Sang Wen said solemnly, "Precisely. The demonic beasts in the Cloud Break Mountain Range are extremely powerful, with even Demonic Emperors at the Spirit Transformation realm.
It can be said that if not for an ancient pact, our Cangyuan would have been wiped out by the demonic beasts of the Cloud Break Mountain Range long ago, instead of only experiencing sporadic beast tides like now.
The high-level demonic beasts of the Cloud Break Mountain Range harbor no goodwill towards our human race. They have even set up continuous barriers within the mountain range. Under normal circumstances, even Spirit Transformation Cultivators would find it extremely difficult to pass through this mountain range and travel to Great Qin.
However, our Cangyuan has now found a way and has finally sent people through this mountain range. These envoys should have entered the land of Great Qin by now.
The reason we can do this is all thanks to fellow Daoist Pei.
This is because he has a demonic beast friend, and this demonic beast fellow Daoist is no ordinary being; his true form is a Three-Eyed Heavenly Ape.
The Three-Eyed Heavenly Ape is one of the three major royal clans among the many demonic beast tribes in the Cloud Break Mountain Range, jointly ruling the boundless Cloud Break Mountain Range with the other two major clans – the Fire Phoenix clan and the Golden Peng clan.
Fellow Daoist Pei Nanshu's friend was not outstanding in terms of talent within the Three-Eyed Heavenly Ape clan initially, merely an outsider.
When it was still weak, it was once captured by our human cultivators and was almost skinned and dismembered.
It was at that time that fellow Daoist Pei happened to appear, saved its life, and released it.
Later, this Three-Eyed Heavenly Ape had quite a few fortuitous encounters. It seems its bloodline underwent a regression to its ancestors, awakening a trace of the legendary Mountain Giant Ape bloodline, thus its talent became exceptionally outstanding.
It is said that it reached the mid-stage of Spirit Transformation in just over six hundred years, so it gradually gained an important position within the Three-Eyed Heavenly Ape clan, becoming a core descendant of the tribe, and even a candidate for clan leader.
It is also extremely grateful to fellow Daoist Pei for saving its life. In fact, fellow Daoist Pei's breakthrough to the Great Cultivator realm was also greatly aided by this ape, not due to our Spiritual Pivot Pavilion.
This is because although fellow Daoist Pei had good talent before, there were still several other fellow Daoists ranked ahead of him. At that time, our Spiritual Pivot Pavilion was focusing its assistance on those fellow Daoists to break through.
It is precisely because of the great assistance from this fellow Daoist Three-Eyed Heavenly Ape that a passage was opened for our Cangyuan envoys through the mountain range ruled by their Three-Eyed Heavenly Ape tribe."
After Sang Wen finished speaking, Ning Fa's expression immediately turned grim.
Before this, he had already heard that Pei Nanshu seemed to have a very special role for Cangyuan.
He had originally thought that Pei Nanshu had cultivated some special Divine Ability, but he never expected that Pei Nanshu would have such a powerful backer.
One must know that this Three-Eyed Heavenly Ape, like the Ice Phoenix and the Azure Moon Heavenly Qilin Beast, is one of the top Spirit Beasts in the Human Realm.
And Pei Nanshu's friend holds such an important position within the Three-Eyed Heavenly Ape clan, no wonder Pei Nanshu is so reckless, even daring to interfere with the affairs of the Spiritual Pivot Pavilion!
No wonder he has so much power in the Elder Council; it turns out Cangyuan's strong support relies on him.
At this moment, Sang Wen sighed softly, "Therefore, it is very difficult for the Pavilion Master regarding this matter. He can only try his best to restrain fellow Daoist Pei, preventing him from going too far, thus leaving a sliver of breathing room for the Huayu Sect and the Ning Family.
Besides that, the Pavilion Master also intends to use this to temper Ning An's state of mind.
After all, Ning An's cultivation has been too smooth, but being too smooth is not necessarily a good thing, and he is more likely to be troubled by Inner Demons in the future.
