Longevity Thunder Ancestor

Chapter 1089 Thunder and Wood Transformation, Thunder Control

In just a few breaths, Ying Xiao's aura plummeted, dropping from the early stage of the fifth rank to the fourth, third, and second rank, finally stopping at the early stage of the first rank.

Its original enormous size of several meters has shrunk to only a foot in length.

At this moment, the mysterious purple wood above his head slowly dissipated, and the lightning rune chains binding him also disappeared.

On the other side, Ning Fa was shrouded in a thick blood mist, radiating a powerful blood energy like a volcanic eruption.

On one of the thick branches of the sacred tree totem behind him, a purple fruit the size of an infant's fist slowly grew, its surface shimmering with runes, looking quite mysterious.

A moment later, the bloody light around Ning Fa dissipated, and when he reappeared, blood energy was uncontrollably emanating from all seven orifices of his body, but his face showed a mixture of surprise and joy.

His body was now filled with unimaginably powerful blood and qi, a feeling akin to absorbing and refining a fifth-tier body-refining divine artifact.

Although this vital energy cannot be directly converted into his physical cultivation realm, his physical cultivation and the cultivation of the Divine Firmament Dharma Form will progress by leaps and bounds for a considerable period of time.

Ningfa conservatively estimates that this will shorten his ascetic practice time by at least fifty to one hundred years.

Although this only applies to his physical cultivation, he has the blessing of the Five Elements Thunder Body, so his magical cultivation has always progressed very quickly. In the past, it was his physical cultivation that dragged him down.

This unexpected gain will undoubtedly greatly shorten the time it takes for him to reach the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, which is crucial given the current difficult situation.

Ning Fa calmed the turmoil in his heart, first looking at Ying Xiao, who was unconscious and whose life or death was unknown in front of him, and then turning to look at the Thunderwood behind him, his face full of surprise and strangeness.

Before he advanced to the late Nascent Soul stage, he went to the Ziyin clan's territory and saw the sacred tree that the Ziyin clan worshipped.

At that time, the Ziyin clan prepared precious sacrificial items. In addition to wanting Huangfu Jin to break through to the Nascent Soul stage again, they also had another purpose: to convert him into a member of the Ziyin clan.

As a result, the sacred tree gave him an extraordinary fruit.

As a result, the Thunderwood in his Innate Wood God Thunder God Treasury not only directly upgraded to the peak of the fourth rank, but also those mysterious purple-gold runes appeared on its surface.

Ningfa never understood the purpose of these purple-gold runes, so he put it aside for the time being.

Unexpectedly, the chains formed from the purple-gold runes displayed such terrifying power in today's battle.

A Nascent Soul cultivator was suppressed by the chains formed from the purple-gold runes without any resistance, and even his entire essence was devoured. It was so domineering that it was unbelievable.

If he could use this ability indefinitely, wouldn't he be invincible?

But Ningfa knew that things couldn't be that simple.

For example, the purple-gold runes on the surface of this Thunderwood tree have disappeared, which likely means that its powerful devouring ability is no longer usable.

There may be other restrictions or triggering conditions, otherwise why did the purple-gold rune only suddenly unleash its power after fighting this demon for so long?

Ning Fa shifted his gaze upwards to the mysterious purple fruit, a look of seriousness appearing in his eyes.

The lightning rune chains devoured Ying Xiao's vast essence, giving a portion to themselves and seemingly using the rest to cultivate this mysterious fruit.

Ning Fa probed with his divine sense, but could not penetrate deep into the fruit. However, the fruit did not appear to be ripe.

Ning Fa immediately thought of the divine tree of the Zi Yin clan, which was also covered with various fruits and contained all sorts of incredible treasures.

Now it seems that my Thunderwood is somewhat similar to that divine tree.

Recalling the strange behavior of that sacred tree back then, Ning Fa couldn't help but feel a sense of foreboding.

Despite the enormous benefits he received, this situation, which was beyond his control, still made him feel vaguely uneasy.

