Longevity Thunder Ancestor

Chapter 948 The Reasons for Tianli's Retreat

Upon hearing this, Ning Fa couldn't help but feel a deep sense of respect.

His previous dissatisfaction with Master Xuyuan had vanished.

Regardless, it is truly remarkable that Ling Shu Pavilion has been able to steadfastly uphold its mission of protecting Cang Yuan without considering its own gains or losses, which earns his deepest respect.

Ning Fa's expression turned solemn as he said, "Since Fellow Daoist Xu Yuan has said so, then I, Ning, will not stand on ceremony."

To be honest, Mr. Ning does need quite a lot.

But right now, what I need most is some powerful innate spiritual fire.

"Innate spiritual fire?" Master Xuyuan was somewhat taken aback upon hearing this.

Because he knew that Ning Fa was a genuine and powerful lightning cultivator, so why would he need innate true fire?
But in reality, Ningfa's top priority is to use the essence of the sun to open up the Thunder Sea Treasury of the Fire God Thunder.

After all, the Five Elements Thunder Body is his foundation.

Once the Thunder Sea Divine Treasury of the Supreme Fire God Thunder is successfully opened, his path to advancing to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm will be smooth sailing, without any further obstacles.

Once Ning Fa advances to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, his strength will inevitably reach the level of a high-ranking cultivator, and it is very likely that ordinary high-ranking cultivators will not be his match.

For example, Ningfa was very confident of defeating the previous Tianli Saint Wusu Rihe.

However, it's hard to say about the Xu Yuan Hermit in front of us. He may very well be like the Wu Xin Hermit of the Tianyan Sect, who has already reached the threshold of a top-tier cultivator.

Therefore, this priority is far higher than the cultivation of the Divine Firmament Dharma Form or the Heart of the Moon God.

However, although Ningfa already possesses a fully formed Solar Essence Fire, at the normal pace, it may take him at least several decades to be able to open up the Thunder Sea Divine Treasury by refining the Solar Essence Fire.

Although this time is nothing to Ningfa, who has a lifespan of two thousand four hundred years, it is a matter of utmost urgency, and he cannot wait that long.

To accelerate the refining of the solar essence fire, his essence firebird realm needs to be raised.

As the symbol and natal object of his Five Extremes True Flame Technique, the simplest way to make the Flame Bird advance quickly is to let it devour and refine various powerful innate spiritual flames.

Previously in the Nine Dragons Sea, Ning Fa was in a hurry to return to Cang Yuan, so he didn't have time to collect it after he formed his Nascent Soul.

Now that Master Xuyuan has said so, he naturally won't hold back.

"Fellow Daoist Xuyuan, as for the reason, it involves the secrets of my cultivation technique, so please forgive me for not being able to explain it in detail."

But this innate spiritual fire is indeed extremely important to me, directly affecting the speed at which I break through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

And it is best if it is a pure yang innate spiritual fire.

For example, Samadhi True Fire, Nanming Li Fire, Liuding Divine Fire, Ziwei Heavenly Fire, Muyang True Fire, Yi Wood Birth Flame, etc...

Upon hearing this, even though Master Xuyuan was somewhat prepared and knew that the treasures needed by a cultivator of Ningfa's level were definitely extraordinary, he was still stunned.

He gave a wry smile: "Fellow Daoist Ning has really given me a difficult problem."

Although our sect has indeed cultivated some rare and exotic flames, their quality is still quite different from the spiritual flames that Fellow Daoist Ning mentioned.

Of course, no matter how much help it is to you, the rare flames of heaven and earth treasured in this pavilion will be offered to you in due time.

Besides, there is a special place within our mountain gate, where a fire pool has nurtured the earth's core flames for tens of thousands of years. Even if its essence is not as potent as the innate spiritual fires you mentioned, it should still be of considerable help.

Upon hearing this, Ning Fa was not disappointed; on the contrary, he was quite pleased, as this was already a very good result.

But then he noticed that Master Xuyuan's brows were slightly furrowed, as if he had something difficult to decide.

This made Ning Fa's eyes light up. It seemed that Master Xuyuan had even better true fire, but he was hesitant and didn't know whether he could take it out.

Before Ning Fa could ask, Layman Xu Yuan slowly said, "Actually, there is another spiritual fire that should perfectly suit Fellow Daoist Ning's needs."

Ning Fa was overjoyed and immediately said, "Judging from your appearance, it seems you have some unspeakable difficulties."

If you have any other needs, please feel free to speak up. I will not take it for nothing and will definitely provide a price that satisfies you.

Master Xuyuan immediately shook his head: "I have already said that my sect will do its best to help you, so why would I want your things?"

The problem is that this fire does not belong to our pavilion, and it is of great importance, so I cannot make a decision on it immediately.

Furthermore, it's unknown whether the fire has successfully formed, so I need some time to confirm this. But rest assured, Fellow Daoist Ning, I will do my best to facilitate it.”

Ningfa was somewhat confused, but since Layman Xuyuan had already said so, he couldn't press for more information.

"Fellow Daoist Ning, is there anything else you need, such as some high-level breakthrough pills? My pavilion still has some in its collection," Xu Yuan Jushi asked again.

Ningfa pondered for a moment.

In reality, he possessed the Five Elements Thunder Body, so these breakthrough pills were of no help to him.

