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Chapter 563: The Demigod Realm
Chapter 563: The Demigod Realm
"Nine Transformations Spirit Mountain!"
As Chu Ning gazed at the immortal mountain floating in the air, he naturally knew he had reached his destination.
He immediately retracted his divine sense.
At this moment, the outskirts of the Nine Transformations Spirit Mountain were already crowded with numerous Nascent Soul Cultivators.
These people were all at the Nascent Soul stage, and using divine sense to sense them at this time would undoubtedly provoke them.
After retracting his divine sense, Chu Ning adjusted his direction and continued flying forward. In no time, he arrived at the foot of the Nine Transformations Spirit Mountain.
Looking around, Chu Ning's eyes narrowed slightly.
He had encountered someone he knew, and it was an enemy.
It wasn't a Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator from the Starfeather Sect.
Perhaps due to the relatively greater distance, the Starfeather Sect cultivators were not present.
Chu Ning's gaze fell upon a golden-crowned purple-robed elder, a white-robed stern-faced elder, and a refined middle-aged cultivator.
The three of them were standing together with a black-haired elder, observing the cultivators who arrived from time to time.
So, they were the first to notice Chu Ning.
Upon seeing Chu Ning, all three of them displayed a fleeting look of surprise, followed by a growing somberness.
Seeing their expressions, the black-robed elder beside them revealed a hint of astonishment.
He, too, was at the Late-stage Nascent Soul stage, but he was surprised to see the expressions of these fellow Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators change so drastically.
"Daoist Chu!"
At that moment, a voice called out from not too far away.
Chu Ning followed the sound and was surprised to see Yuanlang Elder and Dustless Master standing together.
Jian Qingshan was not among them.
Chu Ning was not surprised to see Yuanlang Elder, a Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, but he was taken aback by the presence of Dustless Master, a Mid-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, who had also come to join the crowd.
Chu Ning retracted his gaze from the three and flew over to them, slightly cupping his hands in greeting.
"Daoist Yuanlang and Daoist Dustless, you two are here as well?"
Yuanlang Elder returned the greeting with a cupped fist, while Dustless Master chuckled.
"We didn't expect Daoist Chu to join the crowd as well."
As he spoke, Dustless Master's gaze shifted to the three people Chu Ning had been observing earlier.
He then signaled to Yuanlang Elder, who immediately set up a barrier restriction.
It was only then that Dustless Master turned to Chu Ning and asked, "Daoist Chu, do you know the cultivators from the Demon Vortex Sect? Who are those three?"
At this moment, Dustless Master, Yuanlang Elder, and the other three also noticed the three people staring at Chu Ning from a distance. They had already caught up and were now standing before the two of them.
Seeing that four Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators were staring at Chu Ning, and three of them with unfriendly expressions, Dustless Master's heart secretly pounded.
He was beginning to regret not taking a closer look before directly addressing Chu Ning.
It was mainly because he and Yuanlang Elder were standing together, making them seem outnumbered.
So when Chu Ning appeared, he instinctively called out to him.
He never expected to attract the attention of so many Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators at once.
However, since they had already greeted Chu Ning, it was impossible to pretend they didn't know him.
"The Demon Vortex Sect?" Chu Ning shook his head at this moment.
The Demon Vortex Sect was one of the four sects, three gates, and two palaces, and he had never interacted with them before.
"I don't know them, but I do recognize the other three."
Upon hearing this, Dustless Master became curious and asked, "Oh? Are these three also overseas cultivators?"
"You could say that!" Chu Ning replied.
"These three are from the Northern Frostland."
"The Northern Frostland?"
This time, not only was Dustless Master surprised, but even Yuanlang Elder was taken aback.
Chu Ning proceeded to introduce the three people to the two of them.
These three were the Nascent Soul Cultivators he had encountered in the Northern Frostland.
The golden-crowned purple-robed elder and the white-robed stern-faced elder were none other than Lu Xuedao and Fan Zeixian, the two hall masters of Longsky Pavilion in Ice Island Immortal City.
Lu Xuedao was the most powerful cultivator among those who entered the Void Abyss.
Although their interactions were limited, they had conversations both before entering and inside the inner hall of the Void Palace.
As for Fan Zeixian, although they had only met once, Chu Ning remembered him vividly.
After leaving the Void Abyss and borrowing an ancient teleportation array in Snow Mist Valley to reach the Endless Sea, he nearly lost his life to Fan Zeixian.
Fortunately, the Cangxuan Sacred Turtle intervened at a critical moment, forcing Fan Zeixian to retreat.
As for the middle-aged cultivator, he was none other than Dantai Ze, the sect master of the Illusionary Spirit Sect.
He seemed to be a Mid-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator back then, but after many years, he had advanced to the Late-stage Nascent Soul stage.
Chu Ning's interactions with him were limited.
However, Dantai Ze's son, Dantai Song, had died at Chu Ning's hands in the inner hall of the Void Palace.
Judging by the way Dantai Ze looked at him, it was clear that he had made some speculations about the events in the inner hall.
After all, various treasures had appeared back then, and these Nascent Soul Cultivators had flown off in all directions to pursue them.
Only Chu Ning, Dantai Song, and Li Baolin, the three Core Formation Cultivators, remained in the hall, but their whereabouts were unknown in the end.
Now that Chu Ning had appeared, Dantai Ze naturally had his suspicions.
With all three of them present on the Skylid Continent, Chu Ning deduced that the possibility of them directly flying over was smaller.
