Longevity Thunder Ancestor

Chapter 820 Deliberate Challenge
The following day, inside the main hall of the Wangyue Sect's main peak, Tianyue Peak.

"Greetings, Uncle Ning!"

A loud, unified shout rang out in the hall.

Thirty or forty Core Formation cultivators bowed respectfully.

Four Nascent Soul cultivators sat in front of the main hall. One of them, a handsome young man, smiled and said, "My fellow disciples, there's no need for such formalities."

The group of Core Formation cultivators then stood up and returned to their seats.

Some people couldn't contain their curiosity and secretly peeked at the newly joined Nascent Soul elder of the sect. They were shocked by his youth, but their faces remained respectful, and they dared not show the slightest abnormality.

At this moment, True Monarch Cangya, who was seated in the main seat, smiled and said, "Alright, now that you have all met Junior Brother Ning, you may leave."

Upon hearing this, a group of Core Formation cultivators filed out.

Ning Fa's gaze lingered a moment longer on a beautiful woman in a blue dress, a strange glint flashing in his eyes.

At this moment, a middle-aged man in his forties, dressed in a scholar's robe and with a gentle face, looked at Ning Fa with curiosity and smiled warmly:
“Junior Brother Ning, I regret that I was unable to witness your tribulation back then. I heard from Senior Brother Cangya that your tribulation was a rare sight in the mortal world.”

This middle-aged man is Duan Ming, another Nascent Soul cultivator from the Wangyue Sect, at the early Nascent Soul stage.

The man's face was visibly pale, and he looked as if he had suffered a great loss of energy.

This is because, in the previous battle between Qiyuan Island and the Crystal Scale Tribe of the Sea Clan over that Golden Abyss.

This person was unfortunately attacked by two fourth-tier sea creatures and suffered severe injuries, from which he has not yet fully recovered.

Therefore, when Ning Fa was undergoing his tribulation, he was in seclusion in his cave recuperating from his injuries and naturally missed it.

After the three chatted for a few more minutes, Ning Fa handed a jade slip to True Monarch Cangya and solemnly said:
"Senior Brother Cangya, I hope that the sect and the merchants can help me find the spiritual items listed in this jade slip."

There are quite a few of them, and some are very precious, but I hope the sect can help me get them.

I will make up for the expenses that will be incurred.

Or even if you only know the news, please let me know.

Cangya Zhenjun took the jade slip and scanned it. He was surprised, but immediately smiled and said, "Junior brother, don't worry, I will give the order."

Ning Fa bowed and then rose to take his leave.

After Ning Fa left the main hall, Duan Ming said with a smile, "Now that Junior Brother Ning has joined us, even if our sect can't compare with the Sword Cauldron Sect or the Heavenly Water Sect, it should be no weaker than the Sea Cloud Sect."

Although True Lord Cangya smiled and agreed, he sighed inwardly.

After all, his lifespan is coming to an end, and once he passes away, the strength of the Wangyue Sect will decline rapidly.

In his view, although Ning Fa had considerable potential, it certainly could not make up for the departure of him, a mid-stage Nascent Soul expert.

At this moment, Ning Fa had flown to a strange peak that was over a thousand feet high, which was the Lan Yue Peak, the inner peak of the Wang Yue Sect.

Although the concentration of spiritual veins is slightly lower than that of peaks such as Tianyue Peak and Luoyue Peak, it is more secluded and has a fourth-grade low-level spiritual vein, so Ning Fa chose this place directly.

He soon arrived at the living room of his brand-new cave dwelling, which he had already set up with high-level defensive restrictions.

Ningfa sat on a stone bench, casually tapping the stone table with his right hand, a thoughtful expression on his face.

After advancing to the Nascent Soul stage, the most urgent task is naturally to begin cultivation.

The problem is that his current main cultivation method has been interrupted.

He only possesses the first nine levels of the Ancient Thunder Scripture and the Moon Goddess Technique, and can only cultivate them up to the late Core Formation stage. The subsequent Nascent Soul stage techniques have not yet been traced back to their origins.

