Longevity Thunder Ancestor

Chapter 881 Reencounter with Shangyang
Three years later, the main island of the Jinchuan Islands—Jinchang Island.

With the once-every-ten-years Double Month Festival approaching, Jinchang Island is bustling with activity as many businesses hold auctions of all sizes to generate buzz.

That evening, at the auction held at Qibaoge, one of the largest trading houses on Jinchang Island.

A stunningly beautiful woman at the Core Formation stage, her eyes sweeping across the entire room, spoke in a sweet, coquettish voice:
"Alright, this fellow Daoist has bid 430,000 spirit stones. Is there any other fellow Daoist who would like to bid?"
This kind of top-grade purple jade coral is extremely rare, appearing only once every hundred years. It's an excellent choice for refining jade-grade magical artifacts. If you miss this opportunity, who knows when you'll encounter it again?

In front of her, a piece of coral radiating a purple glow floated silently.

Many cultivators at the auction house looked at the purple coral with longing, but in the end, no one bid.

"Alright, then this purple jade coral belongs to this fellow Daoist. Please look at the next item for auction."

The unclaimed, top-grade first-tier magic weapon—the Light Wheel Spear—was crafted by Master Qi of Xiaohan Island. Starting price: 400,000 spirit stones!
Each bid must be at least five thousand spirit stones!

The meeting immediately entered a new climax.

In a private room on the third floor of the auction hall sat a yellow-robed monk with a sallow complexion and an unremarkable appearance.

A faint smile appeared on his lips as he looked at the auction below.

This person was none other than Ning Fa in disguise.

After leaving the Jade Island, he immediately went to the Golden River Island.

This place is now the territory of the Sikong family, so Ning Fa changed his appearance and transformed into a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator, who has been staying on Jinchang Island for three years.

Now that the once-in-a-decade Double Moon Festival has finally arrived again, he naturally looks forward to it.

After all, we'll be able to see that fairy from the distant stars very soon.

At this moment, Ning Fa slightly raised his head and looked up, a strange look appearing in his eyes. He muttered to himself, "I didn't expect this person to have also successfully formed his Nascent Soul."

In a private room not far from him on the fourth floor, there was a handsome man dressed in a python robe.

Although this person looked to be only in his thirties, his powerful spiritual pressure clearly indicated that he was a Nascent Soul cultivator.

At this moment, he was embracing two beautiful women on his left and right, casually glancing at the auction below while playing with his hands.

This person was none other than Shang Yang, the son of Yu Jing Zhenjun, the former city lord of Jinchang Island. It was because of his betrayal that he told the Dengxian Alliance about the Zixu Palace, which led to Yu Jing Zhenjun's failure.

Now, after many years, Shang Yang has also successfully advanced to the Nascent Soul stage.

Just then, Shang Yang suddenly sat up straight, his lazy expression vanished, and his eyes flashed with surprise and uncertainty.

Just now, he suddenly felt a strange sense of palpitation.

Although this feeling was only fleeting, it still made him, who was always cautious and suspicious, take it seriously.

Although he was still watching the auction below, his mind was racing, recalling what he had done recently, especially whether he had made any enemies.

But after thinking about it for a while, I still had no clue.

Just then, the beautiful woman at the Core Formation stage who was presiding over the auction suddenly shouted:
"Fellow Daoists, we have now arrived at the grand finale of this auction."

A mid-grade, fourth-tier breakthrough pill—the Obscure and Bright Pill!

This pill can increase the chances of early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators breaking through the mid-stage bottleneck by about 10%.

The starting price is one million spirit stones, and each bid must be at least ten thousand!

"One and a half million spirit stones! I'll take this pill!" A robust old man's voice came from another private room on the fourth floor.

"One million eight hundred thousand spirit stones!" A clear, cold female voice rang out from another private room.

Shang Yang's eyes lit up immediately, because this pill was exactly what he was looking for at the auction.

He suppressed his surprise and began bidding against the other Nascent Soul cultivators at the auction.

After a long while, the delicate and beautiful Core Formation stage woman announced loudly, "If no other fellow Daoists raise the price, this Obscure Brightness Pill will be sold to this senior for 3.8 million spirit stones!"

"Senior Shang is indeed very wealthy." A beautiful maid wearing a veil said sweetly to Shang Yang, while another beautiful maid in the Foundation Establishment stage also complimented him in a soft voice.

Shang Yang laughed and tossed a few mid-grade spirit stones to the two women. He then patted them on the shoulder before leaving the private room to hand over the items.

The auction soon came to an end, and the group of cultivators left the venue.

Among the crowd was an elderly man in the mid-stage of the Core Formation realm, wearing a gray cloak and with a slightly ashen complexion, walking unhurriedly among the people.

This person was none other than Shang Yang in disguise.

He was naturally suspicious, and he did not ignore the inexplicable feeling of unease he had felt earlier.

So he simply used a clever disguise technique and changed his plans, no longer going to see a lover, but immediately returning to his cave.

In another corner of the crowd, the middle-aged man with a sallow complexion, who was actually Ning Fa in disguise, had a mocking smile on his lips.

He still had some grudges against Shangyang.

This person was an accomplice to evil, helping Li Shuhan of the Ascending Immortal Alliance to deal with him.

But this was not the main reason why Ningfa wanted to deal with him.

Over the years, Ningfa has discovered something rather strange.

He had never met the Sikong family, the rulers of this place, nor the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ascending Immortal Alliance.

