Chapter 892: Return to Jiuhua

Chapter 892: Chapter 367: Return to Jiuhua

Heading towards Feihong Island all the way, Chu Ning did not take much time to arrive at Yanfeng once again.

Seeing Chu Ning arrive, Cheng Xinxin’s family, who were staying at Yanfeng, all breathed a sigh of relief.

“Delayed a bit outside, made you wait anxiously, didn’t I?”

Chu Ning said, addressing Cheng Xinxin:

“I’m planning to leave the Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands shortly, have you thought it over?”

Cheng Xinxin evidently had long thought it over, and now spoke without hesitation:

“Young Master, I’ve made up my mind. I’m at this age, still in the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment, surely hopeless to form a Core in this lifetime.

I’ve spent my life at Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands, where my grandfather and my child’s father are both buried.

I’m not planning to leave these Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands.”

Hearing Cheng Xinxin’s words, Chu Ning looked at her with slight surprise.

Originally, he thought Cheng Xinxin would choose to leave with him.

Without rushing to respond, Chu Ning waited for Cheng Xinxin to continue.

“Their talents can’t be considered good either, at their age, hoping for any major breakthrough would be difficult.

They said they want to stay with me at Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands, so as not to trouble you.

I have another request, hoping you can take Keke with you.”

Saying this, Cheng Xinxin looked kindly at Su Keke.

“Her talent for cultivation is good. If she can follow you in cultivation, it would be her fortune.”

When Chu Ning heard this, his gaze fell on Su Keke.

“Fire and Earth Dual-Attribute Earth Spirit Root, her cultivation talent is indeed good, better than yours back in the day.

Alright, I agree!”

Upon hearing this, Cheng Xinxin immediately showed joy on her face and said with a smile:

“Thank you, Young Master! Keke, quickly thank the Young Master, back then I learned a lot of things by staying a few years with the Young Master.

If you can practice by his side, it is a tremendous opportunity.”

Su Keke’s small eyes flashed with joy, then she immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Chu Ning.

“Keke thanks the Young Master!”

Chu Ning did not stop her, waiting for Su Keke to kowtow three times, then with a wave of his hand, she stood up directly.

At this moment, Chu Ning’s gaze scanned over Cheng Xinxin and her daughter and son-in-law.

Then he took out two Jade Bottles from the Storage Bag and handed them to Cheng Xinxin.

“Here are two bottles of Elixirs, one bottle is for your own use, which should be quite beneficial for refining your Magical Power.

The other bottle contains four Foundation Establishment Pills, to be given to Keke’s parents.”

“Foundation Establishment Pill!”

Upon hearing Chu Ning mention the name of the Elixir, several people couldn’t help but exclaim.

“Young Master, you’ve already agreed to take Keke, such precious Elixirs…”

Cheng Xinxin said with an expression of hesitation.

Chu Ning merely smiled lightly: “These Elixirs are precious only to you.

I can refine them myself without much effort.”

Upon hearing his words, they remembered Chu Ning’s Golden Core Late Stage cultivation.

Cheng Xinxin accepted the Elixirs from Chu Ning’s hand without further words.

Chu Ning then casually took out several top-tier Magical Artifacts from the Storage Bag and handed them to Cheng Xinxin.

These were acquired in Northern Cold Land.

Actually, he still had quite a few top-tier Magical Artifacts at hand.

Back then, near Little Yao Mountain’s Chaotic Beast Mountain, more than a hundred Foundation Establishment Cultivators perished at Chu Ning’s hands.

Among them were some top-tier Magical Artifacts, but Chu Ning worried that after giving them to Cheng Xinxin and others, they’d be noticed by people from the Purple Moon Sect and bring trouble.

So he chose some Magical Artifacts obtained from Northern Cold Land to give away.

As for Cultivation Techniques and Spells, Chu Ning had plenty and gave Cheng Xinxin several kinds casually.

These items weren’t of much use to Chu Ning, but they were treasures for Cheng Xinxin and her companions.

Finally, Chu Ning took out a set of Array Formation Tools and handed them to Cheng Xinxin, saying:

“You set this array up on Yanfeng, even if a Golden Core Cultivator comes, breaking it won’t be easy.

You can now practice peacefully on Yanfeng.”

“Thank you, Young Master!” Cheng Xinxin’s face was full of gratitude and excitement.

“I won’t have a chance to repay Young Master’s kindness in this life. In the next life, I’ll repay your great kindness even if I become a mule or horse.”

Chu Ning accepted their courtesy, then spoke:

“No need for such polite words, Keke is coming with me, and it’s uncertain when she’ll return.

You can say what you want to say to her now.”

“No need!” Cheng Xinxin shook her head at this time.

“Everything that needed to be said has already been spoken in these past few days. Young Master can simply take her away.”

Upon hearing Cheng Xinxin’s words, Chu Ning slightly nodded and decided not to say more.

Directly said: “Then let’s go!”

Upon hearing this, Su Keke knelt down again, kowtowing a few more times to Cheng Xinxin and her parents.

“Grandma, Dad, Mom, I’m going to follow the Young Master to cultivate, take care!”

Although they had already agreed before, and all had been discussed.

Now, at this moment, their eyes inevitably reddened slightly.

“Keke, cultivate well!” Cheng Xinxin was the first to control her emotions.

“Go on!”

Su Keke hadn’t had time to say anything else when she felt as if she were flying through the clouds.

When she came to her senses, she was already standing with Chu Ning on the back of a giant eagle.

She looked somewhat reluctantly at the three people below who were gazing up at her and waved her hand.

“Xiao Jin, let’s go!”

