Chapter 75 of 100

Chapter 75

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After three minutes, Ningning's delicate body gradually regained its warmth, and she slowly opened her eyes, waking up.

She was initially stunned, then suddenly pushed Yangdingtian's hand away, exclaiming, "Xiaotian, what are you doing? How can you let your own blood out?"

"Thank goodness, I finally managed to save you." Yangdingtian hugged Ximen Ningning with joy and surprise.

After being held for a while, Ningning gently broke free, took out a medicinal bead from her pocket, and gently rubbed it on the wound on Yangdingtian's wrist.

Immediately, the cut on Yangdingtian's wrist began to clot, and the bleeding stopped. Then, Ningning took out a fifth-grade Miaoling Pill from Yangdingtian's pocket and fed it to him.

Yangdingtian felt a warmth all over his body, and the internal injuries caused by the enemy gradually dissipated.

"Does it still hurt? Is there any other part of your body that feels uncomfortable?" Despite still being very weak, Ningning looked at Yangdingtian with concern and asked worriedly.

Yangdingtian shook his head and said, "I was terrified just now. What happened? When did they come?"

Ningning replied, "You entered the abandoned mine shaft for about an hour, and they came. You know I cultivate Xuan Qi very quickly, almost faster than anyone else, but my Xuan Qi has no offensive power. However, I learned a mental Xuan Skill. Although it cannot attack the opponent, it can immobilize them, making them unable to move."

Yangdingtian was taken aback; this Xuan Skill was indeed very powerful. Before he arrived, Ximen Ningning had faced four opponents alone, immobilizing all four of them for several hours.

"I immobilized them for over three hours. When you came, my Xuan Qi was almost completely depleted," Ningning said. "If you had come a little later, I would have been killed by them. But when I told you to run, why didn't you run? Each of them was much stronger than you."

"If you were in danger, how could I run? I would never run," Yangdingtian said. "How are you feeling now?"

"The cold poison has been completely expelled, and there are only some internal injuries left. After taking the Miaoling Pill and resting for a while, I'll be fine," Ningning said. "Your blood is really powerful; it directly suppressed and melted the cold poison in my body. However, if I hadn't used up my Xuan Qi earlier, this cold poison wouldn't have affected me."

Yangdingtian asked, "Ningning, do you think Qin Shaobai has already discovered our identities, so he sent people to kill us?"

"No," Ningning said. "If he had discovered our identities, he would have sent more powerful assassins, not just these four. He just sent people to kill us casually. Qin Hongmian was once his prey, and after he got tired of her, he discarded her. But a woman he doesn't want, no one else can touch. Today, when we were together, they thought Qin Hongmian had a new lover, so they sent people to kill us to satisfy his sick possessiveness."

"This person is truly extremely deranged," Yangdingtian said. "If he comes to Yunxiao City, he will bring great disaster."

Ningning said, "So, Xiaotian, you need to become strong quickly. Don't let Yunxiao City's foundation fall into the hands of such a beast. Well, let's not talk about this disgusting person. Xiaotian, what happened in the mine? Why did you come out so late, making me worry all the time? When the four of them surrounded me, I hoped you would come out, but I also hoped you wouldn't."

"A lot happened in the mine..."

Immediately, Yangdingtian recounted everything that happened inside, including the ten-thousand-year-old Blood Black Gold vein, the Abyss Lord, Zhao Wujie's death, and finally encountering the Fire Demon Earth Dragon.

"Is there really a ten-thousand-year-old Blood Black Gold? That is a treasure of the heavens and earth," Ningning said in surprise. Then she looked at Yangdingtian with her beautiful eyes and said, "But why did you tell me this secret? You should know that these ten-thousand-year-old Blood Black Gold veins would make the whole world go crazy. Any sect would want to get them, and you shouldn't have told me."

Yangdingtian looked at her and said, "If I can't trust the people closest to me, what's the point of any treasure of the heavens and earth?"

Ningning's face turned red, and her expression became gentle.

Then, the two of them were immersed in a wonderful atmosphere, silent and speechless.

A few minutes later, Yangdingtian broke the silence and said, "Ningning, is what Zhao Wujie said true? Is there really a Night Owl sealed deep in the dungeons of the Terror Manor?"

"I don't know," Ningning shook her head. "No one has ever heard of a thousand-year-old Night Owl in the Terror Manor. However, anyone who catches a thousand-year-old Night Owl wouldn't say anything, as it would cause a frenzy. A thousand-year-old Night Owl is a top-grade demonic beast for a martial soul."

Ximen Ningning continued, "However, I have heard that the Zhao family lost many experts three hundred years ago. Their former castle was in the extreme south, a very comfortable and fertile area. Three hundred years ago, they moved the entire clan to the Black Volcano Range and built the Terror Manor there, where the environmental conditions are very harsh. Many people don't understand why. If it's because a thousand-year-old Night Owl is sealed there, it makes sense."

Hearing this, Yangdingtian thought that there might really be a Night Owl in the Terror Manor.

"Ningning, how much do you know about the Terror Manor?" Yangdingtian asked.

