Longevity Thunder Ancestor

Chapter 1124 Sneaking into the Business Alliance, the Gu Family’s Secret
"What? This kid is actually Ning Fa's grandson? No wonder they look so alike!" The commander surnamed Wen was taken aback.

He took another careful look at the dejected Ning Fa, then looked at the old man in the Taoist robe with envy.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, you are really lucky. This is quite a big fish."

Now that the young master's wedding is just around the corner, this is the best congratulatory gift you could receive, and you are sure to be rewarded handsomely.

The old man in the Taoist robe stroked his beard and smiled, unable to hide his joy.

"What treasures are hidden in that secret treasure?" At this moment, the commander surnamed Wen leaned closer and asked in a mysterious voice transmission.

The old man in the Taoist robe gave him a wary look and snorted coldly, "Fellow Daoist Wen, you're overstepping your bounds. Are you sure you want to know?"

Commander Wen's expression changed slightly, then he chuckled and said, "I was just asking out of curiosity, Fellow Daoist Lu, why are you reacting so strongly? Alright, let's go in quickly."

The old man in the Taoist robe then softened his expression and chuckled at Ning Fa, saying, "Young friend Ning, let's go. You'll soon see your father again. Hehe, it won't be long before your grandfather is reunited with you."

As he spoke, he put the bamboo hat back on Ningfa's head, raised his head, and led Ningfa toward the main hall, where a passage had been revealed.

Watching the two figures disappear into the hall, the commander surnamed Wen said enviously, "That old Taoist priest is really lucky. He actually caught a big fish. I should have applied for this mission back then. Sigh."

Not long after, in the distant Qin Dynasty's cultivation world, in a hidden underground hall, a large teleportation array lit up with a dazzling white light, and then Ning Fa and the old Taoist surnamed Lu appeared.

"Halt, you who come here!" A loud shout rang out immediately, and a group of cultivators dressed in white armor strode over.

"So it's Fellow Daoist Wang, it's been a long time!" The old Daoist surnamed Lu greeted him with a beaming smile.

Soon, after the old Taoist priest surnamed Lu gave a similar explanation, he led Ning Fa out of a secluded mountain range.

Next, they will travel to another teleportation point, and after teleporting all the way, they will go directly to the center of the Great Qin cultivation world - Qin Jing Immortal City.

It is not only the capital of the Great Qin cultivation world, but also the headquarters of the Qian Yuan Merchant Alliance.

High in the sky, Ningfa looked down at the scenery below, a touch of emotion appearing in his eyes.

Back when he was still in the Qi Refining stage, he learned about the location of the Great Qin cultivation world from the "Yun Songzi's Travelogue" in his family's Scripture Transmission Pavilion.

At that time, Yun Songzi held the Qin Dynasty's cultivation world in high esteem, considering it a sacred place for cultivation in the human world, and he deeply regretted that he could not go there to see it for himself.

Ning Fa, who was then yearning for the cultivation world of the Great Qin, has finally arrived here after more than three hundred years.

The cultivation world of Great Qin is different from that of Cangyuan, which has many countries. It has only one country, Great Qin, which is divided into provinces, prefectures, and counties, with a total of 108 provinces.

The largest prefecture in the Qin Dynasty was almost the size of half of the Cangyuan Immortal Cultivation World, which shows how vast the territory of the Qin Dynasty was.

This is precisely why the Qin Dynasty has numerous spiritual veins and abundant cultivation resources, which is also an important reason why the Qin Dynasty's cultivation world is so powerful.

Moreover, the Great Qin also has a royal family, but it is completely different from the previous Ziyin Immortal Dynasty. This Great Qin royal family is just a formality. The true rulers of the Great Qin are still the powerful sects of the righteous and demonic paths, especially a considerable number of Nascent Soul sects, such as Taiqing Sect, Wushi Demon Palace, Yuancha Sect, Huiyue Palace, Lingxiao Sword Pavilion, etc.

However, the Qian Yuan Business Alliance is widely recognized as the strongest.

It started as a merchant and has expanded its business to almost every cultivation world in the human realm over the past tens of thousands of years.

In terms of wealth, even the Nine Immortals Society cannot compare. For a long time, it has had a considerable number of Nascent Soul cultivators and three Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasures.

In particular, Gu Zun, the chief elder of the Qian Yuan Business Alliance, is ranked alongside Yuan Zun, the president of the Nine Immortals Society, as one of the strongest people of the human race.

The Gu family did not rise to prominence by relying on the Qian Yuan Business Alliance; on the contrary, the two were a powerful alliance.

