Chapter 620 Qingxuzi

Guixu City.

The clouds are thousands of feet high, and there are wisps of light flowing in the sky, full of ethereal and fairy-like feeling.

The Sea Dragon Immortal Boat slowly approached the shore. Ning Daoran stood on the bow with one hand behind his back, and saw a figure floating down from the observation deck of the harbor. It was a female cultivator in a white dress with an immortal figure. Who else could it be but Ning Mingyu.

"elder brother!"

Ning Mingyu landed on the deck of the Sea Dragon Immortal Boat and said with joy, "I rushed here as soon as I received the news that you had entered the port. Do you know how worried I was about your safety during your absence?"

"Isn't this a safe return?"

Ning Daoran smiled and said, "Mingyu, come and meet fellow Taoists Du'e and Liuyun."

"yes!"

Ning Mingyu behaved very gently, bowing to the two Nascent Soul cultivators: "Ning Mingyu pays respect to True Lord Du'e! Pays respect to True Lord Liuyun!"

"Fairy Ning, you're welcome!"

The two great cultivators knew that this was the apple of the City Lord Ning Tianyi's eye, so they were naturally polite to her.

"Brother Ning."

True Lord Du'e said, "Since we have returned to Guixu Fairyland, I will not bother you any more. I will still stay in Guixu City to practice during this period. I will go and rent a cave. Brother Ning, if you have time, please come over and have a chat."

"Well, that's as it should be."

True Lord Liuyun also said goodbye, "I have benefited a lot from this trip to the sea. Like Daoist Fellow Du'e, I will also rent a cave in the city to live there for a while. Daoist Fellow Ning, we will see you another day."

"Okay, see you another day!"

Ning Daoran bid farewell to the two Yuanyings, then flicked his hand, collected the Sea Dragon Immortal Boat as a treasure, and lifted it up with his magic power to send it in front of Ning Mingyu.

"Mingyu, this immortal boat was borrowed by Ning and the city lord. It is intact along the way. I will give it to you to bring to the city lord."

"Okay, it's a piece of cake."

Ning Mingyu put the Sea Dragon Fairy Boat into the storage bag and said, "Brother, I haven't seen you for a long time..."

"Understood. Come back with me to the cave. I'll ask Old Deer to cook you some delicious side dishes that you like. You have indeed benefited a lot from this sea trial, and you should celebrate it."

"good!"

…

That night.

After a hearty meal, Ning Mingyu did not leave. Instead, he stayed in the cave where Ning Daoran lived and wandered around. He had no intention of leaving for the time being.

"Brother, do you know that something big happened during the time you went out to sea for the trial with True Lords Du'e and Liuyun?"

"Oh, what is it?"

"There has been a dramatic change in the Demon Killing Ranking. The number one spot that had lasted for thousands of years has changed hands. It has been taken by a man codenamed the Flower-Fruit Mountain Giant Horse Monkey. It is truly lamentable."

"I've noticed that, too."

Ning Daoran frowned and said, "This person's cultivation attainments are truly astonishing."

"Um."

Ning Mingyu nodded: "There has been a lot of commotion in the city over the years. People say that the time of ascension is approaching. It must be that a senior in the God Transformation Stage could no longer tolerate the rampage of the monsters, so he finally took action and killed the big monster in the God Transformation Stage. Only then could he become the number one on the Monster Killing List."

"Mingyu, do you think this is realistic?"

Ning Daoran put down the jade slip in his hand and said with a smile: "It is rare for a person in the human world to take action in the Spiritual Transformation Stage. Even if they want to take action, they will suppress their cultivation to the late Nascent Soul Stage. Otherwise, their own vitality will be used up more and more, and eventually their immortal power will inevitably be exhausted. So I think it is definitely not a person in the Spiritual Transformation Stage who takes action."

“That’s true…”

Ning Mingyu pursed her red lips and said, "I have also heard from my father that the cultivators in the mortal world who have reached the Spiritual Transformation Stage are all a bunch of old turtles. They will never take action unless they have no other choice."

Ning Daoran complained in his heart, so your father is also an old turtle.

So, after Ning Mingyu had been hanging around in the cave for three days, Ning Daoran finally couldn't bear it anymore and ended the gathering with the topic of when he would condense his infant. Ning Mingyu left angrily, saying that he would definitely succeed in condensing his infant when they met next time.

…

Ning Daoran finally got some peace and quiet and started to get busy in the cave.

The first major thing was to decompose the various monster materials obtained during this trip to the Endless Monster Sea, especially the materials of several monsters in the late Nascent Soul stage. They were all treasures among treasures, and it took a very long time to decompose and refine the materials.

In addition, the Fire God Sword, the Earth Gold Tripod, etc. also need to be further nurtured to enhance their treasure essence, which all takes a lot of time.

In addition, Ning Daoran has now inherited the White Dragon Sea-Splitting Formation and the Taixu Return Formation, and he also needs to spend a lot of time on the formation. After all, a fourth-rank top-grade formation master and a fourth-rank middle-grade formation master are completely different things, and there is a world of difference between the two!

Although there are very few fourth-grade middle-level formation masters, and they are all revered as masters in major sects, they do exist after all. And once the formation art is promoted to the fourth-grade upper level, if Ning Daoran announces it to the public, his status and position will be completely different.

So, he secluded himself for several months.

One afternoon, he suddenly felt suffocated, so he walked out of the cave, set up a set of cooking utensils outside, and started to make tea for himself.

"Fellow Daoist Ning."

Not long after, a ripple appeared in the restriction of the cave next door, and a beautiful woman walked out. It was the Jadeite Fairy.

"Chalcedony, long time no see, sit down."

"Thank you, fellow Taoist."