Ning Fa decided that he would definitely go to Huangfu Jin and the others again to get to the bottom of this matter.

Just as Ningfa was lost in thought, a deafening roar came from the other side, and the huge tornado that had trapped Wuxin Jushi and the other three completely dissipated.

The four men, including the disheveled Wuxin Jushi, appeared, staring at Ningfa in astonishment.

Even with their status and perspective, they couldn't help but gape, as if they had witnessed something unbelievable.

"Ying Xiao was killed by Fellow Daoist Ning...?" Venerable Kong Qing's eyes were somewhat glazed over as he stammered.

"It seems...that's it."

Madam Min's throat went dry as she looked at Ning Fa with awe.

If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, it would have been hard to imagine that a Nascent Soul cultivator could actually kill a Deity Transformation cultivator.

Moreover, the opponent was a powerful Nascent Soul cultivator, and one of the top three Nascent Soul cultivators in the entire Demon Court.

The demon had only made a slight move, yet it easily suppressed them all.

But now, this demon has been killed by Ning Fa, a contrast that has shocked them to the extreme.

After his initial shock, Master Wuxin's gaze fell upon the thunderwood tree behind Ning Fa. His brows furrowed deeply, and he murmured incredulously:

"This is... a divine tree totem? Fellow Daoist Ning is actually a member of the Ziyin clan! This is truly unexpected..."

Madam Min and Venerable Kongqing also realized what was happening and immediately looked at Lei Mu behind Ning Fa, and were shocked once again.

Given their status, they naturally knew some of the secrets of the Ziyin clan, such as the sacred tree totem unique to high-ranking Ziyin clan members.

Even within the Ziyin clan, very few possess the Divine Tree Totem, and all of them are prominent figures within the clan.

Now that Ningfa has revealed this divine tree totem, in the eyes of Wuxin Jushi and others, his identity as a member of the Ziyin clan is now beyond doubt.

"So this genius is actually a hidden member of the Ziyin clan. No wonder he rose to prominence so quickly..."

The three of them exchanged glances, and each saw a hint of worry in the other's eyes.

In their view, with Ning Fa as a powerful figure in the Zi Yin clan, the Nine Dragons Sea would likely never be peaceful again.

At this moment, Master Wuxin's expression turned solemn, and he said in a low voice, "In any case, the Ziyin Clan is now our ally. Fellow Daoist Ning's powerful supernatural abilities are also a good thing for us."

Upon hearing this, Madam Min and Venerable Kongqing's expressions softened, and they nodded.

On the other side, Su Wanwan had already taken out several pills that emitted a strong medicinal fragrance and swallowed them.

When Madam Min, who was standing next to her, saw this, her face twitched.

That's a mid-grade fourth-tier recovery pill—the Wonderful Flower Pill, and there's also a low-grade fourth-tier recovery pill with one pattern—the Spring Grass Pill.

This precious elixir, capable of saving the lives of Nascent Soul cultivators, was now being used by Su Wanwan merely to restore her condition, taken casually, which made Madam Min feel that it was a waste of such a precious resource.

Su Wanwan's complexion quickly returned to normal. She first showed signs of lingering fear, then looked at Ning Fa with a joyful expression, muttering to herself, "Ning Fa, Ning Fa, your grandma has finally found you."

As she spoke, she transformed into a streak of crimson light and flew towards Ning Fa.

"Let's go there too."

Master Wuxin looked at the other two and said in a deep voice.

"If it weren't for Fellow Daoist Ning today, we would probably be in grave danger. We must never forget this life-saving grace."

The three of them then flew towards Ningfa together.

At this moment, Ning Fa looked at the Sky-Splitting Thunder Owl in front of him, which was only about a foot long, and a strange look flashed in his eyes.

Ying Xiao is still alive, but he is probably living a life worse than death. His cultivation level has fallen to the early stage of the first rank.

But Ning Fa's mind began to race. When he advanced to the Nascent Soul realm, he gained an additional innate divine ability called Thunder Control.

This innate ability can permanently control a lightning-attribute creature.

