Longevity Thunder Ancestor

Chapter 1127 The Wedding Ceremony Commences, the Beginning of Revenge

Seeing the ferocious expression on Ning Fa's face, Ning Zhongyuan advised, "Little Fa, this is, after all, the Qianyuan Mountain Range, the Gu family's stronghold, where there are many experts."

Although you have reached the Nascent Soul stage, you haven't been at this level for very long. You must proceed with your revenge gradually and patiently; there's plenty of time.

Ning Fa's third uncle, Ning Hongye, also said in a deep voice, "Yes, Xiao Fa, don't let hatred cloud your judgment. After all, we are outnumbered by the enemy."

Ning An and the other members of the Ning family also looked at Ning Fa with worried expressions.

Although Ning Fa was already a Nascent Soul cultivator, the power of the Gu family and the Qian Yuan Merchant Alliance still instilled fear in them, and they did not want Ning Fa to take any risks for them.

Ning Fa, however, just smiled dismissively.

The soul search of Steward Liao revealed that the high-level forces in the Qianyuan Mountains are indeed quite powerful.

Although the Qian Yuan Alliance has a large number of experts, including the Ancient Venerable, who is in Mi Tian Valley, there is still an avatar of the Ancient Venerable in the Qian Yuan Mountains. This avatar is even stronger than an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator.

In addition, there was also Wan Sha Venerable, who ranked second only to Gu Zun among the five Nascent Soul cultivators of the Qian Yuan Business Alliance.

This was also a renowned Nascent Soul cultivator, widely recognized as one of the three strongest cultivators below the mid-stage Nascent Soul level.

The other two were Huangfu Jin, who had already died, and Yunxiu Shenjun, the rogue cultivator from the Nine Dragons Sea who had reached the Nascent Soul stage.

During the previous war against the two sea monster races, Ning Fa had witnessed the Ten Thousand Fiends Venerable's skills many times, and his strength was indeed extraordinary.

Wan Sha Venerable was specifically left behind by the Ancient Venerable to oversee the Qian Yuan Business Alliance and the Gu family.

If Steward Liao was the most trusted retainer and servant of the Ancient Venerable, then this Venerable Wan Sha was the Ancient Venerable's best friend, or rather, ally.

It can be said that the Venerable Wan Sha's current cultivation and strength are inseparable from the great cultivation of the Ancient Venerable, which is why the Ancient Venerable was able to entrust the rear to him with peace of mind.

In addition, the Qian Yuan Business Alliance has a third Nascent Soul cultivator, namely the fifth-ranked Fairy Wanlan.

Although she is not known for her combat prowess, the title of the number one array master in the human realm is well-deserved. In the previous war against the two sea monster races, she even played a role no less than that of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Therefore, the Qian Yuan Business Alliance alone has three Nascent Soul cultivators, and none of them are ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators.

In addition, Gu Ying's master, a rogue cultivator with the Daoist name You Yunzi, will definitely be present.

At least three other Nascent Soul cultivators are confirmed to be arriving.

It can be said that on the day of the Dual Cultivation Ceremony, there will be at least seven Nascent Soul cultivators, and there will definitely be an exaggerated number of Core Formation cultivators.

Even powerful figures like the Ancient Venerable and the Primordial Venerable could only retreat in the face of so many Nascent Soul and Divine Transformation cultivators.

But Ningfa didn't even consider such power a threat.

With his current strength, even if he were to face ten early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, he could handle them with ease.

If they are willing to expend their vital energy, they can even kill them one by one.

He had been suppressing too much anger and pain in his heart, and he had to go on a killing spree and turn the world upside down!

"Elder, rest assured. I assure you, I will avenge you tenfold, a hundredfold, all the suffering you and the Ning family have endured!"

Ningfa resolutely blocked the railway.

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Several hours later, Steward Liao flew out of the sacred mountain where the Ning family members were imprisoned, looking perfectly normal, and continued to oversee the preparations for the Ancient Eagle Dual Cultivation Ceremony.