This struck him as somewhat unusual. Now that he had encountered Shang Yang, he could settle accounts and find out the reason from this man. Not long after, more than 600 miles southwest of Jinchang Island...

Under the cover of night, Shang Yang was speeding through the air, riding a magical artifact shaped like a golden bowl.

At this moment, his expression grew increasingly solemn as he disguised himself, because that feeling of palpitation returned, and was even stronger than before.

A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and without warning, he suddenly swung his right hand out.

As the cold light flashed, a ripple appeared in the air not far away, and a figure suddenly appeared, pinching a hidden weapon shaped like a plum blossom dart between two fingers of his right hand.

Ning Fa looked at the hidden weapon in his hand, which was emitting wisps of black energy, and a look of surprise flashed across his face: "It's quite alert, actually able to detect my presence."

As he spoke, a burst of silver light emanated from his right hand, and the hidden weapon melted in the lightning.

Shang Yang stared in shock at Ning Fa, who had now revealed his true form, and exclaimed, "It's you!"

At this moment, he had obviously recognized Ning Fa. He never expected that Ning Fa would also advance to the Nascent Soul stage, just like him.

He finally understood the source of his palpitations.

It turned out that this person had been targeting me.

Although both of them were at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, Shang Yang had witnessed Ning Fa's skills at Ziguang Mountain.

Back then, Ning Fa killed several Core Formation stage experts in a short period of time, including Sikong Tai from the Sikong family.

It's fair to say that if he hadn't sensed the danger and escaped beforehand, he might have already perished.

Therefore, he was well aware of how terrifying Ningfa was.

However, he wasn't too panicked. After all, everyone was at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and he was confident that he had some skills. Even if he was no match for Ning Fa, he should be able to escape calmly.

He sneered, "Ning Fa, you actually dare to come to the Jinchuan Islands!"

This is already the Sikong family's territory, and the Sikong family and the Dengxian Alliance have not withdrawn their warrants for your arrest. If you leave now, I can pretend I didn't see you.

Ning Fa, however, put his hands behind his back and said leisurely, "I think you'd better think about your last words."

Upon hearing this, Shang Yang's face immediately darkened.

He then let out a cold shout and slapped his hand in front of him. A flash of bloody light appeared, and a blood-red stone tablet several feet long appeared in front of him.

As Shang Yang unleashed his magical power, the runes on the blood-red stone tablet lit up instantly.

As the blood-red light blazed forth, a thick mist of blood gushed from the stone tablet, instantly spreading over a radius of several miles.

In an instant, the air was thick with the stench of blood, and amidst the surging blood mist, strange, blood-red monsters emerged from it.

Shang Yang felt slightly relieved. This blood-red stone tablet was a precious treasure in his hands, called the [Blood Fiend Tablet], which was the natal magic weapon of a demonic Nascent Soul cultivator more than a thousand years ago.

Although it's not an ancient treasure, he can only unleash about 60-70% of its power.

However, his power was already quite considerable, and he had repeatedly performed extraordinary feats in his previous battles against cultivators of the same level.

That wasn't all. With a flick of his right hand, he sent an ancient jade talisman flying into the air.

Under Shang Yang's magical power, the surface of the talisman shimmered with light, and a terrifying phantom of a three-headed giant python slowly appeared outside it. Amidst fierce roars, a terrifying pressure emanated from it.

Facing Ning Fa, a formidable enemy, Shang Yang dared not be careless in the slightest and unexpectedly brought out another precious treasure in his possession.

Meanwhile, Ning Fa smirked at the sight, a flash of lightning appeared around him, and he plunged headfirst into the thick blood mist.

A blinding golden lightning flashed around him, and the blood mist and crimson monsters that rushed towards him were instantly reduced to ashes by these golden arcs of electricity, which could not hinder his progress in the slightest.

"The Thunder that Wards Off Evil!" Shang Yang was immediately shocked.

He disregarded everything else and immediately opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood essence as a sacrifice to the jade talisman.

The massive black three-headed python, several tens of feet in size, finally took full shape. Its three pairs of eyes gleamed fiercely as it pounced on Ning Fa, shaking its head and wagging its tail.

At the same time, the three heads simultaneously raised, suddenly spewing out three beams of spiritual energy—red, blue, and black—each radiating a distinctly different aura. Wherever they passed, the blood mist was completely annihilated.

Ning Fa raised an eyebrow, his eyes showing interest: "The three-headed python activated by this ancient talisman is quite interesting."

He flipped his right hand, and a long banner with a silver background and black border appeared in his hand, with a mysterious crescent-shaped pattern drawn on it.

It was the Taiyin Slaughtering God Banner.

Ning Fa unleashed his magical power, and a silver-black spiritual light was released from the banner, meeting the three pillars of spiritual energy.

The next moment, something happened that left Shang Yang speechless.

The three surging pillars of spiritual energy suddenly solidified under this seemingly inconspicuous silver-black spiritual light, and in the blink of an eye, they shattered into streams of light and vanished into thin air.

Then, a silver-black light split into three streams, each flying toward one of the three python heads.

The three python heads opened their mouths wide and swallowed the silver-black spiritual light.

But the next moment, a silver-black crystalline light appeared on the surface of the python's head, which quickly spread to the entire python's body.

With a loud "bang," the powerful three-headed serpent summon exploded and vanished into thin air.

(End of this chapter)