Ning Fa's pupils contracted, and a storm surged in his heart.
He knew of Mi Tian Valley; it was the place where experts from the Spirit Realm and those mysterious races had their final decisive battle, and it was also rumored to be where the Profound Heaven Spirit Treasure was hidden.
Ancestor Juelei had gone to Mi Tian Valley in a desperate gamble, hoping to obtain the Profound Heaven Spirit Treasure and ascend to the upper realm.
He hadn't expected that the powerful Nine Immortals Association would also have its sights set on this place, and even send Baili Ming there.
The young man in the black shirt seemed lost in thought, not noticing Ning Fa's unusual reaction, and continued, "Although Mi Tian Valley is not well-known in the cultivation world, it's no exaggeration to say it's the most dangerous place in the entire Human Realm.
At that time, although I didn't know what this place was, I had no other choice.
This was because a Spirit Transformation Cultivator from the Nine Immortals Association, known as Old Monster Tiansheng, directly approached me.
Even though my strength at the time had reached the level of a top Great Cultivator, and I could even contend with ordinary Spirit Transformation Cultivators.
But that Old Monster Tiansheng was no ordinary Spirit Transformation Cultivator. I was subdued without any suspense, a barrier was planted within me, and I was imprisoned.
Furthermore, Old Monster Tiansheng threatened my family, forcing me to go to Mi Tian Valley.
The reason they did this was not because they valued my strength.
After all, the Nine Immortals Association was not lacking in top Great Cultivators. The reason they valued me was precisely because of my Heavenly Puppet."
As he spoke, a trace of bitterness flashed in the young man's eyes, and he continued.
"Old Monster Tiansheng also told me the reason: it turned out that Mi Tian Valley was an ancient battlefield.
Many top powerhouses had battled there before, and most of them were experts from the Spirit Realm, including even Void Refining powerhouses.
Therefore, the spiritual energy within Mi Tian Valley was exceptionally violent, filled with spatial turbulence and spatial storms.
Let alone Nascent Soul Cultivators, even Spirit Transformation Cultivators would find it difficult to penetrate deep within.
The Nine Immortals Association had long been plotting against Mi Tian Valley and had never given up.
Later, they learned that some extremely special experts from the Spirit Realm had participated in the battle back then.
They came from a very special race in the Spirit Realm called the [Puppet Spirit Clan].
The members of this race were all puppets that had gained sentience for various reasons, and Heavenly Puppets were the core members of the Puppet Spirit Clan.
During their multiple entries into Mi Tian Valley, the Nine Immortals Association obtained a severed limb of a Puppet Spirit Clan member.
According to the Nine Immortals Association's deductions, the original body of that Puppet Spirit Clan member should be in the depths of Mi Tian Valley.
And this might allow them to find its location through the special connection between the severed limb of this Heavenly Puppet and its original body, which was also likely the depths of Mi Tian Valley.
But this was secondary. The key point was that the Heavenly Puppet's severed limb had existed in Mi Tian Valley for a long time and had been assimilated by the special spiritual energy of Mi Tian Valley.
Therefore, it was possible to use this to traverse some extremely dangerous areas and reach the inner valley of Mi Tian Valley.
However, just holding this Heavenly Puppet's severed limb was not enough to enter the inner valley.
After hitting a wall several times, the Nine Immortals Association deduced that a complete Heavenly Puppet was needed. Only after absorbing the severed limb of this Spirit Transformation Heavenly Puppet could they possibly pass through those terrifying barriers and enter the inner valley of Mi Tian Valley.
Therefore, the Nine Immortals Association naturally attached great importance to this, viewing it as their greatest hope, wanting to obtain a complete Heavenly Puppet.
Later, they also learned that the Heavenly Puppet Treasure Scripture of the Blood Heaven Sect was actually passed down from the Puppet Spirit Clan of the Spirit Realm.
And the Blood Heaven Sect, this powerful Spirit Transformation sect, was actually secretly annihilated by the Nine Immortals Association for this very reason.
Thus, they also obtained that Heavenly Puppet Treasure Scripture and some Heavenly Puppets.
However, the highest grade of these Heavenly Puppets was only Third-grade. The Nine Immortals Association discovered that Third-grade Heavenly Puppets were completely unable to absorb the severed limb of the Spirit Transformation Heavenly Puppet. They speculated that at least a Fourth-grade, or even a mid-to-late Fourth-grade Heavenly Puppet, would be required.
But it was extremely difficult for Heavenly Puppets to advance to Fourth-grade; it wasn't just about having resources.
Even with the Nine Immortals Association's immense strength and countless precious spiritual materials, they had spent ten thousand years and still hadn't managed to advance the Heavenly Puppets in their possession to Fourth-grade.
It was at this point that I entered their sight. Especially after my Heavenly Puppet advanced to Fourth-grade, it attracted their high attention.
But at that time, they didn't act rashly. Instead, they observed me in secret, and even provided me with many conveniences.
It was only then that I realized why my advancement to Nascent Soul was so smooth, and why whenever I lacked some rare resource, I could obtain it quickly. It turned out that the Nine Immortals Association was behind it all!
The purpose was to allow me to grow quickly, cultivate my Heavenly Puppet to a higher realm, and increase their chances.
Later, after I became a top Great Cultivator and was on the verge of advancing to Spirit Transformation.
They finally made their move, fearing that if I truly advanced to Spirit Transformation, they would have difficulty controlling me."
At this point, the young man in the black shirt was already filled with bitterness.
Ning Fa also frowned, feeling the terrifying nature of the Nine Immortals Association once again.
The young man in the black shirt took a deep breath and continued, "At this time, although my Heavenly Puppet was still only at the mid-Fourth-grade realm, still a gap from their expected late-Fourth-grade.
