Longevity Thunder Ancestor

Chapter 1126 The whole story
Ning Zhongyuan asked, trembling, "Little Fa, have you really advanced to the Nascent Soul stage?"

The other members of the Ning family also came back to life from their zombie-like state, and all held their breath as they watched Ning Fa.

Upon seeing Ning Fazhong nod heavily, Ning Zhongyuan burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably.

"My Ning family has finally produced a Nascent Soul Ancestor! Truly, the heavens have blessed my Ning family!"

The others were also overjoyed and wept uncontrollably.

But at this moment, due to their excessive excitement, they triggered the restrictions placed on their bodies, and golden threads suddenly appeared on their bodies.

Clearly, the restriction placed by the Gu family had been triggered, causing them to struggle in agony.

Upon seeing this, Ning Fa's eyes flashed with a blood-red light, and he suddenly flicked his right hand, sending several bolts of lightning into their bodies.

The golden silk netting melted away like ice and snow, allowing the Ning family members to breathe heavily as if they had been reborn.

However, the injuries caused by the torture and restraint, as well as the loss of vitality, have been difficult to eliminate over time.

Seeing the miserable state of his closest clansmen, Ning Fa felt as if his heart was being torn apart. He suddenly slapped forward, and dozens of pills of different colors and shapes emerged from a ball of light.

Without exception, these pills all emitted an extremely pure medicinal fragrance and spiritual light, clearly indicating that they were all extremely precious fourth-grade pills, with most of them being mid-grade or higher. Even for Nascent Soul cultivators, obtaining just one of these pills would be extremely difficult.

Ning Fa took out all the precious healing pills he had on him, such as the Nine-Turn Profound Marrow Pill.

This is an extremely precious fifth-tier healing pill, obtained from the giant spirit race's Nascent Soul cultivator, Yan E.

The most precious thing about this pill is that it can replenish a large amount of vitality, making it perfect for the Ning family members at this time.

Ning Fa suddenly slapped the pills, shattering them instantly and releasing a surge of powerful spiritual and medicinal energy.

Under the control of Ning Fa's magical power, the medicinal power and spiritual power formed patches of rain and mist, enveloping the twenty-odd Ning family members and entering their bodies.

That wasn't all. Ning Fa took out over a thousand high-grade spirit stones, crushed them, and the spirit stones transformed into another layer of spiritual energy rain and mist, making this small space resemble a spiritual energy lake, filled with extreme spiritual energy and medicinal power.

More than twenty members of the Ning family bathed in it, and their physical condition improved at a visible speed.
Those Ning family members who were only at the Foundation Establishment stage not only quickly recovered from their injuries and cultivation, but some even directly advanced to a minor realm.

Meanwhile, the life force of Ning family members, including Ning Zhongyuan and Ning Zhongjiu, who were at the Core Formation stage, was also rapidly restored.

The wrinkles on Elder Ning Zhongyuan's face quickly faded, his long, gray hair turned black, and his cloudy eyes regained their luster. His magical power, which had dropped from the late stage of Core Formation to the early stage, rapidly increased, and he was about to break through to the middle stage of Core Formation.

Ning Hongye, the third uncle, whose body was originally as thin as a rake, quickly became plump with flesh, his lost teeth regenerated, and his empty eye sockets began to grow flesh and blood, as if eyeballs were about to grow back.

Ning Zhongjiu, who lost both arms, had new arms growing from the severed limbs.

Looking at the two people's empty eyes and missing arms, Ning Fa felt another pang of pain in his heart.

He immediately formed a hand seal, and his body was enveloped in azure lightning. Then he opened his mouth and spat out a bolt of azure lightning.

This bolt of lightning exuded an unimaginably rich aroma of vegetation and a vigorous, boundless vitality, which was the source power of Ningfa's Supreme Wood Divine Lightning.

This lightning is born from plants and trees, and its energy is inexhaustible, making it the most restorative among the five elements of lightning techniques.

Although the healing pills Ning Fa took out were enough to regrow Ning Hongye's eyes and Ning Zhongjiu's arms.

However, since both of them had already reached the Core Formation stage, these pills alone were not enough to avoid damaging their potential to advance to the Nascent Soul stage or even the Divine Transformation stage in the future. They also needed to add his Supreme Wood Divine Thunder Origin Power.

With a thought from Ning Fa, the azure lightning bolt split into two, entering the bodies of Ning Hongye and Ning Zhongjiu respectively.

Immediately, their eyes and severed arms grew back at an extremely fast speed.

Ning Zhongjiu clenched his strong, powerful hands in disbelief and burst into laughter, but when he thought of his clansmen who had died tragically, his eyes reddened.

Third Uncle Ning Hongye stared intently at Ning Fa with his fresh eyes, all the emotions he wanted to express condensed in his gaze.

