Liu Qinghui left Jinchang Island with a slightly unnatural posture.
On the flying boat, her expression was blank.
At this moment, the half Jade Pendant flew out, and an aged voice anxiously said, "Why did you tell that kid about the matter on Nan Hua Island! What if he discovers that cave dwelling! It took me so much effort to find this place! If that kid discovers it, won't you have made wedding clothes for him for nothing! You should know very well that you are not his match right now!"
Liu Qinghui calmly replied, "I personally went to Nan Hua Island before. With my own strength, I couldn't deal with that swarm of Blood Poison Bees. If I asked the family for help, in front of the Foundation Establishment elders of the family, that cave dwelling would likely be discovered. Therefore, cooperating with Ning Fa is the best choice."
The aged voice still angrily said, "Then couldn't you have honestly waited until after Foundation Establishment before going!"
Liu Qinghui replied, "I'm afraid that delaying will lead to unforeseen changes! And I don't want to wait that long."
The aged voice paused, then said helplessly, "Then let's pray that kid doesn't find it... Although he's not weak, he's only a Qi Refining Cultivator after all. With his divine sense strength, he shouldn't be able to discover it."
As if thinking of something, the aged voice suddenly changed the subject, "I think you and that Ning kid are quite a good match. Your alchemy talents are both good, and you both have extraordinary aptitudes. Your dual cultivation with him would also be extremely effective. Why not become Dao companions? This way, you can sincerely help each other, and it will make your cultivation path much easier."
Liu Qinghui's eyes flickered, but she replied without hesitation, "No! I only believe in myself!"
Soon, the investigation into the Liu Family's smuggling ended.
Ning Fa had already received the authority to act freely from the First Elder Ning Zhongyuan beforehand.
He announced the repossession of the ownership of the Liu Family's Fire Sun Stone mine and Shihua Wood forest. The Liu Family could continue to mine them.
However, seventy percent of the harvested resources had to be handed over to the Ning Family.
This matter was concluded, and there were no further punishments for the Liu Family.
No further investigation was carried out into other branches of the Ning Family involved in this matter.
This made many people breathe a sigh of relief.
They thought Ning Fa wasn't trying to crack down on smuggling, but purely wanted to deal with the Liu Family.
After all, in their opinion, the punishment the Liu Family received was already shocking enough.
Their families' income would definitely decrease significantly in the future.
Those who were relieved naturally included the Yuan Chang Island branch where Ning Ruiming was located.
However, they did not know that Ning Fa had already set his sights on them.
Ning Fa had already secretly dispatched Ning Yuwen to secretly investigate and collect evidence.
Especially after he obtained some information from Liu Qinghui, he was even more eager to make a big move.
However, the Yuan Chang Island branch was very cautious and did not immediately act against the wind.
But Ning Fa was not in a hurry, as he still had an important task at hand.
That was to comprehend the Soul Quenching Pill.
Ning Fa had promised to refine this pill within three months.
Half a month later.
Jinchang Island, Blazing Wind Hall Headquarters.
In a quiet room.
Ning Fa sat cross-legged, forming a hand seal.
Strangely, his eyes were open, and in each eye, there was a crescent moon.
However, these two crescent moons were blurry, like reflections in water.
At the same time, Ning Fa was surrounded by silvery moonlight that rippled like water, making him appear as if he were underwater.
And within Ning Fa's sea of consciousness.
He seemed to be in a strange space.
The surroundings were pitch black, as if it were all nothingness.
Not far away, there was a giant silver crescent moon, which seemed to fill the entire space.
The next moment, this giant crescent moon dramatically collapsed, turning into countless fragments that scattered and fell.
Simultaneously, the silver crescent moons in Ning Fa's eyes also turned into numerous fragments in sync.
In the sea of consciousness.
Ning Fa frowned and first recalled everything quickly.
Then he flew to a pile of crescent moon fragments. Under the guidance of his divine sense, these fragments began to gather together.
Ning Fa then guided other crescent moon fragments and built upwards.
It was like building with blocks.
However, there were too many fragments of the crescent moon, and the process was not easy.
After an unknown amount of time.
After Ning Fa integrated another crescent moon fragment, this unformed crescent moon, which was already several feet in size, suddenly became unstable.
Immediately, countless silver rays of light burst out from within, and it completely collapsed.
The space also vanished.
Inside the quiet room, the anomaly in Ning Fa's eyes disappeared as well.
At this moment, he seemed to be in a peculiar state.
His eyes were still surrounded by a faint silver moonlight.
His entire being exuded an ethereal aura.
Ning Fa's expression was neither happy nor sad.
He immediately turned to the alchemy furnace beside him and began to practice Qi Condensation, forming hand seals.
A full five hours passed.
As the alchemy furnace opened, a burst of heat surged out, and a ball of auspicious light flew out from within.
Ning Fa beckoned with one hand, drawing the ball of light into his palm.
Within the auspicious light were two very special pills.
They were dark all over, and a blue current of air on their surface seemed to possess sentience, moving about.
A special divine soul fluctuation emanated from them.
Touching them made one feel a surge of mental refreshment.
Ning Fa examined the two pills carefully, his eyes filled with wonder.
He said joyfully, "This special divine soul aura, it should be the true Soul Quenching Pill, right?"
After thinking for a moment, he simply put one of the pills into his mouth.
Immediately, a peculiar warm current spread from the pill.
The sensation was as if his divine soul was soaking in a hot spring, so comfortable that Ning Fa cried out.
His divine soul power began to grow bit by bit.
Ning Fa quickly began cultivating according to the Moon God Art's methods.
Another day passed.
Ning Fa opened his eyes, and a bright light shot out from them, like electricity in an empty room.
Ning Fa was overjoyed.
After taking that Soul Quenching Pill and cultivating, it was equivalent to several months of arduous training.
The progress of the third layer of the Moon God Art had advanced significantly.
His divine soul power had also increased greatly.
Now, his divine sense range was about two hundred zhang.
This was already more than half the divine soul strength of an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
Ning Fa had no doubt that by the time he completely cultivated the third layer of the Moon God Art.
His divine soul strength would be comparable to that of a common Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
Perhaps even stronger.
Now, Ning Fa was basically certain that the Soul Quenching Pill he had taken earlier was indeed the true Soul Quenching Pill.
Recalling the refinement of this pill, Ning Fa couldn't help but sigh with relief.
He had originally thought that with the help of the Mysterious Scroll, even if this Soul Quenching Pill was a second-grade pill, he could refine it within three months.
The Master Liu that Wei Shiqin had found earlier likely had flaws in the refining process.
Or perhaps, just like the Jade Dragon Pill, the pill prescription for the Soul Quenching Pill that Wei Shiqin obtained had problems.
But with the scroll, these were not issues.
Who would have thought the process would be so unexpected?
A month after he dealt with the Huang Family's affairs, he had refined this pill.
However, the effect was very poor.