Evening soon descended. In the demon village, a bonfire was blazing in the center of an open ground. Ning Tao, Yang Sheng, and Zhang Chengdong sat on a rug, drinking and eating barbecued food at the same time. They also watched the pretty fish demons sing and dance.
Ning Tao had wanted to leave immediately with the Iron Plantains, but Yang Sheng insisted they must stay for dinner. Ning Tao wondered what spiritual materials from the sea he might need in the future, so he thought it better to make friends with Yang Sheng. The latter might be able to help. So Ning Tao decided to stay.
"Doctor Ning, you have mended my Soul Trident. A toast to you!" Yang Sheng raised a wine bowl and downed the wine.
Ning Tao felt somewhat speechless. He could only lift his wine bowl and drink like him. This wine was white wine with a high alcohol content, brewed by the villagers. It caused a nipping sensation to his tongue. Although he had special spiritual power to
Ning Tao leaped down from the Iron Plantain tree. He stopped a brief moment before landing, his feet stepping in mid-air. The feeling was almost as if he were descending a staircase. It looked extremely dashing.Many fish demons were visibly affected. They obviously did not understand how Ning Tao did it.Ning Tao reached out and lifted a bunch of Iron Plantain. It felt heavy in his hand. Usually, a bunch of plantains would weigh at most a few kilograms, but this bunch of Iron Plantains weighed at least 25 to 30 kilograms. There were four bunches on the ground, so they must be at least 100 kilograms in weight.Ning Tao lifted the four bunches of Iron Plantains and walked to the bonfire.Yang Sheng looked at Ning Tao's small medicine chest slung upon his shoulder and smiled. "Doctor Ning, you have so many treasures. The tripod you used for mending magic tools is already a rare treasure. And your knife sliced through the Iron Plantai
Over three days and nights, Ning Tao ate four devil's kidneys and failed six times. In the end, he succeeded in weaving a magic garment. To be more precise, he had weaved a windbreaker and a pair of long pants. He had sufficient spiritual materials and would do better with a complete set.Although it was the first time he was weaving a garment, he required neither a pair of scissors, nor a sewing machine. He relied on the Incredible Sword Fingers and spiritual power of his left and right hand. Moreover, he knew his own body well. The final garment fitted himself well, the windbreaker reaching to just below his waist. If he allowed the hood to stand, it could act as a helmet. His long pants stretched down to his ankles and were just the right length, neither too loose nor too tight. Only that the design of this windbreaker and pants was rather simple. They looked no different from those bought from night markets.Ning Tao did not quite care, wearing them hap
In the imperial palace, tourists were thronging in crowds. The voices of tourist guides resounded in this ancient palace. The stories they told were a mixture of facts and fiction. Some could be verified by historical records; others were so spurious that even the involved parties would not guess them.Ning Tao had visited Beidu many times, and had also passed the entrance to the palace before. He never had time to visit the palace. This time, however, he had come because of a line in the letter the Howling Celestial Dog fetched him, "I am waiting for you at the imperial palace. There's something I need to talk to you about. You must come alone."Although the letter writer did not identify himself, Ning Tao could smell a faint sea stench from the letter. He suddenly thought of a missing person: Hai Dongfang. He could not ascertain whether it was him simply from the stench, but he did not wish to forgo even a glimmer of hope. The fact was, perhaps only Hai D
They had walked such a distance and Ning Tao had heard so much nonsense. The only thing he wanted was an answer— who killed Liu Shiba and Reverend Qingsong?Hai Dongfang was silent for a while before saying, "Before I speak, I want to know why you were in the Immortal's Tomb with Zeng Xunlong."Ning Tao's thoughts stalled for a moment before he spoke. "Why ask me this?"Hai Dongfang said, "You want to know who killed Liu Shiba and Reverend Qingsong. I want to know what your encounter in the Immortal's Tomb was. You tell me what I would like to know, and I do the same for you. Isn't this transaction very fair?"Ning Tao smiled. "I might as well let you know. I went to Holy Mountain in the western province to find clues about the elixir prescription of the Ancestor-seeking Elixir. I didn't expect to meet Zeng Xunlong and his men at their camp. My dog bit his and we had a confrontation. He wanted to kill me. I realized he was armed wi
A greenish fire suddenly surged up from underground. It was a ghost fire ignited by demon power. Although not of the same degree as the ghost fire sprayed by the Soul-devouring Urn, every mortal who came into contact with it would be incinerated!This ghost fire had come too suddenly. Ning Tao was just standing in the center of this ghost fire. No matter where he dodge, he would be scorched by its flames.In fact, he had indeed been burned. That ghost fire flickered out from underground and spread to the entire dungeon except for that cell. Ning Tao could not dodge. In an instant, he had been engulfed by the fire.There was a hidden formation in this underground chamber!"Hahaha..." Hai Dongfang gave a series of bizarre laughs. His laughter sounded like a pervert's. "I spent a century perfecting this ghost fire formation. Three highly-skilled practitioners tried to kill me and perished in this fire. You are the fourth and weakest o
The next day, Bai Jing and Qing Zhui had returned.Ning Tao rode on his electric motorbike to fetch them at the airport. Once they met, Qing Zhui ran up to him and crashed into his embrace, completely ignoring how many people could have been watching.Ning Tao hugged her tightly. He also missed her very dearly, as if it had been a long time since they parted.There were no words exchanged between the two. Their yearning and affection for each other were expressed and conveyed to each other through their bodies. The feeling was very comfortable and natural.The two did not part for another minute. Many people around them were casting strange gazes.Bai Jing coughed and said, "Stop hugging. You can continue at home."Ning Tao then released Qing Zhui. "Let's go home."Qing Zhui nodded. "Okay."Bai Jing spread her arms open and stared at Ning Tao.Ning Tao reached over to
Zhang Chengdong, the imperial Qing physician, carried with him a large bag. Zhang Chengdong was a clever man. Even though he had asked for Ning Tao's help to refine elixirs, he had only brought a few spiritual materials. Once Ning Tao refined the elixir he needed, there would be nothing left.However, Ning Tao did not care about his few spiritual materials. Zhang Chengdong had helped him to locate the Iron Plantain, which was already enough of a "payment" for him."Where's the elixir prescription?" Ning Tao asked.In the living room, Zhang Chengdong looked at the five demons and a dog in the room, seemingly wanting to say something, but he did not.Ning Tao said, "They're all my family. Even the dog is mine too. You don't have to worry about anything."Zhang Chengdong smiled wryly. "Indeed. Even if I told you alone, you'd tell them about it eventually. All right, let me give you the prescription."He passe
When it was gradually getting bright in the eastern horizon, an electric motorbike was entering Sudan's border from Egypt. A male driver and two female passengers were seated so tightly together, making it seem like they were riding in a maglev car instead of an electric bike.Just within a night, Ning Tao rode on the God's Will electric motorbike with Qing Zhui and Jiang Hao through Egypt and arrived here."Bump, bump, bump..."As they could not pass the checkpoints on the border routes, Ning Tao could only travel through the wilderness to avoid the checkpoints, so a bumpy journey was inevitable. The God's Will electric motorbike trembled violently, and so did Qing Zhui and Jiang Hao behind.Jiang Hao was initially supposed to sit behind Ning Tao but was worried that she would lose control of her demon powers and freeze Ning Tao along with the bike, and they would crash, so she gave up the seat in the middle to Qing Zhui. Her shak