However, the Nine Immortals Association couldn't wait any longer. They forced my Heavenly Puppet to absorb the severed limb of that Spirit Transformation Heavenly Puppet, and then forced me into Mi Tian Valley."
Ning Fa couldn't help but listen attentively, eager to know what happened to this person in Mi Tian Valley.
At this moment, a look of reminiscence and lingering fear appeared in the young man's eyes, and he slowly said:
"Mi Tian Valley was indeed extremely dangerous, but with my strength at the time, the numerous defensive treasures provided by the Nine Immortals Association, and the routes they had already explored.
I managed to smoothly approach the inner valley of Mi Tian Valley, and with the help of the Heavenly Puppet, I broke through several layers of barriers in the inner valley and truly entered the inner valley, and then..."
As he said this, the young man in the black shirt suddenly paused.
He frowned tightly, as if the experiences after entering the inner valley were still difficult for him to comprehend even now.
Ning Fa's curiosity was fully piqued at this point, and he immediately asked, "And then?"
The young man in the black shirt remained silent for a moment before slowly saying, "Then I don't know either. After that, I inexplicably appeared in another area of the outer valley of Mi Tian Valley, and I have no memory of what happened after entering Mi Tian Valley."
Ning Fa couldn't help but be startled upon hearing this, and only then did he understand the expression on the young man in the black shirt's face just now.
He then continued, "I was also very shocked when I came out, but I was bound by a barrier, so I had no choice but to continue towards the inner valley.
However, at this time, I was very fortunate to find the corpse of a Spirit Transformation Cultivator, and on him, I found an extremely precious Heavenly Marvelous Pill.
You should be aware of the great fame of this pill. Not only is it a rare Pill to Break Through Cultivation Stage, but it is also known as the Pill of Purification, capable of resolving various barriers within a cultivator's body.
Seeing this pill, I was naturally overjoyed and immediately took it.
After the barrier on my body was broken, I naturally refused to go to the extremely dangerous inner valley of Mi Tian Valley any further.
Later, by sheer luck, I found another exit and escaped Mi Tian Valley directly.
Initially, the Nine Immortals Association did indeed believe that I had died in the inner valley of Mi Tian Valley. I took this opportunity to quickly flee the Tianwu Continent and came to the Nine Dragons Sea.
But what I didn't expect was that after several decades, the Nine Immortals Association somehow learned that I was still alive.
And in order to find me, they didn't hesitate to slaughter all my clansmen, using an extremely brutal Bloodline Tracing Secret Technique, and finally located me."
As he spoke, the young man in the black shirt could no longer control himself. His hands were clenched tightly, his face contorted in a ferocious expression, and his eyes were filled with bone-chilling hatred.
After a long while, he took a deep breath, his expression slowly calming, and continued, "At that time, I also had a premonition, knowing that disaster was unavoidable, so I made a decision.
I used a special secret technique to integrate most of my soul power into this Heavenly Puppet.
And I deliberately provoked the experts from Taichu Gate and Pure Sword Sect to surround and kill me. In the end, in full view of everyone, both my physical body and Nascent Soul self-destructed, creating the illusion of my demise.
Even if the Nine Immortals Association was suspicious, they couldn't find me using that Bloodline Tracing Secret Technique since my physical body was destroyed.
Then I came to this place that I had long chosen, Jinchuan Island, which is surrounded by this North Magnetic Yuan Light region. And what you see now is me, the fusion of my soul and the Heavenly Puppet."
Ning Fa's eyes widened in shock, and he re-examined Baili Ming, frowning, "How is this possible! You haven't advanced to Spirit Transformation, and with just your soul, how could you have survived for over 3000 years?"
Baili Ming said calmly, "Because I am no longer my true self, but a fusion with the original consciousness of my Heavenly Puppet, a Puppet Spirit Body.
And as members of the Puppet Spirit Clan, the lifespan of Heavenly Puppets is much longer than that of ordinary humans.
Later, I went into seclusion in this remote place to cultivate and perfect the special cultivation method I had comprehended. I then successfully cultivated to the late Nascent Soul stage.
During this process, the remnant limb of the Spirit Transformation Heavenly Puppet that my Heavenly Puppet had absorbed earlier also played a significant role.
However, when I later intended to break through to the Spirit Transformation realm in one go, something unexpected happened.
I didn't expect that within the remnant limb of that Spirit Transformation Heavenly Puppet, there was still a trace of his residual soul, and it also awakened by taking advantage of my breakthrough.
He intended to remain hidden, but I discovered him, and we began to fight for control of the body.
In the end, I won and destroyed that wisp of residual soul. However, I didn't know at the time that that wisp of residual soul had already planted a hidden trap in my Divine Soul.
When I later broke through to the Spirit Transformation realm, the hidden trap planted by the residual soul of the Heavenly Puppet erupted.
Not only did my attempt to break through to Spirit Transformation fail, but it also caused the hidden danger of my previous soul splitting and integrating into the Heavenly Puppet to erupt.
This directly caused a portion of my Divine Soul to split off, forming an independent consciousness.
I fought with this split soul for another hundred years. Although I eventually won, it still managed to escape.
Not long after, I sensed that the wisp of split soul had completely perished, so I put my mind at ease and didn't bear to leave this place.
But unexpectedly, this place was still exposed, clearly due to that wisp of split soul. Then you guys came here after hearing the news."
After finishing, Baili Ming also sighed deeply, a look of desolation in his eyes.
It could be said that his luck was extremely poor. If it weren't for the hidden remnant limb and residual soul within that Spirit Transformation Heavenly Puppet, perhaps he would have successfully advanced to Spirit Transformation by now with the help of this Heavenly Puppet body.