Chapter 227 Chu Ning's Principles

Pingshan City.

Yadan Pavilion.

Qiao Ya held her chin in her hand, her mind wandering in the void.

Xiao Zhuzi stood aside, staring at her young lady. She had no idea what her young lady was thinking.

The young lady has been like this often since she came back from the foot of Montenegro.

"Xiao Zhu, why do you think Elder Ji would save our Qiao family?" Qiao Ya suddenly came to her senses and asked Xiao Zhu.

"That must be because you are kind-hearted. Even Elder Ji is on your side. Didn't you say that good people will be rewarded? You have done so many good things, and this is your reward."

“It would be nice if good people were rewarded.”

Qiao Ya muttered something, and Xiao Zhu was stunned: "Miss, what are you talking about?"

"nothing."

Qiao Ya did not tell Xiao Zhu that she had been thinking about one thing these days: why did Elder Ji try to save the Qiao family.

After Elder Ji expressed his opinion, the three major families withdrew, and Dad told her a secret.

Daddy never expected that she would be able to ask Elder Ji for help, because the Li sisters had gone to Elder Ji to ask for help and were even willing to sacrifice their lives for it.

This matter is not a secret among the top leaders of the major families. It was accidentally let slip by an elder of the Li family.

The Li sisters' willingness to sacrifice themselves did not impress Elder Ji, so why would Elder Ji want to save the Qiao family?

"Xiaoya, could it be that this Elder Ji has taken a fancy to you?"

Thinking back to what her father said, Qiao Ya's pretty face flushed. She was often distracted these days because of what her father said.

That Elder Ji has taken a fancy to me?

But a month has passed and Elder Ji hasn't taken any action.

She had never met Elder Ji. Although she was grateful to him, she would feel uncomfortable if she was asked to dedicate herself to him.

However, if Elder Ji really spoke, she would not refuse, because Elder Ji saved her entire family and it would be considered as a repayment of favor.

"Xiao Zhu, do you think I should go to Black Mountain to express my gratitude to Elder Ji?"

Qiao Ya was a little hesitant. Except for her father, other elders in the clan had hinted at this. But if she went to express her gratitude, what would she do if Elder Ji asked her to stay? She didn't refuse, but now she could escape for a while.

"Of course you have to go. In fact, after the monks from the three families have retreated, you should go, young lady."

Xiao Zhu answered as a matter of course. She had long wondered why the young lady hadn't gone to Montenegro.

Elder Ji saved the entire family, and the young lady should go and express her gratitude.

"Do you think so?"

Qiao Ya whispered, "Okay, let's go to Montenegro tomorrow."

Just as Qiao Ya made the decision, someone walked into the store.

“Huh!”

"etc!"

Hearing the maid Xiao Zhu's "Eh", Chu Ning interrupted her directly.

Otherwise he was afraid that the same scene as last time would happen again.

"Listen to what I have to say first."

Qiao Ya nodded, Xiao Zhu curled her lips, and Chu Ning's mouth twitched: "Ahem, last time I came here I wanted to return the spirit stone that Miss Qiao gave me."

"Just return the spirit stones. There are spirit stones in my pocket. Why are you talking so tough?"

Xiao Zhu muttered something, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

"Of course you can speak with confidence if you have money in your hands, right..."

Chu Ning was almost led astray by Xiao Zhu, and said helplessly: "Miss Qiao, this is the spirit stone you gave me."

"You don't have to be so anxious to return it to me. You need the spirit stones more than I do. I'm not trying to discourage you. Thirty spirit stones is just a small amount of money for me, but it's just two bottles of pills for you. Maybe these two bottles of pills will be enough for you to break through to the middle stage of Qi Condensation."

Qiao Ya spoke up and patted Chu Ning on the shoulder: "If you really want to return it to me, then strive to break through to the middle stage of Qi Condensation, and then return me double the spirit stones."

Chu Ning: ...

"Okay, then I'll come back to see Miss Qiao after I break through to the middle stage of Qi Condensation."

Chu Ning walked out of the store somewhat helplessly. Seeing Chu Ning's leaving back, Xiao Zhu curled her lips and said, "Miss, this guy is so weird. Miss, you are obviously considering him, but you still look reluctant."

"You, don't care what others think. When you see the young lady, I will take back the spiritual stones I lent you."

Qiao Ya looked at Chu Ning's departing back and said, "But this person gives me a very strange feeling. Although he is only in the early stage of Qi Condensation, he does not have the awkwardness of a cultivator in the early stage of Qi Condensation."

As the eldest daughter of the Qiao family, not to mention the cultivators in the early stage of Qi Condensation, even the cultivators in the middle stage of Qi Condensation would be very cautious when facing her.

But this person gave her the feeling that she didn't care at all about her identity as the eldest daughter of the Qiao family.

The next day.

Qiao Ya brought Xiao Zhu to Black Mountain, but the master and servant made a wasted trip as Elder Ji on the mountain did not respond at all.

When Qiao Ya left, her expression was a little disappointed and relieved, and she didn't know how to describe her feelings at the moment.

She was relieved that Elder Ji didn't like her.

As for what she was disappointed about, she couldn't really say.

…

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Seven years.

