"Ah? Could it be that Brother Ning has been unaware of the outside world's situation for the past hundred years?"
Su Wanwan was first surprised, then patted her ample chest and said:
"When it comes to news, I, Su Wanwan, am the most well-informed! Listen to your little sister tell you in detail."
Following that, Su Wanwan began to explain to Ning Fa the changes in the Human Realm over the past hundred years, primarily focusing on the war between the Human Race and the Sea Monsters.
Jin Hao was also eager to show off, adding a few words from time to time.
As the one person and one dog narrated, Ning Fa's expression shifted multiple times, and his heart was greatly shaken.
Even though only a century had passed, the Human Realm had indeed undergone tremendous changes.
Firstly, after their previous operation destroyed the Sea Race's interdimensional passage, the Sea Race, having lost their reinforcements, went mad and began to fiercely attack the humans in the Nine Dragons Sea.
Meanwhile, the Human Race faction had lost seven important combatants in this operation. Although they had some contingency plans, their high-level combat power was still stretched thin.
After enduring for nine bitter years, Zhenhai City finally couldn't hold on and was breached by the combined forces of the Sea Monsters and the Sea Race.
In this battle, both the Human Race and the Sea Race lost two Spirit Transformation Cultivators each, with hundreds of Nascent Soul Cultivators falling, and countless more below the Nascent Soul stage.
However, the greatest advantage for the Human Race was their continuous reinforcements.
When the Human Race's high command formulated that operation, they had already made preparations, establishing another immortal city in the rear of the Nine Dragons Sea, in the Haoqiong Sea Domain. This city was not much smaller than the original Zhenhai City.
After Zhenhai City was breached, the Human Race immediately used this immortal city as their base, once again withstanding the assaults of the Sea Monsters and Sea Race. They even renamed it Zhenhai City.
The Sea Monster and Sea Race reinforcements had already suffered significant losses of elites in the previous siege.
After all, although the two races had an advantage in Spirit Transformation combat power, the Human Race's fortified city defenses could greatly mitigate the disparity in Spirit Transformation combatants.
Furthermore, in terms of power below the Nascent Soul level, the Sea Monster and Sea Race combined were still inferior to the Human Race as a whole.
Especially since the Human Race occupied the advantageous terrain, and with constant support from numerous other cultivation worlds outside the Nine Dragons Sea, major powers even opened their sect treasuries, providing abundant precious cultivation resources.
Thus, in the brutal war, although many human cultivators perished, a considerable number also broke through their realms during the conflict.
In comparison, the Sea Monster and Sea Race, who only possessed the territory of the Nine Dragons Sea, naturally appeared to lack staying power.
The higher-ups of the Sea Monster and Sea Race also recognized this. Upon realizing they couldn't forcefully annihilate the main Human Race forces, they changed their strategy. Instead of pursuing a swift victory, they aimed for long-term development.
This meant seizing territory and plundering cultivation resources to give their own races better development potential and prevent them from being worn down by the Human Race.
Therefore, the Sea Monster and Sea Race no longer focused solely on annihilating the Human Race forces in the Nine Dragons Sea. They divided their troops and began to invade and expand into surrounding cultivation worlds to gain more territory and cultivation resources.
After all, at this time, the Sea Monster and Sea Race still possessed sharp military might and an advantage in high-level power. Without the aid of fortified cities, the Human Race often found themselves at a disadvantage when facing the Sea Monster and Sea Race head-on in the outside world.
Moreover, the Sea Race even surpassed the Human Race in the inheritance of constructing ultra-long-distance teleportation arrays, which played a crucial role in these inter-cultivation world wars.
This strategy indeed put the Human Race in a very passive position. In a short period, the Sea Monster and Sea Race had occupied several cultivation worlds surrounding the Nine Dragons Sea.
However, after the initial passivity, the Human Race quickly responded. They spared no expense in setting up numerous teleportation arrays in the surrounding cultivation worlds, amassing heavy troops in these areas. Only then did they manage to suppress the invasion of the Sea Monster and Sea Race and begin to counter-attack these occupied territories.
For a time, the war between the two major factions was no longer confined to the Nine Dragons Sea but had spread to most of the cultivation worlds.
It could be said that the entire Human Realm was ignited with the flames of war.
However, for the Sea Monster and Sea Race, their most important objective was to seize cultivation resources. Therefore, even if they couldn't occupy a place, they would thoroughly plunder the Human Race's territory, not hesitating to destroy it.
Consequently, although the overall number of human cultivators was significantly larger than that of the Sea Monster and Sea Race, their vast territory became a disadvantage. In many situations, they were in a passive, defensive state.
Fortunately, the Human Race possessed sufficient strategic depth. After the initial passivity, they devised many methods of counteraction. Thus, as the war progressed, both sides experienced victories and defeats.
The conflict between the two sides intensified, especially for the Human Race, which was in a state of total mobilization.
This was because it was a war of races, completely unlike normal human cultivation wars that did not involve mortals.
Any territory occupied by the Sea Monster and Sea Race would result in the best possible outcome for human mortals being nothing more than Blood Food.
Forty years after Ning Fa entered seclusion.
The other two major powers in the Human Realm finally entered the fray: the Sea Monster Race from the Myriad Monster Sea and the Demon Race from the Cloud Break Mountain Range.
Both sides had several Spirit Transformation Demon Cultivators and a considerable number of high-level Shapeshifted Demon Cultivators.
The final outcome was that the Demon Race of the Cloud Break Mountain Range joined the Human Race side, while the Sea Monster Race of the Myriad Monster Sea joined the allied forces of the Sea Monsters and Sea Race.
However, the problem was that the Cloud Break Mountain Range had three Spirit Transformation Demon Cultivators, while the Myriad Monster Sea had four. This further reduced the Human Race faction's Spirit Transformation power by one.
