"It's done!"
Ning Fa's eyes shone with divine light, a smile appearing on his face.
He immediately looked towards Sang Wen.
He saw that her face was pale, and her magical power had dropped to less than half.
In front of her, the remaining black and white energy had formed another black and white arrow, trembling slightly as it was nocked onto the black longbow, ready to be fired.
Ning Fa couldn't help but transmit his voice with concern, "Fellow Daoist Sang, are you alright? Do you want me to take over?"
Sang Wen, however, shook her head. "No need. This Black God Bow can only be activated by the special cultivation method I practice to reach its maximum power."
At this moment, Ning Daozhen, also smiling, pointed to his right. "Attack that formation eye. I have a plan for that spot."
Ning Fa nodded to Sang Wen.
Sang Wen took a deep breath and lightly pulled her right hand.
The next moment, the longbow was drawn back to a full moon again.
Immediately, the second black and white chaotic arrow shot out, tracing a long black and white trajectory as it flew rapidly to the right, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.
Ning Daozhen and the other two immediately took to the air and followed closely.
At this moment, Ning Fa noticed Sang Wen, whose face was as pale as paper, tremble and fall uncontrollably.
He instantly flashed over, caught her, and without a word, took out a pill and fed it to her.
At the same time, the black and white light formation not far away stopped operating.
Bai Yueqiu, Ji Lianxing, and Xiao Pengyuan flew out one after another, all pale-faced and their energy levels at their lowest, clearly having expended a great deal of magical power.
At this moment, they all took out recovery pills and were diligently restoring their condition.
Seeing Ning Fa holding Sang Wen, Bai Yueqiu, with a high-grade spirit stone in each hand, pouted.
At this time, Sang Wen recovered slightly and quickly broke free from Ning Fa's embrace, glaring at him with a mix of shame and anger.
Ning Fa, however, acted as if he hadn't noticed. He said solemnly to everyone, "What you've done is enough. Leave the rest to me. You all focus on recovering."
With that, Ning Fa's body flashed with silver electric light, and he disappeared with a crackle of thunder.
Soon, Ning Fa had flown to the second main formation eye.
He saw that the chaotic arrow had already shot into it, and the same scene unfolded.
Countless black and white cracks were rapidly tearing at the five-colored light screen, and the damage this time was significantly stronger, clearly due to the destruction of the first main formation eye.
Ning Fa once again took out the Zhou Tian Yan Lei Mirror, wanting to speed up the destruction of this formation eye.
But at this moment, Ning Daozhen, who was nearby, reached out and stopped him, chuckling, "No need for us to exert ourselves. Just watch."
Ning Fa was first confused, then his expression changed slightly.
He heard a violent explosion rapidly approaching from a distance.
The next moment, within the five-colored light screen, a ball of purple-black spiritual light shot towards them at an incredible speed, arriving in the blink of an eye.
It was a purple-black demonic blade, over ten zhang in size, exuding a terrifying demonic aura.
This demonic blade also struck the formation eye, and a surge of purple-black demonic light erupted.
With a deafening roar, this second main formation eye was also destroyed.
After a series of explosions, the eight surrounding subsidiary formation eyes also burst.
The five-colored light screen in the vicinity rapidly peeled off and spread. In Ning Fa's spiritual sense, the five-colored light screen within a radius of several hundred miles around these two formation eyes had been largely destroyed.
Ning Fa's expression relaxed, then he frowned and looked at Ning Daozhen, who had a smile on his face.
Was that astonishing purple-black demonic blade his prepared method? But why did it come from within the mountain range?
He didn't dwell on the question now, as long as the barrier was successfully destroyed.
Moreover, destroying the inner barrier of the Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain Range was the first objective. His next goal was even more important – to infiltrate the mountain range and find the Thousand Soul Grass.
With that in mind, he said in a deep voice to Ning Daozhen, "As we agreed, you all wait for me at the designated spot. I need to go deep into the mountain range."
Unexpectedly, Ning Daozhen looked at him, a smile with an unreadable meaning appearing on his face. "You want that Thousand Soul Grass? No need to bother. Someone will bring it to you."
Ning Fa's sword brows furrowed. "What do you mean by that?"
Ning Daozhen smiled. "Someone wants to see you."
As he spoke, he looked towards the depths of the mountain range and chuckled softly, "She's here."
At the same time, Ning Fa's expression also changed slightly as he looked ahead.
In his spiritual sense, a mass of black mist was shooting towards them, containing several extremely powerful auras that exuded an astonishing demonic aura.
Ning Fa finally understood.
He looked at Ning Daozhen in shock. "You colluded with the high-level demonic beasts in the Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain Range beforehand?"
Ning Daozhen, however, smiled meaningfully. "They aren't just high-level demonic beasts. You even know one of them."
"I know them?" Ning Fa couldn't help but raise his sword brows.
At the same time, he could indeed feel a familiar aura within the shadowy mass, which made his expression slightly grave.
Not long after, the mass of black energy passed through the damaged five-colored barrier and stopped several dozen feet in front of them.
The black energy churned, revealing seven or eight figures, most of whom were not human in form.
Some had the head of an alligator and the body of a human, some had over ten black tentacles behind them, and some had black wings on their waists...
But all of them exuded rolling demonic energy, and their cultivation auras were at least at the Nascent Soul stage. They appeared to be transformed high-level demonic beasts.
In the center, a man and a woman had standard human physiques and appearances.
The man had a pale complexion, and faint black demonic markings could be seen on his exposed skin. He emanated a terrifying killing intent.
Although he was only at the early Nascent Soul stage, the sense of danger he emitted was far greater than that of an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator.
