Shang Yang's pupils contracted sharply. Without a word, he directly crushed a dark blue talisman.
Instantly, a dense watery light emanated from around him.
On his flanks, a pair of water-blue wings suddenly appeared.
With a flap of the wings, the man shot out dozens of feet, his speed incredibly fast.
But Shang Yang's ears were filled with the rumbling sounds of wind and thunder.
Shang Yang's expression changed drastically.
Flipping his right hand, a radiant light flashed as he tried to unleash another technique.
At this moment, a flash of lightning appeared before him, and Ning Fa's figure materialized without warning.
A crescent-shaped spiritual light shot out from his forehead, disappearing into Shang Yang's forehead in an instant.
However, Shang Yang seemed unaffected. With a flap of his wings, he changed direction, accelerating to the side.
Ning Fa couldn't help but be greatly surprised. His Divine Soul Attack had no effect?
"Does this person have a Divine Soul defense technique?"
Ning Fa frowned slightly, then let out a cold snort and vanished once more amidst a silver lightning glow.
Shang Yang, ahead, had already turned deathly pale. Hearing the rumbling wind and thunder sound behind him again, he felt despair in his heart.
The opponent actually possessed the legendary Lightning Escape Divine Ability. His Fourth-grade Escape Talisman was useless for escaping.
Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth. A spiritual light flashed from the crown of his head.
Immediately, a Nascent Soul, about an inch in size, holding a Storage Ring and a small yellow sword, vanished with a flash of spiritual light around its body. In the next moment, it appeared nearly a hundred feet away.
It turned out that Shang Yang, seeing the situation was dire, had decisively abandoned his physical body and used the Nascent Soul Teleportation technique.
Unfortunately, if it were anyone else facing a Nascent Soul's teleportation, they might be helpless, but Ning Fa was precisely its counter.
A silver-white beam suddenly shot out from his right eye – it was the Law-Breaking Thunder Light.
At the same time, somewhere in the air, a spiritual light flashed, and Shang Yang's Nascent Soul stumbled out.
Before he could react, lightning flashed nearby, and Ning Fa suddenly appeared. With lightning-fast speed, he struck the Nascent Soul several times, planting a Barrier.
At this moment, shock and despair flashed in Shang Yang's Nascent Soul's eyes, but he quickly forced himself to calm down and shouted in a thin voice:
"Fellow Daoist Ning Fa, please spare me! I have an important secret I can tell you to exchange for my life!"
Ning Fa looked at him expressionlessly and said faintly, "You still want to negotiate with me? How naive. If I perform Soul Searching on you, I'll know everything naturally."
Shang Yang cultivator quickly shouted, "Don't even think about Soul Searching me! My Divine Soul is protected by a special item. Let alone you, even a late-stage Nascent Soul Great Cultivator couldn't Soul Search me!
If you force it, then I'll just end my own life. That way, you won't be able to learn about the secret!"
"Oh?" Ning Fa's expression shifted. His previous Divine Soul technique had been ineffective on this person, indicating that he likely did possess a Divine Soul defense item.
"What secret is it?" he asked.
Shang Yang breathed a sigh of relief. "I don't know if Fellow Daoist Ning Fa has noticed, but recently, the Nascent Soul level high-ranking officials of the Sikong Family and the Ascension Alliance have basically not appeared.
This is because they discovered a Cave Mansion left behind by a cultivator in a secret location.
And this cultivator is no ordinary person. He was a late-stage Nascent Soul Great Cultivator who came from the Tianwu Cultivation World to our Nine Dragons Sea three thousand years ago.
At that time, this Great Cultivator caused great havoc in the Tianwu Cultivation World, destroying several forces, yet no one could stop him.
Eventually, it's said that this person provoked a Spirit Transformation stage old monster and was pursued by him, but he still managed to escape to our Nine Dragons Sea.
At that time, this person also caused quite a stir in our Nine Dragons Sea, but later suddenly disappeared.
A few years ago, the Ascension Alliance discovered the location of the Cave Mansion left behind by this cultivator when he died, but there were very powerful Barriers there.
So, for these years, the Sikong Family and the Ascension Alliance's attention has been focused there. But as far as I know, the Barriers in that place are about to be broken.
And the location of that Great Cultivator's Cave Mansion is extremely secret. I only found out about it by chance.
As long as Fellow Daoist Ning Fa makes a Heart Demon Oath to let me go, I will tell you the location.
After all, that person's strength has definitely reached the peak Great Cultivator level. And he plundered extensively in the Tianwu Cultivation World back then, his wealth is so immense that perhaps several Great Cultivators combined wouldn't match it, and there are definitely Spirit Treasures.
And Fellow Daoist Ning Fa has quite some grievances with the Sikong Family and the Ascension Alliance. With your strength, you can definitely take advantage of the chaos, and perhaps even obtain what is hidden in that Cave Mansion in the end."
Shang Yang finished speaking in one breath and then looked at Ning Fa nervously.
Ning Fa suddenly understood. No wonder he hadn't seen any Nascent Soul cultivators from the Sikong Family and the Ascension Alliance during his time hiding on Jinchang Island; it was for this reason.
At this moment, Shang Yang earnestly pleaded, "Fellow Daoist Ning, speaking of which, we don't have any deep hatred between us.
In the end, it was just that I didn't recognize your importance back then and gave Li Shuhan some convenience, causing some trouble for Fellow Daoist Ning.
But I am willing to apologize. Besides my Natal Magic Treasure, I can give you all my other possessions."
At this moment, Shang Yang's desire to survive was clearly at its peak, and he looked at Ning Fa nervously.
