Deep within the Cloud Wasteland Great Marsh, a flash of spiritual light heralded the sudden appearance of Ning Fa.
He was tens of thousands of miles from the entrance to the Abyssal Heavenly Pool.
Ning Fa wore a broad smile. His trip to the Abyssal Heavenly Pool had been incredibly fruitful, granting him unimaginable opportunities, the most important of which was the upgrade to the Source-Crossing Heavenly Book.
The Heavenly Book, after absorbing such a massive amount of primordial power from the Abyssal Heavenly Pool, seemed to still be digesting it, temporarily severing its connection with Ning Fa's mind.
This made Ning Fa eagerly anticipate what changes the Heavenly Book would undergo after fully absorbing the power.
In addition, Si Chenxing seized the opportunity presented by the weakened interface power of the Abyssal Heavenly Pool to perform some maneuvers, and had now entered Ning Fa's Primordial Realm Pearl.
Once the Realm Pearl evolved to encompass yin and yang, and the genesis of heaven and earth, she would be able to officially become the realm spirit of the Realm Pearl's nascent world.
As for Hermit Xuyuan, Lu Caifu, and Ye Cangfeng, Si Chenxing had successfully erased their memories using secret techniques, and they would be released from the Heavenly Pool after three months, thanks to the restrictions placed on them.
Of course, Ning Daozhen and Dan Hongzi were treated specially. Si Chenxing had already released them in another location.
When they awoke, they would find Ning Fa's instructions in the jade slips on their person.
Ning Fa then immediately took out a special communication device, wanting to contact Baili Ming to check on their current situation.
Before Ning Fa set off for the Abyssal Heavenly Pool, he had secretly started preparing his family and sect for the teleportation.
Once he actually entered the Heavenly Pool, the relevant personnel would immediately leave through the teleportation array at the Profound Fire Sect ruins.
Logically, after so much time, these people should have already left through the teleportation array, leaving only Baili Ming there to wait for him.
Soon, the communication device responded, but what Baili Ming said caused Ning Fa's expression to change drastically.
With a look of anxiety on his face, Ning Fa immediately used a disguise technique and sped towards the Profound Fire Sect ruins in the northwest.
More than ten days later, Ning Fa arrived at the main hall of the Profound Fire Sect. Only Baili Ming was in the hall.
"What exactly is going on?" Ning Fa's face was extremely gloomy, as if a storm was about to descend.
Baili Ming gave a wry smile. "I don't know what's going on either. After two teleportations, the teleportation array suddenly malfunctioned.
It seems that there's a problem on the other end of the teleportation array, so it can't teleport anymore.
I could only urgently order the others to return immediately, to avoid anyone discovering anything amiss."
Ning Fa's face was extremely unsightly. He had not anticipated this situation.
Previously, after the teleportation array was repaired, Lan Dian had personally tested it.
According to her, the other end of the teleportation array was inside a dead volcano on a deserted island.
Because that deserted island had no spiritual energy at all, cultivators or demons would normally not come here. It could be said to be very hidden. He never expected that it would malfunction after only two teleportations.
At this time, Baili Ming comforted him, "Boy, you don't need to worry too much. In my opinion, it's very likely that the teleportation array on the other end was old and dilapidated, and on the verge of being damaged, so it malfunctioned after the teleportation.
Fortunately, Meng Ruoqi was in the first two groups that were teleported over. With her array skills, she might be able to restore the teleportation array on the other end to its original state in a short time.
And Hei Yu has also gone over. With his current strength, even ordinary mid-Nascent Soul cultivators may not be his match. Even if he encounters any trouble, he should be able to solve it."
Hearing this, Ning Fa felt a little relieved. What Baili Ming said was indeed very likely.
However, Ning Fa was still unable to relax. After all, in addition to Hei Yu, the two groups that had gone over included Cheng Susu, Ning An, Ning Huarong, Ning Shaohong, Wei Shiqin, Meng Ruoqi, and the still-unconscious Zhu Lingyun.
These were all his close relatives, especially Zhu Lingyun's situation was very special, which made it impossible for Ning Fa to relax.
Thinking of this, Ning Fa quickly made a decision, no longer waiting for the other end of the teleportation array to be repaired, but immediately returning to the Nine Dragons Sea by another means.
That was the Ancient Demon Altar in the Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain Range behind Tianli.
The last time he saw Zhuo Qing, Zhuo Qing had also given him special Ancient Demon Qi, which could be used to activate the Ancient Demon Altar for teleportation.
"What! Aren't you being too impatient, kid?
After all, you're not a member of the Demon Clan. Who knows if there will be any problems if you teleport through that Ancient Demon Altar?"
After hearing what Ning Fa said, Baili Ming hurriedly tried to dissuade him.
But Ning Fa was determined.
In addition to worrying about Cheng Susu, Zhu Lingyun, and the others, there was another reason, which was to consider the existence of those Transformation God cultivators.
After all, the secret of this Abyssal Heavenly Pool could be said to have completely fallen into his hands.
With those Transformation God cultivators' desire to ascend to the upper realm, they would definitely not let it go.
