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Chapter 598: How Could It Be These Two Troublemakers?
Chapter 598: How Could It Be These Two Troublemakers?
Thunderlight Sect was a medium-sized sect on the Skylid Continent.
Within the sect, there was a Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, but only one, which couldn't compare to the nine major powers.
However, this sect excelled in various Thunder-attributed cultivation techniques and spells, and almost all the core cultivators had Thunder Spirit Roots.
Although the number of cultivators wasn't large, their cultivation bases were generally stronger than ordinary cultivators.
Especially the sect's Grand Elder, Dan Yuting, who was hot-tempered and decisive in his actions, was extremely protective of his sect.
Moreover, with his formidable cultivation base, ordinary cultivators were reluctant to provoke him.
Therefore, in the southwest of the Skylid Continent, Thunderlight Sect held an extremely high status.
At this moment, Grand Elder Dan Yuting was discussing matters with the other Nascent Soul Cultivators within the sect.
When he heard a disciple on duty report that two Nascent Soul Cultivators had specifically asked to see him, his eyebrows slightly furrowed.
Thunderlight Sect wasn't large, and his divine sense could cover the entire area, so at this moment, he directly extended his divine sense towards the area outside the sect.
When he saw the appearance of the visitors, his face changed slightly.
"How could it be these two troublemakers?"
Seeing Dan Yuting's expression, the other Nascent Soul Cultivators also asked in unison.
They really didn't understand who had arrived.
It was so unexpected that even their sect's fearless Grand Elder subtly revealed a hint of fear.
Just then, Dan Yuting spoke solemnly, "Fellow sect members, the greatest test of our sect's inheritance has come to us.
If we're not careful, it may lead to irreversible consequences."
Hearing Dan Yuting's words, everyone's faces changed greatly.
At this moment, Dan Yuting's voice sounded again.
"Chu Ning and the other have arrived!"
"Chu Ning!"
Upon hearing this name, several cultivators were momentarily stunned.
But soon, everyone's faces changed again.
"Is it that Chu Ning who defeated Meng Xinghe and Luo Duanhai with a single strike eight years ago?"
After a middle-aged cultivator asked, Dan Yuting nodded at this moment.
Then, he smiled bitterly, "Not only has he come, but the Demigod Cultivator has also arrived!"
Dan Yuting's words caused everyone in the hall to look at each other in surprise.
Just the presence of Chu Ning alone was already giving them a headache.
A cultivator who could rival the two strongest Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators on the Skylid Continent was someone their sect couldn't possibly handle.
Moreover, there was also a mysterious Demigod Cultivator whose origins were still unknown to the cultivators on the Skylid Continent.
"Fellow cultivators, we must hurry out.
I just scanned with my divine sense, and I believe these two have already sensed us.
Although we don't know their intentions, I have an idea."
As he spoke, Dan Yuting scanned the crowd with his eyes.
"As long as they don't make demands that jeopardize the survival of our sect, we can agree to them.
What do you think, fellow cultivators?"
"I have no objections!"
"I also have no objections!"
"It's best not to offend these two. As long as their demands aren't excessive, it's better to agree."
...
The cultivators in the hall expressed their opinions one after another.
Seeing that everyone's views were so unified, Dan Yuting heaved a slight sigh of relief.
Then, he led the group of cultivators and flew towards the mountain gate.
As soon as they exited the mountain gate, Dan Yuting cupped his hands and smiled at Chu Ning and the Cangxuan Sacred Turtle, "It's an honor to have the Demigod Senior and Chu Ning visit our sect. Please forgive me, Senior Dan, for not receiving you in person."
The Cangxuan Sacred Turtle merely nodded slightly, without saying a word.
Chu Ning also cupped his hands in greeting.
"Senior Dan, we apologize for our abrupt visit. Please don't take offense, fellow cultivator!"
"I dare not, I dare not!"
While responding, Dan Yuting cautiously asked, "Fellow cultivator Chu, what brings you and this senior to see me?"
Before figuring out Chu Ning's intentions, Dan Yuting dared not bring the two of them into the sect.
After all, if they had any ill intentions towards Thunderlight Sect, they could still defend against it with formation and restriction techniques.
But if he invited them in and they caused trouble, they would have no power to resist.
Chu Ning naturally understood his thoughts, so he didn't propose entering the sect at this moment but only asked him to come out.
Hearing Dan Yuting's cautious question, Chu Ning directly transmitted his voice to him.
"Senior Dan, I've heard that Thunderlight Sect possesses the Golden Thunderwood. I'm in urgent need of this wood. I wonder if you can bear to part with it?"
"Golden Thunderwood? So, he's here for this treasure."
Upon hearing Chu Ning's voice transmission, Dan Yuting's heart was filled with mixed feelings of worry and joy.
He was glad that Chu Ning's purpose for coming didn't seem to bring any significant trouble to the sect.
But he was also worried because the Golden Thunderwood was considered a treasured inheritance of Thunderlight Sect.
