Chapter 545: The Old Man Fishing in the Void

Deep in the mountains.

There was a terrifying demonic aura in the air, and the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth was rapidly rushing towards one of the mountains.

Throughout the entire mountain range, many powerful monsters' spiritual consciousness swept across this area, but after a few breaths, all of them retreated.

The snake is there!

These demon beasts in the late stage of transformation have experienced the power of this Ji Snake in the past few days. They cannot afford to provoke it. In order to avoid being regarded as a provocation by this Ji Snake, their spiritual consciousness retreated immediately.

Chu Ning was standing on the top of the mountain. Naturally, he sensed the spiritual consciousness of those monsters just now. However, these monsters were very sensible. After their spiritual consciousness sensed him, they immediately withdrew their spiritual consciousness.

The black snake was transformed by him.

Relying on the technique of transforming vital energy into demonic energy given by the snow leopard, he disguised himself as a snake and even fought with other demon beasts in the late stage of transformation, and his true identity was not discovered by these demon beasts.

As for appearing in human form, that is even less of a problem.

Many monsters like to transform into human form, and only in some special circumstances, or when encountering a strong enemy, will they change back to their original appearance.

Chu Ning looked at the shadow deer that was constantly absorbing spiritual energy not far away.

This was the test subject he had found in the mountains these days, a demon beast that was only at the Nascent Soul stage of great perfection.

In order to help the Shadow Deer break through, he captured two demon beasts in the early stage of transformation and killed them with his own hands, allowing the Shadow Deer to absorb the energy of the two demon beasts.

In fact, the energy contained in the demon elixir of a demon beast in the early stage of the Spiritual Transformation stage is between ten and a hundred times that of the demon elixir of a demon beast in the perfect stage of the Nascent Soul stage.

But even so, even if a demon beast in the Nascent Soul stage had swallowed the demon pill of a demon beast in the early stage of the Spirit Transformation stage, it would be impossible for it to enter the Spirit Transformation stage immediately.

One is not enough, two is not enough, three is not enough, and four will cause the body to explode and die due to not being able to withstand the demonic power.

A demon pill of the early stage of the Spiritual Transformation, plus about a hundred years, can allow a demon beast of the Nascent Soul stage to reach the Great Perfection stage of the Spiritual Transformation.

Only in this hunting ground can the monsters, relying on the rules here, absorb the rewards bestowed by the rules and enter the realm of transformation without the need for monster pills, and there will be no danger.

After an hour, the surging spiritual energy was completely absorbed, and the spiritual energy from the surrounding mountains stopped flowing in.

At the same time, the shadow deer, which was originally wrapped in evil spirit, revealed its true appearance.

It is nearly a hundred feet tall, and its four legs alone are seventy feet long. Its body is covered with various black spots, like shadows. This is the origin of the name Shadow Deer.

The pair of horns on the shadow deer's head are two meters long. Chu Ning looked at the horns and understood in his heart that the strength of the shadow deer clan can be distinguished by these horns.

When it was in the Nascent Soul stage, the pair of horns of this shadow deer was only three feet long, but after entering the Spiritual Transformation stage, it suddenly grew to two feet.

"Senior... If you want to take away my horns, I will definitely cooperate!"

Yinglu, who had broken through to the early stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, opened his eyes at this moment, but there was no excitement or joy on his face. Instead, he looked at Chu Ning tremblingly.

Because in his opinion, he and this elder of the snake clan had no connection, so why should the other party help him break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm.

After thinking it over, he realized that the only thing on his body that this Black Snake Elder might be interested in was the horns of their Shadow Deer clan.

In the Abyss Beast Domain, there are quite a few of their Shadow Deer clan, but there are very few people in the Spirit Transformation Realm. This is because once they enter the Spirit Transformation Realm, other powerful monsters will target them.

After their clan enters the realm of transformation, their horns will change and become excellent materials for refining treasures. Many powerful demon tribes will cut off the horns of their clansmen and cooperate with human cultivators to refine treasures, or directly sell them to human cultivators in exchange for other things they need.

In his opinion, this senior would help him break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm just to get his pair of horns.

Without the horns, their clan’s strength could no longer continue to improve.

As for Yinglu, he was naturally unwilling to accept this, but the opponent was very strong. Several powerful monsters in the mountains were no match for him. If he did not cooperate, he was afraid that he would lose his life.

"What use do I have for your horns?"