But he does still have a lot to need.

For example, the Burning Yuan Pill is a cultivation pill appended to the Five Extremes True Flame Technique, which can accelerate the cultivation of this technique.

It can also allow the Flame Bird to grow rapidly, but the effect is not as fast as directly devouring those true flames of heaven and earth.

High-grade Burning Essence Pills should also provide considerable assistance. In addition, there are precious spiritual materials needed to forge other components of the Divine Firmament Thunder Armor.

Thinking of this, Ning Fa took out a blank jade slip, stuck it on his forehead, and began to inscribe it.

He even went so far as to include some special spiritual items he needed to cultivate the Divine Firmament Dharma Form and the Heart of the Moon Goddess in the description.

When Master Xuyuan received the jade slip and examined it with his divine sense, he was once again taken aback.

A wry smile appeared on Qing Quguqi's face again: "Just from the things Fellow Daoist Ning needs, it is enough to show that Fellow Daoist is extraordinary."

Even with these resources, our organization can only provide about 30%.

Ning Fa was overjoyed to hear this. He had thought that Xu Yuan Jushi might only be able to provide 10% or 20%, but 30% of the resources was far beyond his expectations.

“This is already very good, it has been a great help to me,” Ning Fa said immediately.

Master Xuyuan nodded: "I will send someone to deliver these necessities to Fellow Daoist Ning as soon as possible."

As for the location of the Earth Core Flame, I still need to have the pavilion make some preparations to maximize the firepower within the pool. This shouldn't take too long, so please be patient, Fellow Daoist Ning.

"Thank you for your trouble, Fellow Daoist Xuyuan," Ning Fa said with a smile.

Master Xuyuan waved his hand, then his face showed a thoughtful expression.

Ning Fa raised an eyebrow, realizing that Xu Yuan Jushi probably had something important to tell him.

He didn't rush to speak. The mountain wind blew by, making the bamboo forest rustle, and the place became quiet for a moment.

Not long after, Layman Xuyuan looked at Ningfa again.

With a solemn expression, he slowly said, "Fellow Daoist Ning, the reason I invited you here is actually because there is another important matter I have to tell you. Do you know what the Tianli cultivation world has been doing for the past ten years?"

Ning Fa's eyes flashed upon hearing this.

Ten years ago, the Tianli cultivation world, which was in a very good position, suddenly began to retreat strategically. For the next ten years, it was in a state of strategic defense, giving Cangyuan a chance to catch its breath.

This was something that greatly puzzled Cang Yuan, since it didn't seem like Tian Li was being kind and lenient.

Before Ning Fa could answer, the Venerable Xu Yuan continued solemnly, "Because in recent years, troubles have arisen in the rear of the Tianli cultivation world."

Fellow Daoist Ning should also know that the environment in the Tianli cultivation world is quite harsh, with many extremely powerful natural disasters.

However, in reality, the greatest threat to Tianli is the endless scourge of savage beasts.

Many of these savage beasts are descended from ancient, barbaric species, making them far more troublesome than ordinary monsters.

However, since these savage beast communities are usually scattered throughout Tianli, and most of the beasts are not very intelligent, the people of Tianli are able to deal with them.

However, something unusual happened ten years ago.

In the south of Tianli lies a mountain range called the Wanling Mountains, which was originally one of the main habitats of savage beasts.

Ten years ago, a mysterious force suddenly appeared and unified countless savage beasts in the Wanling Mountains. Even savage beasts from other places seemed to be summoned and gathered towards the Wanling Mountains.

Moreover, many of the savage beasts have also undergone demonic mutations, which has greatly increased their strength.

At the time, the Tianli people were busy fighting with us and did not nip the problem in the bud. By the time they realized what was happening, the savage beasts in the Wanling Mountains had become a major threat, and the surging beast tide had already wiped out many areas behind them.

For this reason, Tianli decisively retreated, focusing its main efforts on eliminating the savage beasts in the rear.

Upon hearing this, Ning Fa was greatly surprised.

So that's the reason.

It seems that Cangyuan really does have some luck. At this critical moment, Tianli happened to cause trouble behind them, otherwise Cangyuan might not have survived until now.

Moreover, the words "demonic beast" made Ning Fa seem thoughtful.

"At the time, we guessed that there might be some problems inside Tianli, but because of the existence of the Tianli Temple, they have a very special ability to detect our Cangyuan spies."

It wasn't until later that we found a solution: we controlled a Tianli person in the Core Formation stage from the Tianli Beast Barbarian tribe, and that's how we learned the reason behind it.

Furthermore, we learned that these demonized beasts were no ordinary creatures, as they were corrupted by very pure demonic energy.

Fellow Daoist Ning, you should also know that our Cangyuan experienced a demonic calamity a long time ago, with ancient demons causing chaos.

Although it did not last long, it brought enormous disaster to both Cangyuan and Tianli.

In the end, it was only through the combined efforts of our two races, at a great cost, that we were able to destroy these ancient demons.

Some ancient demons cannot even be completely killed; they can only be imprisoned using special methods.

In addition, there are also ancient demon altars built by those ancient demons, which can transmit some true demonic energy back from the ancient demon realm.

Fortunately, the ancient demon altar they built was of a very low level; otherwise, it would have been very possible for them to corrupt the entire Cangyuan and Tianli into a demonic land.

(End of this chapter)