Chapter 144

"I would like to see if those little mice who have been hiding in the shadows, fanning the flames and trying to reap the benefits, still dare to continue hiding!"

"Make them all... get out here for me!"

Ning Chuan’s voice, like thunder from the nine heavens, rang throughout the entire Brightness Peak!

Filled with unquestionable dominance and chilling murderous intent!

The Ming Cult members on Brightness Peak, upon hearing this, were all shaken, their blood boiling with excitement!

This... this is too domineering, isn’t it?!

Actually demanding that all sects that participated in the siege send their Sect Masters to kowtow and beg for forgiveness, and offer up all their secret manuals?!

This is simply unprecedented and will never be seen again!

They seemed to have already seen the glorious scene in the near future where the entire Central Plains Wu Lin would submit at the feet of Island Master Ning!

With such a powerful existence supporting the Ming Cult, why should they worry about the Ming Cult not flourishing?!

From now on, let’s see who still dares to look down on their Ming Cult?!

Dai Dai Qisi’s status as Cult Leader, at this moment, also became as stable as Mount Tai, and no one dared to have the slightest doubt or dissatisfaction!

After Ning Chuan finished his instructions, his massive dragon body, under the operation of the Heavenly Dragon Hundred-Refinement Body, rapidly shrank.

Eventually, it transformed into a length of about three meters, appearing even more condensed and spirited.

He was respectfully welcomed onto Brightness Peak by Dai Dai Qisi, Xiao Feng, and others into the most luxurious and hidden palace.

This place was originally the residence and cultivation spot for successive Ming Cult leaders, and now, naturally, it belonged to Ning Chuan.

Inside the palace, in the incense burner, blue smoke curled, and an exotic fragrance was pungent.

Ning Chuan coiled on a huge jade bed made of thousand-year cold jade, his eyes slightly closed.

He did not immediately begin to cultivate.

Instead, with a thought, the Heaven-Reliant Sword, which had been snatched from Abbess Miejue earlier and was flashing with chilling cold light, automatically flew in front of him, hovering in mid-air.

A surge of pure demonic power poured out from his dragon claws, like fine tentacles, slowly drilling into the body of the Heaven-Reliant Sword.

He wanted to carefully study what mysteries this legendary divine weapon held.

A moment later, a look of surprise flashed in Ning Chuan’s eyes.

"As I expected, the material of this Heaven-Reliant Sword is indeed extraordinary!"

"Within it, there is actually a trace of extremely pure Innate Geng Metal Qi, and a trace of... water-attribute spiritual energy?"

"No wonder it is incomparably sharp, cutting iron like mud, and also carries a chilling coldness."

"This is absolutely a top-tier spiritual material for refining magic treasures! It’s just a pity that it was forged into an ordinary mortal weapon by those mortals using crude forging methods; it is truly a waste of heaven’s gifts!"

Ning Chuan thought to himself.

He had already made up his mind that when he had time in the future, he would definitely re-refine this Heaven-Reliant Sword, extract the Innate Geng Metal Qi and water-attribute spiritual energy within it, and integrate them into his own life-bound magic treasure, or refine it separately into a powerful water-attribute spiritual sword.

Just then.

A burst of light footsteps came from outside the hall.

A Persian girl dressed in a pale yellow silk robe, with delicate and beautiful features and a gentle and lovely temperament, walked in cautiously, carrying a tray of delicious spiritual fruits that had just been washed.

It was none other than Xiao Zhao, the daughter whom Dai Dai Qisi had kept by her side to serve her.

She placed the fruit tray gently on the jade table in front of Ning Chuan, and then stood respectfully to the side, lowering her head, not daring to look directly at Ning Chuan’s majestic dragon body.

But her lively large eyes would occasionally steal glances at Ning Chuan, filled with curiosity, worship, awe, and a trace of a young girl’s unique... expectation and closeness?

She asked cautiously, her voice as crisp and pleasant as an oriole’s, but carrying a trace of imperceptible nervousness:

"Island... Island Master Ning... my... my mother... she... she will be here soon."

She knew that her mother was now a subordinate of this mysterious Dragon Island Master.

And she herself seemed to have become a... maid of this Island Master?

Ning Chuan just nodded indifferently, not saying much.

He did not have much ill will toward this simple-minded but ill-fated Persian girl.

A moment later.

Dai Dai Qisi, dressed in a luxurious purple palace gown, walked into the hall with lotus steps.

She came before Ning Chuan, kowtowed respectfully, and her voice was soft and charming to the bone:

"Servant Dai Dai Qisi, pays respects to Master!"

Xiao Zhao, on the side, saw her mother, who had always been proud and arrogant and did not even put the envoys of the Persian Main Cult in her eyes.

Actually performing such a prostrating ritual to this black dragon, calling him "Master".

She instantly widened her eyes, her small mouth slightly agape, her face filled with incredulous shock and... a trace of confusion.

This... what is going on?!

Immediately after.

Dai Dai Qisi took out from her bosom a black precious saber with a simple design, a wide and thick blade, covered with strange patterns, and radiating a heavy and domineering aura.

She respectfully offered it to Ning Chuan.

"Master, this is the... Dragon-Slaying Saber that has caused countless bloody storms in the Wu Lin."

Upon hearing this, a glimmer of interest flashed in Ning Chuan’s pale golden dragon pupils.

He stretched out his dragon claws, and a surge of pure demonic power instantly poured into the body of the Dragon-Slaying Saber.

A moment later, a look of joy appeared on his face.

"Very good! Very good indeed!"

"The material of this Dragon-Slaying Saber is similar to that of the Heaven-Reliant Sword, and it is also a top-tier spiritual material rarely seen in the world!"

"Moreover, what is contained within it is a strand of extremely rigid and yang... fire-attribute spiritual energy!"

"One yin and one yang, one water and one fire; if these two spiritual materials can be re-refined and integrated with my own dragon essence blood and demonic power."

"It will definitely be possible to refine a life-bound magic treasure of infinite power that balances water and fire!"

"Perhaps, I can even gain some insights into the mysteries of water and fire laws from it!"

Ning Chuan was overjoyed!

This trip to Brightness Peak was indeed not in vain!