The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 526 - 303: The Golden Stone_2

The griffin flew here, silently folding its wings and descending, as if not daring to disturb the girl on the lounge chair. But she had already sensed the movement, taking the book away, she said lazily, "Xiao Yu, you’re really slow..." She then noticed the little girl in the boy’s arms and was taken aback, not finishing her sentence.

Ali thought the sister in front of her was really beautiful, with skin that seemed like jade and incomparable to her own, not to mention the slightly squinted almond eyes and cherry lips, her black hair cascading over the soft couch like a waterfall, exuding an air of languid charm.

As she sized up the other, the person opposite also looked at her. After a while, she said, "Did you volunteer to look for a stone? Now you’ve lured and brought back a child, I won’t take the blame for you!"

The boy knew she was joking, sighed, and said, "I didn’t find that thing, but there must be a connection between her and the stone, so I brought her back. Let’s wait to see Lord Changtian, and then ask him to decide."

The girl bent down, stuffed a plump peach into Ali’s hand, and then said with a smile, "Sister will take you to a fun place, relax and come with me, alright?"

Ali looked back at the boy. Before he could speak, the girl pre-empted, "Don’t be afraid, he will come along." The boy nodded at Ali, and only then did she allow the girl to place her hand on her shoulder.

In the next instant, the view in front of her eyes completely changed.

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Ali’s heart raced, faster than when the griffin took her into the sky, accompanied by unbearable panic and awe. The big brother sitting under the stone pillar looked prettier than Brother Ning, but his aura was daunting, just one glance from him gave her the feeling of being pricked by needles all over her body, especially her heart which felt like bursting in pain.

She was a child raised on the kindness of several families, not like ordinary kids who would cry at the drop of a hat, but she couldn’t help shrinking back and hiding behind Ning Xiaoxian because of the discomfort.

Ning Xiaoxian protected her behind him, glaring fiercely at Changtian: "Enough, don’t scare her. She’s still just a child!"

His lips drew a cold smile: "If she were a human child, she wouldn’t react to my aura. She is definitely not human." He pointed a finger, and Ali was lifted by an invisible force from behind Ning Xiaoxian, floating above the Demon Transformation Spring to face him.

Ali trembled in fear, only then did she realize that the man’s eyes were golden, a piercing and heartless color, like the sun in the sky. He looked at her as if looking at rocks or plants, she could no longer hold it in, crying out, "Brother Ning, save me!"

It seemed this child shared a deep bond with him. Changtian and Ning Xiaoxian both glanced over, indeed seeing an anxious and worried expression on the boy’s face.

A hint of understanding flashed in Changtian’s eyes: "Wen Liangyu, are you worried I might incidentally kill her?"

His expression tense, yet he managed to speak neither haughtily nor humbly: "Lord Divine Monarch, she is just a seven-year-old girl, who knows nothing of her own lineage, please be gentle with her. Additionally, I have now changed my surname to Ning, my name is Ning Yu, no longer Wen Liangyu!"

Changtian was satisfied in his heart, but he lightly hummed and finally set Ali down beside the Demon Spring. The moment her feet touched the ground, she quickly ran behind Ning Yu, hiding, and looked at Changtian with fearful eyes.

Ning Yu gently patted her head, while slowly recounting the events of their journey. When hearing that Bantiao Village was submerged underwater, and that Ning Yu couldn’t find anything in the ruins of the village, Ning Xiaoxian couldn’t help but gasp; when Ning Yu mentioned that Ali’s hands glowed golden and injured the Fog Demon, even a glint of eagerness appeared in Lian Changtian’s eyes.

"Release the Fog Demon for me to see," he suddenly said.

Ning Yu took out the Wind God Bag, shook it towards the ground, and a puff of black mist drifted from the bag, quickly taking the vague form of the Fog Demon. But being severely wounded in the fight with Ning Yu, its body became insubstantial again. It found itself suddenly free and, thinking it had escaped certain death, faced Ali and Ning Yu and immediately screamed, ready to launch itself to seek revenge.

Unfortunately, no matter how it struggled, the fog it condensed into couldn’t hold shape and was firmly fixed in midair. Only then did it feel an awe-inspiring and immensely majestic aura emanating from behind.

"How interesting. Ning, you went out once and brought back two treasures." Changtian pointed at the Fog Demon, and it reverted to a small wisp of black mist, wriggling in the air, "This is not a Fog Demon, but a Plant Essence that absorbed the resentment of humans after death, hatred transformed it into a demon, called Resentful Wood Essence. Little girl, did many people die in that forest before?" The last question was directed at Ali.

Ning Yu gently patted her head twice as encouragement, and Ali peeked out to say, "I heard Aunt Mousa say that no one has walked this path for many years, but the Chief insisted on taking a shortcut! There used to be a village there, later a fight between immortals accidentally destroyed the village, and all the people inside died."

Do immortals accidentally fight? Or do they simply not care? Ning Xiaoxian and Ning Yu shared a bitter smile. This Resentful Wood Essence becoming corporeal was, in the end, trouble caused by Cultivators.

Changtian then said, "Not long ago, Emperor’s Fluid descended, that Resentful Wood Essence probably gained consciousness around that time, right? It can create barriers in the forest, causing travelers to wander in circles until they exhaust themselves to death. Although this Resentful Wood Essence has very weak mana, it is still a treasure to us." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to cast your recommendation tickets and Monthly Tickets at QiDian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)