This control is even more reliable than that of a spirit pet, and he can also share the soul, magic power, blood energy, and even life force of the controlled creature.

Conversely, he can also use his Five Elements Divine Thunder to nourish the other party, allowing them to grow rapidly.

Ningfa had not used this supernatural power because once such a permanent control supernatural power was used, it could not be changed unless the controlled lightning-attribute creature died.

Moreover, within a major realm, he can only use this supernatural power twice at most. Once he exceeds the limit, even if the controlled beings die one after another, he cannot use this supernatural power again unless he advances to the next major realm.

Therefore, unless encountering a lightning-attribute creature with extremely high potential, Ningfa will not easily use this supernatural power.

The Thunder-Splitting Owl right before my eyes seems to be the ideal candidate.

This is a rare top-tier monster with both wind and thunder attributes, possessing extraordinary potential.

The reason Ying Xiao was in such a sorry state in this battle was largely because he was restrained by Ying Xiao's Five Elements Thunder Body, and was unable to use his thunder attribute divine abilities. Most of his strength was sealed.

If he were to face other human cultivators, even those at the Nascent Soul stage, Ying Xiao would likely have the upper hand.

Under normal circumstances, Ning Fa would have no chance to control Ying Xiao, given his Nascent Soul realm. However, now that the opponent's realm has plummeted, the Thunder Control Divine Power is bound to succeed.

The problem is, after Ying Xiao has had so much essence devoured, is there any possibility that he can recover and advance to the Nascent Soul stage again?

If we can't do that, it would be a real shame to waste this limited quota.

Ning Fa thought for a moment, then raised his hand, and several arcs of electricity shot out, entering Ying Xiao's body and planting a restriction. He then put it away.

Now is not the time to study it; we can examine it more carefully when we have more free time.

At the same time, a beam of light flew into his palm; it was Ying Xiao's storage ring.

Ning Fa easily broke through the restrictions on it, and a quick sweep of his divine sense revealed a look of joy on his face.

The wealth of a Nascent Soul cultivator is indeed terrifying. He has more than two hundred high-grade spirit stones, a considerable portion of which are extremely rare high-grade spirit stones with wind and lightning attributes, and he even has one top-grade spirit stone.

There were hundreds of thousands of mid-grade spirit stones piled up like mountains, but not a single low-grade spirit stone. Clearly, such low-grade spirit stones were no longer of interest to Ying Xiao.

In addition, there was a large number of precious materials that shone with spiritual light, all of which were at least fourth-tier, and some of them were even fifth-tier spiritual materials.

In addition, there were some magical treasures, pills, and cultivation techniques—all of extremely high quality—which Ying Xiao likely obtained after killing other human cultivators.

Ning Fa roughly estimated that the items in this storage ring were worth at least fifty million spirit stones, truly befitting a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Of course, he also paid a heavy price, because he consumed the essence of the Five Elements Divine Thunder without regard to cost. This time, using the True Form Imprint to trace the source consumed a full 450 third-tier source points, which was half more than what he consumed in Yong'an City.

However, compared to the gains, it was nothing. After all, he had obtained nearly two thousand third-tier source points by killing those high-level cultivators of the sea demon race in Yong'an City.

"Brother Ning, I've finally found you!"

At this moment, Su Wanwan had already flown to Ning Fa's side. She looked Ning Fa up and down, her pretty face full of uncontrollable joy, and then pretended to be on the verge of tears.

"Fellow Daoist Su, what are you doing here?"

Ning Fa couldn't help but ask in surprise, and when he noticed Su Wanwan's joyful expression when she saw him, his heart stirred even more.

Su Wanwan is in such a hurry to find me, it seems that her nascent soul body has encountered a problem again and she wants me to help her.

"I haven't seen you, Brother Ning, for decades, and I've missed you terribly, so I thought I'd come back to find you. And this time, I've brought you some good news," Su Wanwan said with a mysterious smile.

Ning Fa's heart stirred. He had used the Five Elements Divine Thunder to help this woman shatter her Water and Fire Golden Cores in order to form her Nascent Soul.

