Longevity Thunder Ancestor

Chapter 1108 A Sudden Thought, Strange Phenomena from Distant Stars

Meanwhile, Ningfa had already returned to his cave dwelling.

He couldn't help but open the brocade box again and take a closer look at the spiritual soil, his face full of smiles.

After obtaining this crucial spiritual object, coupled with the continuous supply of high-level pills he refined, he was able to achieve his goal.

He was confident that within a hundred years, he could open up the Thunder Sea Divine Treasury of the Supreme Earth Divine Thunder and the Supreme Water Divine Thunder, and reach the peak of the Nascent Soul stage in preparation for breaking through to the Divine Transformation stage.

Although the journey to the sea creatures' lair to destroy the interdimensional passage was fraught with danger, Ning Fa was confident that, aside from anything else, his ability to survive was absolutely top-notch.

After all, he had the invincible Star Compass in hand, and the Heavenly Treasure Immortal Merchant was with him.

Even so, this mission was still very dangerous, after all, the sea creatures valued him exceptionally highly.

Even if the cross-border passage is eventually destroyed, returning safely will be a formidable challenge.

But for the sake of this spiritual soil, the risk is still worth taking.

Ning Fa solemnly put the Primordial Spirit Soil away again and continued his cultivation.

His most urgent task now is to open up the Thunder Sea Treasury of the Supreme Water God Thunder as soon as possible.

He estimates that it may take another thirty years, mainly because he cannot devote himself to seclusion and cultivation now, so he must make the most of every moment.

But more than an hour later, Ningfa opened his eyes again, his brows furrowed.

For some reason, he always felt a sense of unease and was unable to enter a meditative state.

Ningfa tried several more times, but the situation still did not improve, and some blurry images even appeared in his mind.

He stood up abruptly, a look of worry flashing across his face, and muttered, "To think I'd suddenly have this whim at this time..."

Once a cultivator reaches a sufficiently high level, they will occasionally have a sudden urge, especially when they are about to face some major crisis.

Just like before in Cangyuan, when Ning Fa was about to go to the Ancient Immortal Island, he had a sudden idea. Later, an accident happened on the Ancient Immortal Island, and he barely escaped to the Nine Dragons Sea.

The signs of this sudden urge again gave Ningfa a bad feeling.

He murmured, "Could there be unexpected dangers on this trip?"

Thinking of this, Ningfa paced back and forth in the room.

His first reaction was to withdraw from the operation, since such a sudden impulse could not be ignored.

But in doing so, he would have to return the Divine Soil of the Essence to himself.

This is likely a unique spiritual object in this world, and he doesn't know when he will be able to obtain such a crucial advanced spiritual object again.

Ning Fa's expression shifted between light and shadow. After thinking for a moment, he decided to find someone to divine the fortune of his upcoming trip.

This person had helped him several times, and he trusted her completely. It was the Fairy of the Distant Star, and he had something on him that allowed him to contact her in an emergency.

Ningfa waited until late at night, then quietly flew towards the sky above Zhenhai City.

Before long, he arrived at a height of a thousand feet in the sky. Not far away were the nine enormous stars, which were the guardians of Zhenhai City, the nine great stars of the Nine Palaces Star Array.

Over the years, the two sea monster races have tried countless methods to bring down these nine great stars, but none of them have succeeded.

Although they were not activated at the moment, they still emitted a hazy yet extremely dangerous starlight in the night.

Ningfa moved further away from them and came to a place above the clouds.

The night sky was ablaze with starlight, a truly mesmerizing sight.

Ning Fa no longer hesitated and took out a glazed blue round plate from his storage ring. The plate was crystal clear and had several star patterns on its surface.

After Ning Fa activated a spell, the surrounding starlight seemed to be attracted and converged towards the disc.

Soon, a vortex of stars formed on the disc, radiating dazzling starlight.

Ningfa looked at it with anticipation.

About three years ago, the Fairy of the Distant Star suddenly appeared and contacted him, telling him that the sea race was plotting to set a trap and capture him alive.