It was rumored that the sect's founding ancestor had obtained it by chance, and countless generations of cultivators from the Thunderlight Sect had studied this treasure.
However, they had never been able to unlock its secrets, and they had even once taken a portion of it in an attempt to refine it into a treasure.
But they had never succeeded.
Now, Chu Ning had unexpectedly expressed his desire for it, which put Dan Yuting in a difficult position.
"Daoist Chu, this matter is of great importance, and I still need to discuss it with my fellow sect members."
"Would you and your companion like to come to our sect for a chat?"
Chu Ning was well aware of their apprehension towards him and the Cangxuan Sacred Turtle.
If he were to agree to enter their sect, the Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivators of the Thunderlight Sect would likely feel uneasy.
Chu Ning smiled and said, "There's no need. Go ahead and discuss it with your fellow sect members.
I'll wait here. Oh, and Daoist Dan, here is the item I've chosen for our trade with your sect."
As he spoke, Chu Ning casually took out a box nearly a foot long and handed it to Dan Yuting.
Dan Yuting opened it and his expression immediately changed.
He then returned the box to Chu Ning and led the Thunderlight Sect cultivators back into the sect's array barrier.
Despite the array's isolation, Dan Yuting used another treasure to set up an additional restriction outside the array, ensuring their privacy.
Only then did he reveal Chu Ning's intention.
"Golden Thunderwood? I never expected that they would come here for this treasure."
As soon as Dan Yuting finished speaking, several Nascent Soul cultivators' faces turned pale.
"This treasure was left behind by our founding ancestor. Although we haven't discovered its actual use, it holds great significance for our sect..."
"But if we don't give it to him, Chu Ning will likely not leave so easily.
While the Golden Thunderwood is important to our sect, it's not an indispensable treasure.
And a Demigod Cultivator like Chu Ning is not someone our sect can afford to offend."
"I don't believe that if we truly don't want to give it, they would dare to forcefully take it.
After all, this is the Skylid Continent; do they really want to incur public anger?"
At this moment, the Nascent Soul cultivators, who had previously argued for and against the trade, all voiced their opinions.
Hearing the dispute, Dan Yuting immediately interrupted with a wave of his hand, "Daoist Chu isn't forcing us. He even offered a Thunder Essence Crystal Pillar in exchange."
Upon hearing this, the previously arguing cultivators fell silent.
"A Thunder Essence Crystal Pillar?"
The cultivator who had initially opposed the idea immediately asked.
"Senior Brother, is it enough for our sect's Sect Protection Array?"
Dan Yuting nodded.
"More than enough! Although the Golden Thunderwood is a treasure, our sect has been unable to decipher its mysteries for so many years.
Its symbolic significance to our sect is greater than its practical value, unlike the Thunder Essence Crystal Pillar.
Our Sect Protection Array has been unable to reach its full potential since its last use a thousand years ago due to the lack of a Thunder Essence Crystal Pillar."
Dan Yuting's voice carried a sense of gravity.
"Under normal circumstances, there would be no issue, but with Demigod Cultivators appearing and Beyond-World Demons roaming, the Immortal Demon World is likely to descend into chaos.
The importance of the Thunder Essence Crystal Pillar surpasses that of the Golden Thunderwood.
Moreover, Daoist Chu and the Demigod Senior have come to our door."
As he spoke, Dan Yuting's gaze swept across the crowd.
"I'm inclined to trade. What are your thoughts, fellow disciples?"
"I agree!"
"I agree as well!!"
...
As soon as Dan Yuting finished speaking, the Nascent Soul cultivators who had previously argued both for and against the trade now unanimously agreed.
"Good, then let's go and retrieve the Golden Thunderwood."
The Golden Thunderwood was one of the Thunderlight Sect's most valuable treasures, and it wasn't something Dan Yuting could decide to take out on his own.
Immediately, several Nascent Soul cultivators went to the sect's treasure pavilion, retrieved the Golden Thunderwood, and then exited the array.
Chu Ning and the Cangxuan Sacred Turtle were still waiting at their original location.
They saw Dan Yuting flying out with a long box, and Chu Ning's face immediately broke into a smile.
He knew that this meant they had agreed.
Indeed, Dan Yuting quickly handed over the long box.
Chu Ning opened it and saw a dark golden spirit wood inside.
Its color and shape matched the description of the Golden Thunderwood in the refining method of the Thunder Fire Staff.
Chu Ning slightly extended his divine sense and immediately sensed the vast thunder spirit energy emanating from it.
Satisfied, he nodded.
On the other side, Dan Yuting had also inspected the Thunder Essence Crystal Pillar that Chu Ning offered for the trade.
At this point, he extended the invitation to Chu Ning once again.
"Senior, Daoist Chu, please come to our sect for a chat."
After Chu Ning politely declined again, Dan Yuting hesitated for a moment before asking, "Daoist Chu, I won't hide it from you. Our sect has made numerous attempts to decipher the Golden Thunderwood..."
