Longevity Thunder Ancestor

Chapter 1110 The man behind the scenes
On the other side, the golden talisman also transformed into a ball of golden light, flying to the top of Kylandil's head and turning into a magnificent golden palace over a hundred feet tall, enveloping Kylandil within it.

For a moment, these two sea creatures who had forcibly increased their strength were trapped by the two items that Ning Fa had summoned.

These two items are not simple. The black chain is called the "Spirit-Binding Lock," which is a replica of the Heaven-Sealing Lock, a spiritual treasure.

This is a treasure of the Taichu Sect, given to Ningfa by Master Jizhao.

Moreover, this treasure had already been activated beyond its limit beforehand, increasing the power of the lock to about 50% of the full power of the Heaven-Sealing Lock.

The price is that after this use, the treasure will drop a major grade, changing from a spiritual treasure to an ordinary magic treasure.

As for the golden talisman, it is a fifth-tier spirit talisman called the Illusion Palace Talisman, which has an extremely strong ability to trap enemies and can create powerful illusions. This precious talisman was provided by the Nine Immortals Association.

Therefore, even if the two sea race deities, Kailandil and the alluring woman, forcibly raised their cultivation levels, these two objects were enough to trap them for some time, enough time for the Six Paths Meteorite Grand Array to be set up.

Upon seeing the two patriarchs trapped, the other third and fourth-tier sea creatures' expressions changed drastically, unsure whether to continue attacking Ning Fa or rescue the two patriarchs.

But then Tianbao Xianshang made his move. With his strength, dealing with these third and fourth-tier sea creatures was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. In just a few dozen breaths, these sea creatures had been reduced to a pile of corpses and fragments.

Tianbao Immortal Merchant returned to Ning Fa's side, flicked his right sleeve, and revealed twelve unconscious sea race nascent souls.

Ning Fa was overjoyed, because among them were one late-stage fourth-order and three mid-stage fourth-order sea race Nascent Soul cultivators.

Ning Fa grabbed at them with his large hand, and they disappeared, but he soon sighed.

At this time, his Source Points for the third stage of the Origin Heavenly Book increased from 860 to 2070, which means that these Nascent Souls gained approximately 1200 points.

But in theory, these sea creature Nascent Souls should have provided 1,700 points, but they were short 500 points.

This situation has been going on for several years.

At that time, Ningfa suddenly discovered that the source points that the sea race's nascent soul could provide were beginning to decrease.

At first, the losses were not much, only 10%, but gradually they increased, until now they are 30%.

As for the third-tier source points that can be obtained by exchanging the nascent soul of a demon beast, there has been no change for the time being.

Ningfa speculated that this might be because the Heavenly Book had absorbed too many Nascent Souls of the Sea Clan.

Just as taking too many pills can lead to drug resistance, the Heavenly Book has also developed resistance to the Nascent Soul of the Sea Clan, so it provides fewer Source Points.

Ningfa estimated that if things continued this way, the source points that the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Sea Clan could provide might become increasingly scarce.

However, Ning Fa also guessed that this was only the case for fourth-order sea races. If it were a Nascent Soul sea race at the Divine Transformation level, the Heavenly Book would not be discounted.

What confirmed this for him was that the source points that could be obtained by exchanging the crystal cores of the third-tier sea race were not different from before, obviously because the quantity had not reached a certain threshold.

Regardless, this additional source points means he can use the True Form Imprint five more times, which undoubtedly greatly enhances his ability to survive.

Ningfa wasted no time and continued to set up the formation.

Before long, a black trapezoidal platform, several meters in size, appeared in front of him.

Its surface is covered with extremely complex array patterns, and in the center floats a black crystal the size of a head with countless edges.

One can see waves of black spiritual light slowly surging within, which looks quite mysterious.

"Alright, now that everyone has finished setting up the formation, let's activate it."

At this moment, Ningfa heard the divine transmission of Master Jizhao in his ear.

At this moment, Master Jizhao was at the very top of the Great Sea Heart Formation, with the other five people scattered around him, because Master Jizhao was the main eye of this Six Paths Meteorite Formation.

Ning Fa took a deep breath, and with a flick of his right hand, ten top-grade spirit stones of different colors flew into the ten grooves of the trapezoidal platform.

He then took out a rhombus-shaped array plate, and with the power of his magic, cast a spell at it.

Suddenly, a beam of spiritual light spread from the array plate and entered the trapezoidal platform.

The platform immediately began to hum loudly, and the energy radiating terrifying spiritual light began to flow rapidly within the array patterns, with beams of array light spreading out in all directions along the void.

At this moment, the other five trapezoidal platforms were in the same state. In the blink of an eye, the array lights emitted by these platforms connected with each other, forming a super array that covered thousands of miles.

Although the source of the magic power for this formation was not a top-tier spiritual vein, it was a full sixty high-grade spirit stones.

It can be said that the human race has brought out almost all of the top-grade spirit stones from the cultivation world.

However, the energy source of this formation is not limited to this.

At this moment, Ningfa and the other six looked at the black crystal in front of them with solemn expressions and placed their hands on it in unison.