Fairy Yu Sui smiled and said, "I heard that Fellow Daoist Ning went to the Endless Demon Sea with the two great cultivators, True Lord Du'e and True Lord Liu Yun, to train. He just came back and went into seclusion again, so I didn't dare to disturb him without permission. It wasn't until today that Fellow Daoist Ning walked out of the cave on his own that we had the opportunity to meet."

"Um."

Ning Daoran smiled and said, "In fact, I should have taken the initiative to visit you, but I had too many things to do in my cultivation, so I couldn't get away."

"I understand, you don't need to explain."

The Jade Marrow Fairy stepped forward, bringing with her a burst of fragrance: "Let me do the work of making tea, Brother Ning, just sit and wait."

"In that case, thank you very much."

Ning Daoran sat upright, looking at the back of the Jadeite Fairy.

This Fu Daoqi woman is indeed quite good, and Ning Daoran has a good impression of her, but she is not Lin Man after all, and it is impossible for her to easily enter Ning Daoran's heart like Lin Man.

Suddenly, he remembered something.

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There was also a broken fourth-order mid-stage Fire Hound puppet in the storage bag. Ning Daoran knew nothing about puppets, so it was unlikely for him to repair the puppet by himself.

Therefore, seeking help from a puppet master of at least the fourth rank and intermediate grade is the current priority.

The reason why Ning Daoran was obsessed with this Fire Hound Puppet in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul was simple. Last time he heard that the Chaos Sect was actually being targeted by the descendants of Master Mo Yu, and fortunately they escaped with the help of a master, this matter left Ning Daoran with a thorn in his side.

The journey is long and the mountains are high, after all, it is impossible for him to stay in the Chaos Sect forever. But if Chen Yuzhu can have a fourth-stage mid-stage puppet in his hands, it will be different. Once this Fire Hound puppet is repaired, its combat power is comparable to that of a mid-stage Nascent Soul. If the Chaos Sect has a mid-stage Nascent Soul sitting in charge, no major cultivator in the entire Xia country will dare to act rashly.

One puppet can ensure the peace of the Chaos Sect for thousands of years! "Jadeite."

He took the cup of hot tea handed over by the Jadeite Fairy and said, "This time when I went out to sea to kill monsters, I got a pretty good puppet. Unfortunately, the puppet was seriously damaged. Do you know any powerful puppet masters in the city?"

"Yes, I have."

Fairy Yuzui said, "The Xiangnan Chamber of Commerce in the city has a fourth-rank low-grade puppet master in charge, and his name seems to be Master Luo... In addition, there is also a fourth-rank low-grade puppet master living in a fifth-rank cave not far from here. I have met him several times. If Fellow Daoist Ning needs to repair a puppet, I can introduce him to him."

“Ahem…”

Ning Daoran touched his nose and said, "I mean, is there any puppet master who has reached the fourth-level middle grade?"

"Fourth-level middle grade?"

The Jadeite Fairy was slightly startled. This meant that the puppet Ning Daoran obtained was actually a fourth-order mid-stage puppet, which was quite amazing.

"There is one."

She opened her red lips and said, "I heard that there is a guest elder in the early Nascent Soul stage in the City Lord's Mansion of Guixu City. His Taoist name is Qingxuzi. He is a person with profound attainments in puppetry and has reached the level of a fourth-level mid-grade puppet master. It is said that during the hundreds of years he has lived in the City Lord's Mansion, he has refined as many as 20 to 30 fourth-level puppets for Guixu City."

Ning Daoran frowned. Otherwise, how could it be said that Guixu City has a profound foundation? There are so many fourth-order puppets alone. Even if the monsters in the deep sea come up, they probably won't be able to gain any advantage. What's more, there is Ning Tianyi, a master of the Spirit Transformation Stage, in charge. This is probably the reason why Guixu City can stand safely in the depths of the endless monster sea.

"Qingxuzi..."

Ning Daoran groaned and said, "If that's the case, I should pay you a visit."

"Fellow Daoist Ning..."

The Jadeite Fairy seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Why? Chalcedony, just speak up."

“Ahem…”

Fairy Yu Sui showed an embarrassed expression and said, "Daoyou Qingxuzi has a very strange temper. He has lived in the City Lord's Mansion for many years and has never had any communication with the outside world. It is said that a large number of independent cultivators who went to visit him were turned away and could not even see him. Even if they brought expensive gifts, there was no chance for him to help refine the puppet."

"oh?"

Ning Daoran frowned: "Could it be that City Lord Ning meant that he is not allowed to take jobs outside?"

"That's not the case. It's just that this person is quite introverted and doesn't want to get involved in the intrigues of the outside world. Therefore, many cultivators in Guixu City know about this person, but have never seen him."

"in this way……"

Ning Daoran frowned: "It doesn't matter, I will give it a try, maybe this Taoist friend Qingxuzi would be willing to see me."

The Jadeite Fairy glanced at him in reproach and said, "Do you really think you are the only one destined to be with me? Well, go ahead. It won't be too late to come and complain to me after you've been frustrated."

“Hahaha~~”

Ning Daoran laughed heartily.

…

That night.

Ning Daoran entered the City Lord's Mansion under the pretext of visiting Qingxuzi.

In the bamboo forest behind the mountain of the City Lord's Mansion, birds are flying and streams are flowing, it is indescribably quiet. And right between the bamboo forest and the stream, a cave stands tall. It is the cave of Qingxuzi.

"Ning Daoran, a cultivator from the Xia country, requests to see fellow Daoist Qingxuzi!" He clasped his fists slowly, very politely.

Soon after, the restrictions on the cave were lifted, and a boy came out: "Master is in seclusion, and has told no one to disturb him. Senior Ning, please go back!"

Ning Daoran was stunned. This fourth-rank middle-grade puppet master was really showing off! (End of this chapter)