CHAPTER 256: CHAPTER 252: NINTH ORDER

"Boom!"

The snake-headed man self-destructed.

At this moment, the entire sky was pierced, and within a radius of dozens of miles, everything was reduced to nothing under the self-destruction.

However, the small boat under the protection of black light was not harmed at all.

"Gulp!"

Chen Xuan swallowed hard, his eyes filled with terror as he watched the scene unfold.

Emptiness!

Everything was gone, in just an instant.

"Look!"

Ning Xin exclaimed.

She pointed towards the sky, her voice trembling.

Chen Xuan followed her gaze.

A space rift nearly a kilometer long appeared in sight, pitch black, emitting a terrifying aura.

It looked like a giant mouth ready to swallow everything here.

Even Chen Xuan was frightened at this moment.

Luckily, the rift was self-repairing.

And the speed was fast; in just a moment, the kilometer-long rift was gone.

Seeing this, Chen Xuan inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is this the power of a Late-Stage Immortal Grade self-destruction?"

Chen Xuan murmured to himself.

His heart still palpitated.

At this moment, his gaze fell on the box in Ning Xin’s hand; if not for it, he definitely wouldn’t have survived.

"What exactly is this?"

Facing Chen Xuan’s inquiry, Ning Xin just shook her head, "I don’t know! The village elder handed it to me, saying it’s more important than my life, and I must protect it!"

"Also..."

At this point, she hesitated, looking at Chen Xuan with complex emotions, struggling internally.

Finally, she continued, "The village elder said the Ning Family was almost exterminated because of this! But there’s a seal on the box, not even he knows what’s inside!"

The village elder asked her to keep it a secret, not telling anyone, including Chen Xuan.

But eventually, she decided to tell him; otherwise, hiding it from him felt like a betrayal.

"Let’s leave here first! Such a commotion will inevitably attract many sea beasts!"

Although he was very curious about the black box at the moment, safety was more important.

Then he took control, and in an instant, the small boat turned into a stream of light and flew away.

Yes!

Under Chen Xuan’s immense spiritual power, it directly transformed into a flying vessel.

...

After flying for three days and nights, with a distance of tens of thousands of miles from the original location, Chen Xuan handed over control to Ning Feng and Ning Long.

In the third layer of the cabin.

"Is this why the Ning Family was exterminated?"

Chen Xuan caressed the black box in his hand.

"Yes!"

Ning Xin nodded; she knew little about the Ning Family and hadn’t personally experienced it, so she didn’t feel much about their annihilation.

"Then why did it end up in the elder’s hands?"

This puzzled Chen Xuan; if it were true, why would those people spare him?

Even if secretly handed to him, it wouldn’t be easy!

"What elder!"

Ning Xin glared at him; she respected the village elder from the bottom of her heart. If it weren’t for him, Huaining Island would have been gone long ago.

"Fine, fine! Village elder!"

Chen Xuan quickly smiled apologetically.

Earlier, he often called him elder without such a big reaction.

"Hmph!"

After Ning Xin snorted, she explained, "Initially, it wasn’t handed to him, so even when Soul Search was performed at the beginning, no abnormality was found!"

"But a few years ago, he accidentally deciphered the array within a jade stone left to him by Marquis Ning and obtained this information, finally sneaking it back."

At this moment, Ning Xin held nothing back from him.

"Is that so?"

Chen Xuan frowned, thinking over it.

So, Marquis Ning actually knew the outcome early on and left a backup plan.

It showed he really trusted the elder.

But if that’s the case, why seal it?

And—

Then he spoke again, "Is the village elder sending you to see that person this time?"

Habitually, he began with ’elder,’ then saw Ning Xin’s expression change, so he quickly corrected himself.

"Yes!"

"The village elder’s idea is that to restore the Ning Family’s past glory, it requires that person’s help!"

"Moreover, the village elder said that person told him after so many years have passed, the Ning Family’s matter is considered over; no one cares about it now!"

The most important task for Ning Xin, Ning Feng, and Ning Long leaving Huaining Island this time was to rebuild the Ning Family.

"What wishful thinking!"

Chen Xuan thought to himself.

It wasn’t that he looked down on Ning Xin and the two little guys; they could rebuild the Ning Family, but restoring the Ning Family’s former glory was simply absurd.

"Do you think it’s impossible?"

Even if Chen Xuan didn’t say it, she could guess his thoughts; after all, her initial thought was the same.

"But it’s our responsibility! And as long as we have it, there’s a chance!"

Ning Xin pointed at the black box; these were words told to her by the village elder.

However, regarding her words, Chen Xuan remained unconvinced. Just this alone?

"Moreover, due to the relationship between Marquis Ning and that person, they will help us!"

"Help?"

Chen Xuan sneered internally.

If it were so simple, why didn’t Marquis Ning seek this person back then?

Instead, leaving a backup plan.

This was obviously unusual!

Perhaps there was a worse outcome.

Of course, this was just his guess.

But it couldn’t be ignored.

So—

"I think it’s better not to look for that person for the time being!"

"What do you mean?"

Ning Xin immediately understood what he meant, but the village elder had instructed...