The woman was tall and slender, with a face of unparalleled beauty. Her long, deep purple hair fluttered without wind, and she wore jet-black armor covered in bone spurs, her expression indifferent and cold.
Despite being a woman, she possessed an innate dominance. The transformed demonic beasts surrounding her, who were filled with demonic energy, clearly centered around her and showed her great respect.
The incredibly powerful purple-black demonic blade also transformed into a stream of light and flew back to her right hand, further enhancing her imposing presence.
Upon seeing this woman, Ning Daozhen and the other two immediately changed their expressions.
Dan Hongzi was fine, but Xiao Han, who had been looking grim all along, now had a face full of fervent excitement. If Ning Daozhen hadn't held him back, he seemed ready to rush forward.
Ning Daozhen looked at the woman, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
Ning Fa stared intently at the black-armored woman. Even he couldn't help but show a look of astonishment.
This was because he knew this woman; she had even stayed by his side for a period. She was none other than Zhuo Qing.
This was a story from a long time ago.
When Ning Fa was still in the Qi Condensation stage, he represented his sect in the Primordial Spirit Secret Realm, where he obtained a Blood Heaven Token. Zhuo Qing's residual spirit was hidden within it.
Later, when Ning Fa went to the ruins of the Thunderwood Palace, Zhuo Qing appeared. Having learned the secret of Ning Fa's Five Elements Thunder Body, Ning Fa placed a soul restraint on her, and she followed him from then on.
During their trip to Moon Reflection Valley, Zhuo Qing merged with a Demonic Offspring Body. Later, when that top-tier Spirit Treasure self-destructed, she even saved Ning Fa's life.
He never expected to encounter her again under these circumstances, which greatly surprised Ning Fa.
From the looks of it, the demonized savage beasts of the Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain Range seemed to have a significant connection with Zhuo Qing, and Zhuo Qing herself had now reached the mid-Nascent Soul stage.
Zhuo Qing also looked intently at Ning Fa. A hint of a smile bloomed on her originally cold and indifferent jade-like face, as if the ice and snow were melting, causing the transformed demonic beasts beside her to look at her in surprise.
The demonic-marked man beside her glared fiercely at Ning Fa and Ning Daozhen, letting out a soft snort.
"Brother Ning, long time no see," Zhuo Qing said, looking at Ning Fa and chuckling.
Her smile was like melting ice and snow, causing the transformed demonic beasts beside her to look at her with some surprise before quickly averting their gaze.
"Zhuo Qing, I didn't expect to meet you here again. Thank you for saving me in Moon Reflection Valley last time," Ning Fa said with a complex expression.
Just then, a sound of breaking wind echoed. Several figures flew in from the south, and they were Sang Wen, Ji Lianxing, and the others.
Seeing so many transformed savage beasts, they were startled and immediately summoned their magic power, raising their magic treasures and preparing to attack.
Ning Daozhen shouted to them, "Don't attack. I've already reached an agreement with them."
He then said sternly to Zhuo Qing and Ning Fa, "Time is tight, and we have further plans. Don't take too long with your reunion. Ning Fa, we'll wait for you at that location. It will take me some time to activate that teleportation array."
As he spoke, Ning Daozhen's lips moved, and he transmitted a specific location to Ning Fa via telepathy.
Ning Fa glanced at Zhuo Qing and Ning Daozhen, his mind already understanding.
It was clear that Ning Daozhen had already contacted Zhuo Qing beforehand, so his reliance for breaking the formation was actually Zhuo Qing.
Zhuo Qing was now clearly the central figure among the demonic beasts of the Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain Range.
From the looks of it, Ning Daozhen had also told her about his need for Thousand Soul Grass, which explained her earlier words.
However, Ning Fa had a faint feeling that Zhuo Qing's intentions were not as simple as just catching up.
"Fellow Daoist Ning, then we..." Ji Lianxing, who was not far away, asked him hesitantly, while the others also looked at him.
Although they were still unclear about the situation, they were also uneasy about Ning Fa being with such a group of high-level transformed demonic beasts, and Sang Wen was no exception.
"You go with Ning Daozhen first. I'll follow shortly," Ning Fa said in a deep voice.
Seeing Ning Fa say this, Sang Wen and the others glanced at him, their escape lights flared up, and they followed Ning Daozhen and the others forward.
"You all go too, and quickly destroy this barrier completely."
Zhuo Qing turned and commanded the transformed demonic beasts beside her in a tone that allowed no refusal.
The transformed demonic beasts did not hesitate. They clasped their hands into fists, transformed into rolling black energy, and flew off in all directions.
Suddenly, only Ning Fa and Zhuo Qing remained in the area.
"Brother Ning, I heard you need Thousand Soul Grass, so I've prepared one for you."
Zhuo Qing smiled lightly at Ning Fa and gently pushed her right hand forward, sending a ball of light towards Ning Fa.
Within it was a patch of black spiritual grass, about the size of a palm, with ten leaves. Its surface was covered with countless purple patterns resembling tiny eyes. Even as Ning Fa looked at it, he felt a sense of dizziness.
"Thousand Soul Grass, and it's Ten Thousand Year Thousand Soul Grass!" Ning Fa exclaimed with pleasant surprise.
He had researched Thousand Soul Grass before coming.
Each leaf that grew on this special spiritual grass represented a thousand years of medicinal age. This one had ten leaves, indicating its medicinal age had reached ten thousand years.
If it were used to refine the Soul-Bending Pill, its efficacy would naturally be better, and it would give Ning Fa more confidence in refining a Soul-Bending Pill with pill patterns.