155: Chapter 155 Yu Jiawanqiu

"And what if I refuse?" Ning Yuan asked with a faint smile.

With just his Peak Soul Transformation stage cultivation, he wanted Ning Yuan to hand over a Spiritual Sense Cultivation Method? He was far from qualified!

Hearing this, the red-haired Old Man was slightly taken aback, wondering if he had misheard. Wasn't the situation clear enough?

With Ning Yuan and the others merely at the Nascent Soul Realm, facing a Soul Transformation Cultivator like himself, how dare they refuse? Or did they have another hidden card to play?

However, the temptation of a Spiritual Sense Cultivation Method was enough for him to take the gamble. He refused to believe Ning Yuan still had a trump card; perhaps he was just bluffing.

Having thought this, the red-haired Old Man grinned ferociously, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. "Refuse? I have plenty of ways to make you agree!"

"Then there's nothing more to say. Tao Yao, attack!"

As soon as the words fell, an overwhelming Aura enveloped the red-haired Old Man, rendering him completely immobile. A bead of cold sweat instantly appeared at his temple, and he felt as if he were plummeting into an abyss.

He had gambled wrong!

There was a Void Refining Cultivator hidden in the shadows!

The red-haired Old Man looked at Ning Yuan with disbelief. This person actually had two Void Refining guardians? What was his identity?

But now was not the time to ponder such things. A chilling killing intent was already upon him. He immediately reacted, his legs going weak as he knelt in mid-air, trembling, "Senior, spare me! Spare me! This Junior, Piao Sang, should not have been covetous. I am willing to offer all my possessions in exchange for my life!"

Ning Yuan said coldly, "If you die, your things will still be mine!"

Ning Yuan felt not the slightest ripple in his heart at Piao Sang's plea for mercy. Everyone must pay the price for their actions, and Ning Yuan was no exception!

Hearing these words, Piao Sang's heart trembled violently. Gritting his teeth, he said, "This Junior is willing to offer a strand of his Divine Soul, to be your slave for life. Would that be enough to spare me?"

Having a strand of one's Divine Soul controlled by another meant life and death were no longer in one's own hands. But to survive, Piao Sang had no choice. Even ants cling to life, let alone humans!

"An old geezer like you? I'd be embarrassed to have you as my slave!" Ning Yuan said with utter disdain. If it were a beauty, he might consider it, but for Piao Sang? Forget it. He continued, "I've let you live a few extra breaths; that's enough. You can go in peace now!"

"No... Ah!"

Piao Sang wanted to say more, but his words were cut off by a melodious and pleasant flute melody. He let out a scream, his eyes began to lose focus, and then blood gushed from his mouth and nose. All vitality left his body, and his corpse fell towards the sea.

Without even showing her face, using the sixth-grade magic treasure Tideborn Flute in conjunction with the "Soul Capturing Demonic Sound," Tao Yao had ended the life of a Peak Soul Transformation Cultivator so simply.

Even a Void Refining Cultivator would be involuntarily affected by an attack like Tao Yao's, which could decide the outcome of a battle, let alone a mere Soul Transformation Cultivator.

Ning Yuan instructed calmly, "Tao Yao, go assist the Refined Corpse in dealing with Zhang Yuan."

"Got it!" Tao Yao's enchanting, seductive voice reached Ning Yuan's ears, followed immediately by the sound of something tearing through the air as she shot towards the distance.

After seeing Tao Yao off, Ning Yuan turned to the Three Sisters. Pointing at the corpses floating on the sea, he ordered, "You three, go strip those bodies clean of all their belongings."

"No problem!" the three women said in unison. Then, with a swift movement, they dashed towards the sea surface and began looting with utmost efficiency.

"Ah... I refuse to accept this!"

Not long after, the melodious and beautiful flute melody sounded again, accompanied by deafening roars and Zhang Yuan's furious shouts. After about a dozen breaths, everything returned to silence.

Under the assault of two Void Refining Cultivators, even though Zhang Yuan had comprehended a Concept, he could not avoid defeat.

