"No!"
Several cultivators from the Chang Kong Alliance turned pale with shock, completely taken aback by the sudden turn of events.
Although the long-browed cultivator's expression also changed drastically, he stopped the others.
"Don't panic, Shaoyang isn't that easy to defeat!"
At this moment, a bronze coin suddenly appeared in front of Shi Shaoyang. It spun rapidly, blocking the Cloud-Breaking Spear.
Although it exploded into fragments after half a breath.
Shi Shaoyang's body flashed with blood-red light, and like a swimming fish, he flickered and appeared several dozen feet to his right.
His face was now covered in blood, giving his originally handsome features a somewhat eerie appearance.
Boundless rage surged in his eyes.
He extended his right hand, and the long sword, now stained blood-red, appeared in his grasp.
Bloody lotuses materialized around him, only to vanish into nothingness.
The aura emanating from him was significantly more potent than before.
Ning Fa frowned.
The aura radiating from Shi Shaoyang made him extremely uncomfortable, and it posed a considerable threat.
This made him inwardly vigilant.
It was clear that Shi Shaoyang was using some kind of life-risking secret technique.
At this moment, the long-browed cultivator from the Chang Kong Alliance's expression changed dramatically.
He didn't even bother with the fact that the two were in the midst of a duel, rushing to Shi Shaoyang's side and anxiously saying, "Shaoyang! You only used this secret technique not long ago, you absolutely cannot use it again now!"
Shi Shaoyang remained silent, but the blood-red aura around him grew heavier and began to become unstable.
A hint of pain flickered in his eyes.
Seeing this, the long-browed cultivator became even more anxious. He turned to Ning Fa and said quickly, "Fellow Daoist Ning! Let's call this duel a draw. If Shaoyang unleashes this secret technique, you definitely won't gain anything, and it will only result in mutual destruction!"
Ning Fa shrugged. "Whether it's a draw or not doesn't matter, but are you still going to obstruct our Ning Family's pursuit of the traitor today?"
Shi Shaoyang's face contorted with anger, and just as he was about to speak, a wave of blood-red light pulsed through his body.
The long-browed cultivator quickly took out a pill and placed it in his mouth.
Then, he glanced at the Huang Family members, whose faces had also changed dramatically. After a slight hesitation, he decisively stated, "Our Chang Kong Alliance will not get involved in today's matter."
With that, he called out, and along with two other Chang Kong Alliance cultivators, they directly helped Shi Shaoyang away.
In just a few breaths, the Chang Kong Alliance group had already flown away on a flying boat.
Ning Fa watched them leave, ultimately abandoning the idea of making a move.
The Chang Kong Alliance behind them was one factor, and the other was that the secret technique Shi Shaoyang had displayed at the end was clearly no trivial matter.
It posed a significant threat to him, and he didn't want to take the risk.
In any case, as long as the strategic objective was achieved, that was enough.
At this moment, the gazes of everyone present towards Ning Fa had completely changed.
This included even the Ning Family cultivators.
After all, a person's reputation precedes them, and Shi Shaoyang had gained considerable fame in recent years, a fact even the Ning Family had heard of.
The Ning Family cultivators present had not held much confidence in Ning Fa earlier.
Even Ning Yuwen and the others had secretly gathered their spiritual power, ready to provide aid at any moment.
They never expected that Ning Fa would actually manage to fight Shi Shaoyang to a draw.
In fact, strictly speaking, Ning Fa had the upper hand by half a move.
After all, Shi Shaoyang had been pushed to the point of using a life-risking secret technique, while Ning Fa still appeared to have energy to spare.
The members of Blazing Wind Hall were now completely convinced of Ning Fa's abilities and were excited to be assigned under his command.
And the young Ning Daozhen's eyes were wide open, clearly astonished by the incredible strength Ning Fa had displayed.
A strange glint flashed in his eyes before he lowered his head.
Meanwhile, the three from the Meng Family in the distance looked at Ning Fa with stunned expressions.
