Cultivation Starting from Full Talent-Chapter 396 - 394: Return to Liuhua Island

Truthfully, Ning Daoran understood well that the overwhelming power of the Dragon Fang Axe might have clouded even a steady Great Cultivator like Lin Tiannan’s judgment, should he really venture into the nest.

Although his words were politely phrased, they essentially doused Lin Tiannan with cold water, bringing him back to his senses.

“Your words make great sense.”

Lin Tiannan said gravely: “With regrets from my fellow Daoists, I will now destroy the entrance to this nest!”

Speaking, the Dragon Fang Axe swept across, directly demolishing the other-dimensional fissure. The aura of the underground Black Tide, Blood Demons, and Red Demons completely disappeared, and everything returned to normal.

For a moment, numerous Golden Core Cultivators nearly wept with joy, many with tears in their eyes.

“The siege on Kunpeng Immortal City has finally dissolved…”

“All thanks to the powerful aid of many Nascent Soul seniors, or our Kunpeng Immortal City would have been in grave peril…”

“City Lord Lin is mighty!”

…

Before leaving, True Monarch Liu Yun set up a hidden Array to seal the entrance to the nest. If any abnormalities occurred hereafter, she would immediately sense them.

Late at night, Kunpeng Immortal City celebrated until dawn.

In a secret room.

Several Great Cultivators, along with Ning Daoran, were each holding a wine pot, drinking alone.

“Young Friend Ning.”

Lin Tiannan stepped forward, giving Ning Daoran a deep look, and said: “This time, your contribution to resolving the predicament of Kunpeng Immortal City is immense, and I am immensely grateful in my heart.”

Saying this, he lightly patted his Storage Bag, and suddenly a Treasure Feather with a fourth-order aura flew out.

“This is a True Feather of a True Spirit Kunpeng…”

Lin Tiannan took a deep breath and continued: “Kunpeng Immortal City is thus named because the real Kunpeng once resided here. Although this Treasure Feather is just a fourth-order top-grade material, it comes from a real Kunpeng. I have treasured it for many years; now, I gift it to you, Young Friend, in gratitude for your support to Kunpeng Immortal City!”

“Senior Lin…”

Ning Daoran was slightly moved but had to suppress his inner joy, saying: “This Treasure Feather is too precious… I am underserving to receive it!”

“Eh~~”

Lin Tiannan shook his head and smiled: “What are you talking about, Young Friend? You ventured into Hidden Dragon Sky Pool to retrieve the True Dragon Essence for Kunpeng Immortal City, bestowing it with a rebirth favor, a single Treasure Feather is nothing. Please, you must accept it!”

“Nephew Ning.”

By his side, True Monarch Qi Xing said: “I and a few other Nascent Soul old friends have coveted this Treasure Feather for many years, but this Daoist Lin just would not part with it. Now that this stingy old fellow is actually willing to offer the Treasure Feather willingly, there’s no need for hesitation. Accept it, so that Daoist Lin can rest easy.”

“If that’s the case…”

Ning Daoran accepted the Treasure Feather and expressed: “Thank you, Senior Lin, for the precious gift!”

“Mm.”

Lin Tiannan nodded, smiling.

“Nephew Ning…”

True Monarch Qi Xing said: “Now that the Black Tide issue has been resolved, your uncle will soon leave the Immortal City and return to Liangyi Sect. Whenever you find leisure, you can always come back to the sect. As a Guest Elder, my brother and I will allocate a mountain with abundant Spiritual Energy as your Cave Mansion. Remember, remember, you must come back to visit.”

“Alright.”

Ning Daoran nodded in agreement.

True Monarch Qi Xing nodded with satisfaction and stroked his beard as he left.

True Monarch Liu Yun gathered her long dress, preparing to leave.

“Senior Liu Yun, please hold on.”

Ning Daoran called out to this gracefully poised, Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, saying: “I have a trade to discuss with the Senior. May I inquire if the Senior is interested?”

“Oh?”

True Monarch Liu Yun smiled and said: “If I am not mistaken, the item Young Friend Ning seeks is the Fourth-order Array Dao Inheritance?”

“Exactly.”

Ning Daoran nodded: “I wonder if Senior is willing to pass down this inheritance?”

“Fourth-order Array Dao Inheritance, this kind of inheritance is of great importance, it depends on whether Young Friend has something that can move my heart.”

“Very well, may I speak with Senior privately for a moment?”

“Excellent!”

The two walked to the top layer of Southern Heaven Palace, setting up hundreds of prohibition arrays to isolate everything.

After the two set up the prohibitions, Lin Tiannan, who tried to probe with his Nascent Soul Divine Sense, couldn’t help but shake his head. One was a Third-tier Array Master and the other a Fourth-tier. The prohibition they set up together was indeed formidable; even himself, in the Nascent Soul Mid-stage, could detect nothing.

Inside the prohibition, Ning Daoran and True Monarch Liu Yun sat on the ground.

“Young Friend Ning.”

She gently tapped her Storage Bag, and took out a thick stack of handbooks, saying, “This is the heritage of the Fourth-order Lower Grade Ten Directions Forbidden Array. The inheritance is right here, whether you can take it away depends on whether you have something that can truly move my heart.”

“Senior, rest assured, this item will definitely move you.”

Ning Daoran tapped his Storage Bag and took out a bunch of Golden Silk Bamboo shimmering with tender golden light. These Golden Silk Bamboo all came from the Spirit Garden Cave Heaven and were already thirty thousand years old!

