Longevity Thunder Ancestor

Chapter 1125 Rescue
As soon as Gu Ying stepped into the circular pool, he suddenly seemed to sense something and stretched out his right hand. With a flash of golden light, a golden talisman appeared in his palm.

Gu Ying held the talisman in his hand, and after a moment, the talisman turned into specks of golden light and disappeared.

"Ning Fa actually has descendants living outside, and they're even his grandsons?"

A look of surprise appeared on Gu Ying's face, then, as if he had thought of something, he raised his eyebrows and murmured:

“Ning Fa possesses the legendary Five Elements Thunder Body, a powerful spiritual body, and his son Ning An also has the Seven Luminaries Dao Body, a Dao Body that is no less powerful than my Golden Mountain Spirit Body. So, as their direct descendant, is it possible that Ning Zhuo also possesses a powerful spiritual body? If so, it could be of great help to our family’s research.”

At this point, Gu Ying's eyes showed interest. If he weren't currently unable to leave the Yin-Yang Phoenix Diagram, he would have gone over to take a look for himself.

He raised his index finger, and a spiritual light gathered at the tip, instantly writing a line of golden characters in mid-air. As it swirled, the golden characters disappeared without a trace.

On the other side, the old Taoist priest surnamed Lu and the old man with the goatee were chatting when a soft, feminine voice rang in their ears: "Is this Ning Zhuo, the grandson of Ning Fa?"

The two were startled and quickly turned around to look. They saw a figure appear behind them like a ghost, and despite their mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, they hadn't noticed it at all.

The newcomer was a middle-aged man who looked like a scholar. He was fair-skinned and beardless, exuding an extremely cold aura. His eyes, which were so pale they were almost transparent, gleamed with a spiritual light as he carefully examined Ning Fa.

This person's cultivation is unfathomable. Even the two old Taoists surnamed Lu, who were in the mid-Nascent Soul stage, are like streams compared to rivers and seas when compared to him.

This is not only a great cultivator, but also an absolute top-tier existence among great cultivators.

Upon seeing the newcomer, the two were startled and immediately bowed, saying, "Greetings, Steward Liao."

Ignoring the two, Manager Liao took a step and appeared before Ning Fa like a ghost. Without saying a word, his right hand, like an eagle's claw, reached directly towards Ning Fa's head, clearly intending to use the Soul Searching Technique.

After a while, he removed his hand, a smile appearing on his lips: "As expected, he is Ning Fa's grandson. He has hidden himself quite well."

As he spoke, his right hand moved with lightning speed, tapping several times behind Ning Fa's back. A ray of light formed a complex hand seal, which then disappeared into Ning Fa's back.

Ningfa feigned panic, but was inwardly somewhat disappointed.

Because Gu Ying did not come in person.

Although he knew there were at least two Nascent Soul cultivators in the Qian Yuan Mountains at this moment, he didn't take them seriously.

The problem is that he doesn't know where Ning An and the others are being held, so he can't act rashly. He must rescue them all first before he can go on a killing spree.

As for this Steward Liao, he had previously obtained information about this person from the soul-searching of the old Taoist priest surnamed Lu.

This person can be considered the most loyal retainer of the Gu family. He is deeply trusted by the Ancient Venerable and possesses the strength of a top-tier cultivator. In addition, with the precious treasures bestowed upon him by the Ancient Venerable, he can even exchange a few blows with ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators.

Seeing it with my own eyes now, I know the rumors are true. Although this Steward Liao's strength is not as good as when he was at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, it is not much worse than that of a peak Demon Lord.

But for him at this moment, it was nothing.

As for this person searching his soul, that's a joke. With his soul strength, he can naturally let this person see whatever he wants.

At this moment, Steward Liao flicked his right sleeve, and a ball of light flew to the old Taoist priest surnamed Lu, from which a perfectly round pill shimmering with a blue light flew out.

This elixir not only emitted an extremely rich medicinal fragrance, but its surface also condensed a blue lotus, creating an astonishing phenomenon.

"The Three-Turn Yuanhe Pill!" Before the old Taoist surnamed Lu could react, Wei Feng exclaimed, his eyes filled with intense envy.

This is an extremely precious fourth-grade high-quality pill, one of the few pills that can help break through to the late Nascent Soul stage, increasing the chances by 10% to 20%, which is already quite remarkable.

Although Wei Feng had expected the old Taoist priest surnamed Lu to receive a generous reward, he never imagined it would be such a high-level pill, and he was extremely envious.

“You have done very well, and the young master is very pleased.”

"Take this pill and return to your post immediately, also to prevent Ningfa from returning."

"It was a soft, feminine voice," said Manager Liao.

"Thank you, Steward Liao! Thank you, young master, for your generous gift!" The old Taoist priest surnamed Lu bowed with great joy, carefully put away the pills, bid farewell to Wei Feng with a beaming smile, and then hurriedly left.

Without saying a word, Steward Liao took Ning Fa and left in an instant.