Meng Ruoqi, in particular.
She had personally witnessed Shi Shaoyang's strength.
In fact, the reason she had stayed at the Huang Family's residence for so long this time, besides obtaining the top-grade Blood Fang Rice, was also to foster a good relationship with Shi Shaoyang.
After all, the Meng Family was in turbulent times, while the Chang Kong Alliance was flourishing.
Maintaining a good relationship with Shi Shaoyang and the Chang Kong Alliance behind him would be very beneficial for their Meng Family.
However, she never expected that Shi Shaoyang would practically be defeated by Ning Fa.
Looking at the handsome, domineering, and powerful Ning Fa, a captivating brilliance flickered in her starry eyes.
The Huang family members, meanwhile, were ashen-faced.
With Shi Shaoyang gone, who among them could stand against Ning Fa?
Ning Fa looked at the Huang family members, a half-smile playing on his lips.
The Cloud-Breaking Spear in the air turned its tip, beginning to point at the Huang family members.
The Blazing Wind Hall members behind him also took out their magic artifacts one after another.
For a moment, magic artifacts of various colors shone, almost all of them at least High-grade Magic Artifacts.
There were even several Top-grade Magic Artifacts.
This was the powerful foundation of a family.
Huang Shuheng's face changed drastically. He suddenly looked at Meng Ruoqi, as if grasping at a life-saving straw.
He said anxiously, "Fairy Meng, as long as you are willing to help, we will give you sixty percent of this batch of Blood Fang Rice from our Huang family! Even seventy percent, eighty percent is fine!"
Meng Ruoqi, however, gently shook her head and said with a hint of apology, "Patriarch Huang, I'm sorry. Although our Meng family wants the Blood Fang Rice, we also don't want to make an enemy of the Ning family because of it."
Ning Fa smiled.
Although he had only met this Thousand Wave Lake's Number One Beauty a few times, with his extensive experience with women, he had a general understanding of her personality.
This woman was very intelligent and knew how to leverage her advantages.
She had previously begged Wei Shiqin to take her to find him to refine the Jade Dragon Pill.
In Ning Fa's estimation, the woman's true intention was likely to deepen her relationship with him, with the pill refining being secondary.
She was definitely the type of person who was very rational and saw relationships in terms of clear benefits.
She was not a mere pretty face, nor was she naive or a saint.
She would certainly not do something foolish like acting heroically without considering the situation.
Hearing Meng Ruoqi's direct refusal, Huang Shuheng's face turned completely gray.
Ning Fa glanced at the sky and then said calmly, "Seeing your family's resistance, it seems very likely you have colluded with that rebellious member of our Ning family. According to our Ning family's laws, those who offend our Ning family will be punished no matter how far away they are. In that case, don't blame me for being impolite."
With that, Ning Fa's magical power surged, and an extremely powerful aura emanated from him.
The Cloud-Breaking Spear in the air trembled rapidly, and countless fine electric arcs splashed, as if it were about to strike at any moment.
Huang Shuheng's body trembled violently. He felt that he had been firmly locked onto by the spear and had no chance to escape.
Having just witnessed the spear's power, he had no doubt that he would be directly pierced by it.
His back was instantly soaked with cold sweat. He cried out in panic, "Sir, stop! We can talk about anything! Anything at all!"
As soon as he spoke, the intense feeling of danger that had been pressing down on him eased, but the spear still aimed at him.
Huang Shuheng swallowed hard and quickly said, "Sir, please calm your anger. It is our Huang family's fault. We will immediately resume the original thirty percent supply of Blood Fang Rice and will also make up for the deficit!"
The Huang family members beside him, while feeling wronged, also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If a fight had truly broken out, their Huang family would have suffered many casualties.
And they likely wouldn't have won.
So, it was best to negotiate.
Ning Fa smiled, and the Blazing Wind Hall members behind him also smiled.
But their smiles were all mocking.