A full hour later, the lake formed by the rich spiritual and medicinal power finally dissipated.

The Ning family members who reappeared were reborn, with many advancing directly to a minor realm or reaching the peak of their current realm.

Moreover, a large amount of pure spiritual energy and medicinal power remain in their bodies, which will bring even more benefits after they are further digested.

But Ning Fa stared intently at Ning An, his face grim.

Although Ning An's condition was somewhat better than before, her long hair was still snow-white, her skin was still dull and lifeless like withered wood, and the gray haze in her eyes had not dissipated.

Although it seems that the vitality has been restored to some extent, it still gives people the feeling of an old man in his twilight years, like a lake that is about to dry up, or a spring without a source.

"Xiao An, what exactly happened?" Ning Fa's face was ashen. Before Ning An could answer, he stepped in front of him and placed his right hand on his chest to examine him carefully.

His expression quickly changed.

Inside Ning An's dantian, a seven-colored star spiritual energy pattern that originally represented his Seven Luminaries Dao Body was now shattered and missing most of its parts.

Ning Fa finally understood why Ning An was acting this way.

For cultivators with powerful Dao bodies, the Dao body itself is equivalent to their lifeblood and origin, just like his Five Elements Thunder Body.

Now that Ning An's Seven Luminaries Dao Body is so badly damaged, it's no wonder that ordinary healing methods are ineffective against him.

Ning Fa trembled slightly, his expression ferocious. He could no longer suppress his killing intent and wished he could kill his way out now, turn the world upside down, and tear apart the bones and skins of Gu Ying, Gu Zun, and the rest of the Gu family, and extract their souls and refine their spirits!
At this moment, Ning An gave a bitter smile: "Father, the Gu family didn't mean to torture me on purpose, but rather they wanted to use the spiritual body in my body for research. They seem to want to try to extract the spiritual power from my body."

Although they were unsuccessful, the various methods they used have transformed my spirit into what it is today, and even severely shortened my lifespan.

Later, the Gu family didn't want me to die like this, and since my spirit was already almost completely destroyed, they stopped their research on me.

But I only have a dozen or so years left to live, and I thought I might never see my father again.

But now, I am content to see my father one last time before I die. I only hope that he can also take me to see my mother. I imagine she must have suffered terribly all these years..."

At this point, Ning An was already sobbing uncontrollably.

At this moment, Ningfa looked extremely pained.

He could hardly imagine how Ning An had spent these years, and even less could he imagine how Cheng Susu had worried about them, father and son, and how she had cried all these years.

Thinking of this, Ning Fa felt as if his heart was being torn apart. His hatred for the Gu family was something that even the rivers and mountains of the world could not wash away.

Ning Zhongyuan and other members of the Ning family also fell silent from their excitement, their expressions filled with sorrow.

They were not only heartbroken by Ning An's fate, but also reminded of the many Ning family members who had been sacrificed in blood.

They witnessed it with their own eyes back then, and even though more than a hundred years have passed, the scene has not faded but has become even more profound, and every time they think of it, it hurts to the bone.

At this moment, Ning Fa took a deep breath, suppressed the turbulent emotions in his heart, and said in a deep voice, "Xiao An, don't worry, you won't die so soon. I will definitely find a way to restore your spirit."

This is the promise your father made to you, and also his way of making amends.

Ning An was taken aback at first, then shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Although he knew that Ning Fa's cultivation was now extraordinary, Ning An's insight was also extraordinary. He knew that for a spirit body like his own that was severely damaged, even a Nascent Soul cultivator could only sigh in despair if it wanted to recover to its original state.

What Ning An didn't know was that at this moment, the Crossing Origin Heavenly Book in Ning Fa's sea of ​​consciousness had already revealed a complete pattern of the Seven Luminaries, accompanied by a message:
"Tracing back to the Seven Luminaries Dao Body from the current remnant of the Seven Luminaries Dao Body requires 300 points of fifth-order Origin Points."

The information about tracing the origins provided by the Heavenly Book of Crossing Origins was undoubtedly a timely help for Ning Fa, igniting hope in his heart.

Even if what is needed is a fifth-tier source point, a Nascent Soul cultivator of the Sea Clan or Demon Clan at the Nascent Soul stage cannot provide it, but he is not without clues about the source of this level of source point.

According to the intelligence he had previously obtained, there should be a key spiritual object related to their ancestral sea in the sea race's lair. This spiritual object must be of an extremely high level and could very likely provide fifth-order source points.

Ningfa decided that once things were settled here, he would immediately march on the sea tribe's lair.

If he can't get enough fifth-tier source points there, he can always try his luck in Mitian Valley.

The area has been affected by the Xuan Tian Ling Bao for so many years, so there should be something there that can provide fifth-order source points.

Thinking of this, Ningfa's grief lessened slightly.

