Ning Fa's time in the Nine Dragons Sea wasn't very long, but his gains were extraordinary.
Especially after reaching Nascent Soul Formation, he had slain numerous Nascent Soul cultivators, and their wealth all became his.
Therefore, Ning Fa's current wealth was far beyond what ordinary cultivators could imagine.
He had long been preparing to give generous gifts to his close ones upon his return, and Ning An, as his child, naturally couldn't be left out.
"Xiao An, these treasures are all prepared for you. Take them," Ning Fa said gently.
Even though Ning An hailed from the deeply rooted Spiritual Pivot Pavilion, he couldn't help but be taken aback by so many high-level treasures.
Cheng Susu smiled, her eyes crinkling at the corners, and said softly, "Xiao An, these are all from your father. Don't be so polite, just take them."
Ning Fa first pointed to the pale golden bamboo. "Xiao An, this bamboo is Golden Thunder Bamboo. Although it hasn't reached ten thousand years of age, it can already release Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder.
I will also teach you a special cultivation method that will allow you to cultivate Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder after refining this bamboo. This way, you'll have more confidence in dealing with that demon in the future."
This Golden Thunder Bamboo was something Ning Fa had obtained from the Fu Ling Hall treasury before.
At that time, the Golden Thunder Bamboo was only a thousand years old and could only release green arcs of electricity, far from the level of Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder.
When Ning Fa saw this bamboo, he thought of Ning An, so he kept it with him and often nurtured it with the high-level Supreme Wood Divine Thunder within his body, which had a near-ripening effect.
Through the special cultivation method of Fu Ling Hall, he could then independently control the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder.
Upon hearing this, Ning An was instantly overjoyed, and Cheng Susu was also very excited.
After all, she had been worried about the extraterrestrial demon coveting Ning An. If Ning An could cultivate Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder, his ability to protect himself would greatly increase in the future.
Ning Fa then pointed to the special red fruit and said with a smile, "This is a very rare Phoenix Flame Nirvana Fruit. When you break through bottlenecks in your cultivation, it can give you at least a fifty percent chance of success.
Furthermore, there will be no danger of an unstable foundation; it can even make your foundation more solid.
Take it when you feel it's appropriate."
This Phoenix Flame Nirvana Fruit was no ordinary treasure; it was nurtured after the Sky Furnace Fire Marsh was sealed for ten thousand years.
Ning Fa had obtained over a dozen Phoenix Flame Nirvana Fruits during his trip to the Sky Furnace Fire Marsh. Since he had no use for these precious spiritual materials for breaking through, he naturally wanted to share them with his loved ones.
"Thank you, Father!" Ning An looked at Ning Fa gratefully.
Ning Fa smiled and gestured for him to put away all these treasures.
Cheng Susu also looked at these two closest people to her with a gentle smile, then she said softly to Ning Fa:
"Husband, you haven't had a chance to see Ruo Qi and Sister Yun Ying since you returned. They've worried about you just as much as I have over the years. Go and see them quickly."
Ning Fa nodded.
Since returning, one thing had led to another, and he hadn't had the chance to meet Meng Ruoqi, Yun Ying, and other close individuals.
Especially Meng Ruoqi, she must have suffered a lot of grievances over the years because of Shi Shaoyang.
Then, Ning Fa followed the direction Cheng Susu pointed and arrived at another courtyard of green bamboo, more than ten miles up the mountain.
Ning Fa looked at the serene and elegant courtyard, a look of emotion appearing in his eyes, then he called out loudly, "I'm back."
Immediately, two graceful figures rushed out from the house, they were two exceptionally beautiful and radiant women.
With tear-filled eyes, they ran towards Ning Fa and threw themselves into his embrace, weeping uncontrollably.
Ning Fa gently patted the backs of the two women, full of apology, "I'm late. I've made you suffer these years..."
"Ning Lang, it's good that you're back..." The two women held Ning Fa tightly, sobbing.
After a while, the two women emerged from Ning Fa's embrace, but seeing their tear-streaked faces and disheveled appearances, they immediately returned to the house and didn't let Ning Fa in.
After tidying up their makeup a bit, the two women came out to see Ning Fa again.
Ning Fa smiled and had a long talk with them, learning about their experiences over the years.
In reality, they didn't have any particularly special experiences. After all, because they were Ning Fa's Dao Companions, they had received special protection from the Huayu Sect, especially after Shi Shaoyang made his move.
However, living a life that felt like imprisonment for so many years was naturally difficult, especially after Shi Shaoyang had hired people to try and abduct them before.
The two women had known each other since they met at Thousand Wave Lake, so their relationship had always been very good, and they had lived together all these years.
Currently, in terms of their cultivation realms, Meng Ruoqi had just broken through to Late Foundation Establishment.
Yun Ying, with her better aptitude, had already reached the Quasi-Core Formation Realm.
However, because she possessed the Ethereal Wood Spirit Body, advancing to Core Formation required certain special conditions, making it very difficult.
Especially with the current situation of the sect, they couldn't provide her with much assistance, so she hadn't been able to form her core yet.
As for Yun Ying's brother, Yun Jian, he wasn't in the sect. Instead, he had been working for the Ning Family in Zhenwu City in the Central Region of the Wu Kingdom. He was also at the Quasi-Core Formation Realm and had attempted Core Formation once before but failed.
After understanding the situation, Ning Fa waved his hand in front of him, and in a burst of light, more than ten items with glittering spiritual light appeared. They were all top-grade Spirit Artifacts, pills, talismans, and other precious spiritual materials.
After all, the two women hadn't reached Core Formation yet, so they couldn't use Magic Treasures or Ancient Treasures. These Spirit Artifacts were specifically kept from Ning Fa's previous spoils of war.