It seems that the Northern Frostland must have a teleportation array directly connected to the Skylid Continent.
However, upon further thought, it's not entirely surprising. After all, tens of thousands of years ago, countless Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators from the Skylid Continent had gathered in the Northern Frostland due to the Immortal Seeds.
It's highly unlikely that these cultivators would have all escaped by flying away.
Chu Ning even suspected that the Skylid Continent had teleportation arrays leading to various other continents.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be the saying that the cultivation worlds of all continents originated from the Skylid Continent.
Chu Ning naturally didn't elaborate on the grudges between himself and the three individuals.
He merely introduced their identities.
After listening, Dustless Master and Yuanlang Elder exchanged a glance, and Dustless Master smiled, saying, "It seems that Fellow Daoist Chu also hails from the Northern Frostland?"
"I, Chu, cannot be considered from the Northern Frostland. I only cultivated there for a period before arriving at the Skylid Continent," Chu Ning replied at that moment.
"By the way, Fellow Daoists, who is the cultivator beside those three?"
"He's Huang Kui, the Grand Elder of the Demon Vortex Sect!"
As Chu Ning conversed with Yuanlang Elder and Xuanchenzi, several people nearby, after setting up a barrier, were also discussing Chu Ning.
Huang Kui, the Grand Elder of the Demon Vortex Sect, looked at the three with a face full of astonishment.
"You're saying that decades ago, this person was only at the late-stage Core Formation? To advance from late-stage Core Formation to mid-stage Nascent Soul in less than a century is an incredible cultivation speed, even for our Demon Sect's cultivation methods, which are renowned for their rapid progress."
Huang Kui's face turned peculiar, and the other three from the Northern Frostland shared the same astonishment.
One must understand that this wasn't a progression from late-stage Foundation Establishment to mid-stage Core Formation but from late-stage Core Formation to mid-stage Nascent Soul.
At this stage, there are hardly any cultivation methods that can expedite progress.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, it seems we all misjudged the situation back then," Dantai Ze said, his eyes flashing with cold light.
"It's highly likely that my son, Song, met his end at this person's hands."
Lu Xuedao nodded slightly. Naturally, they wouldn't discuss the matters of the Void Abyss in front of Huang Kui.
So, they only touched upon the topic briefly.
However, Lu Xuedao and Fan Zeixian exchanged a glance, and their eyes held a hint of peculiarity.
For them, Chu Ning's advancement from late-stage Core Formation to mid-stage Nascent Soul was indeed surprising.
But it wasn't enough to make them feel apprehensive.
What truly made them feel wary was the Cangxuan Sacred Turtle behind Chu Ning.
Taking advantage of Dantai Ze and Huang Kui's conversation about Chu Ning's past in the Northern Frostland, Lu Xuedao and Fan Zeixian secretly communicated using a secret technique.
"Senior Brother, do you think the Cangxuan Sacred Turtle is still with this person named Chu?"
"It's highly likely. When the Cangxuan Sacred Turtle emerged from the Void Abyss, it followed him, and was even willing to take action for him.
In these past decades, the Sacred Turtle has likely been accompanying this Chu."
Upon hearing Fan Zeixian's words, Lu Xuedao's expression remained calm, but his voice carried a hint of seriousness.
"Senior Brother, do you really suspect that the Sacred Turtle has reached the Demigod Realm?"
"There's a high probability, given how it withstood my attack back then," Fan Zeixian's voice also carried a sense of gravity.
Lu Xuedao's tone became slightly agitated after hearing this.
"That's true. After all, even the Core Formation cultivator who followed him has advanced to the mid-stage Nascent Soul.
If it were an ordinary tenth-grade Incarnation Stage Spirit Beast, it wouldn't be capable of such a feat."
Fan Zeixian's gaze swept across Dantai Ze, who was conversing with Huang Kui in the distance.
Although the Illusionary Spirit Sect's leader didn't bring up the Void Abyss, he did mention his suspicion that Chu Ning had killed his son, Dantai Song.
Fan Zeixian immediately responded to Lu Xuedao using the secret technique.
"Junior Brother, we must exercise restraint since others are unaware of this information.
In truth, we of Longsky Pavilion have no real grudge with this Chu.
If Dantai Ze wants to confront him, that's his choice, but we should try to avoid conflict with him."
Just then, Dantai Ze turned his head towards the two and said to Huang Kui, "If you're truly interested in Chu Ning, you can ask Fellow Daoists Fan and Lu.
After all, Chu Ning resided in Ice Island Immortal City, which is Longsky Pavilion's territory."
At this moment, Lu Xuedao shook his head.
"We don't know much about him either, as he was only a Core Formation cultivator back then, and we didn't pay much attention."
Hearing this, Huang Kui didn't inquire further.
After all, it was just a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, and even with an impressive cultivation speed, he didn't consider him a significant threat.
The group stopped their conversation, and on the other side, Chu Ning also ceased discussing the three from the Northern Frostland.
However, if he knew that the two Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators from Longsky Pavilion believed the Cangxuan Sacred Turtle was still with him,
and even suspected it to be in the Demigod Realm, a realm he had never heard of, he would undoubtedly be shocked.
At this moment, Chu Ning turned to Yuanlang Elder and Xuanchenzi and asked, "Fellow Daoists, although I unintentionally obtained the map of the Nine Transformations Spirit Mountain,
I still know very little about the matters here. Could you two provide some guidance?"
(End of Chapter)
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