Chu Ning smiled slightly. Since he had helped this Shadow Deer, he had to let him do this. Although the initial stage of the Spiritualization Realm was of little help to him now, who could predict the future? Just like Qing Wei back then, he only gave a drop of spiritual fluid, but he ended up cultivating a super genius from the Spiritual Clan.

However, Qingwei's whereabouts have been unknown since the last time he entered the Purple Mansion. He asked the Black Dragon Clan, and they replied that they didn't know where Qingwei had gone. Qingwei had never returned to the Ten Thousand Demons Domain since he entered the Purple Mansion.

However, Chu Ning didn't have to worry too much about the Black Dragon Clan, as Qing Wei did not die in the Purple Mansion.

Chu Ning was not surprised at all that the Black Dragon Clan was able to confirm with certainty that Qing Wei was not dead. It was just like the Soul Hall in Danshan Sect, which could know the life and death status of all disciples.

Pulling his thoughts back, Yinglu was stunned. If he didn't want his own horns, then what did he want? He really couldn't think of anything.

"I once had a good friend who was also from your Shadow Deer clan."

After hearing Chu Ning's words, Ying Lu suddenly understood. This senior must have thought of his good friend when he saw him, which was why he helped him.

"Senior, I wonder which senior of my clan your good friend is?"

"You don't need to ask for my name, just know that I have no other thoughts about you."

Yinglu understood that the elder in the clan that this Senior Ji knew should have passed away.

I really want to thank this senior in my clan for giving me such a great opportunity.

Yinglu was extremely grateful in his heart, but even if Senior Ji said it, he knew that he might not know this senior in the clan.

It is very dangerous for their clan to enter the realm of transformation, so anyone in the clan who enters the realm of transformation will stay away from the clan and be alone.

By leaving the tribe, it would be difficult for the strong who covet the power to find their tracks, and they would not be able to threaten to show up by attacking the tribe members.

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Three days later, a whirlpool appeared on the mountain.

Yinglu felt the fluctuation of spatial energy, and when he appeared in front of the vortex, he saw Senior Jishe already standing there.

"Senior Ji!"

"Are you going back?"

Chu Ning didn't look back and spoke lightly, his eyes still fixed on the whirlpool in front.

He appeared here before the vortex appeared because he felt the fluctuation of spatial energy here.

After the vortex appeared, he immediately put his spiritual consciousness into it. Unfortunately, after a moment, his spiritual consciousness was crushed by the energy of space.

"Well, I have broken through to the Spiritual Transformation Realm and cannot stay here any longer. Do you have any instructions, Senior?"

Shadow Deer asked tentatively.

"I do need your help with something."

"Please tell me, Senior. I will do my best to fulfill your instructions."

Chu Ning turned around, looked deeply at the Eye Shadow Deer, and said, "I want you to take someone to the Abyss Beast Territory."

"Take one person back to the Abyssal Beast Territory?"

Yinglu's expression became strange, and Chu Ning said in a deep voice: "Why, you can't do it?"

"No... It's not that I can't do it, I just feel... Oh, I understand, Senior, are you thinking..."

Yinglu suddenly shut up, and at the same time, Chu Ning heard Yinglu's voice in his ears.

"Senior, do you want to take the natives here to the Beast Territory?"

Aboriginal.

After hearing Yinglu's words, Chu Ning thought of the third brother's introduction.

When these monsters from the Abyss Beast Realm come in, they will not ask about the origins of the human cultivators who appear here, but they all call these human cultivators indigenous people.

"Yes, they are the indigenous people." Chu Ning nodded.

“Senior, it’s not that I don’t want to. I once heard from a demon elder here that if the natives here enter the teleportation vortex, they will be strangled to death by the vortex.”

Yinglu explained the situation to Chu Ning. It turned out that not long ago, after a monster broke through the realm, another monster grabbed a native and threw him into the vortex of space. However, the native's body was crushed into powder as soon as it entered the vortex, and his soul was destroyed.

"Only outsiders like us can teleport out of this vortex. According to what the demon elder said, it's because the souls of the natives here have some special mark. As long as we enter the space vortex, the mark will be triggered."

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After hearing what Yinglu said, Chu Ning narrowed his eyes slightly. If it was a special mark that existed in the soul, then did his soul have it? You have to know that when he came to this world, he traveled through time and space, and he was not a native of the Nine Realms.

"In that case, then you can leave."

"Senior, after I go out, I will find out for you if there is any way to make the natives here leave. If I find a way, I will arrange for the tribesmen to come in and inform you."

