion for a while?"

Tianbao Immortal Merchant said calmly, "Your strength has improved a lot. You should now be the strongest mid-Nascent Soul cultivator I have ever seen."

Ning Fa was slightly surprised, as it was rare to hear such high praise from Tianbao Immortal Merchant.

After all, the Heavenly Treasure Immortal Merchant is not a normal human and has existed for countless years.

What intrigued Ningfa was whether his claim of "having seen" only referred to the human world, or whether it also included his experiences in the spirit world.

Ning Fa smiled faintly. The two of them were very perceptive; his strength had indeed undergone an astonishing change.

A year ago, he successfully cultivated the Divine Firmament Dharma Image from the first stage, the Transformation Realm, to the second stage—the Spiritual Image Realm, also known as the First Transformation Realm.

The resulting increase in strength was so great that even Ning Fa himself had not expected it.

In comparison, the Divine Emptiness Dharma Form, which was originally barely activated by the Divine Emptiness Thunder Armor, can only be considered a castrated version.

Now that it has been truly mastered, its power is far greater than before.

The power of the powerful supernatural abilities and secret techniques that can be used at this stage exceeds the descriptions in the Ancient Origin Thunder Scripture, and even surpasses them by a great deal.

Ning Fa quickly realized that this was because his Divine Firmament Dharma Form received a significant boost from the Five Elements Thunder Body during its advancement.

Therefore, its power is much stronger than when it is forcibly activated using the Divine Thunder Armor.

Moreover, after he put on the complete Divine Thunder Armor, his power increased by another half.

In this state, Ningfa estimated that his strength had truly reached the pinnacle among Nascent Soul cultivators, and he should not be at a disadvantage compared to the former peak Demon Lord.

This made him even more eager to obtain the innate lightning seed in the hands of Huangfu Ziyue and the others. As long as he could absorb and refine it and open up the third lightning sea treasure, there should be no more obstacles for him to advance to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

So how will one's strength change after advancing to the later stages?

Is it possible to withstand a Nascent Soul cultivator while still in the Nascent Soul stage?
Thinking of this, Ning Fa couldn't help but smile.

At this moment, Luo Feixuan handed a jade slip to Ning Fa, then smiled at him without saying a word.

Ning Fa was slightly surprised. After scanning the jade slip with his divine sense, he immediately showed a moved expression: "Fellow Daoist Luo, what is this?"

Luo Feixuan smiled faintly: "These are some insights I gained from my previous cultivation of the Taiyin Infant Nurturing stage. They might be useful to you now."

Of course, this is just for your reference. After all, the cultivation of the Moon Goddess's Heart is very special, and everyone's cultivation path is different, so it cannot be copied.

Although Luo Feixuan said that, Ning Fa knew the value of the contents of this jade slip and that it could save him from many detours, so he thanked her sincerely.

Luo Feixuan shook her head and smiled: "We are allies now, and I also hope that your Moon Goddess Heart cultivation progress will be accelerated so that you can deal with Shen Cizhou's threat."

Ning Fa nodded and decided to take this opportunity to study the jade slip. When he encountered any doubts, he could ask Luo Feixuan for advice.

More than twenty days passed in this way.

On a deserted island in the southern part of Chiyang Sea, the largest and most central sea area of ​​Kowloon Sea, a flash of light revealed the figures of Ning Fa and his two companions.

Ning Fahuan glanced around and found that on this deserted island, which spanned a hundred miles, there were hardly any wild animals besides the scattered rocks.

"Does Huangfu Jin and the others intend to heal their wounds here?"

Ning Fa couldn't help but feel a little strange, especially since this was the Crimson Sea, the territory of the Primordial Beginning Sect and the Immaculate Sword Sect.

The other party had not yet arrived, so Ningfa and the other two waited patiently on the island.

On the third day, all three seemed to sense something and suddenly looked towards the sky on one side.

Suddenly, a ripple appeared in the void, followed by a white arc of light that grew to a size of more than ten feet in the blink of an eye and began to expand rapidly outwards.

Immediately afterwards, a spirit boat flew out from the arc of light. The spirit boat was about ten feet long, with a light purple body and a purple light shining on its surface, emitting strong spatial fluctuations. This was clearly a spirit boat with the ability to travel through space.

Ning Fa couldn't help but show a hint of surprise. This kind of spirit boat was extremely rare. No wonder it belonged to the descendants of the Ziyin Immortal Dynasty. Although the Immortal Dynasty had been destroyed, its wealth was still very substantial.

