Chapter 125 This is not an old baby, it is clearly a queen

Chu Ning's "Wait a minute"

It is equivalent to "sparing one's life".

Gu Fanzhou's flying sword was suspended in the air, and Yao Qihua also breathed a sigh of relief.

He really doesn't want to die.

"Brother Gu, I think if this person turns over a new leaf and is willing to tell us everything he knows about the Loose Cultivator Alliance, we can give him a chance."

Chu Ning smiled and spoke, Gu Fanzhou frowned: "This kind of two-faced person can't be trusted even if he says so."

"Fellow Daoist Gu, Fellow Daoist Chu, I can swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao that what I say must be the truth. Since you have already discovered it, there is no need for me to cover up for the Loose Cultivator Alliance. The Loose Cultivator Alliance is originally an alliance of people who have come together for common interests. I can tell you that the reason why the Loose Cultivator Alliance is now in Shuangyu City for repairs is that they have not yet opened the treasure house of Changchun Sect."

In order to seize this opportunity to save himself, Yao Qihua no longer cared about anything else. When he saw Gu Fanzhou's hesitant look, he quickly said, "In fact, the reason I joined the Loose Cultivator Alliance was because of Lei Jian..."

Yao Qihua told him everything about how he and Lei Jian met, and how Lei Jian persuaded him to join the Loose Cultivator Alliance.

It’s not that he lost his ability to think in order to survive, but he knew that in order to survive he must first let Gu Fanzhou see his attitude.

And what he said wasn't particularly useful information, nor was it a bargaining chip.

"So you didn't stay in the Loose Cultivator Alliance for long, and most of the time you were in single contact with Lei Jian, right?"

"Well, in order not to expose my identity, only Lei Jian knows my true identity. The other six people know of my existence, but they don't know my true identity. They only know that there is a spy in Wenjin Sect."

Every time Yao Qihua went to the Loose Cultivator Alliance, he concealed his aura and wore a mask. The foundation-building cultivators of the Loose Cultivator Alliance all came from distant cities. They did not know the foundation-building masters in nearby cities and could not guess his identity.

This was an agreement between the two parties before he agreed to let Lei Jian join the Loose Cultivator Alliance as a spy.

This way he would have more room to maneuver, and even if he finally broke through the Wenjin Sect, he might be able to escape by faking his death to avoid being hunted down by a Jindan powerhouse in the future.

"So that's how it is. How did you and Lei Jian know each other? Can you tell me?"

Seeing the curiosity in Chu Ning's eyes, Yao Qihua was a little confused. It seemed that the process of how he and Lei Jian met was not important.

But for the sake of his life, he naturally would not refuse. It would be okay to tell others this information which would not affect his final negotiations.

"Lei Jian and I met when we were both in the late stage of Qi Condensation. At that time, I was traveling around the Hundred Cities area, looking for an opportunity to build a foundation, and I happened to meet Lei Jian..."

Yao Qihua spoke in great detail because he could spare more time to think about how to break the current situation.

When talking about something that happened in the past, you don’t need to think about it, just repeat it.

Chu Ning also listened in great detail. The secret mirror had a characteristic that it only showed the secrets hidden in a person, with only a few details about some past experiences.

Especially when facing people who are at a higher level than oneself, one will show even less.

Yao Qihua was in the late stage of foundation building, and Chu Ning did not see much information about Yao Qihua's experience from the secret mirror.

There is only a rough idea of ​​how many years it takes to start practicing and how many years it takes to build a foundation...

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Gu Fanzhou also looked at Chu Ning with some doubts. Why did Junior Brother Chu ask these questions? However, since Junior Brother Chu wanted to ask, he must have a reason. Just listen quietly.

"Thank you, Daoist Fellow Yao, for clearing up my confusion. You can understand it now."

Chu Ning suddenly bowed, and Yao Qihua was unable to react for a moment. Did he understand the death? What did he understand? Unfortunately, Yao Qihua could not get the answer, because a flying sword pierced his head.

The one who took action was Chu Ning.

"Brother Chu, what are your plans?"

Chu Ning killed Yao Qihua, and Gu Fanzhou's expression did not change at the side, he just asked about his guess.

"Brother, I have learned a transformation technique that allows me to imitate a person. I think it might be useful in the future."

Chu Ning had considered exposing the substitute technique.

First, Senior Brother Gu is a more trustworthy person. Second, even if Senior Brother Gu knew that I had such a magic, he would not be able to do anything to me.