Chu Ning walked out of the cave, his eyes lit up, and when he appeared again, he was already in the valley behind the Black Mountain.

A moment ago, he felt the energy fluctuations in the valley behind him in the cave.

The secret realm that Feng Lianghong mentioned is about to open.

He had stayed in the Black Mountains for fifteen years just to wait for this moment.

In the past fifteen years, in addition to the two puppets being upgraded to the middle stage of the Golden Core, he himself entered the late stage of the Golden Core, and the rest of the time was used to study formations.

The notes of the formation master that he traded in Fire Phoenix City greatly improved his attainments in formation.

Now he is not only a third-grade alchemist, but also a third-grade formation master.

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The valley was deep and a cold aura wafted out from it. Chu Ning raised his right hand and a puppet in his storage bag flew into the valley.

Although Feng Lianghong's jade slip recorded the situation in the secret realm, for safety reasons, he still let the puppet go in first to find out the situation.

After fifteen breaths, Chu Ning confirmed that the situation inside was the same as described in Feng Lianghong's jade slip. He raised his right hand again, and several rays of light shot out, shooting towards the cliffs on three sides of the valley.

This is a formation used to seal off the valley so as not to attract the attention of other powerful beings.

After blocking the valley, Chu Ning stepped into the valley.

In the valley.

The cold aura condensed, and the temperature was at two extremes from the outside world. If an ordinary foundation-building cultivator came in, he would probably not be able to withstand this cold aura.

However, Chu Ning walked in with an unchanged expression. The black fog around him rolled like a huge wave, but when it was three feet away from Chu Ning, it suddenly collapsed and turned into wisps of black smoke and dissipated.

After walking for a quarter of an hour, Chu Ning summoned the soul-catching bracelet, which was suspended above his head and made an extremely sharp sound.

As the soul-catching bracelet glowed red, a sharp sound was emitted, and black smoke quickly floated in from the surroundings and entered the soul-catching bracelet.

Every wisp of black smoke is a soul.

According to Feng Lianghong's records, he absorbed souls at this location, but Feng Lianghong did not have a treasure like the soul-capturing bracelet, so he relied on the soul-gathering formation.

Use the formation to attract the soul closer, and then transfer it into the glass ball.

Chu Ning stood quietly where he was, allowing the soul-catching bracelet to absorb his soul. After three days and three nights, the speed at which the black smoke drifted around him had become extremely slow.

From the beginning, there were dozens of souls flying over almost every ten breaths, but now there is only one soul every fifteen breaths. Chu Ning knew that the souls nearby had been almost all absorbed.

According to his estimation, the Soul-Capture Bracelet absorbed nearly 200,000 souls in these three days.

Chu Ning made a hand seal, and the soul-catching bracelet shook. There was an obvious energy fluctuation in the surrounding space, spreading out in all directions with the soul-catching bracelet as the center.

"Under the late Jindan stage, the Soul-Capture Bracelet can capture their souls, unless the other party has a soul-fixing magic weapon, or a powerful soul far beyond the middle Jindan stage."

"A cultivator in the late Jindan stage will also be affected by the Soul Capture Bracelet. My chances of winning should be 99% in the Jindan stage."

Chu Ning was very satisfied with the evolution of the Soul-Catching Bracelet, but he did not leave. This secret realm obviously had a great origin. The reason why Feng Lianghong only walked here was because the souls were stronger the further inside.

There are many souls in the middle and late stages of the Golden Core stage among them. Feng Lianghong does not dare to take the risk and chooses to sell the glass ball in exchange for some powerful treasures to further explore this secret realm.

But he was in the late Jindan stage and had a puppet leading the way ahead, so he naturally would not give up such a good opportunity. The secret realm would only be open for three years, and if he missed it, he would have to wait another twenty years.

Continuing forward, the soul-catching bracelet still floats above his head, absorbing souls along the way.

Half an hour later, Chu Ning stopped and his puppet stood not far in front.

The puppet stopped because a stone door appeared in front of it.

The stone gate stood in the darkness, and those souls floated out from this stone gate. At this moment, souls were still floating out, and the next moment they would be absorbed by the soul-capturing bracelet.

"The real secret place is inside this stone gate."

There was a thoughtful look on Chu Ning's face. Feng Lianghong did not come here, so he didn't know what was going on inside the stone gate.

Now he has two choices. The first choice is to retreat and enter the stone gate again when he is fully prepared. The other choice is to take the risk and enter the stone gate.

After hesitating for a while, Chu Ning commanded the puppet to enter the stone gate.

The moment the puppet's body sank into the stone gate, Chu Ning's face turned ugly, because the connection between him and the puppet was severed.

He could not sense the puppet's current situation, let alone control it.

Chu Ning stood in front of the stone gate for a full quarter of an hour, looking at the stone gate surrounded by black fog, and finally chose to leave.

The moment he started practicing, he set a principle for himself that he would rather not get any opportunity than put himself in danger.

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall.

His long life is already the greatest opportunity.

But before leaving, he took one thing with him.

There was a stone tablet erected on the left side of the stone gate, on which was engraved a word he did not recognize.

He took the stone tablet away with him because he wanted to make sure his trip was not in vain. He did not expect that he could actually put the stone tablet into his storage bag.

(End of this chapter)