As the Dual Cultivation Ceremony approaches, more and more cultivators are arriving at the Qian Yuan Mountains.

The Gu family had already integrated into the Qian Yuan Business Alliance, and doing business was second nature to them. Therefore, they planned to use this grand ceremony to hold a grand auction and even relaxed the threshold for participating in the ceremony.

Anyone whose cultivation level reaches the Core Formation stage can participate and may bring one accompanying person.

Alternatively, those holding a letter of recommendation from a force recognized by the Qian Yuan Business Alliance can also participate.

Therefore, many cultivators came to participate, partly to curry favor with the Gu family and the Qian Yuan Merchant Alliance, and partly because they were attracted by the auction.

Other high-level cultivators from neighboring Qin Dynasty also traveled thousands of miles to reach the region using teleportation arrays.

In the days leading up to the grand ceremony, the number of cultivators in the Qianyuan Mountains reached over 700,000, and the proportion of high-level cultivators among them was astonishing, almost comparable to the heyday of Zhenhai City.

Although the war with both humans and sea monsters has not ended, the past few decades have seen a period of relative peace.

Moreover, in recent years, the sea creatures have been unusually restrained and contracted in their actions, which is an important reason why so many cultivators have come here.

Among them, there are as many as 80,000 members of the ancient family alone, and only about half of the ancient family members have actually arrived.

After all, the Gu family's businesses and influence are spread across various cultivation worlds in the human realm, so it's impossible for all members of the family to come. It's already quite remarkable that half of them could come.

This also shows the prosperity of the Gu family. After all, this is not a cultivation sect that embraces all rivers, but a cultivation family. Yet, it has such an exaggerated number of people with spiritual roots, which is absolutely the best in the entire human realm.

In fact, this was something the Gu family did intentionally.

One of the important family rules of the Gu family is to encourage reproduction.

The reason for doing this is to ensure that the Gu family has a large population base, thereby increasing the probability of producing outstanding members of the clan.

Even if there are no members of the clan with special talents such as spiritual bodies, it can still guarantee that each generation will frequently produce high-quality members with celestial spiritual roots or other spiritual roots.

In this way, the ancient family's unparalleled method of cultivating acquired spiritual bodies can be used to cultivate those outstanding members of the ancient family into acquired spiritual bodies. Then, the most outstanding disciples can be selected from them, and suitable partners can be chosen for them to complete the transformation of their spiritual bodies through that wonderful dual cultivation method.

Moreover, this time, the Gu family also plans to hold an ancestral worship ceremony through Gu Ying's dual cultivation ceremony, which is a rare large-scale gathering of the clan members in nearly 10,000 years.

This ancestral worship was no ordinary one. Ning Fa learned from Steward Liao's memories that the Gu family possessed a special treasure passed down through generations, capable of absorbing the bloodline power of Gu family members to enhance the strength of the treasure's holder for a period of time. This was one of the reasons why the Gu family had been mass-producing its members.

This treasure is naturally on the body of the Ancient Venerable. Before setting off for Mitian Valley, he had already given instructions to the members of the Ancient Family to prepare.

Even Gu Ying's dual cultivation ceremony can be said to serve this purpose, to conceal the real purpose of so many ancient family members gathering together.

Several years ago, after the Ancient Venerable confirmed the event through special means, the Dual Cultivation Ceremony and the gathering of the Ancient Family members finally began to take place.

Therefore, the gathering of so many members of ancient families was only superficial; the real purpose was to establish a connection with that treasure through the ceremony in order to enhance the power of the ancient venerable one.

This suggests that something must have happened in Mitian Valley, which is why the Ancient Venerable gave such instructions.

After all, improving one's strength through that treasure requires a considerable price, and the heads of the ancient families throughout history would not do it lightly.

Time quickly came to the day when the Ancient Eagle Dual Cultivation Ceremony officially began.

Above the Qianyuan Mountains, countless exquisite spirit lamps, like grains of sand in the Milky Way, hung in the sky, their burning glow descending from the heavens like an inverted Milky Way.