Yinglu looked sincere. Their Yinglu clan controlled a passage to this place, which was why he was able to come in.

However, only one person can come in at a time. After he is ready to go out, he will communicate with the next tribesman who comes in and ask him to bring a message to Senior Jishe.

"Um."

"Then senior, I will take my leave."

After bowing deeply to Chu Ning, Shadow Deer stepped into the whirlpool and disappeared.

After Yinglu entered the whirlpool, Chu Ning hesitated for a moment and then followed him into the whirlpool.

Since we already know from Shadow Deer that the natives cannot be teleported through the vortex, there is no point in continuing the experiment.

Now I can only take a gamble, betting that my soul does not belong to this world and has not been marked.

If he lost the bet, his clone would be completely gone and it would take a hundred years to condense again.

Chu Ning felt that he could afford to take a gamble of a hundred years.

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As Chu Ning stepped into the vortex, he instantly got goosebumps all over his body. At this moment, he felt a terrifying energy sweeping through his body.

This energy made his soul tremble. Under the sweep of this energy, he was like a transparent piece of white paper, without any secrets at all.

Fortunately, this energy disappeared quickly as it appeared. In less than a breath, this energy disappeared. Seeing that there was no change in the energy in the surrounding space, Chu Ning breathed a sigh of relief. He had made the right bet.

His soul was not marked with the mark of the Ninth Realm, and could be transported into the Heaven Realm through this spatial vortex.

In the darkness, Chu Ning could only feel the fluctuations of spatial energy. He was unable to determine the direction and had no idea how long had passed. A light appeared in front of him. Chu Ning's eyes focused and he headed towards the light, but the next moment his soul was shaken and his expression became dazed.

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In the endless darkness.

In the dark sky, there is an old man sitting there. If you look closely, you can find that the place where the old man casts his fishing rod is the endless darkness below.

If Chu Ning woke up at this moment and saw this scene, he would be extremely shocked.

Using space as a river and fishing in it, this kind of magical power has exceeded his imagination.

This is like someone standing outside the Ninth Realm, and throwing a fishing rod directly into the Ninth Realm, ignoring the boundaries and all spatial energy storms.

"What the hell, it swallowed my bait."

The old man didn't know how long he had been sitting there. The next moment, he opened his eyes and looked at the thing caught on the fishing hook in the dark. His old face was full of helplessness.

"Hey, he's actually a disciple of Shan Zong."

The old man seemed to have thought of something, and an interesting expression appeared on his face. The next moment, he swung the fishing rod in his hand, and a figure was thrown out of the dark space river. This figure was none other than Chu Ning.

Chu Ning's figure emerged from the darkness, and the fishhook hooked him, floating in the air.

"If you keep pretending to be dead, I will use you as bait to catch the Star Beast."

Hearing the old man's words, Chu Ning opened his eyes with a wry smile. Although he didn't know what a star beast was, he knew one thing: using it as bait was definitely not a good thing.

"Thank you for saving my life, senior."

Chu Ning expressed his gratitude immediately. Although he didn't know what had happened, the moment he regained consciousness, he knew his current situation.

I was actually caught like a fish.

Regardless of whether it was this old man who prevented him from going to the Heaven Realm, he could only express his gratitude at this moment.

"I didn't save you. If you hadn't swallowed my bait, you would have already reached the Heaven Realm."

The old man snorted, directly piercing Chu Ning's inner thoughts: "It's no use for you to flatter me. Tell me, how are you going to compensate me for the loss of my bait?"

"Thank you, senior, for saving me from the danger and allowing me to avoid suffering in the Heaven Realm. I have no choice but to go to the Heaven Realm."

Chu Ning's expression remained unchanged. He didn't care even if the old man saw through his true thoughts. In front of such a strong man, it was normal for his little thoughts to be seen through.

But being seen through is one thing. It's like when leaders narrowly beat their subordinates in a game of ball. These leaders know very well that their subordinates must have let them win. But knowing this does not affect their use of these subordinates.

No matter how many holes there are, flattery never wears out. This is the truth of the world.

No one hates someone who flatters them.

A leader may not want to take it, but subordinates must take it.

“Ahem!”

The old man was also made to cough by Chu Ning's shamelessness: "When did Shan Zong produce a disciple as shameless as you?"

Chu Ning was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, but also aggrieved in his excitement: "Senior, I have finally found my family."

Old man: ...

(End of this chapter)