Ning Fa felt a bit dejected.
Watching the recording was just for the spectacle, really.
It hadn't helped him much.
Ning Huarong's movement techniques were simply too fast.
Unless she revealed herself, he couldn't track her at all.
And the crucial part of the fight took place within that yellow hurricane, making it impossible for him to see clearly.
Besides his current realm being insufficient, the main issue was his inability to use his divine sense.
He could only passively watch, unable to probe the battlefield with his divine sense, as it was merely a recording.
However, after watching, it wasn't entirely without benefit for Ning Fa.
At the very least, he understood Ning Huarong's fighting style, allowing him to prepare accordingly.
It was just that the combat techniques she displayed were beyond his current ability to learn.
Just as Ning Fa was about to switch to another recording, he suddenly felt a burning sensation on his right arm.
Ning Fa's eyes widened, and he exclaimed in disbelief, "Can this also trace back origins!?"
He quickly activated the Mysterious Scroll.
It shone with a white light, and the pattern of the Imprint Pearl gradually appeared on it.
Then, white lines extended, and below them, a scene like a water mirror emerged, rippling like waves.
Figures flickered within the scene, and Ning Huarong and two other Qian Family members could be faintly seen.
Ning Fa looked astonished but still touched the scene with his divine sense.
He felt his vision go black.
The next moment, he found himself in another location.
Below him was a boundless, deep green expanse of water.
Above, three figures were present.
Ning Huarong, clad in black martial attire, and the two Qian Family members.
Ning Fa had appeared between the two groups, about ten zhang away from each.
Ning Fa's eyes were wide with disbelief.
He first glanced left and right, then looked down.
He was now more than twenty zhang above the water surface. Without using any levitation spells, he was somehow suspended in the air.
As Ning Fa willed it, he suddenly floated to the left, coming within a zhang of Ning Huarong.
Up close, he could feel her disdainful aura even more intensely.
Purple protective qi swirled around her like feathers, yet it brushed past Ning Fa as if he were mere air.
Ning Fa's eyes lit up.
He had already figured out what this "tracing back origins" meant.
It seemed the scroll had traced the Imprint Pearl's recording back to the actual event.
However, that wasn't entirely accurate, because judging by Ning Fa's current immersive experience, it was far more than just a recording.
If he had to describe it.
If watching the Imprint Pearl before was like watching a movie.
Then the current experience felt like being there in person, observing live, like a holographic projection.
It was incredibly clear.
Most importantly, Ning Fa discovered he could use his divine sense.
With his divine sense, he could clearly perceive the realms of all three individuals.
They were all at the ninth level of Qi Condensation, perfected.
And when the triangular-eyed Qian Family member unleashed the Yellow Wind Banner, Ning Fa profoundly felt the treasure's immense power.
The yellow hurricane was like a sky-obscuring force, exuding a powerful sense of pressure.
This was something he couldn't experience at all when watching before.
Because he could use his divine sense, Ning Fa gained more insights this time while observing the fight.
Every subtle movement of both sides was clearly visible.
However, when Ning Huarong once again activated her peculiar movement technique, Ning Fa still found it difficult to see clearly.
But because he was close enough, he could still faintly catch glimpses of her movements.
They could only be described as ghostly, making them impossible to predict.
One hundred breaths later, as the two Qian family members died tragically once more.
Ning Fa's vision blurred, and the next moment, he found himself back in the familiar alchemy room.
Ning Fa immediately closed his eyes.
He was savoring the immersive viewing experience he had just had.
This time, observing the scene directly and being able to use his divine sense had given him much more inspiration and harvest.
It allowed him to experience the instantaneous changes and intense excitement of high-level cultivators' battles.
It was just that the battle was too one-sided.
Just then, Ning Fa seemed to recall something.
He quickly looked for the Imprint Pearl.
As it turned out, the Imprint Pearl was still there, but it had turned blank, its recorded imprint no longer existing.
"I knew it..."
Ning Fa slapped his forehead and exclaimed with a wry smile.
Once the source was traced, the items used for tracing would also disappear.
This seemed to be a strict rule of the scrolls.
"This Imprint Pearl is unusable now. How am I supposed to return it to the Scripture Depository? Will they make me compensate a large sum of family contribution points?"
Ning Fa couldn't help but think with a headache.
But he felt it was absolutely worth it.
Even watching that Imprint Pearl a hundred or a thousand times would never compare to the harvest gained from the immersive, on-site observation he just experienced.
If given the choice again, he would absolutely trace it back without hesitation.
Contribution points, with his current status and strength, could be easily earned.
At the same time, Ning Fa's heart was filled with excitement.
He hadn't held much hope for the Imprint Pearl initially, but if he could have an on-site observation like this every time, it would undoubtedly greatly improve his combat experience.
He had already decided to diligently collect Imprint Pearls in the future; there should be many for sale in the market.
Next, Ning Fa watched three more Imprint Pearls in succession.
The results were that all of them could be traced by the scroll.
Although the combat imprints in these three Imprint Pearls were also between late Qi Condensation cultivators, in terms of strength, not to mention compared to Ning Huarong, they were still quite a bit weaker than those two Qian family members.
However, watching these imprints actually helped Ning Fa much more.
Because the battles were fierce and not one-sided, the outcomes were only decided after prolonged struggles.
Moreover, Ning Fa's divine sense was sufficient to capture the subtle movements of both sides in the fight.
Five Elements Spells, Magic Tools, talismans, life-risking secret techniques, peculiar movement techniques... all sorts of combat methods were employed.
There were also combat strategies like feigning injury to lure the enemy, pretending to be dead to counter-kill.
Ning Fa's eyes were opened wide, and he exclaimed "Wonderful!"
If it were him, a novice, even if his strength surpassed others, he might very well capsize in the gutter under these schemes and be killed in a counter-attack.
He deeply felt that his decision was correct, and by watching these combat imprints.
It couldn't be said that his combat experience had directly improved, but it had definitely greatly enhanced his combat theory.
In the future, when he sparred with others regularly, it would definitely allow his combat strength to improve rapidly.
Of course, there was a price.
All four of these Imprint Pearls were now unusable, and the compensation in family contribution points was likely not a small sum.
A few days later.
Ning Fa went to the Scripture Depository again to handle the matter of the damaged Imprint Pearls.
What he never expected was that.
Ning Yuwen had directly altered the restrictions and crossed out his borrowing record.
He didn't even need to compensate any contribution points.
Ning Fa was utterly stunned. Seeing his Uncle Wen's nonchalant demeanor, he wisely chose to remain silent, thanked him, and left.