Longevity Thunder Ancestor

Chapter 941 Ning An and the Reasons Behind It

Ning Fa was no stranger to this person; he was none other than Sang Wen from the Ling Shu Pavilion.

When Ning Fa's child, Ning An, was just born, Sang Wen came to the sect to find him.

To prevent the extraterrestrial demon from returning, Ning Fa had no choice but to hand over the newborn Ning An to Sang Wen to take away.

Ningfa suddenly looked at another person, a young man dressed in a cloud-white robe, with a tall and straight figure, a face like jade, and an elegant appearance.

Ning Fa vaguely saw a bit of himself in this young man, and the young man was so excited when he saw Ning Fa that his body was trembling.

He suddenly rushed to Ning Fa's side, knelt down on both knees, and choked out with tears streaming down his face, "Father..."

Seeing this, Ning Fa also looked at him with reddening eyes. At this moment, how could he not understand that this young man was his child, Ning An?

Ning Fa, his right hand trembling slightly, reached out and stroked Ning An's head, saying with emotion, "Little An, your father has finally seen you again."

Decades have passed in the blink of an eye. Ning An, who was just an infant in swaddling clothes back then, has now grown into an adult and even become a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation.

"I have finally seen my father..." Ning An finally let out his longing that he had suppressed for decades, and hugged Ning Fa's legs and cried bitterly.

Behind Ning Fa, Lan Dian wiped away tears with a look of deep emotion. Xiao Bing, however, secretly observed Ning An and whispered to Lan Dian:

"This is the eldest brother's child. Although his cultivation is a bit weak, his appearance and temperament are barely comparable to mine, which is quite rare. In my opinion—"

Before he could finish speaking, Blue Lightning had already grabbed at his neck without any hesitation, and Xiao Bing screamed in agony.

After a long while, the excitement of Ning Fa and Ning An, father and son, finally subsided.

At this moment, Ning An was still looking at Ning Fa with excitement and admiration. Although he had a thousand words in his heart, he couldn't say them for a moment.

Ning Fa looked him up and down and sensed the abundant true essence within Ning An's body. Clearly, his foundation was not unstable due to his rapid breakthrough to the Core Formation stage; on the contrary, it was incredibly solid.

Besides Ning An's own outstanding talent, it is clear that the Ling Shu Pavilion has not relaxed its training of him.

Thinking of this, Ning Fa felt a little gratified. He patted Ning An's shoulder heavily and said, "Good lad, you have not disappointed your father. It seems that you have not slacked off in your cultivation over the years."

Upon hearing Ning Fa's affirmation, Ning An immediately smiled, but also felt a little embarrassed.

At this moment, Ning Fa looked at Sang Wen, and the smile on his face suddenly faded.

He had a feeling that he could find out from Sang Wen why Pei Nanshu was targeting Huayu Sect and Ning Family.

Especially since Sang Wen brought Ning An here, Ning Fa had a vague feeling that Pei Nanshu's actions might be related to Ning An.

"Fellow Daoist Ning, it's been a long time. Congratulations on your safe return and your great progress in supernatural powers," Sang Wen said with a slight smile to Ning Fa, seemingly oblivious to Ning Fa's presence.

Although she was a woman, even dressed as a man, her smile still possessed an unparalleled beauty.

Ning Fa remained unmoved, staring intently at her with a hint of coldness in his eyes, and said calmly, "Does Fellow Daoist Sang have nothing else to say to me?"

Ning Fa's attitude was quite impolite, and he was indeed dissatisfied with Sang Wen and Ling Shu Pavilion for allowing Pei Nan Shu and Yu Chan to cause trouble for Hua Yu Sect and Ning Family.

Although the two were great cultivators, which might be difficult to handle from the perspective of the Ling Shu Pavilion, Ning Fa didn't care about that.

Hearing Ning Fa's blunt questioning tone, Sang Wen couldn't help but smile bitterly, and Ning An also hurriedly opened his mouth to speak, but Sang Wen reached out to interrupt him.

She looked at Ning Fa and said sincerely, "It is understandable that Fellow Daoist Ning is dissatisfied, but in reality, our Ling Shu Pavilion also has its own unspeakable difficulties."

Ning Fa remained unmoved and calmly said, "What is it that is so difficult to say? Let me hear it."

Sang Wen sighed slightly, then said seriously, "Fellow Daoist Ning, are you wondering why this newly promoted Great Cultivator, Pei Nanshu, would target your Huayu Sect and Ning family in such a way?"

“Indeed, this is a very perplexing question for me. It seems to be related to me, but I don’t think I’ve ever offended the Pei family before,” Ning Fa said calmly.

Sang Wen sighed slightly and said, "Fellow Daoist Pei did this not because of Fellow Daoist Ning, but because of—Ning An."

Upon hearing this, Ning Fa frowned sharply, utterly astonished. He never expected that Pei Nanshu's actions were related to Ning An.

Ning An also looked bitter and apologized to Ning Fa, "I'm sorry, Father, it's all my fault that I've dragged the sect and the family down..."

"Please explain this clearly, Fellow Daoist Sang," Ning Fa said in a deep voice.

Sang Wen paused slightly, then said with a hint of helplessness, "Fellow Daoist Ning may not know, but although our Ling Shu Pavilion is rather special, we still select core disciples for training, just like any other sect. In fact, we place even greater emphasis on it, and the selection process is quite rigorous and brutal."

Because our Ling Shu Pavilion bears the mission of protecting Cang Yuan, each generation's Pavilion Master must be one of the strongest cultivators in Cang Yuan. Therefore, the selection of core disciples is extremely crucial.