Although there are many difficulties, there is hope as long as there is a way. Then, he asked Ning An, Ning Zhongyuan and others about the situation when the incident first occurred.

Through their accounts, Ningfa finally learned the whole story.

First was Ning An. When Ning Fa was trapped in the Six Paths Meteorite Array, he was captured by the Tian Shu Alliance and then handed over to the Qian Yuan Merchant Alliance.

Fortunately, Ning Huarong happened to be out at the time and escaped unharmed.

Of course, because her relationship with Ning Fa was far less close than that with Ning An, she was not the main target.

Since then, Ning Huarong has disappeared without a trace. She must not have been caught, otherwise she would have been sent here as well.

As for the Ning family, they were even less able to resist.

The ones who came to suppress the Ning family were Mo Laoguai from the Wushi Demon Palace and Xuanweizi from the Taiqing Sect in the Cangyuan Immortal Cultivation World. They personally led the Nascent Soul elders of the two major sects.

The Ning family only had four Core Formation cultivators: Ning Zhongyuan, Ning Zhongjiu, Ning Hongye, and Ning Zonglie, so they naturally had no power to resist.

In fact, both the Ning family and the Huayu Sect had received an emergency warning before these people arrived.

That was a secret communication method that Ning Fa had previously set up between the Ning family and the Huayu Sect. He had instructed that once this method was activated, they should immediately go to the teleportation hall of the Xuanhuo Sect through a short-distance teleportation array, and then go to the Nine Dragons Sea through the long-distance teleportation array.

Both the Ning family and the Huayu Sect had actually gone through a similar preparation, which was the incident at Mingyuan Tianchi.

However, Wen Xiuxin destroyed the teleportation array before they left.

Although the teleportation array was later repaired by Zhu Lingyun and Meng Ruoqi, the Nine Dragons Sea became very unsafe due to the threat from the sea tribes. Therefore, Ning Fa did not relocate the Ning family and Huayu Sect members there on a large scale, but kept it as a backup.

Later, after receiving a warning from Fairy Yuanxing, the people on Xuanning Island activated the teleportation array according to Ning Fa's previous instructions, sending a warning to the Ning family and Huayu Sect.

But just as the core members of the Ning family were about to leave in an emergency, several newly recruited guest elders suddenly launched an attack, some of whom were even Nascent Soul cultivators in disguise.

It turns out that these people joined the Ning family with ulterior motives.

Later, Ning Zhongyuan and the others learned that these people had actually joined the Ning family at the instigation of the Gu family.

Because after the Gu family confirmed that Ningfa's daughter was the most suitable Daoist partner for Gu Ying, they had already made two preparations.

One option is to formally propose marriage; if successful, everyone will be happy.

If that doesn't work, then we'll have to resort to force. Ning Fa's family background and clan are naturally the best targets for coercion.

Moreover, it is estimated that the Gu family already had this idea at that time.

If Ning Fa goes into hiding, then use the Ning family members to refine the Bloodline Pearl to track him down.

As a result, important clan members such as Ning Zhongyuan were unable to escape.

The situation at Huayu Sect is much better.

Because the enemy did not attach as much importance to the Huayu Sect as they did to the Ning family.

Although some spies tried to stop Ning Fa's close associates from escaping, they were all swiftly killed by the three Nascent Soul cultivators of Huayu Sect: Cang Lei, Zheng Xuan Yan, and Tian You.

In the end, people like Xiaoyu, Ouyang Qinghe, Xia Xinlan, Duanmu Ling, Ning Fa's two disciples Liu Ruohong and Wen Hui, as well as some Ning family disciples who were cultivating in Huayu Sect, and Ning Fa's close friends, all escaped through the teleportation array.

Cang Lei, Zheng Xuan Yan, and Tian You went to the Ning family to provide assistance and fought fiercely with those disguised Nascent Soul cultivators.

But by then, Mo Laoguai, Xuanweizi, and others had already arrived with a large number of troops, and the situation was beyond saving.

In the end, they had no choice but to destroy the teleportation array.

As for the fates of Cang Lei, Zheng Xuan Yan, and Tian You, Ning Zhongyuan and the others did not know.

Hearing Ning Zhongyuan and the others' shocking descriptions, Ning Fa's heart clenched repeatedly.

He couldn't help but feel a little resentful towards himself.

His cultivation in the first half of his life was too smooth, and with the help of the Heavenly Treasure Immortal Merchant, he lost his due vigilance.

He thought that his refusal of the ancient venerable's marriage proposal was just a minor conflict, nothing in the face of the serious situation of the battle for the survival of the clan. However, the ancient venerable taught him the most unforgettable lesson.

This is precisely the survival rule of ancient families that have survived for tens of thousands of years:

Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit, nipping the danger in the bud.

Once you're ready to make a move, you must have a foolproof plan to ensure the other party has no chance of recovery.