Ning Fa felt slightly relieved. It seemed that his prediction was correct: by pretending to be a direct descendant of the Gu family, the Gu family would lock him up with Ning An and the others.

Steward Liao flew at great speed, heading straight for the depths of the Qian Yuan Mountains. After passing through numerous restrictions, he finally arrived at a somewhat lonely mountain peak deep within the mountains.

A thick black mist enveloped the mountain, and a fierce aura emanated from it, with magical power fluctuations reaching the Nascent Soul level. This was clearly a fifth-order restriction.

After Steward Liao took out a black token, the two went straight to the bottom of the mountain. They descended from a hidden cave for thousands of feet until they came to a spacious and huge underground hall.

Although located deep inside, the hall was brightly lit, and the source of the light was a huge object on the ceiling.

This was a massive white spider, over a hundred feet tall, with eight segmented legs and mouths full of deep, cold fangs.

What is particularly shocking is its head, which has hundreds of eyes the size of water tanks. Although most of the eyes are closed, the few open eyes reflect bright beams of light, making everything in the hall clearly visible.

The spiritual pressure emanating from this giant spider, while not yet reaching the true Nascent Soul level, was not far off, far surpassing that of a Nascent Soul level demon beast, clearly indicating that it was a savage and exotic species.

At this moment, the spider seemed to be asleep. A tuft of web flew out from its abdomen, spreading out to form dozens of cages made of white webs.

Most of these spiderweb-like cages were filled with people, and among them were many familiar faces to Ning Fa:

Ning An, Ning Zhongyuan, Ning Zhongjiu, Ning Hongye, Ning Zonglie...

The others were clearly also members of the Ning family.

At this moment, they were all disheveled and emaciated.

The eldest elder, Ning Zhongyuan, sat cross-legged. His hair was gray and his face was covered with deep wrinkles. Although his eyes were closed, he could not hide his sorrow.

The Second Elder Ning Zhongjiu's arms were empty, clearly severed. His once ancient, majestic, and domineering face was now blank, as if he had lost his soul.

Ning Fa's third uncle, Ning Hongye, was huddled in a corner of the cage, emaciated, his body twitching occasionally.

Ning Fa's son, Ning An, had advanced to the late stage of Core Formation a hundred years ago, but now he had fallen to the early stage of Core Formation. His long hair had turned snow-white, and his skin was like withered wood. Although he was in his prime, he looked like an old man on the verge of death, as if all his vitality had been exhausted.

The other members of the Ning family were in no better shape; their expressions were numb and desperate, like statues, and they didn't even look up when someone came.

Steward Liao said with a sinister smile, "Ning An, I've brought your son here. I believe it won't be long before Ning Fa comes to reunite with you."

Upon hearing this, Ning An, who had been looking down, suddenly raised her head. Her eyes, shrouded in a gray mist, first glanced at Steward Liao, and then immediately looked at Ning Fa.

As if realizing something, a glimmer of light appeared in his previously numb eyes, which then welled up with tears. Ning Zhongyuan and Ning Zhongjiu, who were standing nearby, also reluctantly moved to look at Ning Fa. They, too, seemed to realize something, their bodies trembling with excitement, their eyes, which had long since dried up from too many tears, moistened again.

Seeing this, Manager Liao frowned, somewhat suspicious.

It's just Ningfa's grandson who's here. Is it really necessary for these people to get so worked up?

At this moment, as if realizing something, he suddenly turned around and looked at Ning Fa.

At this moment, Ning Fa was trembling all over, his face contorted in pain, revealing his true appearance.

An extremely violent aura surged from his body, making Manager Liao feel like a small boat on a stormy sea, ready to capsize at any moment.

"You are... Ningfa!!"

Manager Liao finally reacted. He was extremely shocked at first, and then, when he felt Ning Fa's terrifying spiritual pressure, his eyes widened and his horror was indescribable.

"You've actually advanced to the Nascent Soul stage!"

An unprecedented sense of panic spread through his heart, not for himself, but for the Gu family.

But he reacted extremely quickly, flicking his right sleeve and sending hundreds of tiny needles, as fine as hairs, hurtling towards Ningfa like a torrential rain.

At the same time, he retreated rapidly, and with a flick of his right hand, he took out a black bell. Under his frantic use of magic power, the bell shook violently, emitting rapid black sound waves before disappearing into the void.

Although Steward Liao was very confident in his own strength, he knew that he would not escape death today when facing Ning Fa, who had already advanced to the Nascent Soul stage. Therefore, he did not ask to live, but only asked to send out the message immediately.

He breathed a sigh of relief after the black sound wave was emitted, but his expression immediately froze.

Suddenly, bursts of white water appeared around the underground hall, instantly connecting into a vast expanse, like a giant rain curtain enveloping the entire hall.

Ripples of water rose in the air, and the black sound waves that had entered the void were immediately vibrated and flew out. Then, the surface of the water flashed and disappeared without a trace.

"This is bad!" Manager Liao thought with great alarm.