A Half-step Void Refining Cultivator with a Concept, fighting an ordinary Early Stage Void Refining Cultivator, could at most maintain an undefeated position—a stalemate where neither could overcome the other. But that was in a one-on-one situation. Facing two Void Refining Cultivators, Zhang Yuan was the perfect example of the outcome.

Of course, there were inevitably some Prodigies in the world capable of defeating opponents a major Realm above them, but such Prodigies were ultimately rare.

Swish! Swish!

Two figures instantly appeared before Ning Yuan. With a light flick of her jade hand, Tao Yao sent a storage ring flying towards Ning Yuan, who naturally did not stand on ceremony and caught it.

"Ding! host has obtained the fifth-grade Cultivation Technique 'Heart Sutra of Wind Mastery.' After a hundredfold reward, obtained the seventh-grade Cultivation Technique 'Divine Wind Scripture'!"

"Ding! host has obtained the fifth-grade magic treasure Black Wind Gourd. After a hundredfold reward, obtained the seventh-grade magic treasure Blood Fiend Gourd!"

"Ding! host has obtained the fifth-grade magic treasure Gentle Cloud Vial. After a hundredfold reward, obtained the seventh-grade magic treasure Purifying Heart Jade Vial!"

"Ding! host has obtained the fifth-grade Cultivation Technique..."

"Ding! host has obtained..."

"..."

The System's notification sounds chimed incessantly in his mind. Ning Yuan roughly understood that the rewards this time were extremely abundant. There were several seventh-grade magic treasures alone, several seventh-grade Cultivation Techniques, and even more fifth and sixth-grade rewards.

Zhang Yuan truly lived up to being a pirate; his wealth was substantial. But now, it all benefited Ning Yuan.

At this moment, the three women had also finished looting everything clean and returned before Ning Yuan, handing him three storage rings.

After taking them and checking briefly, Ning Yuan found they contained only ordinary goods and paid them no further mind. Storing them away, he took out a fifth-grade spirit boat, the Azure Sea Boat, preparing to leave this place.

"Who's there? Show yourself!"

Suddenly, Tao Yao coldly shouted. Immediately, she sent a burst of spiritual power shooting towards the high sky. With a bang, a graceful figure appeared in the air, coughing up blood, her face slightly pale. This was the result of Tao Yao holding back; otherwise, she wouldn't have survived.

This woman wore a light blue dress, had an exquisite doll-like face, snow-white and delicate skin, but an extremely tall and slender figure with captivating curves, creating a stark contrast with her youthful appearance.

"This humble girl, Yu Wanqiu, pays her respects to Senior and to Young Master! I have come because my adoptive father has important matters to discuss with you, Young Master. I humbly request that you accompany me!"

Seeing the situation, Yu Wanqiu, ignoring her injuries, hurriedly bowed and introduced her identity and purpose, fearing that speaking a moment too late might result in Tao Yao striking her dead.

Hearing her words, Ning Yuan was filled with confusion. He had just arrived in the Jinan Sea Domain and did not know her adoptive father. Yet now she claimed her adoptive father had matters to discuss with him? The whole situation seemed highly suspicious.

Tao Yao was even more alert. If not for Yu Wanqiu's mere Early Stage Soul Transformation cultivation posing little threat, she would have attacked already. She transmitted her voice quietly, "Ignore her? Or attack directly?"

As for having Ning Yuan follow Yu Wanqiu, that was impossible. Who knew what intentions Yu Wanqiu harbored?

"This is the meeting gift my adoptive father prepared for you, Young Master: three drops of ten thousand year stone milk!"

As if sensing the hostility from Ning Yuan and the others, Yu Wanqiu took out a small transparent vial containing three drops of milky-white liquid, extremely similar to the thousand-year stone milk Ning Yuan had seen before.

The efficacy of ten thousand year stone milk was even more powerful than thousand-year stone milk. It could rapidly increase the cultivation of Nascent Soul Cultivators and was even effective for Soul Transformation Cultivators. It was a rare and precious Cultivation treasure!