However, he had not found a way to utilize it.
May I ask, what use do you have for this Golden Thunderwood?"
Chu Ning had nothing to hide at this moment and replied with a faint smile, "I inadvertently obtained a method to refine a treasure, which mentions the use of this Golden Thunderwood."
"Refining a treasure?"
Upon hearing this, Dan Yuting's eyes flickered slightly. Although he had already guessed, he was still incredibly curious.
He couldn't help but ask, "Can this Golden Thunderwood really be used for refining treasures? I don't know how to use it. Previous generations of our sect's cultivators have also tried numerous times.
But we haven't found a way to refine it."
Chu Ning smiled faintly again, "The method to refine this Golden Thunderwood is indeed extremely demanding. I, Chu, am also unable to refine it at present.
However, my companion here might be able to think of a way."
As Chu Ning spoke, he looked towards the Cangxuan Sacred Turtle, who had been silent all along.
Dan Yuting's gaze met the Sacred Turtle, and he quickly withdrew it.
Although the Sacred Turtle had not spoken from beginning to end and maintained a calm demeanor, it still made Dan Yuting feel an unusual sense of awe.
Hearing Chu Ning mention that the Golden Thunderwood was refined by a Demigod Cultivator, he naturally refrained from asking further.
He immediately closed his mouth and remained silent.
Seeing that his proposed shield had worked, Chu Ning didn't say more and took his leave.
The Thunderlight Sect's cultivators hovered in the air at their original spot, watching as Chu Ning and his companion's figures disappeared into the horizon before they re-entered the sect.
"Senior Brother Dan, this Chu Daoist is so young, and his aura indeed carries the fluctuations of a Mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
It's truly unimaginable that he could defeat two of the top Late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators from the Skylid Continent in one move."
"Junior Brother Liu, you must not judge a book by its cover," Dan Yuting shook his head at this moment.
"I witnessed this person's cultivation and abilities at the Nine Transformations Spirit Mountain.
His cultivation and abilities are truly beyond comprehension.
Even the Earth Rhino Dragon in the Nine Transformations Spirit Mountain was tamed by him as a Spirit Beast.
Also, did you notice something else?"
At this moment, Dan Yuting's expression became complex.
"From the beginning to the end, during our negotiations, it was this Chu Daoist who took the lead.
The Demigod Cultivator didn't speak, and when Chu Ning addressed him, he called him a companion instead of a senior.
Back then, at the Nine Transformations Spirit Mountain, the Demigod Cultivator addressed Chu Ning as 'Little Friend Chu'."
Saying this, Dan Yuting lightly shook his head, "This Chu Daoist is not simple!
You should know that even the great cultivators of the Tianyi Sect, Meng Xinghe, and the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, Luo Duanhai, when facing the Spirit Wind Venerable and the Dark Demon, still addressed themselves as juniors."
After Dan Yuting's words, the other Nascent Soul cultivators exchanged glances.
Their faces also revealed strange expressions.
Demigod Cultivators and Late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators were of completely different levels of existence, yet this Chu Daoist was treated as an equal by a Demigod Cultivator.
This alone was enough to signify Chu Ning's exceptional status.
"This Chu Daoist is likely to reach that level sooner or later."
After Dan Yuting spoke, the others all nodded in agreement.
Just as everyone was still marveling, a thousand miles away, the Cangxuan Sacred Turtle was laughing heartily and said to Chu Ning, "This trip was simple; I thought you'd have to fight again."
"If I can trade peacefully, why would I want to fight?"
Chu Ning laughed in response.
"Speaking of which, this time, it's also thanks to you, Turtle Daoist Companion, coming along. If not for your presence, the Thunderlight Sect might not have been willing to hand over the Golden Thunderwood."
"That's not necessarily true," the Sacred Turtle shook his head noncommittally.
"I remember this person also went to the Nine Transformations Spirit Mountain and appeared at the Spirit Mountain Cliff.
He probably witnessed your overwhelming defeat of the two major cultivators from the Righteous and Demon Sects combined. He might not dare to offend you.
Moreover, you're exchanging it for the Thunder Essence Crystal Pillar, and you have quite a few good things in your possession.
I haven't heard of this treasure in a long time."
"I obtained it by chance at an ancient ruins site," Chu Ning replied with a smile.
He had obtained this item the last time he entered the Thunderfire Sect's ruins with Cen Zijin.
At that time, he had acquired many treasures for arranging Thunder and Fire Arrays, and this was one of them.
"Next, we're going to the Sky Vault Palace, right?"
The Sacred Turtle asked at this moment.
Chu Ning nodded slightly.
"Yes, let's hope this trip goes as smoothly!"
Speaking of which, he was quite curious about the Ten Thousand Law Incense.
With the words 'Ten Thousand Laws' in its name, he wondered if it had any connection to the Ten Thousand Dharmas Fruit.
(End of Chapter)
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