The price was that this woman would help him find some urgently needed spiritual items, the most important of which were the essential items for several divine thunders to break through to the innate divine thunder.

Could it be that this woman has some information about this?

Thinking of this, Ning Fa couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.

At this moment, the sound of wind breaking rang out, and the three of them, including Master Wuxin, flew over and bowed in unison, saying, "Fellow Daoist Ning, thank you for saving our lives!" Their tone was full of sincerity.

Ning Fa suppressed the turmoil in his heart, shook his head and smiled, "I am an old acquaintance of the three of you, so there is no need for you to be so polite."

As he spoke, he noticed that the three of them were cautiously looking at Lei Mu behind him.

Ning Fa frowned slightly. He had almost forgotten that the high-ranking members of the Ziyin clan also had similar divine tree totems. Judging from the expressions of the three, Wuxin Jushi, and his companions, they had probably misunderstood.

Ning Fa immediately put away the thunderwood behind him and calmly explained, "That was just a strange phenomenon caused by a special technique I was practicing. Please forgive me, fellow Daoists."

The three laymen, Wuxin and his companions, exchanged glances, and Master Kongqing gave a dry laugh:
"Fellow Daoist Ning is incredibly powerful. It's hard to imagine that you could even kill a renowned Nascent Soul cultivator like Ying Xiao."

After this battle, Fellow Daoist Ning's reputation will not only shock the entire human realm, but will also be remembered for generations to come.

Even now, the three of them still can't believe that a dignified Nascent Soul demon cultivator was actually killed in front of a Nascent Soul cultivator. This is indeed a feat that is almost unprecedented and will never be repeated.

Ning Fa could tell that the others didn't quite believe his story, so he didn't offer any further explanation and instead turned his gaze to the other side.

Several miles away in the sky, the figure of Tianbao Immortal Merchant suddenly appeared. In a few steps, he was already in front of Ning Fa.

The usually calm and composed Tianbao Immortal Merchant now had a strange expression on his face, staring intently at Ning Fa as if he had discovered something unusual.

He had clearly noticed the strange scene of Ningfa's thunderwood devouring Yingxiao's essence, and he was quite surprised.

Then, Tianbao Xianshang flicked his right hand, and a ball of light flew to Ning Fa's front, within which was wrapped a pure white snake tail more than three feet long, its entire body crystal clear like jade, with some mysterious patterns that seemed to be naturally formed.

Even though it was just a broken tail, it exuded an astonishing demonic aura.

"That Nascent Soul demon cultivator escaped with serious injuries. For this battle, you will have to pay me an extra top-grade water spirit stone."

Tianbao Xianshang sent a faint message, then returned to his calm and composed demeanor.

The three laymen, including Wuxin Jushi, were also astonished as they looked at Tianbao Xianshang.

Clearly, another Nascent Soul demon cultivator, Bai Ning, was severely injured by Tianbao Immortal Merchant, with even a section of her snake tail being severed.

The Kowloon Sea Demon Court paid a heavy price in this battle.

Ying Xiao, who was the last to advance to the Nascent Soul stage and had a promising future, was defeated by Ning Fa. The two Nascent Soul demon cultivators suffered a defeat and a serious injury, respectively.

Ning Fa looked at the snake's tail in front of him, and his eyes lit up.

This is the severed limb of a Nascent Soul demon cultivator, priceless. Whether used to forge magical artifacts or directly consumed for refinement to enhance one's qi and blood, it has extraordinary value.

Ning Fa didn't stand on ceremony and simply put it away.

As for the price of a top-grade water spirit stone, he naturally didn't care.

After all, he now has several hundred fourth-tier source points, and tracing the source of a top-grade water spirit stone only requires two points.

He said to Wuxin Jushi and the others, "Fellow Daoists, we will discuss this in detail later. Let's first drive these pursuers away completely."

As he spoke, he sent another message to Su Wanwan, and then he and Tianbao Xianshang transformed into a streak of light and shot away.

(End of this chapter)