This reminded Ning Fa of what Daoist Yanyuan had said to him before, and he felt even more pain in his heart.

This lesson was far too painful.

After a long while, Ning Fa took a deep breath, and his ferocious expression slowly calmed down. He reached out with his right hand, and the unconscious Steward Liao flew in front of him. He grabbed Liao's head and began to search Liao's soul.

After a long while, Ningfa released his hand, his face shrouded in shadow.

Through soul searching, he learned that the Ning family still has a considerable number of mortal bloodlines remaining in the Cangyuan Immortal Cultivation World, jointly guarded by the Wushi Demon Palace and the Taiqing Sect.

However, if any member of the Ning family has a spiritual root, they will be immediately sent to the Great Qin cultivation world and imprisoned in another place, where they will be raised like pigs and sheep.

This was actually because the Gu family was very surprised and curious that the small Ning family had produced people with powerful Dao bodies like Ning Fa and Ning An one after another.

The Gu family's research on spirits is arguably the most advanced in the entire human realm, with dozens of methods for cultivating acquired spirits.

Therefore, the Gu family considered the Ning family's bloodline to be very precious and wanted to try to see if they could reproduce Ning family members with powerful spiritual bodies, especially Ning Fa's branch, which was highly valued.

Ning Hongye, Ning Fa's third uncle, was so thin and emaciated because he was subjected to endless secret methods to overdraw his vital essence and forced to reproduce, which greatly depleted his life force and ultimately led to his abandonment by the Gu family.

Ning Fa finally understood from Manager Liao's memories why Gu Ying was so obsessed with his daughter.

In fact, this was also Manager Liao's personal speculation: that Gu Ying could strengthen his own spiritual body by cultivating with women of high aptitude and absorbing their spiritual power.

Chief Steward Liao's guess was not without basis. As the most trusted person in the Gu family, he knew that almost all the great elders of the Gu family in successive generations had powerful Dao bodies, which was why they were so powerful.

Even if such a thing happened in an ancient family like the Gu family, it would still be considered unbelievable, since the talent of a spiritual body is something that is innate and cannot be found at all.

In addition, the Gu family's in-depth research on acquired spiritual bodies, and the fact that each generation of the Gu family's Grand Elder had to go to great lengths to find the most talented women to marry, and that after marriage, those women's cultivation paths would stagnate, led Steward Liao to make this guess.

In addition, there is the situation regarding Cang Lei, Zheng Xuan Yan, and Tian You.

Although the three of them were all quite powerful, they were still far inferior to great cultivators like Mo Laoguai and Xuanweizi.

Cang Lei and Tian You were captured on the spot. Cang Lei was imprisoned by the Wushi Demon Palace, while Tian You was taken back to the Yuancha Sect and chosen as an incarnation by the Yuancha Sect's Nascent Soul Ancestor, Lu Yue Shenjun.

Although Zheng Xuanyan was seriously injured, he escaped using a strange secret technique.

As for the Huayu Sect, it was originally going to be abolished by the Wushi Demon Palace and the Taiqing Sect, and its disciples were imprisoned in the mines. However, it was saved by the arrival of the Xuyuan Hermit, the Kongli True Lord of the Shenxin Sect, and the Sword Lord Xu Yi.

Ultimately, the Wushi Demon Palace and the Taiqing Sect reached a slight compromise. Although the Huayu Sect was retained, it was no longer allowed to recruit new disciples.

Moreover, all disciples must be placed under restrictions to prevent escape, and the two sects will also send Nascent Soul cultivators to guard them. In reality, the Huayu Sect is already dead in name only.

More than twenty years later, Zheng Xuan Yan reappeared, having cultivated the legendary ghost cultivator's body. Moreover, his supernatural powers had greatly improved, no less than those of a great cultivator. In a short period of time, he attacked and killed many high-level cultivators from both the righteous and demonic paths, causing a great uproar.

Later, several great cultivators, led by Mo Laoguai and Xuanweizi, joined forces to form a demon-slaying team, which eventually trapped Zheng Xuanyan. However, they still failed to kill him completely in that battle, and he escaped. After that, he disappeared without a trace.

Several years later, the Hermit of Xuyuan actually achieved the Transformation God realm.

He expelled the elders stationed at Huayu Sect from Wushi Demon Palace and Taiqing Sect, lifted the restrictions on Huayu Sect disciples, and allowed Huayu Sect to be re-established.

But by this time, no one dared to join the sect and become a disciple of the Huayu Sect.

In Steward Liao's memory, Xu Yuan Jushi's attainment of the Nascent Soul stage was not a normal advancement, but rather a forced advancement using a secret method, which had serious side effects. He now has less than a hundred years of lifespan left, and his cultivation is permanently fixed, so the Gu family did not take it to heart.

(End of this chapter)