"Alright, listen to me for now. After all, rebuilding the Ning Family isn’t something that can be accomplished overnight. We have to plan long-term. Besides, relying on others is never dependable!"

"So let’s first go to a small place and inquire about the current situation in the Eastern Continent! We’ll decide what to do after that!"

Chen Xuan analyzed bit by bit.

After all, he came to the Supreme Domain for the Human Realm, not for the so-called Ning Family.

In the Human Realm, he had his woman, children, and people who were important to him.

Ning Xin fell silent, at this moment she was also unsure of what to do.

After all, for her, rebuilding the Ning Family was something the village elder had entrusted to him, and it was also her responsibility.

After a long time.

Ning Xin sighed and looked at Chen Xuan, "I’ll listen to you!"

Now she had no idea in her heart, so she could only follow his lead.

...

Daning County.

A small county town located in the northernmost part of the Eastern Continent.

At this moment, in one of the rooms, Chen Xuan sat cross-legged on the ground.

Yesterday, the four of them finally chose this remote small county town.

They discreetly bought this small courtyard.

Chen Xuan looked at the white crystal stone in his hand.

This was left behind by that strong female sea beast.

They hadn’t had time until now, but now that they were settled, they could finally study it properly.

Moreover, he also let Ning Xin examine this piece of white crystal stone.

According to her, it was unique to those sea beasts with Spiritual Power, and very rare, with great benefits for cultivating Spiritual Power.

But exactly how beneficial, she didn’t know.

This was also something she heard from the village elder.

"Let’s give it a try!"

He then extended a wisp of Spiritual Power, attempting to enter the white crystal stone.

Immediately, a vast amount of energy followed his Spiritual Power into his sea of consciousness.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the calm sea of consciousness roiled.

The energy from the white crystal stone filled the entire sea of consciousness.

"This is...?"

Chen Xuan was instantly overjoyed in his heart. Others might not understand, but he was well aware that this energy was very similar to what was produced when upgrading the Myriad Manifestation Skill.

The only difference was the energy from the white crystal stone was more violent.

But his sea of consciousness was already strong enough, so it wasn’t an issue for him at all.

Thus, he quickly began cultivating the Myriad Manifestation Skill!

Spent a full half-month in cultivation.

At this moment, the white crystal stone in his hand had turned into powder.

"System!"

At the moment he finished cultivating, Chen Xuan eagerly called out the system.

[Realm: Martial Cultivator: Immortal Grade (Late Stage), Spirit Cultivator: First Tier (Tier Nine of the Divine Soul)]

"Just as expected! Tier Nine of the Divine Soul!"

This time, with the help of the white crystal stone and his own cultivation, he finally advanced to Tier Nine of the Divine Soul.

This feeling was far more exhilarating than upgrading the Myriad Manifestation Skill.

"If there were a few more, breaking through spiritually wouldn’t be a problem!"

Chen Xuan murmured softly.

But on second thought, it was really too greedy.

After all, obtaining just one of these was already an incredible stroke of luck, yet he wanted several more!

Truly, insatiable greed makes one swallow an elephant!

"Alright then!"

He then stood up and left the room.

"It’s already dark!"

He looked up at the silver moon in the sky, then the corners of his mouth slightly curled upward.

What a coincidence, wasn’t it?

Just in time to find Ning Xin and celebrate, having wasted all these days, he had gained quite a few Skill Points.

"Hehe!"

He chuckled mischievously!

...

Half a year passed since they arrived at Daning County.

In the main hall.

"Elder Xuan, these are all materials from the Ning Family of those days!"

Chen Xuan sat above, at this moment his appearance had changed to that of a square-faced, slightly tanned middle-aged man.

After all, the Ning Family had been exterminated back then; even after so many years, one still had to be cautious investigating the Ning Family.

"Not bad!"

He then extended a finger, and a wisp of Spiritual Power gently entered the young man’s body below.

Moments later, then he spoke, "This is a part of the Nine Revolutions Secret Technique’s Cultivation Technique. As long as you handle matters diligently, there will be no shortage of benefits for you!"

"Qin Ke, many thanks, Elder Xuan!"

He immediately kneeled with both knees, exceedingly excited.

His talent wasn’t weak, but he had been stuck at the Third Grade for ten years because he couldn’t obtain a higher-level cultivation technique.

Daning County was too remote; getting a high-level cultivation technique wasn’t as difficult as ascending to heaven, but it still required a significant price.

There was a First Grade in the county town.

He had once wanted to apprenticed himself, but unfortunately, they didn’t even pay him any mind; let alone apprenticing, he couldn’t even get in the door.

Then he encountered Chen Xuan.

And Chen Xuan also wanted to use his help to investigate the Ning Family’s situation back then, so he promised him a First Grade cultivation technique.

The condition was to help him investigate the Ning Family.

"You may leave!"

Chen Xuan waved his hand.

"Yes, Elder Xuan!"

Qin Ke showed great respect as he saluted before leaving the main hall.

"I never expected it!"

Chen Xuan shook his head, it was surprising that the Supreme Domain was similar to the Human Realm, with cultivation techniques so scarce.

Then he looked at the yellow paper in his hand.