Ning Fa rubbed his chin, seemingly in thought.
Then, he chuckled and grabbed Shang Yang's Nascent Soul.
He still intended to perform Soul Searching.
He didn't believe that with his two major divine soul cultivation methods, he still couldn't perform a soul search on this person.
Shang Yang's Nascent Soul was startled at first, then a venomous look flashed in his eyes. His small mouth quickly opened and closed as he rapidly performed hand seals.
Soon, Ning Fa frowned slightly. As he began the soul search, he discovered a strange black bell in Shang Yang's sea of consciousness.
Its surface was covered in flashing black runes, emitting rings of black sound waves that resisted his soul-searching power.
This Shang Yang truly possessed a treasure for divine soul defense, and it seemed to be of no low grade.
"Fellow Daoist Ning, I wasn't lying, was I? As long as you stop now and make a heart demon oath to spare me, I'll tell you that secret."
Shang Yang's Nascent Soul said through gritted teeth, his expression ferocious and pained.
At this moment, Ning Fa let out a cold snort, thinking it was too naive to believe this could stop him.
He gathered the divine soul power he had injected into Shang Yang's sea of consciousness, condensing it in the center to form a white thunder cloud.
A strange thunderous sound arose, and then a mysterious lightning bolt resembling ancient script appeared within it, flashing with a mysterious luster as it flew towards the black bell.
The black bell acted as if facing a great enemy, immediately releasing rapid black sound waves.
However, the mysterious lightning bolt in the form of ancient script unleashed mysterious white lightning. Upon contact, the black sound waves solidified and then silently disintegrated.
The black bell's surface flashed with black light, but under the suppression of the white lightning, it gradually weakened and finally stopped oscillating.
Shang Yang's Nascent Soul suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, disbelief in his eyes. He hurriedly shouted, "Don't! I am..."
Then, his eyes rolled back, and he lost consciousness.
Ning Fa's complexion was also slightly pale, but a smile played on his lips.
What he had just used was an advanced divine ability from the Spiritual Heart Divine Thunder in the "Spiritual Heart Thunder Scripture" – Chinian Divine Thunder.
Although he could only manifest its nascent form, its power was far beyond that of Spiritual Heart Divine Thunder, directly suppressing the mysterious bell.
Then, Ning Fa unceremoniously proceeded with the soul-searching technique on Shang Yang.
More than half an hour later, Ning Fa stopped the soul search, lost in thought.
Shang Yang's background was not ordinary.
This person was actually an outer member of a powerful force in the Great Qin Cultivation World, the Cangliu Sect, tasked with gathering information about the Nine Dragons Sea.
According to Shang Yang's memories, the Cangliu Sect was no ordinary force; it was one of the major Spirit Transformation powers in the Great Qin Cultivation World.
Therefore, when the Cangliu Sect's hidden outpost in the Nine Dragons Sea found Shang Yang, he didn't hesitate too much before agreeing.
Shang Yang's ability to successfully form his core was also due to significant support from the Cangliu Sect behind the scenes.
Ning Fa couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle, never expecting Shang Yang to have such an identity.
But then, without hesitation, he flicked his finger. Shang Yang's Nascent Soul turned to ashes in a flash of lightning.
The reason Ning Fa harbored such strong killing intent towards this person was precisely because of his ruthlessness; he was a born ambitious figure.
His betrayal had left a deep impression on Ning Fa.
Moreover, this person seemed to have an innate intuition for danger; otherwise, he might have died at his hands along with Li Shuhan back then.
Clearly, he was also a person favored by fortune, and he had now successfully formed his Nascent Soul. If he were allowed to live, he would likely cause trouble for Ning Fa in the future, so it was better to kill him and be done with it.
As the ashes dispersed, a small black bell floated quietly in the air, faintly shimmering.
Looking at the bell, Ning Fa's expression shifted.
This bell was obtained by Shang Yang in some ancient ruins, and he called it the Soul Suppressing Bell, which had miraculous effects against divine soul attacks and barriers like illusionary arts.
It had to be said that Shang Yang was quite fortunate.
Such a divine soul defense treasure of this caliber was rare and sought after, yet he had obtained it.
In reality, Ning Fa didn't really need such a treasure.
After all, he cultivated two major divine soul cultivation methods, and he also had the Unintentional Inner Armor, whose effects were definitely stronger than this Soul Suppressing Bell.
However, this treasure could be kept and given to someone close to him later.
Ning Fa then put away the Soul Suppressing Bell and Shang Yang's storage ring, burned his corpse, and turned to look south.
Through the soul search, he had already learned the location of the cave mansion belonging to that great cultivator from the Tianwu Cultivation World.
It was located on an island called Jinchuan Island, the southernmost island in the Jinchuan Archipelago.
Shang Yang knew this because he had an affair with a concubine of a Nascent Soul elder from the Ascension Alliance, and learned it from her.
His trip to Jinchang Island this time was not only to attend the auction but also to meet this concubine.
For Ning Fa, since he knew about this matter, there was no reason to let it go.
After all, there was still time, and the phenomenon of twin moons hanging in the sky had not truly arrived yet.
Especially the Sikong Family and the Ascension Alliance, with whom he had considerable grievances.
Moreover, it seemed that Sikong Yuanlie was currently there. Ning Fa still regretted letting him escape from Sun Peak back then, and this time he absolutely would not let him go.
But just as Ning Fa was about to fly towards Jinchuan Island, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.
His expression was filled with surprise. Blue Lightning had just contacted him mentally, informing him that he was about to attempt the transformation stage.