Both of these techniques, from the seventh to the ninth level of tracing their origins, require one hundred points of third-order source points.

Although he had a lot of Tier 3 Origin Points before, they were all used to trace the Golden Palace Spirit Soul in order to allow Black Feather to advance.

Now only two third-order source points remain, which is far from enough.

Therefore, the most urgent task now is to obtain these two hundred third-order source points to trace the origins of these two cultivation methods.

Although the number was not small, Ningfa was not too worried.

After all, the South China Sea front of the Five Spirits Sea, which is near Tianque City, has been a battleground between the Tianyan Sect and several major tribes of the Sea Clan and the Demon Clan for years.

Therefore, Ningfa has decided to go to Tianque City soon.

Slaughtering a few fourth-tier sea creatures would provide enough source points, and it would also be a good opportunity to meet Murong Zhaoxue.

In fact, Ning Fa had two more drops of Myriad Spirits Heavenly Treasure Liquid on him. This extremely precious spiritual liquid was enough to provide the Heavenly Book with one hundred third-tier source points.

However, this kind of spiritual liquid is extremely rare and hard to come by, and Ning Fa did not want to use it so easily.

Moreover, it's not that he had no cultivation methods to practice before tracing the origins of these two techniques.

On the contrary, he cultivated quite a few other techniques, such as the Five Qi Returning to Origin Sword Manual, the Spirit Heart Thunder Scripture, and the Five Extremes True Flame Technique.

Thinking of this, Ning Fa flipped his right hand, and another jade slip appeared in his hand.

This is a record of another lightning-attribute cultivation technique called the Thunder Magnetic Yuan Light Technique, which was obtained through a trade with the Demon Lord.

Although this technique is not as good as the Ancient Origin Thunder Scripture, it is still a Heaven-rank technique.

From Ningfa's initial assessment, Vaillant is also quite remarkable.

Moreover, with his Five Elements Thunder Body, cultivating this technique should provide a significant boost, so Ning Fa decided to use it as a supplementary cultivation method. In addition to these cultivation methods, Ning Fa also began to set his sights on the complete Divine Firmament Thunder Armor.

After all, this is the ultimate magic weapon set that is compatible with the Ancient Origin Thunder Scripture.

For example, if he were to wear the complete Divine Firmament Thunder Armor now, Ning Fa estimated that his strength would at least reach the level of a superior great cultivator.

Therefore, the jade slip he gave to True Monarch Cangya contained the spiritual materials needed for the Divine Firmament Thunder Armor, and with his current level of strength, he can now begin to collect them.

Ning Fa breathed a sigh of relief, then entered the meditation room and began cultivating without wasting any time.

Seven days later, the Nascent Soul Ceremony prepared by the Wangyue Sect for Ningfa was held as scheduled.

Upon entering the inner peak of the Wangyue Sect, one will see cranes and spirit birds flying about, with radiant light and distant, ethereal music.

At the main peak, Tianyue Peak, the scene is even more dazzling, with rainbow bridges everywhere. Groups of graceful ladies dressed in light gauze dance in the air, like celestial maidens descending to earth.

The mountain peak was teeming with people, and streaks of light flew swiftly through the air, creating a lively and festive scene.

Numerous disciples of the Wangyue Sect, dressed in light blue standard robes, greeted the visiting guests with beaming smiles.

After all, the fact that their sect has gained a newly promoted Nascent Soul elder means that the sect's strength and influence have increased significantly.

This would naturally bring great benefits to ordinary disciples like them, who would feel honored and excited.

At this moment, in the main hall at the summit of Tianyue Peak, only a dozen or so cultivators were sitting together.

Each of them possessed extremely powerful spiritual pressure, clearly indicating that they were all Nascent Soul cultivators.

Besides the four from the Wangyue Sect, including Ning Fa, there were also nine Nascent Soul cultivators from the Jianding Sect, Tianshui Sect, and Haiyun Sect.

With the introduction of True Monarch Cangya, Ning Fa exchanged pleasantries with each of them, and everyone congratulated Ning Fa and the Wangyue Sect.

