Ning Fa looked at Fairy Qing Yao again, his eyes showing a flicker of surprise. "Fairy Qing Yao, why are you helping me?"
Fairy Qing Yao smiled charmingly. "It's very simple. I just want fellow Daoist Ning to help my clan with a favor.
This is because our Sky Fox Clan is refining a very important treasure, but it requires the assistance of some Power of Divine Thunder.
If fellow Daoist Ning, who possesses the Innate Divine Thunder, can assist, it will naturally make the refining process of our clan's treasure much smoother.
So, this is just a small token of goodwill for informing you of this matter. Once fellow Daoist Ning helps us refine that treasure, our clan will present another significant gift."
A look of surprise appeared on Ning Fa's face. So that was the reason.
Fairy Qing Yao then smiled again. "Actually, when I first met fellow Daoist Ning at the Sky Furnace Fire Marsh, I already felt that you were a more suitable candidate than Qi Yan.
Unfortunately, you disappeared afterward. I didn't expect to meet you again here, and it turns out this small Cangyuan Cultivation World is even your hometown.
This surprises me, but it also makes me believe it's fate, especially since your Power of Divine Thunder has greatly improved, even reaching the level of Innate Divine Thunder."
Ning Fa suddenly understood. No wonder when he met this woman at the Sky Furnace Fire Marsh, he felt her gaze towards him was strange. So she had already been planning this back then.
Without much hesitation, Ning Fa nodded. "Alright, I agree to this."
Fairy Qing Yao's timely warning had indeed helped him avoid a significant crisis, so he owed her a great favor, and he had to help.
Fairy Qing Yao's face immediately lit up with a smile. "Then, when fellow Daoist Ning returns to the Nine Dragons Sea in the future, please head to the Qingqiu Sea. Let's set the time for one hundred years from now. What do you think, fellow Daoist Ning?"
Ning Fa nodded. He had heard of the Qingqiu Sea; it was the Clan Land of the Sky Fox Clan, though not their only one.
As far as Ning Fa knew, the Sky Fox Clan had several branches. The Nine Dragons Sea was just one of them. The most powerful branch was likely located in the sea area between Great Qin and Tianwu.
One hundred years from now also suited Ning Fa perfectly.
After all, as far as he knew, the Qingqiu Sea should have a Nascent Soul ancestor of the Sky Fox Clan overseeing it.
While he couldn't claim he'd reach Spirit Transformation in a hundred years, a significant increase in his strength was almost certain.
Going to the Qingqiu Sea then would likely be much more manageable.
"Alright, in a hundred years, I will definitely be there," Ning Fa said solemnly.
Upon hearing this, Fairy Qing Yao winked playfully, and then her body gradually faded until she completely disappeared without a trace.
Ning Fa let out a soft sigh. Thinking of Yuan Gang and the others, a cold killing intent flashed in his eyes.
Then, he stomped forcefully. With a tremor that shook the earth, he ascended rapidly towards the sky, disappearing into one of the light rings in the blink of an eye.
Soon, on the surface of the Thousand Vortex Spirit Mountain, a spiritual light flashed above one of the vortexes, revealing Ning Fa's figure.
He scanned his surroundings, seeing that he was alone.
Ning Fa once again used his Spiritual Sense to probe the nearby vortexes and immediately discovered that several of them had completely stopped spinning, covered in a gray light.
The information indicated that the Vortex Spirit Pearls had become zero. Clearly, someone had already entered these spirit realms and taken the Vortex Spirit Pearls before leaving, causing these spirit realms to be closed.
However, compared to the vast number of vortexes on the surface of this Spirit Mountain, the closed spirit realms were only a small minority.
Ning Fa looked up, his gaze fixed on a particular vortex, which was the 168th spirit realm he had previously noted.
It was not advisable to go there now. Ning Fa planned to visit another spirit realm he had his eye on.
Just as Ning Fa was about to make a move, his expression suddenly changed as he felt an extremely faint sense of being spied upon.
Ning Fa's expression remained unchanged, but his powerful Spiritual Sense quietly expanded.
