Longevity Thunder Ancestor

Chapter 963 Ji Lianxing's True Purpose

Ning Fa's expression changed slightly, and he blurted out, "This is... the Immortal Extinction Pearl."

Ning Daozhen was slightly surprised, then sneered, "It's good that you recognize this thing. Why are you still planning to fight me now?"

Ning Fa looked at the Immortal-Slaying Pearl in Ning Daozhen's hand, a look of apprehension flashing in his eyes, and his aura slowly receded.

Ning Daozhen snorted coldly and put away the Immortal-Slaying Pearl.

He added, "It's normal that you don't trust me now, but as a token of my sincerity, I will also help break through the inner layer of the Wanling Mountains' restriction."

"Now that the Tianli people have completely sealed off the Wanling Mountains, I imagine you're having a headache over that."

Ning Fa suddenly had a thought: "Do you know how to get in?"

Ning Daozhen said proudly, "Of course, I expected the Tianli people to react this way."

Therefore, when I confirmed the location of the treasure refining site earlier, I had already prepared a hidden plan that would allow me to ignore the outer restrictions and enter directly.

In fact, breaking the restriction on the Wanling Mountains is a necessary step if we want to obtain the innate Qi.

After all, the Tianli people's treasure-refining grounds are also protected by this great formation.

"If this formation isn't broken, we won't be able to get into that treasure-refining site at all."

Upon hearing this, Ning Fa's expression softened.

He then asked several more important questions, to which Ning Daozhen answered readily most of them.

However, when Ning Fa asked where the treasure-refining ground was, Ning Daozhen remained silent.

He said that if Ningfa agreed to cooperate, he would bring Ningfa along.

Ning Fa's eyes flickered slightly; he had already decided to cooperate with this person.

He then asked, "What about those ancient spirits? You cooperated with them before, so do they also know about that treasure-refining site?"

"Don't worry about that, they were just assisting before."

Only I know the exact location of that treasure-refining site. I'll lure them to a fake site, and by the time they realize what's happening, we should have succeeded.

Ning Fa narrowed his eyes upon hearing this: "It's still not safe enough. We might as well lure them out and kill them directly."

Ning Daozhen immediately shook his head: "Don't underestimate these ancient spirits. For some reason, their power has recovered considerably, and they have all returned to the Nascent Soul realm."

Even if their strength is inferior to that of a Grand Cultivator, they are still far beyond the reach of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators, and each of them possesses unpredictable and strange abilities. It's best not to cause any unnecessary trouble.

Ning Fa had no choice but to abandon this plan, but his eyes flickered slightly as he said, "You must swear a great oath to your inner demons, guaranteeing that you will not reveal that you saw me."

Ning Daozhen flew into a rage upon hearing this: "Don't push your luck!"

Seeing Ning Daozhen's angry expression, Ning Fa thought for a moment, then reached out with his right hand to grab at the air. A golden scroll appeared in his hand, its surface covered with floating golden runes, making it look like no ordinary object.

"Since you are unwilling to swear an oath against your inner demons, then sign this Golden Profound Spirit Contract."

"Golden Profound Spirit Contract? I never expected you to possess such a precious spirit contract..." Ning Daozhen stared at the golden scroll, his expression moved.

“Okay, but you have to sign it too,” Ning Daozhen said in a deep voice after a moment’s thought.

"it is good."

Ning Fa used his spiritual power to write on the Golden Profound Spirit Contract. After checking that there were no problems, the two of them signed their names, and the atmosphere between them eased up considerably.

After the two agreed on some details, Ning Daozhen looked at Ning Fa, his eyes gleaming, and chuckled:

"To be honest, I was only 20-30% confident about this operation, but now that I've met you, that confidence has increased by another 20%, provided that you have the strength to match your reputation."

As he spoke, a flash of bloody light appeared around him, and he vanished in an instant.

Ning Fa's eyes flickered slightly, and he felt a surge of excitement. This could be considered a glimmer of hope after a period of despair.

Ningfa then immediately returned to Aisa City and urgently sent a message to the others to come and meet him.

In the private room of that inn, Ning Fa briefly recounted the events, even revealing Ning Daozhen's true identity.

After all, they are all our teammates, so we should cooperate honestly, especially since this trip is quite dangerous.

However, Ning Fa vaguely mentioned the innate five elements of Qi using a certain fifth-order material.

If others act with him and ultimately succeed and escape unscathed, he will not relinquish the innate Five Elements Qi, but will compensate them with other precious resources.

After hearing what Ning Fa said, the others were both surprised and delighted, including Sang Wen, who had been indifferent to Ning Fa recently.

Sang Wen's expression changed as he said, "No wonder, according to the intelligence we gathered earlier, even though the savage beasts of the Wanling Mountains were basically under control in the later stages, the Tianli people were still on high alert and their resource allocation was abnormal. It turns out that they wanted to gather the strength of the entire clan to create a replica of the Tongtian Lingbao."

At this point, she said decisively, "In that case, we must destroy their refining of this spiritual treasure no matter what, and even prioritize it over destroying the great formation of the Wanling Mountains."

Bai Yueqiu also rarely put away his smiling expression and said solemnly, "Although Ning Daozhen is a remnant of the Blood Heaven Sect, since Captain has signed the Golden Profound Spirit Contract with Ning Daozhen, we can trust him."