The results confirmed that it was indeed a conspiracy. The sea creatures deliberately leaked information and even lost many of their elites, all in an attempt to lure him out.

During that meeting, Fairy of the Distant Stars also gave him the method to refine this special magical artifact, which is this glazed blue disc called the "Star Summoning Disc," capable of absorbing starlight to communicate with her.

Now that he is about to embark on this dangerous mission, and on a sudden whim, he feels it is very necessary to contact Fairy Far Star and ask her to divine his fortune.

If Fairy of the Distant Stars also says that this trip is fraught with danger, then even with a spiritual treasure like the Essence Soil, he will have no choice but to reluctantly give it up.

Under Ningfa's expectant gaze, the starlight on the disc began to slowly rotate, quickly forming a line of small characters condensed from the starlight:
"Ning Fa, this fairy is currently suffering from excessive depletion of vital energy and is unable to condense her true form. Just say what you need to say."

Ning Fa smiled wryly. Although Fairy Yuanxing hadn't appeared, the image of her with her hands on her hips, full of arrogance, had already surfaced in her mind.

He wasn't too surprised, because over the years, Fairy Far Star's true form, the Heavenly Star Pearl, had also participated in the task of breaking the defensive restrictions on the interdimensional passage of the sea race, and her vital energy had been greatly depleted.

Therefore, Ningfa never used this treasure to contact her.

He quickly gave a brief account of what had happened.

The starlight text changed again.

"Alright, I understand. Wait a moment while I perform a divination for you."

After he finished speaking, the small print transformed back into starlight and began to slowly rotate.

Ning Fa waited patiently, and after about half an hour, the starlight once again condensed into words.

"Your journey is indeed fraught with danger, but it's not a big problem. You should be able to turn misfortune into good fortune. Alright, this fairy can't say any more. I need to rest now."

As they spoke, the words transformed into starlight and vanished.

Seeing this, Ning Fa also breathed a sigh of relief.

The divination by the Fairy of Distant Stars reassured him and made him determined to participate in the trip.

Then he put away the Star Summoning Disc and flew back towards Zhenhai City.

But Ning Fa was unaware that at this moment, in the vast and distant Sea of ​​the Star Luo Palace, in a mysterious space filled with hazy starlight, far away in the forbidden area of ​​the Star Luo Palace, there was a place.

On a tall altar, there was a fist-sized, azure blue bead with starlight surging on its surface and countless runes running across it, making it look extremely mysterious.

Beside this treasure stood an old man with white hair and beard, dressed in a star-patterned robe. He was none other than the Lord of the Star Luo Palace—Master Xingxuan.

He cast a spell, and the treasure immediately stopped activating. The starlight emanating from its surface disappeared, and the space around it dimmed.

"What are you doing, you old bastard! Why are you impersonating me and talking to Ning Fa! Release me right now, or do you believe I'll detonate this Heavenly Star Pearl right now!"

An angry scream came from not far away.

Just a few feet away stood a cage that seemed to be woven from black vines. Inside was a beautifully sculpted little girl, dressed in a dress woven from starlight and with a pair of small, adorable starlight wings. She was none other than the Fairy of the Distant Stars.

At this moment, she was furious, gripping the vine cage with both hands and shaking it violently, cursing at Master Xingxuan.

However, Master Xingxuan merely glanced at her indifferently, said nothing, and then vanished from the spot.

Fairy Farstar collapsed to the ground, her small face filled with worry and anxiety, and murmured:
"Ningfa, Ningfa, this is a terrible omen for you, a death sentence! You absolutely must not go!"

But her words only echoed in that small space, and only she could hear them. ...

Next, the human race began to implement the plan.

The first step was to begin a large-scale purge of spies within the human race. In just a short period of time, tens of thousands of people were executed in Zhenhai City alone.

Even adhering to the principle of "better to kill ten innocent people than let one guilty person go free," the human race was in a state of panic and silence for a time.