Before long, he discovered something unusual. He saw what appeared to be ordinary seaweed in the water below, which gave Ning Fa a strange, obscure feeling. The roots of the seaweed were pointing in his direction.
Ning Fa's eyes narrowed slightly. He guessed that this was likely a method left behind by the Sea Race to monitor his movements.
It seemed that those Sea Race cultivators were either very cautious or not entirely confident about the 168th spirit realm they had previously identified, so they used this surveillance method as a double safeguard.
After some thought, Ning Fa's body flashed with lightning, and he transformed into over a dozen strands of lightning, each flying towards a different vortex.
One of these was the 168th vortex spirit realm. The seaweed in the water below flashed with green light and swayed gently, causing ripples to spread from the water's surface into the void.
Ning Fa had now arrived at the 230th spirit realm. This spirit realm was also one of the eighteen most difficult spirit realms on the first level, capable of yielding five Vortex Spirit Pearls.
More importantly, it contained the Seven Star Spirit Soul Grass, a rare spiritual material.
The value of this item was no less than that of the Heavenly Jade Divine Milk, and in some ways, it was even more precious.
This was because it was a very rare treasure for the Divine Soul. Whether consumed directly or used as the main ingredient in refining legendary spiritual elixirs, it could greatly enhance a cultivator's Divine Soul power.
Furthermore, this item held a special significance for Ning Fa because it was recorded in the Nascent Soul chapter of the Moon God Heart Sutra.
It could be used as the main ingredient to refine a rare spiritual pill called the Moon Soul Pill.
This would greatly aid his cultivation of the Moon God Heart Sutra, helping him reach the Moon Soul Crystal Core stage sooner.
For Ning Fa, who had suffered enough from the torment of Moon Tribulation Burning Emotions, he naturally yearned for it.
Its priority was even higher than that of Heavenly Jade Divine Milk, as, for him at this moment, spiritual materials that could enhance the Divine Soul were more important.
However, as Ning Fa stood at the entrance of the 230th spirit realm, his figure had already become completely ethereal. Even if a Nascent Soul cultivator stood before him, they might not be able to detect him.
At this moment, Ning Fa had not used the Spirit Transformation Talisman but had instead fully activated the Moon Concealment Technique.
With his current Divine Soul strength, activating this technique already provided an effect close to invisibility.
However, his realm in the Moon God Heart was not yet high, making it difficult to evade detection by Spirit Transformation cultivators.
Furthermore, once he used his magical powers, it would be easy to expose himself, making it far inferior to the Spirit Transformation Talisman in this regard.
At this moment, Ning Fa's eyes were filled with vigilance as he surveyed his surroundings. He found himself as if he were in the deep sea.
The surroundings were dim and lightless, with only dark currents flowing past. It was silent, as if devoid of any life, giving off an extremely oppressive feeling.
Ning Fa released his spiritual sense, which then shocked him.
His spiritual sense was being refracted continuously in the water, even drawing his spiritual sense to surge out uncontrollably.
Ning Fa was startled and quickly relied on his powerful divine soul to forcibly retract his spiritual sense.
His complexion turned slightly pale, and his breathing faltered.
Ning Fa was inwardly alarmed. If he was like this, ordinary cultivators would likely be severely injured if caught off guard.
As expected of the Spirit Realm with the highest difficulty rating, it had given him a show of force right from the start.
Ning Fa became much more cautious, not daring to extend his spiritual sense too far. He kept it within a radius of ten feet around him and then slowly swam forward with the current.
He continued to move forward for several hours. Ning Fa couldn't remember how far he had swum, and he even felt like he had lost his sense of time.
The surrounding waters remained unchanged, and he hadn't even seen a single fish. Ning Fa couldn't help but frown inwardly.
After swimming for another half hour, his expression suddenly changed.
Because he noticed a hazy ball of light at the end of his vision, shining like a beacon in the dark waters.
Ning Fa was overjoyed, thinking that the ball of light should contain the Vortex Spirit Pearl and spiritual materials placed in this Spirit Realm.
However, he became even more vigilant because after such a long time, he still hadn't encountered the true dangers of this Spirit Realm. He had a premonition that it would be soon.