Just because one person can transform, it doesn't mean that everyone can transform themselves.

The divine consciousness cannot see through it, and even if it knows, there is no solution.

Gu Fanzhou raised his eyebrows, but he was not too surprised. This kind of magic is not uncommon in the world of immortal cultivation. He didn't know how powerful Chu Ning's magic was. Instead, he reminded him, "Brother Chu, you are not going to pretend to be Yao Qihua and sneak into Shuangyu City, are you? This is too dangerous."

There are twenty-five cultivators in the late Foundation Establishment stage in the Loose Cultivator Alliance, as well as many in the middle and early Foundation Establishment stages. If Junior Brother Chu's identity is exposed, it will be difficult for him to escape.

"Brother, rest assured. I won't take risks lightly. I am just taking precautions. So I have to trouble you to temporarily hide the news of Yao Qihua's death."

This is the third reason why Chu Ning told Gu Fanzhou that he had the ability to transform. Without Gu Fanzhou's cooperation, if the news of Yao Qihua's death spread, it would be meaningless for him to transform into Yao Qihua again.

"This is easy. I will say that Yao Qihua gained some insights after obtaining the Soul Transformation Pill, and now he has achieved a breakthrough in seclusion."

For cultivators in the late stage of foundation building, they will either break through or form the golden elixir. During this period, they will have to have many small breakthroughs. It is the accumulation of these small breakthroughs that will allow them to feel the edge of the golden elixir.

"Brother Chu, don't take any risks. Our sect is not in such a dangerous situation yet. Besides, after what happened in Shuangyu City, the disciples in the other two cities are also discussing with us. If we form an alliance by then, our overall strength will not be inferior to that of the loose cultivator alliance."

Chu Ning made several assurances in a row, and Gu Fanzhou left with peace of mind. Chu Ning felt warm in his heart. Senior Brother Gu was indeed a good senior brother, but did Senior Brother Gu have any misunderstandings about him? How could he pretend to be Yao Qihua and sneak into the Loose Cultivator Alliance to be a counter-spy?

Not to mention anything else, even if there is a top-grade spiritual weapon on the ground, the first thing he would do is not to pick it up immediately, but to retreat a hundred meters first and make sure there is no ambush around before taking action.

Yao Qihua, that was just a backup plan.

"Big Brother is very generous. He even kept Yao Qihua's storage bag."

As usual, he threw Yao Qihua's body into the underground fire and Chu Ning flipped over the storage bag in his hand.

Sadly, nothing good.

Ever since he was able to enter the Wenjin Sect's herbal medicine warehouse and withdraw herbs at will, there are not many good things that Chu Ning would like.

Chu Ning took out the Soul-Calming Pearl from the storage bag and held it in his hand.

Just by holding the soul-calming bead, he felt a sense of peace and tranquility.

This feeling is very mysterious. If I have to describe it, it's like the difference between sitting in a cable car and standing on the ground.

Even though I know that this cable car is extremely safe, it still isn't as stable as standing on the ground.

Soul-calming bead, stabilizes the soul.

That's what makes it so powerful.

"Start refining. With this Soul-Suppressing Pearl, I should be able to refine the Soul-Exterminating Thorn."

When it comes to cultivation, Chu Ning has always been racing against time and will not slow down just because he has a long life, let alone in the current crisis.

With his current strength, he can compete with ordinary cultivators in the late stage of foundation building, but if it is the kind of cultivator who has been waiting for many years after foundation building, or has a noble background like Zheng Qingmin, then his means will not be enough.

The Soul-Destroying Thorn can make up for this shortcoming.

Attack with spiritual consciousness, mainly sneak attack, quick and neat.

If you can beat them, you can kill them with one strike.

If you can't win, you can escape as soon as possible.

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Spring goes and autumn comes.

One year passed like this, and it was the 24th year of Chu Ning's calendar. (My time should be correct, if there is any, you can correct me.) Chu Ning stepped out of the cave, and in the blink of an eye, the flying crane a hundred meters above suddenly fell.

"wake up!"

Following Chu Ning's light shout, the flying crane opened its eyes in a daze, and found that it was falling. It quickly flapped its wings and circled downwards to stabilize its falling trend.

"I only used less than 10% of my spiritual power, and the power is quite good."

The flying crane on the peak of Wenjin Sect is in a place with rich spiritual energy, and its strength is equivalent to the late stage of Qi Condensation.