However, Ning Fa could clearly sense that some of the Nascent Soul cultivators were not entirely sincere, especially the horse-faced old man from the Haiyun Sect named Venerable Kusong, whose expression was slightly gloomy.

What Ning Fa didn't expect was that the Sword Cauldron Sect actually sent as many as four Nascent Soul cultivators.

It seemed like they were being very polite, but Ning Fa knew in his heart that it was probably not that simple.

One of the four Nascent Soul sword cultivators was staring intently at him.

The man appeared to be around thirty years old, with handsome features and a sharp sword intent emanating from him. His eyes held a hint of eager anticipation as he looked at Ning Fa.

As expected, this person couldn't wait any longer. He stood up and said loudly, "I heard that when Fellow Daoist Ning formed his Nascent Soul, the celestial phenomena were exceptionally magnificent, which suggests that his strength is extraordinary."

Lu was itching to try his hand at it and wanted to learn a thing or two from Fellow Daoist Ning.

This cultivator surnamed Lu was Lu Hanyou, the newly promoted Nascent Soul sword cultivator from the Sword Cauldron Sect who had infiltrated the Moon Gazing Sect not long after Ning Fagang entered the sect. His Daoist name was Hanming Zhenjun.

As soon as these words were spoken, the hall fell silent.

The other three Nascent Soul cultivators from the Sword Cauldron Sect remained expressionless, with smiles on their lips, clearly already aware of Lu Hanyou's challenge.

The Nascent Soul cultivators from Tianshui Sect and Haiyun Sect showed a strange expression on their faces, immediately becoming interested.

Especially the withered pine venerable of the Haiyun Sect, whose originally gloomy face now showed a smile, as if he was planning to watch a good show.

Meanwhile, the three Nascent Soul cultivators from the Wangyue Sect, Cangya, Mingguang, and Duanming, all changed color.

A flash of anger appeared in Cangya Zhenjun's eyes.

Although Lu Hanyou had only been a Nascent Soul cultivator for a little over ten years, Ning Fa had only been a Nascent Soul cultivator for a few days and had not yet fully mastered the Nascent Soul body.

Although he knew Ning Fa had extraordinary potential, he couldn't possibly be a match for Lu Hanyou, especially since Lu Hanyou was a sword cultivator.

This person is now openly challenging us at the Nascent Soul Ceremony, which, to put it bluntly, is the Sword Cauldron Sect's way of giving them a taste of their power.

Because the powerful heavenly tribulation scene during Ning Fa's previous tribulation had already been secretly spread, all the cultivators in Jinshuize were speculating that this newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator from Wangyue Sect might be extraordinary.

Therefore, Lu Hanyou was clearly using Ning Fa as a stepping stone to make a name for himself.

Mingguang and Duanming immediately frowned and looked at Cangya.

Although True Monarch Cangya was also very annoyed, he still forced a smile and said, "Fellow Daoist Lu, Junior Brother Ning has only just formed his Nascent Soul a few days ago. How could he possibly be your opponent? Let's talk about this later."

Lu Hanyou smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Cangya, there's no need to worry. It's just a friendly exchange."

"And rest assured, to ensure fairness, I will not use my own natal flying sword or magical artifact. In fact, any flying sword your sect can give me will suffice. Is that acceptable?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

After all, half of the supernatural abilities of high-level cultivators are in their natal magic treasures, especially for sword cultivators, whose natal flying sword is their lifeline.

This person is so confident that he thinks he can defeat Ning Fa with just a flying sword that has never been refined.

Even though Ning Fa had only just reached the Nascent Soul stage, they felt that Lu Hanyou had no chance of winning.

However, since Lu Hanyou dared to bring it up, he must have something to rely on.

This only made Venerable Kusong's smile even wider.

This would put the Wangyue Sect and Ningfa in a very difficult position. Not only would they lose face if they lost, but they would also lose face if they refused to spar.

After all, Lu Hanyou had already gone to such lengths to yield.

(End of this chapter)