Secondly, the counterattacks against the sea monsters and the two sea monsters have been intensified, showing a firm resolve not to let the sea monsters stay in human territory for too long.

Other measures include designating certain special areas as restricted zones, strictly prohibiting anyone from approaching them.

These measures naturally raised the vigilance of both the sea monster and human races, prompting them to send more forces to human territory, and the war between the two races suddenly intensified again.

Three months later, it seemed that a large number of top combatants from the two sea monster races had disappeared without a trace, having received definite news.

Similarly, most of the Nascent Soul cultivators on the human side also gathered on a mysterious island.

But this matter has nothing to do with Ning Fa, because he is in another place.

Above a certain sea area in the Nine Seas, there seemed to be nothing but blue sky and white clouds. Even Nascent Soul or Deity Transformation cultivators would find it difficult to detect anything unusual with their divine sense.

But in reality, a completely invisible spirit ship was traveling at high speed in the sky above at that moment.

On the deck of the spirit ship, Ningfa looked at the rapidly receding scenery around him and couldn't help but marvel.

This peculiar spirit ship, named the "Hidden God Ship," is a treasured possession of the Qian Yuan Merchant Alliance.

Although its speed is slightly slower than that of a normal Nascent Soul cultivator, it has a very powerful characteristic: its invisibility, which can even deceive the divine sense of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

With the help of this extraordinary treasure, their chances of arriving safely naturally increased significantly.

"Fellow Daoist Ning, have a piece."

At this moment, a fat man who looked like a ball of flesh handed over a piece of animal leg covered in golden fat and smiled kindly at Ning Fa.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Zhu. I am fortunate to enjoy a delicious meal once again."

Ning Fa chuckled, took the beast leg from the fat man, and took a big bite.

The beast's leg melted in his mouth, transforming into pure spiritual energy, enough to offset the effects of his more than ten days of arduous cultivation.

This fat man was named Zhu Yan. Although he was only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, he was very conspicuous among the Nascent Soul cultivators because of his unique physique.

He comes from a cultivation world called Gray Flame, and is the only Nascent Soul Ancestor in this cultivation world.

His unique physique was not due to gluttony, but rather related to his special cultivation techniques.

The key is to eat a lot and eat well; the larger your body size, the stronger your martial arts techniques will be.

Among the early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators of the human race, his strength ranks in the upper-middle range.

For some reason, Zhu Yan seemed to get along quite well with Ning Fa, and was always friendly to Ning Fa, often sharing some of the delicious food he cooked with Ning Fa.

He has a very discerning eye and only uses top-quality spiritual materials. For example, this beast leg comes from a late-stage fourth-tier elk.

At this moment, Zhu Yan stuffed the piece of beast leg in his hand into his mouth, wiped his greasy fat hands on his bare belly, and then took out a square box about ten feet in size from his storage ring and pushed it in front of Ning Fa.

Seeing Ning Fa looking at him with a puzzled expression, Zhu Yan smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Ning will understand at a glance."

Ning Fa glanced at the box with his divine sense with a hint of curiosity, and his face immediately showed deep emotion.

Inside the box was an enormous heart, still beating slightly. Each beat released surging blue lightning and emitted an extremely strong spiritual pressure, definitely reaching the fifth rank.

Zhu Yan sighed, "This is the heart of a fifth-tier Thunder Roar Beast, and it's one of the most valuable things I own."

Zhu knew that Fellow Daoist Ning had been collecting the bodies of such powerful demonic beasts, and thought that this heart should be of some use to him, especially since it was of the lightning attribute.

A look of joy flashed across Ning Fa's face; this item was indeed of great use to him.

It's not because of its lightning attribute, but because it can be devoured by its own Devouring Essence Divine Power, which not only provides it with pure blood essence, but also allows the lightning wood to bear the fruit of primordial energy.

The first Yuanqi Fruit had matured several years ago. After Ning Fa absorbed and refined it, the effect was even greater than the Wanling True Liquid he had obtained in the Mingyuan Heavenly Pool.