Less than one percent, it was Chu Ning who spared Fei He's life, otherwise this stab just now would have been enough to kill Fei He.

All living things have souls, and can be attacked by the Soul-Destroying Thorn.

"After a year and the Soul-Suppressing Pearl, I finally mastered the Soul-Exterminating Thorn. It's really hard to do, but it's worth it considering its power."

Chu Ning was very satisfied with the power of the Soul-Destroying Thorn, it was worth all the time he had spent practicing it.

Compared to Chu Ning's fruitful harvest, Wen Jinzong also had good news.

Half a year ago, Gu Fanzhou came to the cave and told Chu Ning the good news that the disciples of the three cities had formed an alliance. The three families agreed that no matter which family the loose cultivator alliance attacked next, the other two would help with all their strength.

Rather than waiting to be defeated one by one by the alliance of scattered cultivators, it is better to unite.

"I've been practicing for a year, so I'm going to walk around and relax."

Chu Ning strolled around Wenjin Peak, relaxed, and was about to return to his cave.

"Since Junior Brother Chu has come out of retreat, come over and join us."

It was Senior Brother Gu’s voice.

When Chu Ning arrived at Gu Fanzhou's cave, he found that all the foundation-building cultivators of the Wenjin Sect were there.

"Junior Brother Chu!"

"Junior Brother Chu is in high spirits. It seems that this retreat has yielded great results."

Chu Ning greeted these fellow brothers with a smile. From their words and expressions, he could sense that everyone was not as nervous as they were two years ago.

Two years have passed, and the Wenjin Sect is still doing well. The Loose Cultivator Alliance is still in Shuangyu City, which makes everyone feel a lot more relieved.

"Junior Brother Chu is here too. We are all here now. Let me announce something first. Juling City has suggested that we should not passively defend but actively attack the Loose Cultivator Alliance."

As soon as Gu Fanzhou said this, the expressions of everyone at the scene changed.

"Brother Gu, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

It was still Zeng Wenbo. Chu Ning made a judgment in his mind. He had been the first to oppose Senior Brother Gu for several times in a row. He was afraid that in addition to having different ideas, he might have other thoughts.

For example, the position of young sect leader.

This time the sect master and the elders were trapped, and Senior Brother Gu stepped forward and took up the banner. If nothing unexpected happens, when the sect master and the others come out, the position of young sect master will be Senior Brother Gu's.

Zeng Wenbo probably doesn't want to see this scene happen, as it would challenge Senior Brother Gu's authority.

"What do you think, Junior Brother Zeng?" Gu Fanzhou asked with a smile.

"At present, the overall strength of the Loose Cultivator Alliance is slightly weaker than that of our three cities, but the key is that the members of the Loose Cultivator Alliance can be continuously expanded. Even if we defeat these people this time, there are still 18 years to go before the 20th anniversary. Can we guarantee that there will be no second Loose Cultivator Alliance in this period?"

Zeng Wenbo's words were recognized by many foundation-building cultivators present. As long as those foundation-building cultivators coveted the three cities, they would be endlessly killed.

The Hundred Cities area is so large that there must be quite a few foundation-building cultivators if you count them all.

Even if there are only three or five independent cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage in each city, that would add up to hundreds of people.

"My opinion is that we should just drag it out with the Loose Cultivator Alliance until the sect master and the elders come out. In fact, if we delay for another ten years, no one will dare to attack us."

The Shanyang City formation has been sealed for twenty years. This is just a standard statement. Who can guarantee that with the joint efforts of so many Jindan powerhouses, the formation will not be unsealed ahead of time?

Fifteen years. As long as we can survive these fifteen years, the Wenjin Sect will be safe.

"Do the other brothers have any opinions?"

Gu Fanzhou nodded and glanced at the others.

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"Brother Gu, I think what Brother Zeng said makes sense. In this situation, we should not launch an attack, but defend with the strength of the three cities."

"I think it's better to attack and break up the Loose Cultivator Alliance. It won't be so easy to form another Loose Cultivator Alliance. These people hide their identities from each other, so it's hard to form a large group."

"That makes sense. This time, it's because those foundation-building cultivators all wanted to plunder our four cities. They came together because they had the same idea, and that's why they formed a loose cultivator alliance so quickly."

Some support proactive attack, while others support defense.

Chu Ning glanced at the expressions of the people present and found that the majority still supported defense. From his own perspective, he naturally supported defense as well.