Especially since he has been targeted by that Outer Realm Heavenly Demon, the Pavilion Master hopes to temper him through this predicament."
Sang Wen finished speaking slowly, but Ning Fa's expression remained cold.
At this moment, Little Ice behind him snorted, "What's so great about a Three-Eyed Heavenly Ape? Just give me, Little Ice, some more time, and I'll beat it until it wets its pants!"
Blue Lightning, who had always been at odds with him, nodded in agreement, "Indeed, and me too!"
Hearing this, Sang Wen couldn't help but examine Blue Lightning and Little Ice with a look of surprise.
She had heard before that Ning Fa had two extraordinary Shapeshifting Spiritual Beasts, but she didn't know their specific Spiritual Beast Bloodlines.
However, from Sang Wen's direct perception, she could clearly feel the extraordinary nature of Blue Lightning and Little Ice, which made her even more surprised by Ning Fa.
She was very curious about what kind of fortuitous encounters Ning Fa had experienced during his period of absence. Not only had his strength greatly increased, but he also possessed these two powerful shapeshifting spirit pets.
Then Sang Wen looked at Ning Fa, whose brows were tightly furrowed, and said softly, "This time, the Pei Family has not only gone into hiding but has also abandoned the entire Xuguo.
In fact, they are also offering this strategically located and resource-rich Xuguo to fellow Daoist Ning as compensation. This compensation is not small, so we hope fellow Daoist Ning can turn hostility into friendship and stop here..."
Upon hearing this, Ning Fa's expression was blank. Suddenly, silver light erupted from him, and terrifying Spiritual Pressure emanated outwards. Thunder Clouds began to gather in the high sky. Such a fearsome phenomenon caused Sang Wen's pupils to contract.
Ning Fa said calmly, "Fellow Daoist Sang, does what you said represent the Spiritual Pivot Pavilion?"
Sang Wen nodded with a wry smile, "Yes, it is indeed the Pavilion Master who sent me here to discuss with fellow Daoist Ning. He himself wished to come, but given our existing acquaintance, he sent me instead."
Ning Fa asked again, "If I insist on making a move against Pei Nanshu, will fellow Daoist Xuyuan intervene?"
Sang Wen paused slightly, then replied with a helpless expression, "Yes, if fellow Daoist Ning still intends to act against fellow Daoist Pei, then the Pavilion Master, for the sake of Cangyuan, will have to intervene."
At this moment, Ning An suddenly stood beside Ning Fa, standing shoulder to shoulder with him, and said with a determined expression, "Father, no matter what you do, your son will support you. I don't care about this Spiritual Son position!"
Ning Fa looked at him with satisfaction, smiled, and patted his head. Then, he appeared to be in deep thought, and Sang Wen couldn't help but look at him with concern.
After all, Ning Fa was now extraordinary. He was already considered the beacon of hope for Cangyuan by the Pavilion Master, Hermit Xuyuan, and his status was far beyond that of Pei Nanshu.
Moreover, Pei Nanshu's friend was a demonic beast. Even if powerful reinforcements arrived in the future, it would be difficult for the small Cangyuan to remain peaceful and stable.
It was the existence of a powerful figure like Ning Fa that could give Cangyuan the qualification to speak at the table. Otherwise, it might only become a dish on the menu of other powerful forces.
At this moment, Ning Fa suddenly said, "Fellow Daoist Sang, you mentioned an ancient pact that the demonic beasts in the Cloud Break Mountain Range adhere to. What is that about?"
Sang Wen hesitated slightly before saying, "About a hundred thousand years ago, the Cloud Break Mountain Range was overrun by countless demonic beasts, and beast tides erupted frequently. The most severe one almost led to the complete annihilation of the entire Cangyuan human race.
Fortunately, at that time, a human expert at the Spirit Transformation realm from Cangyuan returned to rescue us.
He defeated several Demonic Emperors in the Cloud Break Mountain Range at that time and forced them to sign that ancient pact.
This was to make them restrain the demonic beasts within the Cloud Break Mountain Range from easily coming out to harm Cangyuan, which is why Cangyuan has remained stable until now.