Just like the Taiqing Sect and the Wushi Demon Palace, the Gu family has always been an ancient and powerful force in the Qin Dynasty's cultivation world, with generations of Nascent Soul cultivators. They have always been known as the number one cultivation family in the Qin Dynasty.

Around 30,000 years ago, a member of a collateral branch of the Gu family joined the Qian Yuan Business Alliance.

This person had extraordinary opportunities, not only becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator but also one of the top experts in the Great Qin cultivation world at the time, becoming the chief elder of the Qian Yuan Merchant Alliance.

At that time, the Gu family's strength was greatly weakened due to fighting with foreign enemies. So this person took over the Gu family and directly merged it into the Qian Yuan Business Alliance, which caused the Qian Yuan Business Alliance's power to surge and established its position as the number one power in the Great Qin. Since then, it has always been the dominant power in the Great Qin cultivation world.

Thinking about these things, that image involuntarily reappeared in Ning Fa's mind.

The tragic scene of many Ning family members struggling in the blood pool and turning into blood.

His eyes turned bloodshot.

Blood debts must be repaid in blood. He will wipe the entire Gu family out of the Great Qin cultivation world, and even the entire human world!

Several days later, after another teleportation, the old Taoist priest surnamed Lu brought Ning Fa to a giant city.

Ning Fa scanned the area with his divine sense, and even though he had seen many magnificent cities, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, a hint of emotion in his eyes.

He had long heard that Qin Jing was known as the "Number One Immortal City in the Human Realm," and now that he had seen it with his own eyes, he found it to be no exaggeration.

This city covers an area of ​​more than a thousand miles in circumference. Its actual area is not as large as that of the previous Zhenhai City, but in terms of prosperity and wealth, it is far superior to Zhenhai City.

Various shops, businesses, palaces and pavilions stand side by side, and the wide streets are teeming with cultivators.

Moreover, the cultivators Ning Fa encountered, regardless of whether they were of low or high rank, possessed a stronger aura of magic power or radiant light than other cultivators of the same rank from the cultivation world he had previously met.

It seems that the inter-tribal wars have not had much impact on the prosperity of this magnificent immortal city. Of course, this may also be because the intensity of the war between the two factions has decreased significantly over the past few decades.

"My lord, would you like to take a stroll around Qin Jing City? There are quite a few large auctions going on recently," the old Taoist priest surnamed Lu respectfully transmitted his voice.

"No, go directly to the Qianyuan Mountains," Ning Fa, who was following behind him and wearing a bamboo hat, coldly transmitted his voice.

Then, the old Taoist priest surnamed Lu led Ning Fa away from the west gate of Qin Jing Immortal City and flew westward.

Three thousand miles away in this direction lies the renowned Qian Yuan Mountain Range in the Qin Dynasty's cultivation world, which is also the headquarters of the Qian Yuan Merchant Alliance.

At its very center, there is even a fifth-grade superior spiritual vein. This level of spiritual vein is not naturally formed, but was cultivated by the Qian Yuan Merchant Alliance at the cost of countless manpower, material resources, and a massive amount of spirit stones.

In addition, there are several fifth-order spiritual veins, making the entire Qianyuan Mountain Range a sacred place for cultivation in the human world.

Along the way, many other streaks of light could be seen heading in the same direction, and they were all highly skilled, mostly Core Formation cultivators, with Nascent Soul cultivators being a common sight.

Clearly, these people were all there for Gu Ying's Dual Cultivation Ceremony.

Several hours later, a majestic mountain range appeared on the horizon ahead.

The spiritual energy here is so rich that it's practically transformed into clouds and mist. If the outer edge of the mountain range is already like this, it's hard to imagine what the depths of the mountain range must be like.

The surrounding Lingshan Mountain is bathed in countless rays of light, which converge to form a series of colorful arched bridges that extend into the depths of the mountain range.

In the sky, auspicious birds such as cranes and red sparrows danced gracefully, and the sounds of silk and bamboo instruments drifted over, creating a scene of celestial beauty.

Even the tall trees covering the mountains were adorned with the character "喜" (happiness), prompting admiration for the extravagance of the event.

The cultivators who had come to participate in the dual cultivation ceremony were all amazed. If it weren't for such a special day, they would not have been qualified to come to such a sacred place on earth.

The old Taoist priest surnamed Lu led Ning Fa to a seven-colored arched bridge, where a gentle force automatically carried the two of them forward.

After flying over countless mountains, they arrived at the top of a magnificent mountain, where there was a tall pavilion and a long queue outside.