"Since you brothers have different opinions, let's wait for the results of the discussion of the other two cities before making a final decision."

Gu Fanzhou did not force the decision to be made according to his will, because the two cities also had to consider the issues at hand.

The matter was put on hold, and the next step was to distribute the benefits.

In two years, the profits generated by the market, except for those handed over to the treasury, were divided among the people present.

Qi Condensation disciples also have it, but they can only take the small head.

Although Chu Ning had been staying in the cave, he also earned a considerable amount of spirit stones by refining pills.

Two years’ profit, eight thousand spirit stones.

The annual income is less than estimated, but this is also affected by the alliance of loose cultivators. The number of people trading in the market has decreased a lot compared to before.

Trading naturally requires a stable environment.

Where a fighting might break out, merchants are the ones who run away the fastest.

He didn't run away because he couldn't bear to pay the rent for the shop in the market for many years.

After taking what was his share, Chu Ning returned to his cave, but before he could start practicing, Gu Fanzhou arrived.

"Junior Brother Chu, please come with me. There's news from Juling City that it has something to do with the Loose Cultivator Alliance, and they invite me to discuss it."

Chu Ning hesitated for a moment. He didn't really want to leave and ask Jin Feng, but in the end he nodded and agreed.

There must be a reason why my senior brother came to call me specifically.

"Brother Chu from Juling City understands, right?"

"I know a little bit. Juling City and Shanyang City are somewhat similar. They both belong to family sects. However, the Lord of Juling City is not as overbearing as the Lord of Shanyang City. He does not monopolize Shanyang City. Instead, as long as one breaks through to the foundation-building stage through cultivation, he can own his own area in the city."

As the neighbor to the left of Wenjin City, Chu Ning also knew something about Juling City. The Lord of Juling City, Xu Haodong, was a powerful cultivator in the late Jindan period. There were two Jindan cultivators in his family, but they were not as amazing as the Lord of Shanyang City.

"The person in charge of Juling City is currently the eldest daughter of the Xu family. Like Zheng Qingmin, she is in the late stage of foundation building and is also known as the foundation building twin beauties."

Gu Fanzhou raised the corner of his mouth and looked at Chu Ning carefully for a while.

"Brother Gu, if you have something to say, just say it directly. Looking at me like this will make me feel a little embarrassed."

"The eldest lady of the Xu family has asked me about you several times. I'm afraid she has some feelings for you."

Chu Ning was shocked...

The eldest daughter of the Xu family has feelings for him? Want to eat young grass? Indeed, in the world of immortal cultivation, as long as one's life span is not at the end, being a few decades older is almost the same as being a few years older.

It is said that the eldest daughter of the Xu family established her foundation at the age of fifty. She is now one hundred and twenty years old, which is considered young among the foundation-building cultivators.

But in Chu Ning's heart, that is the old baby.

"Brother, you must have misunderstood Miss Xu. I have never met her before. Miss Xu has seen all kinds of handsome men. How could she be interested in me?"

"I'm not 100% sure, but the eldest lady of the Xu family must be interested in you, otherwise she wouldn't have asked you about your situation several times."

Gu Fanzhou laughed. If Junior Brother Chu and the eldest daughter of the Xu family could really become a Taoist couple, he would be happy to see it happen.

This is a good thing for Wenjin Sect. As for whether Junior Brother Chu, who has the support of the Xu family, will threaten his position, Gu Fanzhou didn't even think about it.

In other words, as long as the person can lead the Wenjin Sect to prosperity, he will agree with anyone to be the young sect leader.

"I think you are overthinking it. You can go first. I still need to sort out the alchemy furnace and then go to Juling City by myself."

Chu Ning still felt that this matter was unreliable. Although he was confident in his appearance, there was no shortage of handsome men and beautiful women in the world of immortal cultivation. Those who could reach the foundation-building stage were definitely not superficial and only looked at the appearance.

Gu Fanzhou was stunned. He had originally thought of taking the same flying boat with Chu Ning. With him there, there would be no danger along the way.

"Then Junior Brother Chu, please be more careful. If anything goes wrong, return immediately."

Considering that Junior Brother Chu had the flying boat given by Elder Xie, he could run away even if he couldn't defeat the late Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator. Gu Fanzhou gave him a few instructions and left first.

After Gu Fanzhou left, Chu Ning did not go to the cave to clean up. There was nothing to clean up. He hadn't opened the furnace to make pills for half a year. The pills he handed in during this period were all from the batch he made when he was refining the Soul-Transforming Pill.