But because this had already escalated into a full-scale war encompassing dozens of cultivation worlds across the Human Realm, this disparity did not have a decisive impact.
From this point on, the war between the two major factions became even more intense. It could be said that an astonishing number of cultivators from the three races died every day.
Thus, another thirty years passed.
Although both sides had their victories and defeats, due to the Human Race's lack of high-level power, the Sea Monster and Sea Race ultimately gained the upper hand. They seized six major cultivation worlds near the Nine Dragons Sea, and three other cultivation worlds, like the Nine Dragons Sea, controlled significant territories.
Just as the war between the two major factions was escalating, a major event occurred.
That is, in a location near the Tianwu Cultivation World, an astonishing anomaly of Heaven and Earth appeared.
From then on, the two major factions quickly ceased hostilities.
Upon hearing this, Ning Fa's expression changed slightly, and he blurted out, "What? You said that place is Mi Tian Valley?"
"That's right. Although the outside world doesn't know much about this matter, it's certainly no challenge for me, Su Wanwan," Su Wanwan said proudly, lifting her chin.
"The place where the anomaly occurred is Mi Tian Valley.
It's said to be the most mysterious place in the Human Realm, otherwise, the two major factions, who were ready to kill each other, wouldn't have stopped fighting so quickly and even joined forces to explore it, wanting to uncover its secrets."
Ning Fa's expression shifted, his heart churning.
He was very familiar with Mi Tian Valley, as it was the hiding place of that Profound Heaven Spirit Treasure and the fundamental reason why the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy in the Human Realm was sealed.
Now that this anomaly has occurred, could it be that the treasure within has appeared?
"What exactly happened inside Mi Tian Valley?" Ning Fa immediately pressed.
Su Wanwan, who had been boasting moments ago, suddenly looked embarrassed and stammered, "I... I'm not sure."
At this moment, Jin Hao opened his doggy mouth and said, "There must be an unimaginable Precious Treasure appearing in that place, perhaps even more than a mere Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasure.
It's a pity that my cultivation is not enough. If I had also reached the Spirit Transformation Realm, I would have definitely found a way to go there and get a share."
Speaking of which, Jin Hao's doggy face was full of regret.
"How do you know?" Ning Fa couldn't help but ask.
"I don't have many skills, but my treasure-hunting ability is top-notch!" Jin Hao said proudly, his doggy face beaming.
Ning Fa suppressed the turmoil in his heart and continued, "What happened next?"
"Next, Spirit Transformation Cultivators from both major factions entered Mi Tian Valley.
The Spirit Transformation Cultivators who entered first seemed to have gained considerable benefits.
Afterward, more Spirit Transformation Cultivators from both factions entered the valley, with about a dozen from each side.
However, something seems to have happened inside Mi Tian Valley, and this batch of Spirit Transformation Cultivators has not come out to this day.
And for these past few decades, although the war between the two factions has not completely stopped, it has not been as intense as before. The higher-ups of both sides seem to be very restrained, all waiting for the outcome in Mi Tian Valley."
After listening to Su Wanwan's explanation, Ning Fa's eyes narrowed slightly.
If that was the case, these Spirit Transformation Cultivators should have entered Mi Tian Valley about forty years ago and still haven't come out.
But for him, this seemed like a good thing.
Although he was confident that his current strength was unmatched in the Human Realm, he was not arrogant enough to think he could fight against many.
Now that quite a few Spirit Transformation Cultivators from both sides had entered Mi Tian Valley, the high-level forces were greatly weakened. This would allow him to act with impunity.
As for whether he would enter Mi Tian Valley in the end, he would make a decision after obtaining more information.
After all, it still sounded like Mi Tian Valley was still quite dangerous, capable of trapping so many Spirit Transformation Cultivators. He didn't necessarily have to take the risk now.
"Do you know anything about my clan members and sect?" Ning Fa asked with a slight tension in his voice.
However, both the person and the dog shook their heads.
Ning Fa sighed slightly. This was normal. After all, his relatives were on Xuan Ning Island, and his clan members and sect were in the Cangyuan Cultivation World, so it was naturally difficult for them to know.
Ning Fa's eyes flashed, and he asked again, "What's this about the Sea Race's treasure trove you mentioned earlier?"
Upon hearing this, both the person and the dog were greatly alarmed.
Su Wanwan's apricot eyes widened even further: "You were eavesdropping on us?"
"Sorry, I just happened to overhear," Ning Fa said with a smile.
Su Wanwan was a little angry, but facing Ning Fa at this moment, she didn't dare to act out.
Jin Hao, on the other hand, rolled his doggy eyes and immediately said, "Fellow Daoist Su, since Senior Ning already knows about this, we can invite Senior Ning to join us.
After all, our original plan had a low chance of success, only about twenty to thirty percent at best. But with Senior Ning joining, it would naturally be vastly different, almost a sure win."
Su Wanwan's expression immediately softened, knowing that Jin Hao was right. It was just her usual greedy nature acting up.
At this moment, Jin Hao chuckled and said, "Senior Ning, you must have heard of the Profound Life Immeasurable Fruit, right?
We know that the Sea Race has a place where they cultivate a Profound Life Immeasurable Fruit tree, and it's close to ripening. Fellow Daoist Su and I are planning to steal this fruit."
"What? Profound Life Immeasurable Fruit!"
Ning Fa's face changed slightly upon hearing this, his expression filled with disbelief.
This was a legendary Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fruit. Even eating it raw could significantly increase a cultivator's lifespan.
Moreover, it had magical effects that could make it much easier for cultivators to break through to the next realm, and it was even remarkably effective for breaking through major realms.