Suddenly, a peculiar suction force emanated from the crystal. After a few breaths, Ning Fa withdrew his hand and breathed a sigh of relief.

He could sense that he had lost about 120 years of his lifespan.

However, because he possessed the innate divine power of Spring Thunder, his lifespan was doubled to two thousand four hundred years, so the loss of one hundred and twenty years of lifespan had almost no impact on him.

To his relief, nothing unexpected happened.

This was something he was worried about before, and he secretly consulted some ancient books. In the end, he even found Huangfu Jin, an old monster who had lived for tens of thousands of years, who also said that there was no problem. Now it seems that he may have been overthinking it.

He looked at the black crystal called the "Ming Sui Stone" and couldn't help but marvel.

This peculiar spiritual ore can actually absorb a cultivator's lifespan and transform it into enormous energy, which is truly unbelievable.

The black crystal had turned reddish-gray, and the black and red spiritual light within it was surging violently, like a volcano about to erupt, bursting with astonishing spiritual pressure.

Ning Fa stepped back a few steps, his hands still forming incantations as he continued to activate the rhombus-shaped array plate, casting control spells to push the array's core to be fully activated.

At the same time, blinding beams of spiritual light appeared on the surface of the Six Paths Meteorite Array, and the energy released surged rapidly, reaching a level that made Ning Fayou's heart pound.

Soon, with a cracking sound, the Ming Sui Star exploded, and the surging black and red energy directly entered the trapezoidal platform, flowing rapidly along the array patterns, turning the array itself black and red.

A deafening roar filled the air, the wind and clouds shifted, and it looked like the end of the world was imminent.

Ning Fa stopped what he was doing. His aura dropped drastically. He had spent about 80% of his mana and spiritual power in order to activate the array's core.

His face was full of astonishment. No wonder Master Jizhao and the others were so confident in this Six Paths Meteorite Formation.

The power contained within is indeed inconceivable. Let alone a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would likely perish here.

But now is not the time for lamentation. The formation is now complete, and it's time to leave.

Thinking of this, Ning Fa activated his escape technique and prepared to fly away from the trapezoidal platform.

But the next moment, an accident occurred.

Suddenly, an invisible black crystalline barrier appeared above the platform, knocking him back with a bang.

Ning Fa's expression changed drastically, his heart sinking as he knew something terrible was about to happen. He steadied himself, flicked his right hand, and the Star Compass appeared in his grasp. He had already planted an anchor point before coming here, but to his astonishment, the Star Compass's anchor point teleportation didn't register!
The ever-effective Star Compass has failed!

Ning Fa clenched his fists, veins bulging, a long-absent tension pounding in his heart, along with indescribable anger.

I was outmaneuvered.

This formation is not simply about absorbing the lifespan of the person in charge of it; it's about sacrificing the person in charge of it along with the formation.

Clearly, this is not the original Six Paths Meteorite Array, but has been modified.

Ning Fa was filled with rage, like a volcano about to erupt, but he knew this was not the time to be angry. He needed to figure out how to escape first, or he would perish here.

He scanned the area with his divine sense and discovered that the other five array points were also protected by black crystalline light shields.

Apart from Master Jizhao, who remained unmoved, the other four were equally terrified and furious, and were using various methods to try to break through.

However, Ning Fa was not too panicked, because Tianbao Immortal Merchant was nearby.

At this moment, Tianbao Immortal Merchant clearly noticed Ning Fa's unusual behavior and flashed toward him.

But the next moment, a ring that seemed to be formed by emerald green branches descended from the sky and imprisoned Tianbao Immortal Merchant in a flash.

The circular rune flashed wildly, emitting astonishing spiritual energy fluctuations. Its spiritual energy far surpassed that of ordinary spiritual treasures, making it a truly extraordinary spiritual treasure!

Tianbao Xianshang's brows furrowed, and his body immediately shone with golden light. His eyes also turned into a dazzling pure gold color, and a powerful spiritual pressure as vast as the ocean erupted from his body, trying to break free from the restraints of this heaven-reaching spiritual treasure.

At the same time, a golden ruler was also spat out of his mouth, releasing a sharp light and fiercely bombarding the Heaven-Reaching Treasure, but it was ineffective for a time.

At this moment, two figures were standing outside the six Meteorite Arrays.

One of them was Yuan Zun wearing a silver mask, and next to him was a handsome young man with a face as sharp as if carved by a knife and axe.

This person had striking long black and white hair and an indifferent expression. He was none other than Yan Jingchen, who had not appeared in public for many years and was the reincarnation of Daoist Yanyuan.

At this moment, the powerful spiritual pressure he exuded had reached the level of the Nascent Soul stage, indicating that he had successfully broken through to the Nascent Soul stage.

He stared intently at Ning Fa's figure within the great formation, and even his usually indifferent eyes couldn't help but reveal excitement and anticipation.

"Fellow Daoist Yuanzun, aren't you going to make a move? That [Reflecting Profound Ring] alone can't hold back Tianbao Immortal Merchant," Yan Jingchen said calmly.

Yuan Zun smiled slightly and then tossed a yellow cloth bag into the formation.