The reason for separation was that he did not plan to fly in the air, but to burrow underground to the Giant Spirit City.

He didn't want to expose the underground boat to others' sight for the time being.

A quarter of an hour later, Chu Ning descended from Wenjin Peak, summoned the underground boat, and fled towards the direction of Juling City.

Five hours later, they arrived outside the Giant Spirit City.

Chu Ning appeared in the woods outside the city, and then summoned out his luxurious flying boat. At this distance, even if there was an ambush outside, he could rush into the Juling City in the first place.

Moreover, he deliberately slowed down his pace. According to the time estimation, Senior Brother Gu should have entered the city for an hour.

There was no movement in the city, which proved that there was no ambush in the city.

Chu Ning was very cautious. He was not only on guard against the Alliance of Loose Cultivators, but he was also on guard against the Xu family in Juling City.

Such cases of camp defections have occurred in past history. Although the probability is low, it is better to be cautious.

With Senior Brother Gu’s strength, if the Xu family really had an ambush, there would definitely be movement in the city.

A luxurious flying boat appeared, and Chu Ning steered the boat towards Juling City. From entering the city gate to entering the city, the journey was smooth and unobstructed.

The cultivators in Juling City should have known that it was me who was in the flying boat. I guess it was Senior Brother Gu who greeted me.

There is also a mountain in Juling City. This is the special feature of the Hundred Cities area. Every city is built against a mountain because these hundreds of mountains are the places with the most spiritual energy in the entire Hundred Cities area.

Although there are some mountains outside the city, there are monsters living in these mountains, and it is said that there are some Jindan-level monsters. Most cultivators will not choose to practice near the mountains.

If a beast tide comes one day, I will become the monster's meal.

"Junior Brother Chu, here!"

As the flying boat entered the city, Chu Ning heard the voice of his senior brother, and immediately put away the flying boat and landed at a manor square.

In addition to Gu Fanzhou, there were also a woman and a man standing in the square.

Chu Ning glanced at the woman. Her skin was as smooth as cream, her face was as white as jade, her facial features were exquisite, her eyebrows were like willow leaves, her nose was high and straight, and her chin was slightly proud. She looked noble and inviolable.

Without any introduction, Chu Ning could be sure that this person should be the eldest daughter of the Xu family.

Damn, she is not an old baby at all, she is clearly a queen.

You can't judge people by their age.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, Fellow Daoist Zhou, this is my sect's number one alchemy genius, Junior Brother Chu Ningchu."

Gu Fanzhou introduced Chu Ning very proudly. For some reason, Chu Ning had a feeling that Brother Gu's tone was very much like a father introducing his promising children to his peers.

"I have also heard of Fellow Daoist Chu's name in Jiuyang City. Afterwards, I heard about what happened at the Alchemist Competition. I only regretted that I was in seclusion and didn't get to see Fellow Daoist Chu's demeanor."

Zhou Cheng spoke with a smile, and Chu Ning knew in his heart that this person was from Jiuyang City and seemed to be the current leader of Jiuyang City.

In other words, this is a meeting between the current leaders of the three cities.

Xu Ruobing's beautiful eyes also rested on Chu Ning, but this look made Chu Ning understand that Senior Brother Gu was thinking in the wrong direction.

The eldest daughter of the Xu family is not interested in me.

This look was full of scrutiny, more like a scrutiny of whether or not he was qualified.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, Fellow Daoist Zhou, please forgive me. Ruo Bing has something to say to Fellow Daoist Chu in private."

"It's alright. I'm just going to discuss the current situation with Fellow Daoist Zhou. Junior Brother Chu, you can go with Fellow Daoist Xu."

Looking at the scowling expression of his senior brother, Chu Ning rolled his eyes in his heart.

He heard that the eldest senior brother has never had a Taoist companion since he started practicing, and has never even been to Miaoyin Pavilion. He used to be a little skeptical, thinking that the eldest senior brother might go there secretly to maintain his image.

Now he believes it.

The eldest brother doesn’t understand women.

If Miss Xu was really interested in me, she wouldn't have come to talk to me alone at this time.

Women are the same as men. Even if they want to take off their partner's clothes, they will appear reserved when this happens.

Just like those men and women who meet in person after online love, they have to watch a movie or something first. If they go straight to the hotel after meeting, it is most likely a scam.

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