And to be frank, our Spiritual Pivot Pavilion was founded by that Spirit Transformation expert. The sole mission of the Spiritual Pivot Pavilion is the continuation of Cangyuan."
Upon hearing this, Ning Fa couldn't help but look at her with some shock, not expecting the Spiritual Pivot Pavilion to have such an origin. That Spirit Transformation expert truly had Cangyuan in his heart.
Ning Fa also couldn't help but sneer as he listened.
No wonder Pei Nanshu had been so accommodating this time, even willing to give up the entire Xuguo.
It turned out that the demonic beast experts in the Cloud Break Mountain Range couldn't easily leave the mountains. Otherwise, given that old thief's usual methods, why would he have backed down so much?
As if sensing Ning Fa's thoughts, Sang Wen's eyes flashed with unease, and he immediately said, "Fellow Daoist Ning, please calm down. The Three-Eyed Heavenly Ape clan has always been known for their fiery tempers.
If you truly intend to harm Fellow Daoist Pei, his friend might disregard everything and leave the mountains to seek revenge on you. At that time, his clan's experts likely wouldn't stand by either.
Moreover, after so many years, who knows if the ancient contract signed by our Grandmaster with the demonic beasts of the Cloud Break Mountain Range still holds as much power."
After Sang Wen finished speaking, Ning Fa's eyes glinted with cold light.
Regardless of Pei Nanshu's background or how important he was to Cangyuan, Ning Fa had decided to kill him.
However, it seemed he would have to postpone it for a while.
After all, judging by the current situation, not to mention the Three-Eyed Heavenly Ape, even Hermit Xuyuan would surely intervene.
And he was likely not Hermit Xuyuan's match yet. Furthermore, the retaliation from the Three-Eyed Heavenly Ape afterward could also bring him severe losses.
After all, he wasn't alone now; he had a vast sect and family behind him.
But Ning Fa sneered inwardly. His current strength was in a phase of rapid improvement.
The opening of the Sea of Lightning Divine Treasury, the cultivation of powerful divine abilities and cultivation methods like the Divine Firmament Manifestation, Moon God Heart, Five Qi Returning Origin Sword Canon, and Five Extremes True Flame Art, as well as the crafting of the complete Divine Firmament Thunder Armor Set…
Any of these advancements could bring him a leap in strength.
As long as he was given some more time, he believed that even Hermit Xuyuan wouldn't be able to stop him. If the Three-Eyed Heavenly Ape dared to seek revenge, he would kill them as they came!
With that thought, Ning Fa's expression suddenly calmed.
He glanced around and said indifferently, "This place is indeed quite good."
Ning Fa's reaction made Sang Wen both happy and worried. He was happy that Ning Fa seemed to have taken his advice, but worried that Ning Fa showed no intention of abandoning this grievance.
However, no matter what, a temporary peace was acceptable.
"Since that is the case, after Fellow Daoist Ning has settled the relocation of his sect and family, please come to Tianyu City. The Pavilion Master wishes to meet with Fellow Daoist Ning personally."
As he said this, Sang Wen's face showed a hint of a smile.
"Fellow Daoist Ning, you now know our Spiritual Pivot Pavilion's mission. And over the years, our Spiritual Pivot Pavilion has indeed accumulated a large batch of precious resources.
Although many of them have been used up in the wars of recent decades, there is still a batch of very valuable high-level resources.
At that time, Fellow Daoist Ning can request whatever you lack from the Pavilion Master. After all, every bit of increase in your strength is a great help to our Cangyuan."
Hearing this, Ning Fa's expression couldn't help but shift. This was indeed a significant temptation, as he was currently lacking quite a few resources.
"Alright, I have also long admired the great name of Fellow Daoist Xuyuan and was looking forward to meeting him," Ning Fa said with a smile.
Soon, the few of them conjured escape lights and flew south. The other cultivators who had been watching from afar were all shaken.
They all had a premonition that the Xuguo was about to undergo a drastic change.