The mountains and fields are covered with blooming spiritual flowers and swaying spiritual trees, while in the air, groups of beautiful dancers dressed in green gauze and jade gowns dance gracefully, and auspicious spiritual beasts such as cranes and red sparrows soar leisurely.

The melodious sounds of string and wind instruments drifted in the air, accompanied by a grand rendition of ceremonial music, creating a scene reminiscent of a celestial realm.

At this moment, the vast Qian Yuan Mountain Range was teeming with people, and the hundreds of spiritual mountains on the outer perimeter alone were already filled with cultivators.

Of course, those on the outer perimeter are ordinary guests and are not qualified to enter the inner mountain, or rather, the inner city.

To welcome this grand dual cultivation ceremony and auction, the Qian Yuan Merchant Alliance built a magnificent immortal city, over a hundred miles long and wide, directly inside the mountain range. It floated in the air, radiating countless rays of light.

Even every piece of jade used to build this city was a high-grade material for refining weapons.

The building materials inside the Immortal City were all at least second-tier spiritual materials, demonstrating the immense wealth of the Qian Yuan Merchant Alliance and the Gu family.

At this time, the immortal city was divided into several areas to house cultivators from the Gu family, the Qian Yuan Merchant Alliance, and other forces.

At the center of the immortal city stands a massive, pyramid-shaped circular platform.

Those who can sit here are all important figures, almost all of whom are at the Nascent Soul stage.

After all, the Qian Yuan Business Alliance is a dominant force in the cultivation world of the Great Qin Dynasty, so naturally, all the powerful sects of the righteous and demonic paths of the Great Qin Dynasty would send important figures to attend and offer their congratulations.

Even other powerful cultivation worlds, such as Jiulonghai, Tianwu, Luosha, and Mingyang, sent representatives to participate.

This pyramid-shaped circular platform is divided into five levels, and the higher the level, the greater the strength and status required to sit on it.

The fifth level is naturally only for Nascent Soul cultivators. The fourth level, on the other hand, is for at least Great Cultivators.

The third tier consists of important figures from the Gu family and the Qian Yuan Business Alliance, representatives of other major powers, or individuals with profound strength and backgrounds.

Although the higher the level, the fewer people there are, there are still more than fifty great cultivators sitting on the fourth level alone.

At this time, the total number of Nascent Soul cultivators in the city exceeded six hundred.

Most of these Nascent Soul stage monsters were attracted by the auction and exchange event following the wedding.

After all, once they reach this level, most of the things that are useful to them can only be obtained from cultivators of the same level.

Normally, it would be rare to have such an opportunity for so many cultivators of the same level to gather.

In particular, everyone knew that the human race and the sea monster race could not remain at peace and would fight each other again in the future, so naturally they would not let go of this opportunity to improve their strength.

It also gives the Gu family and the Qian Yuan Merchant Alliance a good reputation, so why not?

Therefore, all the Nascent Soul stage monsters who were able to move arrived one after another.

At this moment, on the third level of this high platform, dozens of round jade platforms were set up, with cultivators sitting in them, totaling more than a hundred Nascent Soul cultivators.

Among them, most of them were at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and a small number of early-stage cultivators also possessed powerful magic and astonishing aura, clearly indicating that they were not ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators.

On one of the jade platforms sat five cultivators: four men and one woman.

The young woman was dressed in a dark black gauze dress, her figure was exquisite and graceful, the hem of her dress was low, revealing a section of her fair and delicate collarbone, and her face was as beautiful as a blooming peach blossom.

Her charm and allure are complemented by an indescribable ethereal and enchanting quality that makes her irresistible.

Beside the woman, a man in white stared at her intently, coughed lightly, and chuckled:
“Fairy Ji, since we parted ways in Chaoge Immortal City twelve years ago, every smile and frown of Fairy Ji has been deeply etched in my mind and I can never forget her.”

"Today, finally seeing you all fills me with joy beyond words."