At the same time, he looked at Yan Jingchen, his eyes narrowing slightly.

The idea of ​​taking advantage of the destruction of the sea race's interdimensional passage to seize Tianbao Immortal Merchant and Ning Fa was actually proposed by Yan Jingchen.

Yuan Zun still remembered a day two years ago when Yan Jingchen approached him and directly offered to help him capture Tianbao Immortal Merchant.

In that instant, feeling incredibly shocked and suspicious after his thoughts were guessed, he even considered killing someone to silence them.

Despite his strength, he couldn't defeat Yan Jingchen.

After demonstrating his strength, Yan Jingchen proposed a collaboration to help him capture Tianbao Immortal Merchant, while his target was Ning Fa.

Prior to this, Yan Jingchen had already reached a cooperation agreement with Gu Zun on dealing with Ning Fa and Tianbao Immortal Merchant, for a very simple reason.

Gu Ying wanted to become a Daoist couple with Ning Fana's daughter, who had never appeared before, in order to cultivate the dual cultivation technique treasured by the Qian Yuan Merchant Alliance.

However, Ning Fa sternly refused, and even when the Ancient Venerable personally pleaded on his behalf, Ning Fa rejected him without any mercy.

Cultivating that dual cultivation technique held extraordinary significance for Gu Ying, which is why Gu Zun never gave up on it.

Ning Fa had been holding back his actions simply because he was not only exceptionally strong himself, but also had Tianbao as his bodyguard.

Now, the Ancient Venerable would naturally not refuse such a win-win situation: he could both destroy the sea creatures' interdimensional passage and take the opportunity to eliminate Ning Fa and Tianbao Immortal Merchant.

As for the other key force—the Tian Shu Alliance—they were naturally persuaded after he and the Ancient Venerable stepped forward.

After all, Ning Fa's identity as a member of the Ziyin clan made the Tian Shu Alliance very wary, and they proposed to include Huangfu Jin and the Ancestral Beast Huan Yu as well, which led to this operation.

The three major cultivation worlds of Tianwu, Daqin, and Jiulonghai have reached a rare consensus, each taking what they need.

The key figure who played a crucial role in bringing this matter to fruition was none other than Yan Jingchen, the man before us.

Furthermore, these six Meteorite Arrays were actually brought out by Yan Jingchen, and were not treasures of the Qian Yuan Merchant Alliance.

Furthermore, this formation was specially modified by Yan Jingchen, which is why it has such an effect, capable of directly imprisoning the cultivators in the center of the formation and making them sacrifices.

Thinking of this, Yuan Zun's eyes couldn't help but surge with apprehension and killing intent towards Yan Jingchen.

This person is like a venomous snake, patient and reserved, but once he strikes, he will kill with a single blow.

He felt that if this person wasn't eliminated, he could very well become a menace.

But Yan Jingchen merely glanced at him indifferently and sneered, "Could it be that Fellow Daoist Yuanzun has once again harbored murderous intentions towards me?"
I advise you to calm down. We're about to reap the rewards; even if you want to kill me, you can wait until after the harvest.

Yuan Zun's expression returned to calm, and he asked curiously, "Can you tell me why you care so much about Ning Fa and are so willing to go to such lengths to kill him? Is it because of his Five Elements Thunder Body? Or does he possess some special treasure that you covet?"

Yan Jingchen smiled and asked in return, "Why don't you tell me first, Fellow Daoist Yuanzun, what is the purpose of you going to such great lengths to deal with Tianbao Immortal Merchant?"

Yuan Zun frowned slightly, turned around, and said no more.

Yan Jingchen's lips curled up as he looked at Ning Fa, who was struggling in the center of the formation, and a look of eagerness appeared in his eyes.

According to his judgment, Ning Fa has most likely already activated the Primordial Realm Pearl, allowing it to surpass the Chaos Mustard Seed and advance to the Primordial Spirit Realm Embryo.

Moreover, it was clearly following the path he had laid out beforehand, which involved using the essence of the sun and the true fire of the moon.

Yan Jingchen knew very well that the original Solar Essence Fire was only one step away from being fully formed, and achieving it would not be difficult for Ning Fa. The key was the Taiyin True Fire.

Ning Fa had been searching for high-level cold flames for years, clearly with the aim of cultivating the Taiyin True Fire.

Later, Ning Fa clearly didn't need the high-level cold flames as much, which undoubtedly shows that he had already cultivated the Taiyin True Fire into its full potential.

That means the Primordial Realm Pearl has been transformed into Yin and Yang by the two primordial true fires and has truly begun to advance into a smaller realm.

In this way, as long as he captures Ning Fa's soul, he can use Ning Fa's soul imprint with that small interface to locate that small interface, thereby taking it for himself and reaping the benefits.

If we can find a way to make this small interface grow a bit more, then we'll have a good chance of using it to sneak into the spirit world.

Thinking of this, Yan Jingchen's blood boiled.

Thinking of his extraordinary talent and the many schemes and plans he had made in his past and present lives, all for the purpose of ascending to immortality, and now that the dawn of victory was in sight, even someone as shrewd as him couldn't wait any longer.

(End of this chapter)