Chapter 16
The Body Sect, Poison Undying
Wang Yan was speechless at the boy's explanation, completely baffled as to what the Ning family uncle and nephew were up to.
However, Ning Fan is right. Not becoming an apprentice or joining Shrek Academy's inner court now will not affect the fact that Shrek Academy's teachers are teaching at the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School. This was agreed upon beforehand.
These past few days, the Shrek teachers have continued to teach their classes as usual, teaching whatever they were supposed to teach.
It's nothing more than the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School having an extra slovenly drunkard, and they have to feed and care for this old man.
After undergoing more than ten baptisms of the icy medicinal liquid, Ning Fan clearly felt that his physical strength had increased significantly. With the previous experience, he could now swing the forging hammer without breaking the skin on his palms.
In his spare time, he would still go to Fan Yu to learn about soul tools. In the evening, he would practice the Great Fireball Technique in front of the moat outside the city. He would take a medicinal bath at night. He lived a very fulfilling life.
Xuanzi observes this little guy every day, trying to figure out which of Ning Fan's martial souls to attach a soul ring to first. This question is really giving him a headache.
One is a top-tier support item, and it has already mutated, making it highly likely to come with an offensive Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
The other is the Sharingan, which possesses the ability to awaken and evolve, and whose martial soul quality may surpass the ultimate original martial soul.
In order to figure out the secret of the evolution of the original spirit as soon as possible, Elder Xuan tacitly allowed Ning Yunqing to continue to issue official documents to search for powerful spirit masters with original spirits from all over the world to cooperate with him. As an honored guest of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, he has made no progress after so many days.
After all, the number of Soul Masters who possess their own Martial Soul is still far too small.
Powerful spirit masters are extremely rare in this world!
However, given the financial resources of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School and the talent Ning Fan displayed, Elder Xuan also proposed a bold plan, namely the so-called "One Ring for a Thousand Years".
Elder Xuan remembered that one of the four-ring spirit masters he had taught had all four spirit rings that were at the thousand-year level.
Therefore, it can be inferred that the lifespan of the spirit rings carried by a spirit master with a physical spirit is significantly longer than that of a normal spirit master.
Although Ning Fan doesn't have any spirit rings attached to him now, his current spirit power reserves are probably already above level fifteen.
According to conventional theory, a level 10 Soul Master can withstand the first Soul Ring for 423 years.
Of course, this was the limit of the physical fitness of Soul Masters ten thousand years ago. In modern times, many scholars have proposed higher lifespan theories based on physical surveys of modern Soul Masters.
With level 10 soul power, one can withstand a soul ring of up to 657 years.
However, even after six hundred years, Ning Fan has far surpassed that threshold.
Xuanzi's idea was simple: no matter which martial soul he attached a soul ring to first, he had to make sure the child got a soul ring that lasted about a thousand years! Even if it took a year or two to break through to the next ring.
Anyway, the child is still young, so adding a spirit ring later won't affect his future cultivation speed too much.
Only in this way can Ning Fan's physique be completely changed, enabling him to adapt to the mutated Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
Perhaps, this child will become the first "support-type battle spirit master" on the mainland in the future!
This plan also perfectly aligned with Ning Yunqing's vision for the future of the sect, and Ning Fan did not object.
After establishing this charter, the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School began its journey of procuring treasures from all over the country in the past few days.
Despite the blockade imposed by the Star Luo Empire, they managed to acquire Xuan Shui Pills, Ling Miao Pills, and even whale glue of millennia and ten thousand years quality... In just two days, Ning Fan has spent no less than ten million gold coins on himself!
However, as long as it's worth the money and achieves the desired outcome, Ning Yunqing is willing to spend any amount of money...
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That evening, in a small courtyard of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, a young man with long, platinum-gold hair brought in a few stones.
Half a month has passed, and Ning Fan, who has gained a good understanding of soul tools, is very quick and efficient, and soon sets up an oven.
Cumin, salt, pepper, and some vegetable oil... a series of barbecue ingredients are neatly arranged to the side.
Whale glue, to put it simply, is a large, sticky mass of fat and fatty tissue.
Ning Fan simply couldn't stand the disgusting feeling of the sect elders heating up the stuff and forcing it into his mouth.
After swallowing a piece of the most precious ten-thousand-year whale glue, even though his body could withstand a spirit ring age of over eight hundred years, he still vomited for a whole afternoon!
Then Ning Fan didn't eat anything properly for two days in a row!
Therefore, after finishing all his classes that day, he decided to cook the fatty meat-like substance himself.
At least add some seasoning, and it won't taste so bad.