So it was better to leave Cangyuan as soon as possible.
Just as Ning Fa was about to leave with Baili Ming, he suddenly stopped in place with a change in expression.
He looked pensive, then flicked his right finger, and a ray of thunder shot out. Immediately, a small teleportation array in the corner of the hall was destroyed by the thunder.
This teleportation array was built by Baili Ming and Meng Ruoqi, and could directly lead to the Changning Mountain Range.
After all, this main hall of the Profound Fire Sect ruins was very important, so Ning Fa only let a few people know about it. Now, destroying this teleportation array was also a precaution.
Of course, there was also a key person, Wen Xiuxin, but she had also gone there in the first wave of teleportation.
Because the Profound Fire Sect ruins there had restrictions, she, as a descendant of the Profound Fire Sect, was needed to deal with them.
Thinking of this, Ning Fa's heart couldn't help but skip a beat.
Could it be that Wen Xiuxin was playing tricks?
But this woman had a divine soul restriction placed on her by him, and he had also specially made a restriction token and given it to Meng Ruoqi as a precaution.
Ning Fa frowned slightly, but overthinking was pointless, as he would be there soon anyway.
Furthermore, Ning Fa didn't plan to contact anyone from his family or sect again. The situation was unusual, and he had to act cautiously.
Baili Ming instantly understood Ning Fa's intention in destroying the teleportation array and chuckled, "You're as cautious as ever, kid."
Then, the two of them immediately left.
Next, Ning Fa and Baili Ming used Ning Daozhen's blood spring teleportation array to reach Tianli territory.
Because almost all of Tianli's top cultivators had been wiped out in the Abyssal Heavenly Pool, no one in Tianli could detect Ning Fa's presence.
After half a month, Ning Fa finally arrived at the Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain Range again.
Although this mountain range was still shrouded in demonic energy, with demonized beasts appearing from time to time, the intensity was noticeably lighter than when Ning Fa had last visited.
Ning Fa followed the directions given by Zhuo Qing and sped towards the depths of the mountain range.
After several more days, he finally arrived at the depths of the mountain range, where a towering, pitch-black peak, tens of thousands of feet high, stood before him.
This was where the Ancient Demon Altar was located. On its mountainside, there was an opening, over ten zhang wide, spewing out pure black demonic energy.
Although the demonic energy was dense here, the demonized beasts seemed to be very afraid of it and dared not approach.
Ning Fa swept his divine sense around, then enveloped himself in a layer of golden electric light and flew into the cave without hesitation.
Before long, he arrived at the hall inside the giant peak.
It was extremely spacious, and the surrounding walls were carved with bizarre and barbaric reliefs.
In the center of the hall was a strange-looking, jet-black altar.
It was over twenty zhang high, octagonal in shape, with a different ferocious demon beast head carved on each corner.
The altar's surface was covered with many spiritual纹图案 patterns that were completely different from the common array patterns of the human race. At its center, there was a wisp of blue-black flame, flickering from time to time.
"This is the Ancient Demon Altar? ...
I've only seen its description in some ancient books before. I never thought I'd have the chance to come into contact with it personally.
It is said that high-level Ancient Demon Altars can connect to the Demon Realm, from which the true demonic energy of the Demon Realm can be transmitted, and even high-level demons can be teleported here. This is a great weapon for the Demon Realm to invade other interfaces.
But judging from the appearance of this Ancient Demon Altar, it shouldn't be that high-level."
Baili Ming clicked his tongue in admiration in Ning Fa's ear.
Ning Fa carefully examined the Ancient Demon Altar with a solemn expression. Then, he breathed a sigh of relief, and a wriggling mass of black demonic energy appeared in his right hand. Without hesitation, he threw it towards the center of the altar.
The demonic energy was directly devoured by the blue-black flame, and the flame suddenly blazed up.
In an instant, it lit up all the mysterious runes on the surface of the altar, and the pitch-black demonic energy in the hall quickly converged towards it.
A violent buzzing sound rang out, and intense blue-black light spewed out from it, instantly forming a special blue-black light array in the air, rapidly rotating and emitting a strong spatial fluctuation.
Ning Fa let out a soft shout, and dazzling purple lightning burst out from his body. He immediately activated his Divine Firmament Manifestation. With a flash of lightning, he jumped above the blue-black light array.
As the light array rotated violently, Ning Fa's figure became increasingly blurred, and then gradually disappeared.
The Ancient Demon Altar gradually returned to calm, and the demonic energy in the hall visibly thinned out.
After an unknown amount of time, Ning Fa reopened his eyes.
Even with his strong physique, he felt a sense of dizziness at this moment.
But he endured the discomfort and immediately spread out his divine sense to explore his surroundings, then relaxed slightly.
He found himself in the same spacious cave hall, with an Ancient Demon Altar below him, and even the same strange reliefs on the walls of the hall.
For a moment, Ning Fa wondered if he had failed to teleport and was still in the same place.
But he quickly noticed the difference, and with a flash of lightning, he appeared over a hundred zhang away.
This was the entrance to the hall, and its surface was covered by a layer of black light, obviously protected by a restriction. This was something that the original hall did not have.