Inside the attic, a group of monks dressed in standard robes were registering visitors, verifying their identities, and presenting them with gifts. Then, someone would escort the visitors to fly in different directions.

The old Taoist priest surnamed Lu, accompanied by Ning Fa, flew straight into the pavilion amidst the astonished gazes of the others.

"Who goes there? Why are you not following the rules? Oh, Brother Dongbo, you're back!" A flash of white light appeared, and a shrewd-looking old man with a goatee flew to the two of them.

He was initially displeased, but upon seeing the old Taoist priest surnamed Lu, he immediately looked surprised.

This old man, like the old Taoist surnamed Lu, was also at the mid-Nascent Soul stage. The old Taoist surnamed Lu said with a beaming smile, "Brother Wei Feng, it has been decades since we last met. Your cultivation has become even more profound. This is truly a cause for celebration."

After saying these polite words, the old Taoist priest surnamed Lu mysteriously transmitted his voice, saying, "This time I caught a big fish. Young Master will be very happy to know. Please ask Brother Wei Feng to inform Young Master."

The old man with the goatee looked at the old Taoist priest surnamed Lu with suspicion, then his gaze fell on Ning Fa, who was still wearing a bamboo hat.

The old Taoist priest surnamed Lu made a hand gesture to him, and the old man with the goatee understood and led the two to a smaller pavilion at the back.

Upon seeing Ning Fa's face and hearing the old Taoist's explanation, the man was filled with surprise. At the same time, like the Commander Wen, he looked at the old Taoist with envy.

In his opinion, the old Taoist priest surnamed Lu was really lucky. He had made such a contribution on this auspicious day, and the young master would surely bestow a generous reward upon him.

But he dared not delay and immediately said, "Fellow Daoist Lu, please wait a moment while I inform you."

"Now that the wedding is approaching, young master is very busy, and I haven't seen him for a long time."

As he spoke, the man took out a pale gold talisman, quickly wrote a line of text on it, and the talisman immediately turned into golden light and disappeared without a trace.

Ning Fa, pale-faced and filled with fear, felt a chill in his heart.

It seems things are going even more smoothly than he expected. If Gu Ying really comes in person, things will be much simpler.

The thought of Gu Ying filled him with an overwhelming murderous intent!
……

On a sacred mountain deep within the Qianyuan Mountains, inside a magnificent and wondrous hall, a Taiji Yin-Yang diagram over a hundred feet long is painted on the floor.

At the two yin-yang fish eyes in the picture are two round pools, each several meters in size, filled with black and white water.

The black pool water exuded a chilling power that seemed to penetrate one's very soul, while the white pool water was filled with a vigorous heat like a volcanic eruption.

An extremely cold and an extremely hot aura intertwined and surrounded each other, forming two streams of black and white air that slowly propelled the Tai Chi Yin-Yang diagram to rotate, appearing extremely mysterious.

Two people are standing at the edge of the picture.

A man dressed in a white robe with gold trim, tall and slender, with a handsome face and a faint smile on his face.

This person is Gu Ying, the great-grandson of Gu Zun, and the recognized successor of the Gu family and even the Qian Yuan Business Alliance.

Standing before him was a woman, dressed in a long dress adorned with a hundred flowers. Her figure was exquisite and graceful, her skin as smooth as jade, her eyebrows like distant mountains, and her eyes like autumn waters. She possessed a beauty that could make fish sink and geese fall from the sky, and the moon hide its face in shame, like a celestial being descended to earth.

This woman is at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

She looked at Gu Ying calmly and said in a voice as clear as a spring, "It seems that Young Master Gu can't even wait a few days. He's really impatient."

Sensing a hint of sarcasm in the woman's words, Gu Ying still smiled gently and said, "Fairy Wang, do you have some misunderstanding about me?"

"Misunderstanding? There is no misunderstanding. Just do as you say and hand over that Flower of Ten Thousand Calamities to my master."

The stunningly beautiful woman spoke expressionlessly, and at the same time, she mechanically removed her clothes, revealing a perfect body as smooth as mutton fat jade.

Then, she raised her chin and looked at Gu Ying, even with a hint of provocation.

Gu Ying frowned slightly, and asked with some curiosity, "You knew all along?"

Upon hearing this, the goddess's expression changed instantly, seemingly unable to conceal her emotions. Her beautiful eyes glared at Gu Ying with hatred, and she said in an icy voice:

"Gu Ying, do you really think everyone else is a fool?"
More than thirty years ago, when we first met, you pursued me fiercely, which I sternly rejected. Soon after, it was rumored that at the large-scale auction held in Qin Jing not long after, there was a very important final item for my master, which was the "Azure Netherworld Withering and Flourishing Technique".