Meng Ruoqi and Yun Ying were stunned by this, then they looked at Ning Fa with tender affection, naturally knowing that Ning Fa intended to gift them treasures.
Then, two items flew to Meng Ruoqi and Yun Ying respectively: a small segment of vibrant green bamboo and a dull gray, long, stick-like object.
The two women were immediately moved, feeling a great attraction from the objects before them.
Ning Fa explained, "These two items are a young shoot of a fourth-tier Azure Bamboo and a wood core from Ten Thousand Year Yuan Long Wood, respectively."
You two, one possessing the Pure Spirit Bamboo Body and the other the Ethereal Wood Spirit Body, these two spiritual materials are perfectly suited for you.
"With their assistance, I believe breaking through to the Core Formation realm should be no problem."
Hearing this, Meng Ruoqi and Yun Ying, both women, became emotional and looked at Ning Fa with tear-filled eyes.
These two items were also absolutely rare finds for Nascent Soul cultivators, their value immeasurable by spirit stones.
And for them to be so suitable for their constitutions, it meant Ning Fa had put in a great deal of effort to find them, which undoubtedly showed that Ning Fa had never forgotten them.
Ning Fa also had a smile on his face.
His close companions all had good aptitudes, and with his help, he believed assisting them in breaking through to the Core Formation realm wouldn't be too difficult.
However, the Nascent Soul realm was another matter. He would do his best to help, but whether they could achieve it would depend on their own fortune.
The two women once again threw themselves into Ning Fa's embrace. As emotions surged, their clothes gradually lessened, and a large sandalwood bed began to shake.
Ning Fa also experienced the wonderful sensation of a threesome for the first time.
After a long while, the three finally emerged from the courtyard, fully dressed.
At this moment, Ning Fa was refreshed, a smile playing on his lips as he gently held the two women. Their faces still bore a captivating blush, their gazes shifty, not daring to look up.
After all, they were both quite conservative. Although Ning Fa had hinted a few times before about wanting to share a bed together, they had shyly refused.
But after reuniting with Ning Fa today, their excitement had led them to agree. Once they calmed down, they were filled with shyness.
Just then, Meng Ruoqi seemed to remember something, and with a flip of her hand, she produced a jade slip and handed it to Ning Fa.
"Ning Lang, besides cultivating during this time, I've been studying the Thunder Derivation Profound Scroll you gave me.
I've basically finished comprehending all the thousand-plus first-tier spirit talismans within it. Furthermore, I've combined the Thunder Derivation Profound Scroll with my own understanding to decipher several sets of array formations, hoping they will be of some help to Ning Lang."
Ning Fa looked at her in surprise at first, then his spiritual sense swept across the jade slip, and his expression became even more moved.
It seemed he had underestimated Meng Ruoqi's talent for array formations.
The Thunder Derivation Profound Scroll was profound and vast. Even for first-tier spirit talismans, comprehending them was extremely difficult.
Ning Fa himself had backed down when faced with the challenge. He hadn't expected Meng Ruoqi to have deciphered them all; this was truly a pleasant surprise for him.
This undoubtedly also showed that Meng Ruoqi had built a very solid foundation in studying the Thunder Derivation Profound Scroll.
If she were to continue deciphering second and even third-tier spirit talismans, her speed should increase considerably, and second and third-tier spirit talismans were very important to Ning Fa.
Moreover, he himself should be able to quickly master these first-tier spirit talismans through Meng Ruoqi's insights.
Just as Ning Fa was about to say something, a flash of fire suddenly appeared before him, and a voice emerged from within.
After listening, all three were moved. Ning Fa's face even curved into a knowing smile, and he said with a light laugh, "Let's go, let's see what kind of sincerity Yu Chan has to offer."
Not long after, in another main hall on the mountaintop, Ning Fa met the envoy sent by True Lord Yu Chan, as well as the compensation items he had brought.
Ning Fa looked at the two people tied up and bound on the ground, a half-smile appearing on his face.
One of them was Shi Shaoyang, whose face was pale and ashen, numb with despair. The other was a thin, gaunt old man with a pair of beady, triangular eyes.
He looked terrified, desperately trying to open his mouth to say something, but he was clearly under a restriction, unable to speak.
The masked envoy in black cupped his hands towards Ning Fa and said, "Fellow Daoist Ning, besides Shi Shaoyang, this Yuan Kang was a rogue Nascent Soul cultivator he hired to cause trouble for Miss Meng. My master has ordered me to deliver him as well.
In addition, there are these two sets of compensation, one for Fellow Daoist Ning and one for Miss Meng."
Having said that, the person produced two more storage rings and gently pushed them toward Ning Fa.
Ning Fa's spiritual sense swept over them, and his eyebrows couldn't help but rise slightly.
True Lord Yu Chan's sincerity was indeed quite good. The storage ring given to him alone contained numerous precious fourth-tier spiritual materials.
Although the compensation given to Meng Ruoqi couldn't compare to his, they were all exquisite third-tier spiritual materials. The combined value of these two storage rings should reach tens of millions of spirit stones.
"I still need to confirm if it was this person who made the move," Ning Fa said calmly at this moment, then unceremoniously extended his right hand, and the gray-robed old man flew before him.
Ning Fa directly grabbed the top of his head and began soul-searching. Under the man's desperate and fearful gaze, his expression gradually became twisted and ferocious, clearly suffering immense pain.
Before long, his entire head exploded, and his body turned to ashes in the lightning.
Even the black-clothed envoy, who appeared very calm, couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his eye upon witnessing this scene.