Meanwhile.
After traveling for more than half a day, Ning Fa and Liu Qinghui finally arrived at Nan Hua Island, which was seven to eight thousand li away from the Ning Family.
The island appeared to be quite large, lush and green all over.
The island was filled with dense demonic energy, indicating the presence of many demonic beasts.
The two landed on the island from a secluded spot, wearing cloaks that could conceal their aura. They carefully avoided the low-level demonic beasts on their path.
Shortly after, they arrived in front of a mountain valley.
They happened to encounter a swarm of bees, like a blood-red cloud, dragging a wild boar as strong as an ox into the valley.
Ning Fa's powerful divine sense could easily see the grotesque appearance of these fist-sized, blood-red demonic insects, their long tail stings with a metallic sheen, and their fierce, bloodthirsty aura.
Ning Fa's expression immediately turned grim.
Although he had anticipated it, seeing it in person, he realized he had underestimated the formidable power of this swarm of Blood Poison Bees.
Liu Qinghui, however, said softly, "The nest of Golden Silk Silkworms and the hundred-year-old Crimson Rainbow Grass are inside the valley. As long as we deal with this swarm of Blood Poison Bees, we can obtain them."
Ning Fa's expression was solemn. Since they had come this far, he definitely wouldn't retreat easily for the sake of the Golden Silk Silkworms.
Fortunately, he had made preparations to deal with this swarm of Blood Poison Bees.
He said gravely, "We cannot fight this swarm of Blood Poison Bees head-on. I brought a set of [Minor Blazing Flame Array]. We will set up this array and then find a way to lure these Blood Poison Bees into it, using the power of the array to deal with them."
Liu Qinghui looked at him with pleasant surprise, smiling gently and nodding.
To avoid attracting the attention of the Blood Poison Bees, the two set up the array a hundred zhang away from the valley.
Afterward, Ning Fa personally went to the valley entrance to provoke the swarm of Blood Poison Bees.
At first, the swarm of Blood Poison Bees only flew twenty zhang out of the valley before returning, ignoring Ning Fa.
Later, Ning Fa simply killed a few of the Blood Poison Bees that were lagging behind.
This time, it was like poking a hornet's nest, and a large swarm of Blood Poison Bees began to chase Ning Fa desperately.
Fortunately, Ning Fa cultivated both his body and law, and also practiced the powerful escape technique known as Illusory Demon Steps, allowing him to evade the extremely fast Blood Poison Bees and lure them to the location where the array was set up.
When Ning Fa and the large swarm of Blood Poison Bees had both entered the area covered by the array, and Ning Fa began to cast a spell to temporarily stall the swarm.
Liu Qinghui, holding the array plate outside, narrowed her eyes, tightening her grip on the jade plate.
If she activated the array now, she might trap both Ning Fa and the swarm of Blood Poison Bees within it.
In that case, facing the frenzied Blood Poison Bees and this quasi-second-tier grand array, even Ning Fa, no matter how powerful, would likely die on the spot.
If that happened, she wouldn't have to worry about Ning Fa discovering the abandoned cave dwelling of the Golden Core cultivator in the valley.
This temptation was indeed great.
Her hand even began to emit light involuntarily, and she subconsciously wanted to activate the array plate.
But she hesitated and did not act.
Two breaths later.
Ning Fa unleashed dozens of Lightning Balls, forming a large net of lightning that ensnared the swarm of Blood Poison Bees, temporarily binding them.
He then flashed away, leaving the area covered by the grand array.
He looked at Liu Qinghui, a strange glint in his eyes, somewhat surprised.
He then shouted, "Quickly activate the array!"
Liu Qinghui seemed to snap back to reality and hurriedly activated the array.
Instantly, intense flames surged, engulfing an area of over ten zhang.
As if sensing danger, a small group of Blood Poison Bees suddenly burst with blood-red light, breaking free from the lightning net and flying out of the array in time.
By this time, the array had transformed into a sea of fire.
Ning Fa said quickly, "I'll deal with this group of flying Blood Poison Bees. You don't need to be distracted; focus on controlling the array to deal with the main force inside."
With that, he held his spear and quickly charged forward.
The great battle began.
A full hour later.
The continuous sounds of bombardment finally ceased. The area was a mess, filled with pits and scorched marks, as well as numerous corpses of Blood Poison Bees.
Even with Ning Fa's abundant spiritual power, his face was slightly pale.
This swarm of Blood Poison Bees was indeed extremely difficult to deal with. It was only because of him; if it were any other Qi Refining Cultivator, it would be difficult to eliminate them with such a low cost.
Ning Fa walked up to Liu Qinghui, who was also pale-faced, and asked with a strange expression, "You had a golden opportunity just now, why didn't you just trap me and those Blood Poison Bees together in the grand array?"
Liu Qinghui looked at him with slightly furrowed brows, "Were you testing me just now?"
Ning Fa's expression was calm, "Not at all. If you had really done that just now, perhaps I would be lying on the ground right now."
Liu Qinghui looked at him deeply, a chill running through her heart.
She stood up and said softly, "With these Blood Poison Bees gone, there should be no more danger in the valley. Without further ado, let's go in and take a look."
Ning Fa's eyes narrowed slightly as he watched her retreating figure.
He had indeed been testing Liu Qinghui just now.
He couldn't quite figure her out at the moment. Despite having shared the most intimate of relationships, she gave Ning Fa a sense of danger, keeping him perpetually wary of her.
Therefore, Ning Fa wanted to use this opportunity to test her.
If Liu Qinghui harbored any ill intentions, Ning Fa would show no mercy.
As it turned out, Liu Qinghui had passed his test, which surprised Ning Fa, though not entirely.
It was even possible that Liu Qinghui had seen through his test beforehand.
But regardless, they could continue to maintain their current relationship.
Ning Fa also started walking.
The valley wasn't large, only a few miles deep.
Ning Fa easily found the Golden Silk Silkworm nest within, with over thirty of them.
Although these demonic insects were at the mid-stage of the first tier, their strength wasn't significant, far less than that swarm of Blood Poison Bees.
Ning Fa subdued them with ease.
Ning Fa was prepared, using a spirit control restriction to turn them into his own spirit insects.
Ning Fa was overjoyed; his hard work had finally paid off.
Even though the silk from these Golden Silk Silkworms could only be effective during the body refinement stage for Qi Refining Cultivators, considering its effects, it was already incredibly precious.
It should alleviate the problem of weakened body refinement progress caused by the lack of Cloud Crystal Liquid, which prevented the refinement of Purple Origin Powder.
Liu Qinghui had also found what she was looking for.
Seven or eight deep red Spiritual Grasses, all with a hundred years of medicinal age.
There was even one that had reached two hundred years of medicinal age.
Liu Qinghui appeared extremely excited. After getting Ning Fa's consent, she kept the Crimson Rainbow Grass with two hundred years of medicinal age, and they divided the rest equally.
After a brief inspection and picking some other Spiritual Grasses, they prepared to leave.
However, Ning Fa suddenly stopped, looking back at the valley with a puzzled expression.
Liu Qinghui's heart skipped a beat, but she asked nonchalantly, "What's wrong? Did you find something else?"
Ning Fa didn't answer but instead activated his divine sense to its maximum, searching the valley again.
This was because he had suddenly felt a searing heat in his right arm.
The scroll had reacted.