After all, this Golden Profound Spirit Contract is one of the seven ancient spirit contracts, said to be able to restrain even Nascent Soul cultivators. No wonder he's the captain; he even possesses such a spirit contract.

However, Xiao Pengyuan looked troubled and hesitated, saying, "If that's the case, the risk will increase greatly. Even if we succeed, it will be difficult for us to get away."

Upon hearing this, Ning Fa remained calm and showed no displeasure.

It's not fair to call Xiao Pengyuan selfish, after all, attacking the treasure-refining ground was unplanned. It's normal for Xiao Pengyuan to hesitate when faced with such a high-risk undertaking, and he wouldn't force the issue.

To be honest, even if several people went with him, he couldn't guarantee they would all get out unscathed.

But before Ning Fa could speak, Ji Lianxing, who had been silent with a slight glint in her eyes, suddenly raised her voice and said, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, how can you be so cowardly as to retreat before even fighting?"
We, Cangyuan, are already weak. Now that we have learned of this news, if we sit and watch the Tianli people complete the forgery of that Tongtian Lingbao, our chances of winning will be even lower. Aren't you afraid of having a guilty conscience later?

I support the captain's idea: after breaking that restriction, we should go directly to sabotage the forging of the replica of the spiritual treasure. This is also for the sake of Cangyuan."

Ji Lianxing's righteous words made Xiao Pengyuan's face show a hint of embarrassment.

After some thought, he reluctantly agreed, saying, "Since everyone agrees, I, Xiao, have no choice but to risk my life to accompany you."

"Okay, since everyone agrees, that makes things easier."

Ning Fa smiled.

However, his gaze inadvertently drifted to Ji Lianxing, and he felt a little strange.

If Sang Wen or Bai Yueqiu had said these words, he wouldn't have thought much of it.

But for some reason, Ji Lianxing's words felt abrupt to him.

After all, Ji Lianxing was the core successor of the Wushi Demon Palace, the number one sect in the demonic path, and people in the demonic path are generally selfish and self-serving.

At this moment, Ning Fa recalled that when he first heard about the ban on Wanling Mountain Range, Xiao Pengyuan was also afraid of difficulties and wanted to back down. It was Ji Lianxing who was the first to jump out and oppose him.

Thinking of this, Ning Fa suddenly felt a sense of vigilance.

However, his expression remained unchanged. He discussed the details of the operation with the others for a while, and then they all left.

Not long after, Ji Lianxing returned to her residence.

She was seen sitting cross-legged in the quiet room, cultivating as if nothing had happened.

As night deepened, in a room illuminated only by the faint moonlight, Ji Lianxing suddenly opened her eyes.

Her alluring face, which seemed capable of bewitching all beings, remained expressionless. Then, she opened her mouth and exhaled a puff of pink mist, which quickly dissipated throughout the room, emanating a strange, binding power.

Then Ji Lianxing turned her right hand over and took out a small and exquisite black oil lamp.

The woman squeezed a drop of her semen from her wrist and dripped it into the black oil lamp.

With a "whoosh," a ball of black flame suddenly rose from the oil lamp.

As the black flames drifted, they slowly formed a woman's face, whose noble and beautiful features could be vaguely seen.

This woman is none other than Ji Lianxing's master, and also the second Grand Cultivator of the Wushi Demon Palace to advance to the next level—Shen Xinlan, the Scarlet Night Demoness.

"Disciple greets Master."

Ji Lianxing said respectfully.

Shen Xinlan said calmly, "You actually used this Night Soul Lamp to contact me. Has something important happened?"

Ji Lianxing nodded: "Ning Fa suddenly summoned us just now, he said..."

Not long after, Ji Lianxing recounted the whole story.

Even Shen Xinlan's dark face twitched slightly after hearing her words.

"Such a thing actually happened... No wonder we felt that the Tianli people's actions were a bit strange before. Hmph, these Tianli people are really tight-lipped."

"Master, what should I do?" Ji Lianxing asked nervously.

Shen Xinlan pondered for a moment, then said expressionlessly, "You did very well before. As for the destruction of the treasure refining ground, you can go with us."

Anyway, with the magical treasure that your master secretly gave you to help you, you shouldn't have any problem protecting yourself and getting away.

Just remember, no matter what happens, you must stay close to Ningfa, understand?

"Disciple understands." Ji Lianxing nodded.

A woman's soft laughter rang out, and the black flames that had formed Shen Xinlan's face trembled for a moment before slowly dissipating after returning to their original state.

Ji Lianxing breathed a sigh of relief, then sighed softly and said in a low voice, "Ning Fa, Ning Fa, don't blame me, I had no choice..."

Just then, a gentle male voice suddenly came.

"Oh, really? I'd like to know, Fellow Daoist Ji, exactly what forced you to do this?"

Ji Lianxing was immediately shocked and turned around abruptly.

In a corner of the room, a man dressed in a black robe appeared out of nowhere, looking at her with a calm expression.

Who else could it be but Ning Fa?
At this moment, Ning Fa was shrouded in a strange moon shadow, as if it were just an illusion.

Even though Ning Fa was standing there, Ji Lianxing couldn't detect his presence at all.

Even in her sight, Ning Fa's figure was blurry and uncertain, seemingly both near and far, making it impossible to grasp.

(End of this chapter)