Chapter 130: Han Hai City
During the days of rest, Ning Bei also reorganized the resources he currently had.
The divine soul ring he had received, he decided not to attach it to the Dan Tower for now; it was far more prudent to reserve it for his Snow Woman Martial Soul.
This was because the second martial soul's properties were too singular, and finding suitable high-aged soul beasts to match was incredibly difficult. Even if the Ice Emperor became his soul ring, he still wouldn't be able to gather nine soul rings. He wasn't about to settle for a ten-thousand-year Ice Attribute soul beast.
The Soul Spirit Method, which had already been initiated during the Snow Emperor's sacrifice to help shape his martial soul and condense his soul rings, had already established a similar contract. However, this contract was not like that of the peerless Tang Sect, which could allow a soul beast to regrow its physical body.
The basic content of the contract was Ning Bei's promise to give the soul beast freedom and eternal life once he became a god, while the Snow Emperor helped him form his second martial soul and condense his soul rings.
This method couldn't be widely applied for now. It would take time before he could truly research and develop a genuine Soul Spirit Method.
Next were the countless immortal herbs. After years of cultivation in the Dan Tower, the now-mature Qiluo Tulip and two Water Fairy Bone Herbs had all been distributed.
The Ghost Orchid and the Primordial Grass had also grown into individual plants, while there were two each of the Rare Mushroom Sky-Breaking Chrysanthemum and the Chicken-Crown Phoenix Sunflower. He planned to distribute these to a few of the younger generation within his sect.
Once he had finished preparing, Ning Bei didn't want to waste any more time. He called for Jian, Gu, and Ning Fengzhi, and the four of them directly headed to Han Hai City, a coastal city located at the southernmost edge of the Heaven Dou Empire.
The group flew all the way, and as they got closer to the coast, they could clearly feel the humidity in the air increasing.
Once they arrived at Han Hai City, they decided to rest for the night before heading out to sea.
The four didn't plan to take a ship, since three of them could fly. As for Ning Fengzhi, he only needed to bring Chen Xin along. The ship's speed was simply too slow.
The night passed uneventfully, and the next morning, the four of them headed straight to the beach.
Looking at the vast sea, Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but feel a sense of uncertainty.
"Bei'er, are you sure about this? This is like trying to find a needle in a haystack, right? And we're looking for a hundred-thousand-year soul beast."
Ning Bei smiled at Ning Fengzhi. Since he had already decided to come here, how could he not have made adequate preparations?
With similar expressions from the others, Ning Bei summoned the Dan Tower.
With a flash of light, Da Ming appeared before them.
"Da Ming, this time we need to find two suitable hundred-thousand-year soul beasts. It's going to be hard work, but we'll need your help."
Da Ming understood their intentions and casually waved his hand, not caring at all. He had enjoyed so many benefits from staying in the Dan Tower that doing this small task was nothing.
He then transformed into his true form and dove into the sea.
Ning Fengzhi and the others finally understood Ning Bei's plan, and all of them gave him a thumbs up. "You really are a genius."
After a bit of humble chatter, Ning Bei summoned Yao Yao and performed the Three-Room Two-Hall Technique on the beach.
While the group roasted some food, they waited for news from Da Ming.
Just as they were preparing to eat, the Dan Tower moved again.
Ning Bei shook his head in exasperation. "You can't go one meal without getting involved."
He flipped his right hand and released Qiu´er, who immediately ran to the barbecue grill.
"You didn't call me for the good food, you bad guy."
Ning Fengzhi stared in awe at the stunning, graceful woman in front of him.
"Bei'er, who is this?"
Ning Bei tapped his head. He had forgotten to introduce Qiu´er earlier.
"This is Qiu´er, the golden little lion that transformed earlier."
The three of them nodded in understanding and then went to join in the barbecue feast. Even they couldn't resist the delicious aroma.
Ning Bei rolled his eyes, realizing that they had misunderstood.
Sure enough, they turned back to look at the empty grill, their faces full of confusion. "Where did all that food go? I didn't even get a chance to try it!"
There, they saw Qiu´er, resembling the Flame Spirit Princess, lying lazily on the ground, contentedly patting her slightly swollen belly.
After finishing her meal, Qiu´er looked at Ning Bei and let out a light "hmm."
She then walked over to Ning Bei, gently sniffing his body.
"Why do you have this strange, indescribable scent on you?"
Ning Bei, feeling awkward with her so close, quickly took a step back and looked at her.
"You must be talking about the Ice God's power on me."
"Ice God?"
Ning Bei nodded slightly. He thought to himself that, as expected of the Emperor-level divine beast, even the aura that Da Ming and the others couldn't sense, Qiu´er—who hadn't even reached five thousand years of cultivation—could detect.
After a moment of curiosity, Qiu´er lost interest, took Ning Bei's hand, and led him into the Three-Room Two-Hall. She pushed him onto the bed.
"I'm full now. Hold me while I take a nap."
"Ah?"
Ning Bei stood there dumbfounded, looking at Qiu´er in his arms, glancing nervously at Ning Fengzhi and the others outside the room.
The three of them noticed his glance and immediately turned their eyes away, acting as though nothing was happening.
"Ahem, Jian, Gu, should we go find a place to fish?"
"Yeah, let's go."
"Uncle Jian, Uncle Gu, wait for me!"
Seeing the three leave, Ning Bei sighed in relief, but he still felt a bit awkward. He quickly patted Qiu´er, who was already sleeping soundly in his arms.
But all he got in response was her soft snoring.
Ning Bei sighed helplessly. "This is torture."
The sun by the sea was very warm, and before he knew it, Ning Bei fell asleep.
It wasn't until the sun began to set that he was awakened by the returning trio.
"Bei'er, come out. Da Ming is back."
Hearing the call, Ning Bei quickly woke up, placing the still-sleeping Qiu´er back into the Dan Tower and stepping outside the grass hut.
"Did you find anything, Da Ming?"
"Yes, about four hundred kilometers southwest in the deep sea, there's a hundred-thousand-year Coral Spirit Turtle."
"Coral Spirit Turtle?"
The three of them looked at Da Ming in surprise, and he nodded in affirmation.
It wasn't that they hadn't heard of this soul beast. In fact, it was quite common, even in the central part of the continent. They frequently saw these creatures in Han Hai City.
The Coral Spirit Turtle was to the sea what the Soft Bone Rabbit was to the Star Dou Forest. It wasn't everywhere, but it was common enough to be seen frequently. However, it wasn't yet common enough to be considered a staple.
Not far from the beach, a ten-year-old Coral Spirit Turtle was basking in the sun.
As the group thought about the young ones back at home, they slowly regained their calm.
"If Xiao Wu can cultivate to a hundred-thousand years, why can't the Coral Spirit Turtle?"
"Father, do you have any ideas?"
After a moment of thought, Ning Fengzhi gave a definitive reply.
"Let's go with this turtle. If it can cultivate to a hundred-thousand years, it must have some unique qualities, just like Xiao Wu."
"Moreover, soul masters have absorbed soul rings from the Coral Spirit Turtle before. There's a high chance they'll gain a defensive soul skill, which should be a good fit for my Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."
Ning Bei thought about Ning Rongrong's ninth soul skill, Nine Treasure Invincible Light, and nodded. Since it was highly likely that it would be this soul skill, the type of soul beast didn't matter much as long as the age was sufficient.
Jian and Gu also nodded in agreement with Ning Fengzhi's opinion.
The group then decided to head toward the location Da Ming had pointed out.
(END CHAPTER)
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