At this moment, the purple light shield on the surface of the spirit boat dissipated, revealing more than a dozen figures, each exuding a powerful aura, clearly all of them Nascent Soul cultivators.

At the very center were Huangfu Jin, Huangfu Ziyue, and Zhuo Qing.

When the group saw Ning Fa waiting there, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Huangfu Ziyue, dressed in a light purple palace gown and possessing a beauty like that of a fairy, waved to Ning Fa with a radiant smile: "Brother Ning, please come over."

Ning Fachao glanced at Tianbao Immortal Merchant and Luo Feixuan, and the three of them flew onto the spirit boat.

"Brother Ning is indeed punctual; he arrived here even earlier than us."

Huangfu Ziyue smiled radiantly, and Zhuo Qing also looked at Ning Fa, a hint of a smile appearing on his usually aloof face.

Then, they all looked at Luo Feixuan and Tianbao Immortal Merchant beside Ning Fa.

Although Luo Feixuan was stunningly beautiful, comparable to Huangfu Ziyue, Huangfu Ziyue and the others only glanced at her before immediately turning their attention to the indifferent Tianbao Immortal Merchant.

"It seems the rumors are true; you actually hired the Heavenly Treasure Immortal Merchant."

Huangfu Jin, clad in black armor and exuding a menacing aura, spoke with barely concealed shock between his brows.

Huangfu Ziyue, Zhuo Qing, and the other Ziyin clan members also looked rather incredulous.

After all, it was during the time when their Ziyin Immortal Dynasty was in power that Tianbao Immortal Merchants were already in the Nine Dragons Sea.

The mysterious power of the Heavenly Treasure Immortal Merchant was described in detail in the ancient records of their Immortal Dynasty, yet they never expected him to be hired by a Nascent Soul cultivator. The Heavenly Treasure Immortal Merchant merely glanced at Huangfu Jin and the others with an indifferent expression, showing no intention of greeting them.

Ning Fa naturally didn't offer any further explanation. He carefully examined Huangfu Jin, then suddenly frowned and asked, "Senior, have your injuries healed?"

After his Moon Goddess Heart advanced, his soul strength was almost on the same level as Huangfu Jin's, so he keenly sensed the other party's condition, which made him wary.

After all, according to the previous agreement, he was the one who helped Huangfu Jin heal his injuries. Now that Huangfu Jin's injuries have recovered, why is he being asked to come again?
What's strange is that although Huangfu Jin has recovered from his injuries, he is still at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage and has not recovered to the Divine Transformation stage.

Upon hearing this, Huangfu Jin's expression changed slightly: "You were actually able to sense it?"

After he finished speaking, as if he had discovered something, his eyes suddenly flashed with a purplish-black light, and he stared intently at Ning Fa.

The strange phenomenon in his eyes quickly disappeared, and he exclaimed in surprise, "How is this possible! In less than twenty years, your strength has increased so much, and you haven't even advanced to the late Nascent Soul stage yet!"

Upon hearing this, Huangfu Ziyue and Zhuo Qing's expressions changed slightly.

They had different feelings when they met Ningfa this time, and only after hearing what their great-uncle said did they dare to be sure.

Ning Fa's expression turned cold: "Senior has not yet answered my question. Now that your injuries have fully healed, do you still need me to help you heal?"

Huangfu Jin frowned, seemingly displeased with Ning Fa's tone.

At this moment, Huangfu Ziyue spoke up: "Grand Uncle, since that's the case, then tell Brother Ning the truth."

As she spoke, she gave Ning Fa a wry smile and said, "Brother Ning, please don't be offended. Actually, the reason we asked you for help this time was not to heal our great-uncle, but to help him return to the Nascent Soul realm."

My great-uncle's situation is very special. He had previously fallen in cultivation level, and it's not something that can be recovered from simply by healing his injuries and rebuilding his magical power.

They must, like us, break through the bottleneck of the Nascent Soul stage again, undergo heavenly tribulations, and the difficulty may even be much greater than before.

This requires the assistance of the sacred objects of our six major branches of Ziyin to activate a special ritual.

Each lineage possesses one of these sacred objects, and only members of that lineage can activate them.

The sacred artifact of the Zixiao lineage is the Zixiao Sword, but the Zixiao lineage has no descendants left, and no one can wield the Zixiao Sword until Brother Ning came along.

The reason I concealed this matter before was not because I harbored ill intentions towards Brother Ning, but because my great-uncle's return to the Nascent Soul stage was of paramount importance to our Ziyin clan.

If this gets leaked and the Tian Shu Alliance finds out, the consequences will be unimaginable. They might even break the agreement. So I hope Brother Ning will understand.