After uttering these blunt and direct words, the man looked at the woman in the black dress with deep affection.

This white-robed man appeared to be only in his early thirties, yet he was already at the peak of the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm, and his powerful spiritual pressure made him one of the top high-level cultivators on the entire third level.

In addition, given his self-proclaimed surname, he is clearly a direct descendant of the Gu family.

Moreover, a crimson flame-shaped spiritual flower pattern was faintly visible on his forehead, indicating that he was a core disciple nurtured by the Gu family to develop an acquired spiritual body. Clearly, his strength, status, and background were all extraordinary.

Beside him, a burly man in brocade robes immediately chimed in with a witty remark:
"I have known Brother Hanfeng for hundreds of years. In my memory, Brother Hanfeng has always only known how to cultivate diligently and has never been close to women. He has rejected the advances of many female Nascent Soul cultivators, as well as the Daoist partners that the Gu family found for him."

It seems that Brother Hanfeng has not yet met Fairy Ji.

If the two of you could also tie the knot at Young Master Gu's Dual Cultivation Ceremony, it would be a joyous occasion. Moreover, given your status and background, you would be a perfect match, a union made in heaven.

The man in white chuckled and said, "Your brother thinks too highly of me. Although I come from the Gu family, Fairy Ji is Senior Wanlan's last disciple. In the end, I am the one who is honored."

This person spoke very humbly, yet he appeared to have excellent manners.

Another elderly monk, dressed in a kasaya and with graying eyebrows, chanted a Buddhist prayer and smiled, saying, "Benefactor Hanfeng, why belittle yourself?"

You advanced to the Nascent Soul stage before you were two hundred years old, and now, before you are three hundred, you have already reached the peak of the mid-stage. Breaking through to the late-stage stage is just around the corner.

Moreover, according to what I've learned, during this ancestral worship ceremony of your esteemed family, it will be officially announced that Benefactor Hanfeng will become one of the seven sons of the new generation of your family.

Not to mention becoming a great cultivator, he will be qualified to compete for the position of head of the Gu family in the future.

Therefore, just as Benefactor Ling said, if Benefactor Hanfeng could marry Fairy Ji, it would absolutely be a match made in heaven.

"Master Moyan, you flatter me. The position of the next clan leader is definitely rightfully mine. The others are just running for it. But your information is indeed very good. I will definitely become one of the seven sons of the new generation of the clan."

Although the man in white spoke gently, a hint of sharpness was also revealed at this moment.

After all, the Seven Sons of the Gu Family are no ordinary people. They are similar to the true disciples of those Nascent Soul sects, and considering the status and strength of the Gu Family and the Qian Yuan Business Alliance, their status is even much higher.

The heads of the ancient family throughout history have basically all come from these seven sons of the ancient family.

Even if they don't become the clan leader, the others will become regional officials of the Gu family, sent out to manage affairs in other cultivation worlds, and can be said to wield immense power.

So it's no wonder that the burly man in brocade robes and the old monk, both at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, were so flattering of this person.

At this moment, the stunningly beautiful woman in black seemed somewhat absent-minded, her beautiful eyes secretly observing the other cultivator at the table who remained silent, her heart filled with some doubt and uncertainty.

The man was dressed in a blue robe and looked to be around thirty years old. His face was unremarkable. Although he was also at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, his magical power was average among the cultivators at this level, and he didn't seem to have anything special about him.

The woman in the black veil was certain she had never seen this person before, but for some reason, seeing him gave her an instinctive feeling of familiarity.

Moreover, looking into this person's deep, dark eyes gave her a strange sense of unease.

Faced with the words of the other three, she suppressed the strange feeling in her heart, her beautiful eyes still sparkling, and covered her mouth with a light laugh: "It is truly an honor for me to be favored by Young Master Gu."

However, my younger sister has recently been practicing a formation technique with her master, which requires her to concentrate fully. She may have to remain in seclusion for a long time to come.