Chu Ning said as he cast a Magic Shield to protect Su Keke, then ordered the Golden Thunder Eagle to fly full speed towards Jade Spring Island.

At this moment, the previously carefree Su Keke turned slightly silent.

Chu Ning looked at the young girl and said softly:

“What is it, already regretting leaving your family?”

Su Keke shook her head.

“I only feel that Grandma seems to have placed her youthful hopes on me.”

Upon hearing Su Keke’s words, Chu Ning couldn’t help but take another look at her.

Despite her young age, this little girl has some intelligence.

Su Keke indeed resembles Cheng Xinxin, even at the same age that Cheng Xinxin met him years ago.

Cheng Xinxin likely sees more of her youthful self in Su Keke.

“You’re luckier than your Grandma!”

Chu Ning said with emotion at this moment.

When Cheng Xinxin met him years ago, he was merely a Foundation Establishment Cultivator; now he could guide Su Keke far more than he could back then.

Upon hearing this, Su Keke’s little face showed an earnest expression:

“Young Master, I will persevere in cultivation and not disappoint Grandma’s expectations.”

Chu Ning smiled faintly upon hearing her and looked at Su Keke, said with a hint of meaning:

“Cultivation is always for yourself, not for someone else.

You may not understand this now, but you will, eventually.”

Su Keke turned her head, with indeed a hint of confusion in her eyes.

Chu Ning didn’t elaborate further.

He steered the Golden Thunder Eagle towards Jade Spring Island.

Su Keke, being young, was a bit melancholic initially.

However, after chatting with Chu Ning for a while, her attention shifted away.

She curiously examined the Golden Thunder Eagle.

“Young Master, what kind of Spiritual Beast is this? It flies so fast, at what tier is it…”

As they talked, before long, they arrived at Jade Spring Island.

Chu Ning began officially repairing the teleportation array, Su Keke knowing it was a serious matter, refrained from speaking further.

After three days, Chu Ning completed the repair of the teleportation array.

He stimulated the array, sensing briefly and found everything normal at the other end, so he relaxed somewhat.

At this moment, he slightly raised his eyes, looking into the distance.

“Arriving just in time!”

After Chu Ning said this, a group arrived flying, led by Cen Zijin and Cheng Qinghui.

Over thirty cultivators followed behind them.

Cen Zijin had received Chu Ning’s transmission earlier, and now led the crowd straight in.

“Fellow Daoist Chu, sorry to keep you waiting!”

As Cheng Qinghui landed, she greeted Chu Ning courteously with a hand salute.

Chu Ning smiled and returned the gesture, asking:

“How was it, was the journey smooth?”

“There were some minor hurdles, but overall smooth,” Cheng Qinghui replied with a smile.

Chu Ning inquired further and learned that although they split into two groups, their presence was still noticeable.

Encountered the Righteous Sect at the Tianyi Mountain Range and almost clashed.

Fortunately, Cheng Qinghui and the others remembered the purpose of their journey, and after backing down, they retreated completely.

“By the way, on the way, we accidentally heard some good news.”

Cheng Qinghui smiled and said at this moment:

“Heard that the Purple Moon Sect and the Yin Demon Sect, for unknown reasons, started fighting.

Reportedly, several battles broke out between the sects, with significant casualties, even involving Nascent Soul monsters.”

Upon hearing this, Chu Ning felt a stir in his heart.

Considering the simple misdirection he employed while sabotaging Yin Demon Sect’s Spirit Stone Mine, he suspected it might be related.

Perhaps the Purple Moon Sect also suspects the chaos at Chaotic Beast Mountain involves Yin Demon Sect.

Thinking of this, Chu Ning couldn’t help but smile inwardly.

A dog-eat-dog scenario is something he’s happy to witness.

However, Chu Ning also realizes that his misdirection wasn’t sophisticated.

If the Nascent Soul monsters from both sects were to confront each other carefully, they would surely notice discrepancies.

It’s possible they might find clues leading to Cyan Creek Sect, and even trace them here.

Thinking this, Chu Ning immediately spoke up:

“Since the teleportation array is repaired, we shouldn’t delay, let’s leave directly.

I will teleport over first to check the situation, if all is well, I’ll return to inform you.”

With that, Chu Ning entered the teleportation array, activating it directly.

The next moment, Chu Ning only felt the darkness before his eyes.

His Divine Sense was immediately released with utmost caution.

After a brief sensing, Chu Ning relaxed.

This was indeed the cave he teleported to years ago, and the surrounding area was undoubtedly still Jiuhua Mountain Range.

No abnormalities were detected nearby.

Immediately, Chu Ning teleported back.

Then he arranged for the numerous Female Cultivators to teleport in batches.

Only after the last cultivator had teleported, did Chu Ning lead Cen Zijin and Su Keke to teleport over.

As soon as they landed, Chu Ning removed several key Array Formation Tools of the teleportation array.

Making the teleportation array ineffective.

Then, Chu Ning said to Cen Zijin and the others:

“Zijin, Fellow Daoist Cheng, stay in this area for a while.

I will return to the sect to see the situation, and after informing the Sect Leader, I’ll come to welcome you to the sect.”

“Thank you, Fellow Daoist Chu!” Cheng Huiqing offered a hand salute to Chu Ning at this moment.

“Senior Sister Cheng, no need to be formal, Zijin is my Dao Partner, this is something I ought to do.

If you do join Jiuhua Sect, we’ll be fellow sect brothers and sisters.”

With that, Chu Ning flew up, heading towards Jiuhua Sect.

He hadn’t appeared for nearly sixty years.

Sixty years of silence, and he wondered whether the sect still remembered him, this Golden Core Elder.