Upon hearing this, Ning Fa's expression softened slightly.

At this moment, Huangfu Ziyue said sincerely, "To show our sincerity, before asking Brother Ning for help, we will give you that innate thunder seed so that you can refine it and cultivate the innate supreme wood divine thunder."

Moreover, the place we're going to will be of great assistance to your cultivation, Brother Ning.

Of course, this is actually to help you, Brother Ning, to better activate the Purple Cloud Sword at that time.

Ning Fa's gaze shifted slightly, and he nodded, saying, "Alright, where is the place you've prepared?"

Seeing that Ning Fa was no longer pursuing the matter, Huangfu Ziyue breathed a slight sigh of relief and smiled sweetly, saying, "That place is very mysterious; you'll find out soon enough."

Ning Fa raised his eyebrows slightly, but did not ask any further questions.

Then Huangfu Ziyue held a large purple seal in her hand and gently waved it in front of her.

Instantly, the spirit ship was once again enveloped in a crimson light shield, and a gentle spatial fluctuation emanated from the shield, causing the surrounding void to vibrate in unison.

The spirit boat glided into the water, and with a light twist, it disappeared into the void.

Ningfa stood on the deck, looking at the seemingly endless gray light around him, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Tianbao Immortal Merchant merely glanced at it indifferently, as if he wasn't interested, and simply closed his eyes and sat cross-legged.

Here, Ningfa even lost his sense of time. He estimated that several days had passed when the spirit boat finally emerged from the void.

The surrounding area was a vast expanse of blue sea, and not far ahead was a sizable island.

Upon arriving here, Huangfu Ziyue and the others clearly showed excitement on their faces, and Ning Fa and the other two followed them as they flew deeper into the island.

Ning Fa found it strange. Although the island looked quite large, it had no spiritual energy and only ordinary beasts. Could this be the secret ruins of the Zi Yin clan?

Before long, the group arrived at the very center of the island.

A lake, several miles in size, sits amidst a dense forest. The lake is crystal clear, like a piece of green jade, and the scenery is beautiful.

But apart from that, there was nothing special about it. In particular, even with Ning Fa's powerful divine sense at this moment, he couldn't detect any hidden restrictions nearby. It was just an ordinary little lake.

Meanwhile, Huangfu Ziyue, Zhuo Qing, and other cultivators of the Ziyin clan couldn't help but show excitement on their faces.

"Brother Ning, please wait patiently for a while. You will know by tonight."

Zhuo Qing walked over and smiled mysteriously at Ning Fa.

Ning Fa glanced at him and nodded.

It was late at night, and a full moon hung in the sky. The moonlight, like water, shone down, and the lake reflected the moon's image, creating an exceptionally serene scene.

At this moment, Huangfu Ziyue took a deep breath, a flash of excitement in her eyes, and said to Huangfu Jin, "Grand Uncle, the time has come."

Huangfu Jin nodded, flipped his right hand, took out a scroll, and gently tossed it into the air.

The scroll unfurled automatically, depicting a vast expanse of magnificent palaces and pavilions, resembling a celestial palace, exuding an extraordinary grandeur.

"Activate the formation!" Huangfu Ziyue shouted softly, directly slashing her left palm, and several drops of blood essence flew out and disappeared into the painting.

The same happened to the other dozen or so Ziyin clan members. In a short time, the scroll, having absorbed a great deal of essence blood, had become a vibrant, glistening red.

Mysterious incantations were also passed down from the mouths of these Ziyin clan members.

Ning Fa watched intently, when he heard Luo Feixuan's telepathic message in his ear:

"Fellow Daoist Ning, the Ziyin clan is said to have a mysterious origin. They are not entirely human, but are even connected to a powerful clan in the True Demon Realm."

It is precisely for this reason that pure-blooded members of the Ziyin clan possess some extremely powerful innate supernatural abilities.

Ningfa nodded.

At this moment, the sky changed. The moonlight seemed to be drawn towards the painting shrouded in blood.

As if refracted, the illusory images of palaces and pavilions began to slowly emerge on the lake below.

Ning Fa's expression suddenly changed, because at this moment, the illusory palace in the lake was emitting very obvious spatial fluctuations, which was obviously not just a simple illusion.

"Alright, let's go!" Huangfu Jin shouted, transforming into a streak of purple light and leaping into the lake. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared into the palace phantoms, and the other Ziyin clan members followed without hesitation.

Huangfu Ziyue smiled at Ning Fa and the other two and said, "Brother Ning, please. This is the birthplace of our Ziyin clan, and you are the first outsider to visit."

(End of this chapter)