The previous practice of preparing body-tempering elixirs and learning how to forge metal with soul tools had completely opened up Ning Fan's hands-on abilities. Before long, the glowing red charcoal under the shelf brought out a burst of intense heat.
With a sizzling sound, the golden-brown, translucent whale gelatin on the grill quickly emitted a faint aroma that drifted in the breeze.
Anyone who has watched Naruto knows that the Sharingan's power is enough to penetrate clothes and skin, and see clearly the meridians and blood vessels hidden beneath the flesh, making it no less powerful than Huo Qubing's mental detection.
Now, Ning Fan uses this power to observe the ripeness of each piece of fatty meat, making controlling the cooking time a piece of cake.
"Wow, it smells so good..."
Just as the boy awkwardly sprinkled a handful of salt and cumin onto the whale glue, a drunken figure quietly appeared behind him.
"Hey, Xiao Fanzi, you're really something! I just heard from Fan Yu that you learned how to use soul tools from him, and now you can even make barbecue? Just how motivated are you?"
Old Xuan took a swig of wine, then, like a child, licked his fingers and stared longingly at the golden-brown whale gelatin on the barbecue grill.
"Tsk... Xiao Fanzi, do you think that making this whale glue like this... might trigger some potential toxins?"
Upon hearing this, the boy, whose head was covered in sweat from the charcoal fire, almost burst out laughing.
At this moment, Xuanzi was just a gluttonous child, using nonsense to coax himself, a six-year-old.
Just say you want to eat it!
"Hmm...that's right! Elder Xuan, everyone says you're quite skilled. Why don't you give it a try for me first?"
Ning Fan frowned slightly, adopting a cautious demeanor, and did not directly refute Elder Xuan's face, thus preserving his public image.
As soon as the boy finished speaking, Xuanzi grabbed a piece of soft, roasted whale jelly and eagerly stuffed it into his mouth.
After being carefully roasted, the original sticky texture of the whale gelatin improved slightly, and it now tasted like a soft and mushy sea cucumber.
One bite, and the aroma of cumin powder lingers, leaving a delightful aftertaste.
"Hmm...hmm, not bad, not bad at all. It's definitely much better than the normal way of eating it. Adding some pepper would probably make it even tastier...oh wait, it should be that it's not poisonous! We can eat it without worry!"
Xuanzi quickly ate until her mouth was greasy and her face was full of happiness.
Just as he was about to shamelessly ask Ning Fan for another piece of whale glue seasoned with pepper, a somewhat eerie voice rang out.
"Xuanzi, have you no shame? Come here right now!"
At first glance, the voice seemed fine, but once it echoed in my mind, it had a booming quality and was full of energy.
Moreover, this voice directly enveloped the entire Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School and even the entire Nine Treasure City, like a thunderclap appearing in everyone's mind.
These few simple words evoked a sense of impending doom in everyone's hearts.
Ning Fan was startled by the sound, and Elder Xuan, who was still licking his fingers and enjoying the barbecue seasoning, suddenly froze.
"Xiao Fanzi, hide! Hide as far away as possible!"
Elder Xuan hurriedly wiped his fingers on his clothes, turned around and transformed into a stream of light, rushing towards the direction from which the sound came, which was the front gate of Nine Treasures City.
"Poisonous Old Monster, is that you?"
As he flew at top speed, a bright yellow beam shot into the sky from Elder Xuan's body, instantly transforming into an unparalleled aura. In the blink of an eye, he appeared outside the city gate.
In an instant, intense fluctuations of soul power swept through the entire Nine Treasures City, and many ordinary people on the bustling streets even fainted on the spot.
Inside the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Tian, who was joking and playing with Wu Feng, also stumbled and almost fell. Fortunately, a fair hand held her firmly.
At the same time, two figures, one in black and one in white, soared into the sky from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School's architectural complex.
Sensing the same powerful force, the two reclusive sect-protecting Douluos reacted immediately.
However, as if they had planned it beforehand, the two figures, one in black and one in white, stood steadily on the city wall, and the two Guardian Douluo did not intend to intervene.
At the same time, upon realizing that the owner of the voice was no ordinary person, countless sect elders of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School activated their martial souls and rushed towards the city gate.
Wu Feng swallowed hard, looking at the scene of countless powerful figures rushing out and the sect on high alert, she was a little frightened.
At this moment, the entire Nine Treasures City seemed to be oppressed, even the sky seemed to be heavy.
"Dad, what is this...?"
Ning Tian, who had finally managed to regain his balance, was quite surprised, and fear was already showing in his eyes.
The one who pulled her back was naturally her father, Ning Yunqing. However, at this moment, Sect Master Ning did not show any tension on his face; instead, he had a faint smile on his face.
"Don't be afraid, it's just that the snipe and the clam are going to fight."
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