Previously, when three Nascent Soul Great Cultivators and a Fourth-order Mid-stage Hui Dragon clashed, Ning Daoran observed clearly. Besides array techniques, True Monarch Liu Yun’s deadliest move originated from a dull gray Flying Sword, indicating that the Nascent Soul True Monarch was also a Sword cultivator, though her Sword Dao was slightly less spectacular compared to her mastery in arrays.

Since she is a Sword Cultivator, these ten-thousand-year-old Golden Silk Bamboos would certainly be coveted, even more so these thirty-thousand-year-old ones!

“This…”

True Monarch Liu Yun was astonished, “Young Friend, you are truly remarkable, to possess so much Golden Silk Bamboo!”

“Indeed.”

Ning Daoran said, “Years ago, while exploring a Secret Realm, I encountered a great fortune and obtained many Golden Silk Bamboo. I wonder if these ten Golden Silk Bamboo can be exchanged for Senior’s Fourth-order Array Dao Inheritance?”

“Agreeable!”

True Monarch Liu Yun, who wasn’t a swindler and had gotten quite fond of Ning Daoran through frequent interactions over the years, pushed the handbook forward: “The inheritance of the Ten Directions Forbidden Array is yours to take. Whether you can comprehend and even refine the Ten Directions Forbidden Array, that’s up to you.”

Saying so, True Monarch Liu Yun took out a piece of Spirit Stone weighing at least several dozen jin from her Storage Ring, saying, “This is the Forbidden Divine Stone necessary for refining the Ten Directions Forbidden Array. Divine stones naturally possess extremely strong spatial attribute spiritual energy. This piece of divine stone is enough to refine a large array, I gift it to Young Friend as well.”

“Ah?”

Ning Daoran was stunned, a buy one get one free?

“Actually, it’s not really a gift.”

True Monarch Liu Yun laughed, “These ten pieces of Golden Silk Bamboo are thirty thousand years old, enough to refine dozens of Golden Silk Flying Swords, which are extremely important for my cultivation. Even so much so that these flying swords could be used as my Life-bound items to impact the Divinity Transformation Stage. Thus, I, Liu Yun as a Senior cannot take advantage of a junior like you. Giving you the Forbidden Divine Stone is truly because the value of the Golden Silk Bamboo is exceptionally high.”

“Alright.”

Ning Daoran accepted the Forbidden Divine Stone, smiling, “Nevertheless, I must thank Senior Liu Yun!”

“Yes.”

True Monarch Liu Yun stored the Golden Silk Bamboo into her Storage Ring, stood up to dissolve the prohibitions, and smilingly cupped her fists, “Young Friend Ning, mountains do not meet, but people do, if fate allows, we shall meet again.”

“Junior bids farewell to Senior!”

A thread of light vanished into the horizon, and True Monarch Liu Yun departed.

Then, Ning Daoran went inside Southern Heaven Palace, bid farewell to Lin Tiannan and Chen Liang, the matter concluded, it was time for him too to return to Liuhua Island.

…

In the afternoon, Liuhua Island.

Accompanied by several tunneling lights descending, Ning Daoran brought Lin Man to this Immortal Island.

“Young Master!”

From the Island Master Cave Mansion, two beautiful ladies emerged, they were Sui Zhuyue and Huang Yiyi.

When the two women saw Lin Man next to Ning Daoran, they were momentarily stunned, especially Sui Zhuyue, who always had great confidence in her appearance, but today, seeing Lin Man, that confidence was somewhat diminished.

“Uncle Ning…”

Huang Yiyi pursed her lips and smiled lightly, “This sister is so beautiful, who is she?”

“She is a good friend I met years ago in Immortal White Dragon City, a Third-tier Talisman Master, recently we reunited in Kunpeng Immortal City. As it happens, Talisman Master Lin temporarily has no place to stay, so from now on she will reside here on my Liuhua Island.”

Ning Daoran thought for a moment, “Zhu Yue, arrange for someone to clean up the cave mansion on Qingzhu Peak. From now on, Talisman Master Lin will reside on Qingzhu Peak.”

Besides the Island Master Cave Mansion on the main peak of Liuhua Island, there are three other peak cave mansions whose spiritual energy reaches the Fourth-order Lower Grade level, and Qingzhu Peak is the one with the richest spiritual energy.

“Talisman Master Lin.”

Ning Daoran introduced: “This is Sui Zhuyue, the Chief Manager on Liuhua Island, and this other lady is Huang Yiyi, the daughter of an old friend, whom I look after.”

“Yes.”

Lin Man smiled, meeting the two women with a grace befitting of someone who had traveled extensively. Moreover, Lin Man, now a Late-stage Golden Core Cultivator, naturally carried a demeanor vastly different from the two ladies.

In the next moment, Lin Man transmitted a message, “Are these two your maids?”

“M…mostly, but…”

“Alright, never mind the ‘but.'”

Lin Man chuckled, “We cultivators shouldn’t be so petty, but I and my senior sister would prefer not to be disturbed living on Qingzhu Peak, you should remove all the servants.”

“Alright.”

Ning Daoran nodded, taking a deep look at Lin Man’s departing silhouette. Although their relationship had significantly grown through this reunion, her secrets remained plenty; he always felt that she was planning something at Qingzhu Peak.