Both his physical body and the cultivation of his Divine Firmament Dharma Form have made great strides as a result.

In addition to absorbing Ying Xiao's essence, his physical cultivation realm is now close to the peak of the fourth rank, and his Divine Firmament Dharma Avatar is only about 10-20% away from the peak of the first transformation realm.

This is why, in just eight years, his strength has improved considerably, enabling him to face a Nascent Soul expert like Mattis alone and hold out for a long time.

After witnessing the immense power of the Yuanqi Fruit, Ning Fa began collecting the bodies of powerful demonic beasts and used all the Yuanqi he obtained from Devouring Yuan to help the Thunderwood bear Yuanqi Fruit. Now, the second Yuanqi Fruit is nearly half-ripe.

If we can devour the heart of this fifth-tier Thunder Roar Beast, then the second Yuan Qi Fruit is expected to ripen directly.

Once absorbed and refined, both his physical body and his Divine Firmament Dharma Form have a great chance of directly reaching the peak of their current realm.

However, Ning Fa's joy vanished, and he looked at Zhu Yan, asking in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Zhu, what do you want me to do?"

Although he had a good relationship with this human god-level being, he didn't believe that the other party would give him such a precious item for nothing.

Zhu Yan patted his large belly, his eyes, now barely slits from being so fat, gazed into the distance, and sighed:

"After I, Lao Zhu, took on this mission, I often felt apprehensive, so I was afraid that this trip would be more dangerous than safe for me."

I also considered quitting at one point, but the conditions promised by the Ancient Master were too tempting for me to give up, so I ultimately participated.

I believe that Fellow Daoist Ning has profound opportunities and boundless fortune. Even if this journey is quite dangerous, I am confident that you will be safe and sound.

So Old Zhu wants to use this item to exchange for your promise. If something really happens to me, Old Zhu, on this trip, I hope Fellow Daoist Ning will take care of my sect in the future, so that its lineage will not be cut off. Otherwise, Old Zhu will have no words to face the ancestor in the afterlife.

"Of course, if I, Old Zhu, am unharmed, then this item will simply be considered a transaction between the two of us, and Fellow Daoist Ning can give Old Zhu some compensation."

Upon hearing this, Ning Fa couldn't help but think of his previous impulsive decision, and his heart sank slightly. However, when he thought of Fairy Yuanxing's divination, he felt somewhat at ease.

Seeing Zhu Yan's earnest gaze, he hesitated for a moment, then put the box away and said in a deep voice, "Alright, I agree to this."

Zhu Yan's face immediately lit up with a smile. He then took out a large food box from his storage ring, which was filled with deep-fried black and red centipedes. He warmly invited Ning Fa, "Fellow Daoist Ning, would you like some?"

Ning Fa immediately waved his hand: "Fellow Daoist Zhu, please enjoy your meal."

With that, he quickly left the deck.

I had just returned to my cabin when there was a knock on the door.

Ning Fa's heart stirred, and he released the restriction on the door, whereupon Huangfu Jin walked in.

Huangfu Jin glanced at Tianbao Immortal Merchant, who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed in the corner of the room, then sat down opposite Ning Fa and said in a deep voice:
"After this operation, it will be time to offer sacrifices to Lord Shenmu again. You should go with him."

This time we've prepared some precious offerings; it's possible we can obtain the Divine Soil of Breath Essence you need from Lord Shenmu."

Upon hearing this, Ning Fa was slightly moved. He had to admit that Huangfu Jin and the others were indeed thinking of him. However, he smiled and shook his head: "I have already obtained this item."

Huangfu Jin was taken aback at first, then suddenly realized: "So the Ancient Venerable used this to move you, but you can also think about whether there is anything else you urgently need."

Moreover, I still hope you can attend this sacrificial ceremony, and if possible, even preside over it from now on.

Ning Fa paused for a moment, then nodded, because he also wanted to communicate with the divine tree in person.

(End of this chapter)