With Ning Fa's final two punches, the two divine weapons trembled violently. They could no longer maintain their divine weapon state and transformed back into the figures of the bald big man and the short, stout cultivator.
Both men's faces were pale, their auras greatly diminished, and they looked in terror at the Thunder Giant, who grew stronger as the fight went on.
"Run!"
Without hesitation, the two men fled downwards. At this moment, the Thunder Giant, which Ning Fa had transformed into, raised its right fist, suddenly mobilized its vital energy, and unleashed two lightning-fast punches.
In an instant, the two Origin Martial Sect cultivators were struck by two purple beams.
Amidst the fierce explosion of purple Gang Qi, two screams were heard. The two men turned into streams of blood light, their speed greatly increased as they fled downwards.
It could be seen that both of them were now missing limbs. One had lost his right leg, and the other had lost his left arm.
For high-level Body Cultivators, this was a devastating blow.
Even if their severed limbs could regenerate, they would never be able to reach their previous strength, meaning they could not recover to their former peak power.
A purple light flashed on the mountaintop, and Ning Fa reappeared. His expression remained unchanged, and he even looked as if it were a breeze.
With his Body Refining realm and the activation of the Divine Firmament Manifestation, he could have easily defeated these two even without using the Divine Firmament Thunder Armor Set.
The reason he used the complete Divine Firmament Thunder Armor Set was to test its power.
The result left Ning Fa very satisfied; the entire Divine Firmament Thunder Armor Set was definitely of High-grade Spirit Treasure quality.
Furthermore, this kind of set-based Magic Treasure was by no means comparable to Magic Treasures of the same level.
And as his strength increased and he continuously nurtured the Thunder Armor, it was not impossible for the Divine Firmament Thunder Armor Set to advance to the Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasure level in the future.
Of course, although the Divine Firmament Thunder Armor Set was powerful, Ning Fa also realized that activating the Thunder Armor consumed a lot of vital energy. Ning Fa could not use it wantonly yet.
Ning Fa watched the two Origin Martial Sect cultivators fleeing further away, let out a cold snort, but did not pursue them further.
He was mainly concerned about the Nine Immortals Association. It was better not to attract their attention at this moment.
Then, Ning Fa continued to climb upwards. When he reached a height of seven to eight hundred zhang.
At this point, the immense force exerted on Ning Fa had reached a terrifying level. Even Ning Fa could barely withstand it and had to activate the Divine Firmament Manifestation again.
Upon reaching a height of one thousand zhang, a new trial arrived.
Several giant Demonic Beasts, each over ten zhang in size, flew down from the mountaintop. They resembled bears but had double heads.
Judging by the powerful vital energy they exuded, they had clearly reached the level of Fourth-grade Demonic Beasts.
There was even one particularly massive, three-headed giant demonic bear that had reached the late Fourth-grade Demonic Beast level.
Its immense strength was terrifying. With a pair of millstone-like paws moving at extreme speed, it hurled massive stones, raining down upon Ning Fa.
Ning Fa couldn't help but curse inwardly. The trials in this Vortex Spirit Realm were truly not easy to pass.
Judging by the two Vortex Spirit Pearls it provided, this should only be an ordinary Spirit Realm.
How difficult would Spirit Realms that provided three, four, or even five Vortex Spirit Pearls be?
Ning Fa stopped thinking about it. Seeing the giant bears that had already pounced close to him, he sneered. His fists lit up with faint electric light again. As he swung them, threads of lightning appeared consecutively in the air like a spiderweb.
Although magic power was suppressed here, Ning Fa had discovered that the Divine Thunder of the Five Elements within his body could still be used.
Ning Fa decided to end this quickly. After all, he was very interested in many of the treasures in these Vortex Spirit Realms, especially two items he absolutely had to obtain.
He needed to get through this stage quickly so he could move on to other Spirit Realms.
Not long after, with a world-shattering roar, the late Fourth-grade giant bear crashed to the ground, causing the surrounding mountainside to tremble.
But soon, the yellow light flashed from its corpse, and it disappeared into the mountainside.
Ning Fa shook his head, feeling quite unlucky.
It seemed that these giant bear Demonic Beasts were also illusions conjured by this Spirit Realm.
He had originally hoped to obtain the Nascent Souls of these giant bears to add to his Origin Points, but that was no longer possible.
With these giant Demonic Beasts dealt with, there were no further obstacles ahead.
Ning Fa soon climbed to the mountaintop. On the mountaintop, there was a stone platform where colorful light flashed, floating two glistening blue orbs and a special lotus.
Its lotus root was shaped like a heart and was even beating. There were nine small holes on its surface. With each beat of this heart, a faint mist of Gang Qi was emitted.
Ning Fa felt his depleted vital energy recover significantly just by inhaling this Gang Qi.
Ning Fa's eyes shone with divine light, and he was overjoyed.
This was precisely the Nine-Orifice Spirit Heart Lotus recorded in the ancient texts, and it was likely the highest quality one.
If he refined this item, it would definitely be of great help in advancing his Body Cultivation realm.
Ning Fa took out a jade box and carefully collected it. Then, he looked at the two glistening orbs, which should be the Vortex Spirit Pearls.
Ning Fa carefully probed them with his Spiritual Sense and collected them as well.
He couldn't help but sigh inwardly. It seemed that obtaining ten Vortex Spirit Pearls within ten days was not an easy task, as this was likely only an ordinary Spirit Realm.