Although the woman didn't finish her sentence, anyone could hear the underlying meaning of her refusal.

The burly man in brocade and the old monk both stiffened for a moment. Gu Hanfeng also showed a hint of disappointment in his eyes, but he quickly concealed it and still smiled with great composure: "Fairy Ji, no matter how long it takes, I, Gu, will wait for you."

The woman in the black dress chuckled again. Her stunning beauty and allure caused even the old monk to stop turning his prayer beads and stare blankly.

Only the monk in the blue robe remained indifferent, drinking his wine as if a thick, impenetrable fog had shrouded his eyes.

"May I ask your honorable name, fellow Daoist?" The woman in the black dress finally couldn't contain her curiosity and asked the cultivator in the blue robe.

The other three also immediately looked over; they had been curious for a long time as well.

After all, not to mention Gu Hanfeng, the burly man in brocade robes and this old monk are both well-known figures in the Qin Dynasty's cultivation world. Logically speaking, they should know all the cultivators in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm in the Qin Dynasty, or at least have seen their portraits. However, they are completely unfamiliar with this person.

The fact that this person could sit on the third floor is enough to show that he is not an ordinary cultivator.

Gu Hanfeng also asked with a smile, "Fellow Daoist, could it be that you come from another cultivation world? Otherwise, if you were from the Great Qin, I should at least know you."

The cultivator in the blue robe put down his wine cup and said with a faint smile, "I am just from a small cultivation world. I admire the prosperity of the cultivation world of the Great Qin Dynasty, so I came here. I just happened to encounter such a grand event by the Gu family, so I came to join in the fun."

After hearing this person's introduction, Gu Hanfeng, the burly man in brocade robes, and the white-browed old monk couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.

After all, the surname "Ning" is still somewhat taboo. The cultivators present are of high status, so they are all more or less aware of what happened more than a hundred years ago, and they are all aware of the grudges between that legendary figure and the Gu family.

This also made many high-level cultivators even more wary of the Gu family's power.

After all, that person's genius was among the best in the entire history of the human world, and he was very likely to become a pillar of the human race in the future, but he was completely defeated by the Gu family.

Although the incident involved the combined efforts of three major powers, only the Gu family subsequently launched a major crackdown on the Ning family and sect, and issued a warrant for the arrest of that person throughout the entire human realm and the major cultivation worlds. Therefore, outsiders naturally believed that the person's demise was due to the Gu family.

Although many cultivators felt sorry for that person, after all, his contributions to the human race in the brutal inter-clan war were obvious to all, they could only bury their feelings deep in their hearts in the face of the powerful Gu family.

Therefore, the man's claim that his surname was Ning sparked a slight association among the group.

However, there was no major reaction. After all, although Ning is not a common surname, there are still quite a few people with it, and the fact that this person dared to say it so openly was enough to show that there was no problem.

But Gu Hanfeng's eyes still flashed with a crimson light, and a special fiery intent flashed in his eyes for a moment before he was relieved.

His Spirit Detection Eye Technique is a special ability of his acquired spiritual body. If a cultivator below the Nascent Soul stage tries to disguise themselves, they will definitely not be able to hide it from his eyes.

"So it's Fellow Daoist Ning. Your presence here makes you a guest of the Gu family. Come, let me offer you a toast."

Gu Hanfeng laughed, raised his wine cup to the green-robed cultivator, and drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing Gu Hanfeng's reaction, the burly man in brocade robes and the white-browed old monk also dispelled their doubts and raised their cups in response.

The monk in the green robe smiled faintly, drank a cup of wine, refilled it, and then raised his cup to the woman in the black dress, looking at her with a meaningful gaze, and said with a faint smile:
"Although I am new to the Great Qin, I have heard of Fairy Ji's beauty many times. Seeing her today, I know that the rumors are true. I toast you."

The woman in the black dress was stunned, staring at him in disbelief, a single thought screaming in her mind:
"It's him, it must be him! Not only is he alive, he's come here for revenge!..."

(End of this chapter)