As expected, after Ning Fa swam forward a few dozen more feet, his expression changed slightly as he looked to his right.
He saw something floating quietly there, which was the corpse of a middle-aged man.
The exquisite azure robe he wore was still emitting a precious glow, but his face, which was once filled with majesty, was now contorted and ferocious, his eyes bulging, as if he had encountered something extremely terrifying and painful before dying.
Looking at this tragically deceased cultivator, Ning Fa couldn't help but feel a chill.
He recognized this person. His name was Qin Xiao, an elder of the Taiqing Sect among the Great Qin cultivators who had come to Cangyuan this time.
He was also at the peak of the mid Nascent Soul stage, his strength was definitely not weak, but he had now died miserably here.
Moreover, it was easy to see that he hadn't even managed to have his Nascent Soul escape his body.
This naturally set off alarm bells in Ning Fa's mind. He immediately stopped moving, no longer swimming forward, and carefully observed his surroundings.
Soon, Ning Fa's expression changed slightly. He noticed that some strange jellyfish-like demonic creatures had appeared near him.
They were completely integrated into the black waters, and he wouldn't have noticed them if they hadn't approached the vicinity of his body.
These jellyfish extended countless slender tentacles towards him stealthily, a sight that made one's scalp tingle.
Just as Ning Fa was about to dodge, his eyes suddenly flashed with surprise and doubt.
Because the tentacles of these jellyfish had lit up with a faint black glow, and this faint black glow had a very strange aura.
It bore some resemblance to Ning Fa's Supreme Water Divine Thunder, but it wasn't quite the same, as it possessed a very distinct divine soul aura. It was more like a combination of Supreme Water Divine Thunder and Spiritual Heart Divine Thunder.
After confirming this, Ning Fa's expression suddenly shifted. His mind raced, and he did not dodge.
Immediately after, the tentacles of the black jellyfish reached him and then suddenly pierced.
In the next moment, dozens or even hundreds of black tentacles appeared in Ning Fa's sea of consciousness.
Black lightning on the surface of these tentacles suddenly surged, connecting with each other to form pointed cones.
Black lightning flickered on their surface, emitting an extremely yin and cold, highly evil aura, stabbing fiercely towards Ning Fa's sea of consciousness.
At this moment, the Moon God Heart in his sea of consciousness, which resembled a silver full moon, had numerous faint white flames burning on its surface. Upon seeing these attacks, its silver light flashed as if to counterattack, but it suddenly retracted.
At this moment, five-colored lightning flashed in his sea of consciousness, and a mysterious and profound five-colored thunder rune pattern suddenly appeared.
As it spun rapidly, it unleashed a circle of mysterious five-colored lightning, which instantly permeated the entire sea of consciousness.
Upon encountering this five-colored lightning, those black lightning cones dissipated into nothingness without any resistance.
Then, those black tentacles also retracted with extreme fear, pulling back abruptly.
At the same time, those black jellyfish that were approaching Ning Fa trembled uncontrollably and then retreated outwards without hesitation.
Ning Fa opened his eyes and couldn't help but smile.
The attack method of these strange black jellyfish-like creatures was indeed a dark lightning attribute divine soul attack.
Although their power was inferior to his Spiritual Heart Divine Thunder, they made up for it with their sheer numbers.
No wonder Qin Xiao couldn't even escape with his Nascent Soul. Let alone him, even a Great Cultivator would have difficulty dealing with many of these black jellyfish if they were entangled. No wonder this Spirit Realm was also rated as the highest difficulty.
However, for Ning Fa, this Spirit Realm posed no difficulty at all.
After all, this kind of strange lightning attribute attack was also immune to his Five Elements Thunder Body.
Moreover, these black jellyfish were clearly also primarily lightning attribute, so they were intimidated by his Thunder Body and dared not attack further.
Ning Fa's thoughts immediately turned. If this place were filled with such strange creatures, it would be a treasure trove for him.
Obtaining the Vortex Spirit Pearl and spiritual materials was one thing, and perhaps there were other benefits.
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Ning Fa's face.