At this moment, Ning Fa suddenly turned around and looked at him with a ferocious expression. His eyes were bloodshot, and his aura was extremely violent, exuding an extremely strong killing intent that made Manager Liao feel as if his soul was frozen when he touched it.

Before Liao Zongguan's flying needle magic weapon, which had made a name for itself in the Great Qin Dynasty, could even get close to Ning Fa's body, it melted directly in a blinding flash of lightning.

Chief Steward Liao was deathly pale, knowing he was facing a life-or-death situation, and immediately summoned a blue, ring-shaped defensive magic item.

This treasure is no ordinary item; it is a replica of the Heavenly Treasure Guardian Ring, and can even reach 30% of the original's power.

He believed that even Ning Fa would not be able to easily break through the defenses of this treasure. Given some more time, he would be able to use other secret techniques to send the message out.

Just then, a moon-white spiritual light suddenly emanated from Steward Liao's sea of ​​consciousness, instantly condensing into a solid sheet of ice that sealed off his entire sea of ​​consciousness.

At the same time, he felt his thoughts become incredibly sluggish, as if there were thousands of mountains and rivers separating him from this magical artifact that had been with him for hundreds of years, and his commands to activate it could not be transmitted.

"You all deserve to die!" Ning Fa Shen looked at him and uttered each word clearly, his voice sounding as if it came from the deepest hell, filled with soaring anger and killing intent.

The next moment, he took a step forward and stood in front of Steward Liao, grabbing the man by the neck.

In his rage, he wanted to tear the man to shreds, but his movements suddenly slowed.

He suddenly realized that with the approaching Ancient Eagle Dual Cultivation Ceremony, members of the ancient families scattered throughout the Qin Dynasty and even other cultivation worlds were rushing towards the Qian Yuan Mountains.

If we start a massacre now, many members of the ancient families will likely escape.

He now harbored a deep-seated hatred for the entire Gu family and had already vowed to slaughter every single member of the Gu family.

Therefore, now is not the best time to take action. It would be better to wait until the day of the Dual Cultivation Ceremony when all members of the Gu family gather.

Just when Gu Ying and even the entire Gu family were at their most glorious, they were struck down with a devastating blow.

Thinking of this, Ning Fa's eyes lost some of their bloodlust, and he decided to spare the man's life.

Moreover, as the most trusted retainer of the Gu family, this person must know the distribution of the Gu family members. Ningfa decided to place a divine control restriction on this person.

Just as the white moonlight that had invaded Manager Liao's sea of ​​consciousness pressed down into its depths, a black light flashed, and another black talisman similar to the one that had appeared in the sea of ​​consciousness of the old Taoist surnamed Lu before appeared.

However, his aura was far stronger than that of the old Taoist priest surnamed Lu, and the talisman was about to explode as it expanded and contracted.

The talisman contained such violent divine soul energy that even a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would find it difficult to stop, yet it was still directly suppressed by Ning Fa's invading divine soul power, turning into a solid block of ice.

Immediately, Ning Fa's divine sense condensed into a special white seal, which sank into the depths of Steward Liao's sea of ​​consciousness.

Just then, a series of "clicking" sounds rang out, and the eyes of the giant white spider, which looked like a mountain, on the top of the hall, which had been tightly closed, opened.

The terrifying giant spider finally awoke, its fangs snapping wildly, and hundreds of its eyes unleashing destructive beams of light that hurtled towards Ning Fa.

Ning Fa let out a sinister laugh and soared into the air directly in front of the beams of destruction. In an instant, he arrived in front of the giant spider and slammed out a palm, shattering the giant spider's pair of fangs into pieces.

Immediately, Ning Fa twisted his body and arrived on top of the giant spider's head. He stomped his right foot, and the giant spider's massive body, as large as a mountain, surged up like waves, creating rapid ripples.

With a series of loud bangs, hundreds of the giant spider's eyes burst open.

At the same time, a series of crackling sounds came from inside the spider's body. With one kick, the giant spider's entire skeleton was shattered.

Faced with Ning Fa's furious rage, this savage beast, which even ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators would find troublesome, was almost annihilated in one fell swoop.

The reason Ningfa spared its life was that he didn't want to alert the enemy.

Immediately, his eyes glowed with a moon-white light, and he sealed the beast's soul.

The beast let out a low growl of fear, then the spider web on its belly retracted, and the spider web cages disappeared. One by one, the Ning family members landed on the ground with a gentle force.

Ning Fafei flew to them, his face filled with pain as he looked at the miserable state of his loved ones. He choked back tears and said, "I'm sorry, I'm too late..."

"Xiao Fa, it's good that you're still alive... As long as you're alive, our Ning family will not be destroyed!" Ning Zhongyuan, with his gray hair, reached out and gently patted Ning Fa's shoulder, tears streaming down his face.

The other members of the Ning family were also crying, and their eyes, which had been numb and desperate, now shone with light.

Someone shouted first, and they all yelled back:
"As long as our ancestor is still alive, our Ning family will never perish!"

(End of this chapter)