As a result, my master spent a huge amount of money to buy it. After cultivating it for more than ten years, he discovered that the technique was seriously flawed, causing his meridians to become woody. Only the legendary Ten Thousand Calamities Flower could possibly save him.

But then, by sheer coincidence, I learned that your Qian Yuan Business Alliance possesses this Wan E Flower, which forced me to come to you myself to beg for help!
Gu Ying, you are a complete hypocrite!

Hearing the beautiful woman's angry curses, Gu Ying laughed instead, his gaze aggressively sweeping over her perfect body. Then, he extended his index finger and lifted her chin:
"Wang Min, you are very smart, even smarter than I imagined."

I even know that the reason you are saying all this to me now is just to provoke me so that I will take your virginity right now.

It seems you've already guessed something from the wonderful dual cultivation method I sent you before.

That's right. To tell you the truth, our Gu family's wonderful dual cultivation method is inherited from the spirit world. Its power lies in the fact that the male can directly absorb the original power of the female's spirit body, thereby using it to strengthen his own spirit body, and it may even allow his spirit body to advance.

Therefore, the requirements for this woman's qualifications are extremely high; the stronger her spiritual body, the better.

This is one of the most important secrets of our Gu family, and it is also why our Gu family has always been able to produce powerful Nascent Soul cultivators.

While innate spiritual bodies are hard to find, acquired spiritual bodies can potentially be transformed into innate ones through artificial cultivation at great cost and by finding a woman with exceptional aptitude to unite with.

As for me, Gu Ying, I am the most outstanding descendant of our Gu family in tens of thousands of years. I possess a superior innate Dao body, the Golden Mountain Spirit Body, so I have even higher requirements for the aptitude of the women I cultivate with.

In reality, although the [Mengluo Spirit Body] you possess is already very rare, it did not meet my previous expectations.

But time waits for no one. I must advance to the Nascent Soul stage as soon as possible, which requires my Golden Mountain Spirit Body to advance further, and only you are barely qualified.

Gu Ying said calmly.

Upon hearing Gu Ying's words, the beautiful woman named Wang Min's face turned deathly pale.

What I had been afraid of was confirmed by Gu Ying.

That dual cultivation technique was indeed problematic; it could actually absorb the woman's spiritual power, which was not only unbelievable but also extremely evil.

"You devil!" Wang Min cursed, her voice trembling.

Gu Ying smiled and said, "In order to maximize the effectiveness of that dual cultivation technique, I will naturally not easily take your primordial yin."

For the next month, you and I will both stay within this [Two Elements Phoenix Diagram] to maximize the activation of our spiritual power. This way, I can absorb the full extent of your spiritual essence.

Hearing Gu Ying's gentle words, Wang Min felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

"You devil, you deserve to die a horrible death! I'd rather die than let you succeed!"

Wang Min roared angrily, and then a blue spiritual flower pattern lit up on her smooth forehead, flashing violently as if it was about to explode.

But Gu Ying looked at her with a mocking expression. The next moment, layers of golden silk netting suddenly appeared on Wang Min's body. Her spiritual energy dissipated rapidly, and the blue spiritual flower on her forehead also disappeared without a trace.

Wang Min was filled with despair. Then, Gu Ying waved his right hand lightly, and Wang Min transformed into a streak of light, flying directly into the black circular pool.

At this moment, Gu Ying's smile vanished, and he shook his head, his eyes filled with regret.

He was a perfectionist, and as he just said, although Wang Min's Mengluo spirit body was rare enough, it did not meet his expectations. His ideal target was still Ningfa's daughter, whom he had never met.

Although they had never met, Xuan Hui Feng Ling Pan would not lie. If he could absorb Ning Fa's daughter's spiritual power, there would be a very high probability that his Golden Mountain Spirit Body would advance further, greatly increasing his chances of advancing to the Divine Transformation stage and making his future cultivation path smoother.

This dual cultivation technique is most effective for the man during his first practice; otherwise, he wouldn't have waited so long.

But now, a century has passed, and he can't wait any longer.

However, he did not give up on Ningfa's daughter.

Once he advances to the Nascent Soul stage, as long as he can find Ning Fa's daughter and cultivate that technique again, it will still be of great benefit.

"I'd like to see where you can hide."

A cold glint flashed in Gu Ying's eyes. Then, his clothes flew off, and he leaped into the white circular pool.

(End of this chapter)