He suspected that it would be difficult for anyone below the level of a Great Cultivator to complete it, although it might be possible with a small chance if multiple people cooperated well.
After collecting the two pearls, Ning Fa left the place without hesitation.
When he descended the mountain and returned to the entrance, he suddenly stopped.
Ning Fa's right hand formed a blade with his fingers, and he slashed sharply to his right. A surge of energy cut through the air, and the ground in that direction instantly cracked and broke apart.
Immediately after, a white strand of hair drifted down gently in the air. After a flash of white light, it transformed into a tall, slender, and graceful figure, though it appeared quite ethereal.
She was clad in a green palace dress, beautiful as an immortal, with a mysterious spiritual flower pattern on her forehead. Four pure white fox tails peeked out from the hem of her skirt. She was none other than Fairy Qing Yao of the Sky Fox Clan.
"Fellow Daoist Ning's perception is truly sharp. You actually discovered my presence so quickly," Fairy Qing Yao said with a gentle smile.
Ning Fa's brow furrowed, and his expression turned somewhat grim.
To be safe, he had deliberately used the Lightning Transformation Technique to conceal his presence, confident that ordinary cultivators would not be able to see through it.
But clearly, this woman had seen through it and had even used a secret technique, akin to an external avatar, to wait for him here.
"Fellow Daoist Qing Yao, your appearance here surprises me even more. But if you have something to say, say it quickly. Don't play coy here," Ning Fa said coldly.
Although Fairy Qing Yao was associated with the Cloud Break Demon Race, Ning Fa felt that she was not allied with them. Her seeking him out seemed to be for a different purpose.
Fairy Qing Yao chuckled softly and said unhurriedly, "Fellow Daoist Ning, do you know that Yuan Gang, Feng Zhao, and Jin Yao have secretly reached an agreement with the Sea Race and Tianli cultivators to ambush and kill you in this Heavenly Pool?"
Upon hearing this, Ning Fa's expression remained unchanged.
He had already suspected this, and judging by the demeanor of those individuals before, there were indeed signs pointing to it.
What surprised Ning Fa was this woman's stance, that she would specifically come to warn him.
Seeing Ning Fa's expression, the smile on Fairy Qing Yao's exquisitely beautiful face deepened. "It seems Fellow Daoist Ning has already anticipated this. Then do you know that they have calculated that you will definitely head to Spirit Realm No. 168? They are preparing to set an ambush for you there."
Hearing this, Ning Fa's pupils contracted sharply, and his heart stirred.
This was because Spirit Realm No. 168 was one of the two spirit realms he had planned to visit after his previous observations. The other was Spirit Realm No. 230.
Among the hundreds of vortex spirit realms on the first level of Thousand Vortex Spirit Mountain, these two were among the eighteen that provided five Vortex Spirit Pearls. Clearly, these eighteen spirit realms were also the most difficult tier.
The attraction these two spirit realms held for Ning Fa was naturally not because of the five Vortex Spirit Pearls.
It was because both of these spirit realms contained something extremely important to Ning Fa.
For instance, in Spirit Realm No. 168, there was a spiritual material called Heavenly Jade Divine Milk.
This Heavenly Jade Divine Milk was an extremely precious item. Legend had it that bathing in and consuming this divine milk could reshape and enhance the meridians and acupoints within a cultivator's body, effectively improving their physique.
Although it did not enhance the spiritual root, it was akin to evolving a cultivator towards a Spiritual Body or Dao Body.
Even Nascent Soul cultivators would experience a significant effect upon their first use, and both Law Cultivators and Body Cultivators would gain immense improvements.
It was even more important for Ning Fa because he cultivated both Dharma and cultivation, and the Heavenly Jade Divine Milk offered synergistic effects.
This item was also explicitly mentioned in the Nascent Soul chapter of the Ancient Source Thunder Scripture. It had a considerable effect on the cultivation of the Divine Firmament Manifestation, not to mention the Nine-Orifice Spirit Heart Lotus that Ning Fa had just obtained.
Therefore, Ning Fa had already secretly chosen this spirit realm.
However, judging by the Vortex Spirit Pearls it provided, he knew that the difficulty of this spirit realm should be relatively high. Thus, he first sought out an ordinary spirit realm to test the waters and understand the nature of these spirit realms.
He had planned to head directly to those two spirit realms next. But now, Qing Yao claimed that his enemies had calculated that he would go there and were preparing to set an ambush, which naturally made Ning Fa furious.
Fairy Qing Yao raised her eyebrows and smiled. "This judgment was made by the Sea Race. They are very confident about it. I was somewhat skeptical, but seeing Fellow Daoist Ning's reaction now, it truly is the case. I wonder how those Sea Race people found out."
"The Sea Race!" Ning Fa's sword-like eyebrows knitted.
He immediately thought of Aize, the Sea Race cultivator who had awakened the Prophecy Talent. Could it be that this individual had prophesied this matter?
It was highly possible. No wonder the Sea Race, the Demon Race, and those Tianli cultivators had let him go so easily. It turned out they had this plan.
Ning Fa couldn't help but feel a surge of killing intent. Aize was truly a source of trouble and a significant threat to him.
However, Ning Fa also believed that Aize could not make accurate prophecies about him consecutively, otherwise, he would not have survived until now.
After all, he possessed the Five Elements Thunder Body, which inherently had the ability to conceal heavenly secrets.
Ning Fa believed that Aize must have paid a certain price to predict this event.
In fact, Ning Fa's guess was not wrong; the price Aize paid was even greater than he imagined.