Ningning thought for a moment and said, "More than twenty years ago, the Terror Manor was a very powerful force, with a territory of three hundred miles and over a thousand warriors. They even had several battles with our Yunxiao City. The manor lord, Zhao Zhengyang, was just one step away from becoming a Grandmaster, and his eldest son, Zhao Wujie, was a martial arts genius who had a good chance of reaching the peak of a Grandmaster before the age of forty-five. The Qin family in the northwest was worried that the Terror Manor would rise under Zhao Wujie and threaten their dominance, so they supported the ambitious Zhao Wujie. They plotted to kill Zhao Zhengyang and Zhao Wujie, making Zhao Wujie the manor lord. After Zhao Wujie took power, his brothers, cousins, and uncles were all不服. Zhao Wujie ruthlessly eliminated all the opposition with the help of the Qin family in the northwest. As a result, Zhao Wujie solidified his position as the manor lord, but the manor's strength plummeted, transforming from a first-rate force on the western continent to a third or fourth-rate one, completely becoming a vassal of the Qin family in the northwest."

Yangdingtian asked, "What about Zhao Wujie's son?"

Ximen Ningning said, "His name is Zhao Mu, and he has outstanding martial arts talent, even surpassing his father. However, he is licentious and lecherous. Four years ago, while traveling, he encountered a beautiful woman and made lewd remarks, which resulted in him being severely injured by the woman, with yin energy lingering in his body, rendering his cultivation useless and making him a cripple. By the way, do you know who that woman is?"

Seeing Ningning's slightly teasing gaze, Yangdingtian's heart stirred, but he shook his head and said he didn't know.

"It's your fiancée, Dongfang Bingling," Ximen Ningning said with a smile.

"Dongfang Bingling?" Yangdingtian was surprised, not expecting that Dongfang Bingling was involved in this.

Ningning laughed, "Your fiancée is truly an extremely domineering person. After turning the Terror Manor's young lord into a cripple, the Qin family's leader had to take Zhao Wujie to the Great Wu Liang Mountain to apologize, and Zhao Wujie knelt at the entrance of the Yin-Yang Sect for three days and three nights."

Yangdingtian was speechless again. Although he had a sense of the supreme status of the Yin-Yang Sect, he hadn't truly experienced it. However, after coming to the western continent, he deeply felt the overbearing dominance of the Qin family in the northwest. Yet, even such a powerful Qin family was so respectful to the Yin-Yang Sect, showing the high status of the Yin-Yang Sect.

"Four years ago, Dongfang Bingling was only sixteen, yet she could turn Zhao Mu into a cripple. What was Zhao Mu's cultivation at that time?" Yangdingtian asked.

Ximen Ningning said, "It was the same as Ximen Yan's current level."

Yangdingtian took a deep breath. If Dongfang Bingling was that powerful four years ago, how powerful would she be now, five years later?

"Now you know how powerful your fiancée is, right?" Ximen Ningning smiled. "She is hailed as the greatest genius in four hundred years and the most promising to reach the peak of a Martial Saint."

However, thinking about Dongfang Bingling was too distant at the moment. The most important thing now was to obtain an electric-type demon core. Even if the Terror Manor had a Night Owl, a thousand-year-old Night Owl was too powerful. Moreover, even if the Terror Manor had become a third-rate force, it was still a dangerous place for Yangdingtian.

"Ningning, besides the Terror Manor, where else might there be an electric-type demon beast?" Yangdingtian asked.

Ximen Ningning shook her head and said, "Electric-type demon beasts are extremely rare. In this vast area, I am the most knowledgeable about demon beasts, but I don't know where there are any electric-type demon beasts. The most likely place to find an electric-type demon beast is in the deep sea, thousands of miles away. However, that place is not accessible to anyone but the most supreme experts, and it is much more dangerous than the Terror Manor."

"So, to obtain an electric-type demon core, we must take the risk and go to the Terror Manor?" Yangdingtian asked.

Ningning frowned and said, "Xiaotian, do you really need to obtain an electric-type demon core?"

"I must, and I must obtain it within four days. Otherwise, I will be expelled from Yunxiao City in five days," Yangdingtian said.

Ningning was at a loss. "Even if Zhao Wujie's words are true and there is a thousand-year-old Night Owl in the Terror Manor, it will be very difficult for us to obtain its demon core. Not to mention that the Terror Manor is a sinister and terrifying place, how would they hand over the Night Owl to us? Even if they did, a thousand-year-old Night Owl is a Grandmaster-level beast, and even a Grandmaster might not be able to kill it."

Indeed, this seemed like an impossible task.

"Of course, sister is just expressing her thoughts. The decision is yours," Ningning said softly. "No matter what you decide, sister will support you, and no matter how dangerous it is, sister will go with you."

Yangdingtian felt a warmth and tenderness in his heart and asked, "Ningning, how does the Terror Manor treat the Qin family?"

"They respect and fear them," Ximen Ningning said. "The Terror Manor is now a vassal and lackey of the Qin family in the northwest. Although Qin Hongmian is only a distant relative of the Qin family, the Terror Manor still dares not offend her."

Yangdingtian closed his eyes and thought for several minutes before opening them and taking a deep breath. "Go to the Terror Manor, even if it's a dragon's den or a tiger's lair, we must go!"

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