Because of the scarcity of those precious cultivation resources, it's impossible to train multiple disciples simultaneously. Ultimately, only one can be selected for focused training, and this candidate is called a "Spirit Child" by our Spirit Pivot Pavilion.

Upon hearing this, Ning Fa's expression changed slightly; he had roughly understood Pei Nanshu's motives.

Sure enough, Sang Wen continued, "Because of Ning An's Seven Luminaries Dao Body, he received great attention as soon as he entered our Ling Shu Pavilion, and was also considered a strong contender for the next generation of spiritual children."

As expected, Ning An grew up and demonstrated strong aptitude for cultivation, with his cultivation level advancing by leaps and bounds.

If it weren't for the Pavilion Master's desire to further solidify Ning An's foundation, Ning An might have successfully formed his core at the age of thirty.

Therefore, Ning An is now one of the most promising competitors for our Ling Shu Pavilion's Ling Zi, and there is only one other person who is capable of competing with him.

And this person is Pei Daoyou's grandson—Pei Ruiqing.

Pei Ruiqing's aptitude is also extremely outstanding. He not only has the aptitude of a single water spiritual root, but also possesses an innate Dao body—the Heavy Water Dharma Body.

This is also one of the known superior water-attribute Dao bodies. Although it is somewhat inferior to Ning An's Seven Luminaries Dao Body, the difference is not too great, and it can still be considered to be at the same level of aptitude.

Furthermore, due to Fellow Daoist Pei's status after advancing to the Great Cultivator realm, and his important role in our Cangyuan, many people within our Ling Shu Pavilion also support Pei Ruiqing.

Now that both of them have advanced to the Core Formation stage, their competition for spiritual energy has become increasingly fierce.

"And in order for Pei Ruiqing to seize the position of Spirit Child, Fellow Daoist Pei began to use some underhanded tactics..."

Upon hearing this, Ning Fa's eyes lit up with realization; he finally understood the reason.

His eyes flashed with a cold light as he slowly said, "So Pei Nanshu started using her influence to target the Huayu Sect and the Ning family, all to distract Xiao An, thereby affecting his cultivation and even causing him to lose in the competition with Pei Ruiqing?"

Sang Wen nodded with a wry smile.

Tears welled up in Ning An's eyes, and she choked out, "Father, it's all my fault, that's why..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ning Fa patted him on the shoulder, shook his head at him, and said with emotion, "Xiao An, how can you blame yourself? Blame your father for not appearing sooner to protect you from the wind and rain."

Upon hearing this, Ning An burst into tears.

At this moment, Ning Fa appeared calm, but a murderous glint still flashed in his eyes.

Understanding the reason only intensified his murderous intent.

That Pei Nanshu deserves to die!

For the sake of his grandson, he completely disregarded the lives of the Huayu Sect and Ning family disciples, treating them entirely as pawns to threaten Ning An.

The thought that over the years, due to Pei Nanshu's targeting, Huayu Sect and Ning Family had frequently been assigned high-difficulty missions, resulting in sect disciples and family members being seriously injured or even dying on the battlefield, made Ning Fa wish he could tear Pei Nanshu to pieces!

Ning Fa's undisguised murderous intent startled Sang Wen. Just as she was about to say something, Ning Fa suddenly asked, "After Xiao An formed his core, was it because Fellow Daoist Sang that you didn't allow Xiao An to return to the sect, fearing that Xiao An would be distracted by it?"

Seeing Sang Wen nod, Ning Fa frowned and asked in confusion, "As far as I know, your Ling Shu Pavilion holds a transcendent position, especially Fellow Daoist Xu Yuan, who is the strongest in our Cang Yuan. How could he sit idly by and watch Pei Nan Shu act so recklessly, even openly affecting your internal selection of spiritual children?"

At this point, Ning Fa's eyes suddenly flashed, and he immediately said, "Is it because of the special role that Pei Nanshu played for Cangyuan, as you mentioned?"

Sang Wen fell silent upon hearing this, then sighed, "Indeed, that is the main reason..."

At this point, Sang Wen suddenly looked to the left and right, and then she stretched out her right hand, a white light flashed, and in an instant a faint light barrier formed, enveloping the three of them.

Sang Wen said solemnly, "I believe Fellow Daoist Ning has learned from Fellow Daoist Bi Wu that Cang Yuan is looking for reinforcements. Fellow Daoist Ning, do you know where these reinforcements will come from?"

Upon hearing this, Ning Fa immediately recalled how, back in Huangdang Mountain, the morale of the group had been low after learning that the powerful Ten Thousand Bones Sect had assisted Tian Li.

Therefore, Biwu revealed that Cangyuan should have strong reinforcements arriving, but she was unwilling to say more about the specifics.

Hearing Sang Wen's words, Ning Fa frowned and asked, "Could this powerful reinforcement come from another cultivation world? And is it related to Pei Nanshu?"

Sang Wen nodded: "That's right, this powerful reinforcement does indeed come from another cultivation world, namely the Great Qin cultivation world!"

Upon hearing this, Ning Fa's expression suddenly changed, and his eyes gleamed with a strange light as he said, "I have heard rumors before that there is a vast cultivation world in the far east of our Cangyuan. Could it be the Great Qin?"
However, the easternmost part of Cangyuan is blocked by the Yunduan Mountains, which contain countless demonic beasts. The number of transformed demonic beasts deep in the mountains is even more numerous, far exceeding the combined strength of the entire Cangyuan.

Therefore, no cultivator could safely cross the Cloud-Broken Mountains. Could it be that a way has now been found to cross the Cloud-Broken Mountains and seek aid from the Great Qin?

(End of this chapter)