Chapter 788 - 325: I’m Planning to Kill a Tier Eight Demon Beast

Bai Ruo was still gathering materials and had not yet arrived. At this moment, Chu Ning asked Wu Lingwei:

"Fellow Daoist, the sudden closure of Snow Mist Valley, do you know why that is?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Lingwei’s gaze swept over Chu Ning’s face. After a slight pause, she began to speak:

"This is actually somewhat of a secret in the Northern Cold Land, but among the Nascent Soul Cultivators, it isn’t much of a secret.

You could likely find out with some effort elsewhere, so I won’t hide it from you."

She paused again and continued:

"This matter is related to the Void Abyss."

Chu Ning’s eyes slightly flickered.

"The Void Abyss? So-called the number one treasure land in the Northern Cold?"

"It seems that you also know of the Void Abyss." Wu Lingwei looked at Chu Ning with slight surprise.

Chu Ning nodded slightly, "I’ve only heard the name, but am not clear on the specific details."

He had only heard of it once here, which was when he encountered the Black Death Demon, who tried to exchange a so-called Void Abyss map for a Spiritual Clarity Fruit from Chu Ning.

Hearing Chu Ning’s silence, Wu Lingwei continued:

"The Void Abyss is said to be a trial land of the Northern Cold’s ancient first sect, the Void Sect.

Later, due to a drastic change within the Void Sect, many of its secret treasures and secret techniques were placed inside.

Many of the ancient treasures and some Nascent Soul Cultivators’ divine techniques in the Northern Cold Land originate from here.

In fact, the entire Northern Cold Land could be considered a legacy of the Void Sect."

"The ancient treasures originate from the Void Abyss." Upon hearing this, Chu Ning was enlightened.

He now understood why the number of ancient treasures he encountered in the Northern Cold Land was more than before.

Even the Illusion Spirit Sect’s Young Sect Leader, Tantai Song, and that Black Death Demon Situ Yan, both Golden Core Late Stage cultivators, had ancient treasures.

The reason lies here.

Wu Lingwei continued:

"However, after years of treasure hunting, it’s said that the ancient treasures and divine secret techniques within the Void Abyss have become very few.

Thus, whenever the Void Abyss opens, the competition becomes even fiercer.

Many Nascent Soul Cultivators in the Northern Cold Land hope to obtain some items."

Chu Ning, now with some understanding, spoke:

"The opening of the Void Abyss is related to the closure of Snow Mist Valley?"

"That’s correct." Wu Lingwei nodded.

"Based on past experiences, when the Snow Mist Valley is not open, the Void Abyss tends to appear.

In as short as a year or two, or as long as three to five years, the Void Abyss should open."

Chu Ning, deep in thought, asked:

"So, recently many Nascent Soul Cultivators in the Northern Cold have gone into secluded cultivation.

Even an appearance of a Tier Eight Demon Beast in the Central Sea Region doesn’t bring them out, is this related to it?"

Wu Lingwei smiled without responding.

Chu Ning understood that the Frost Moon Pavilion was backed by the Changkong Hall, so Wu Lingwei naturally couldn’t speak much on the matter.

Just then, Bai Ruo came in with a storage bag and handed it to Wu Lingwei.

The two stopped their conversation.

Wu Lingwei took the storage bag, briefly scanning it with her Divine Sense.

Then, she handed it to Chu Ning and said:

"Fellow Daoist Chu, most of the Spirit Medicine you wanted is here, but the Pavilion only has thirty Tier Seven Demon Pills.

They’re all here."

Chu Ning took it and, after a quick glance, nodded.

After asking about the number of Spirit Stones, he handed over the Spirit Stones along with some talismans.

In the past ten years of cultivating in the islands, not having to pay for cave mansion rent to the Ice Island Immortal City saved quite a few Spirit Stones.

However, Chu Ning needed many things, requiring a considerable number of Spirit Stones.

He naturally wouldn’t empty all his Spirit Stones, so he took out many advanced talismans to offset them.

Wu Lingwei was quite happy with this, as their pavilion had no shortage of Spirit Stones.

But advanced talismans are not something just anyone can bring out.

After leaving the Frost Moon Pavilion, Chu Ning visited Chang Lingshan.

The latter was utterly surprised at Chu Ning’s ten-year absence, returning as a Golden Core Late Stage Cultivator.

He strongly insisted on keeping Chu Ning in the cave mansion for a long chat, discussing recent major events with him.

Unlike the Foundation Establishment cultivators, Chang Lingshan knew more.

For instance, he mentioned that an Illusion Spirit Sect Nascent Soul Cultivator had arrived at Ice Island Immortal City, reportedly searching for the Nascent Soul Cultivator who had hidden his cultivation and attacked their Young Sect Leader.

They even requested clues from many Golden Core cultivators, but ultimately found nothing and dropped the matter.

Receiving this news, Chu Ning felt more at ease.

It seems his actions in Cold Rock City inadvertently shifted the Illusion Spirit Sect’s focus onto Nascent Soul Cultivators.

As for the supposed Nascent Soul Cultivator who reappeared in recent years and attacked members of some small sects.

Chu Ning had a vague suspicion that it might even be disguised cultivators of the Illusion Spirit Sect trying to lure him out.

Unfortunately, their plans went wrong, and he wasn’t a Nascent Soul Cultivator and was focused on secluded cultivation, ignoring these matters.

After bidding farewell to Chang Lingshan, Chu Ning didn’t return directly to the island.

Instead, he went to the city’s Alchemy Room.

This Ice Island Immortal City specially built an Alchemy Pavilion and Artifact Refining Pavilion for the convenience of loose cultivators practicing alchemy and artifact refining.

Cultivators could use them by paying a certain amount of Spirit Stones.

Chu Ning’s cave mansion on the island didn’t have Earth Fire, making it more convenient to refine here.

It wasn’t until he refined a third of the materials bought from the Frost Moon Pavilion into elixirs that he left for the island.

The remaining materials couldn’t be refined because he ran out of Tier Seven Demon Pills.

Everything was normal on the island. Chu Ning gave a few Spirit Fruits to Bai Ling and then went into the Cultivation Room, taking out a Jade Scroll to read.

His face showed a determined expression.

"Master, what are you doing?" Bai Ling asked curiously, seeing Chu Ning’s expression.

Chu Ning put down the Jade Scroll.

"I’m preparing to hunt a Tier Eight Demon Beast."