The enormous figure in the sky swooped down instantly, its body crackling with terrifying lightning.
Its primary target was Gu Mu.
"Disciple, run! I'll hold him off!" Xu Ning cried out in alarm, shoving Gu Mu aside with all his strength.
Gu Mu scread in terror, "No—Master—"
But it was too late. The giant jaws snapped shut, snatching Xu Ning up and carrying him into the air.
Thump.
A leg landed in front of Gu Mu, instantly disorienting him, leaving him frozen in place, staring in horror.
The figure then swooped down again, carrying the donkey away as well. Another leg landed in front of Gu Mu with another sickening thump.
The terrifying figure in the sky didn't reappear, leaving Gu Mu standing there, motionless for a long, long ti.
After what felt like an eternity, Gu Mu finally regained his senses. He walked step by step to the severed leg and knelt down with a heavy thud.
Boom—
A sudden clap of thunder echoed in the sky, and rain poured down in sheets.
Gu Mu roared to the sky, his voice raw with grief and rage, "Master—"
"Kunpeng clan, you killed my master! I, Gu Mu, will never forgive you—"
A few days later, in Bian Dong Village.
Xu Ning, dressed as a beggar, entered the village carrying a chipped bowl. He shook the bowl at everyone he t, his voice pitiful, "Please have rcy! Give sothing!"
But no one paid any attention to Xu Ning. They avoided him like the plague.
That day, an old woman passed by and, seeing his sorry state, stopped to help him up. "Child, where are your family mbers?"
Xu Ning sniffled, his voice trembling, "My family mbers were beaten to death."
As he said this, tears involuntarily stread down Xu Ning's face.
It seed his plan was going slightly off track, he thought. He had only intended to pretend to be a beggar for a while, waiting for so cultivators to pass through so he could legitimately attach himself to them and enter the Gu Chen Mountains.
If they didn't arrive after a while, he would simply move to another village and continue waiting.
He wasn't afraid of his cultivation collapsing. After all, he had a large amount of spiritual energy stored in his thatched hut, plus a huge pile of spirit stones.
If all else failed, he could activate the teleportation array and have Luo Xiu send more resources.
But who could have imagined that he would encounter such a genuinely kind person right away?
"Poor child. Co on, I'll take you ho. From now on, my ho is your ho," the woman said, seeing how pitiful Xu Ning was, and led him away.
And so, Xu Ning was taken in, given the alias Ye Yunhao.
Later, Xu Ning learned about the family's situation.
The woman's na was Liu Aorou. Besides her husband, Wang Dazhen, they had an eight-year-old daughter, Wang ngfei.
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Wang Dazhen and Wang ngfei were very happy to see Xu Ning and treated him extrely well from the start.
After much thought, Xu Ning decided it wouldn't be bad to stay. He had felt a genuine warmth of ho here, and staying to experience it for a while wouldn't hurt.
That night, after returning to his room, Xu Ning asked the thatched hut, "Can I replace you with a regular hut for now? To avoid suspicion."
The thatched hut replied, "You can put in your spatial storage first. When you need , you can retrieve and then release elsewhere. It won't arouse suspicion."
Xu Ning thought it was feasible and made the switch.
After the replacent, Xu Ning could still cultivate at night inside the stored thatched hut without any delay.
However, after living there for a while, Xu Ning discovered that Wang Dazhen's family was actually quite ostracized in the village. The reason? They didn't have a son.
This reminded Xu Ning of his own past with Zhao Datou, and he felt a pang of sadness.
Xu Ning hadn't really taken the villagers' attitude to heart. As long as his new family treated him well, it wasn't a big deal.
However, because of the village's ostracism, Wang Dazhen and Liu Aorou specifically comforted Xu Ning during dinner one night, telling him not to worry about what others said and to just focus on their own family and life together.
Xu Ning was genuinely touched. He hadn't experienced this kind of unconditional warmth in a very long ti.
Having transmigrated for over two hundred years, Xu Ning's heart had beco almost numb to such things. This ti, that long-lost feeling of familial affection was awakened once more.
This wasn't a bad thing for Xu Ning. It would help purify his once cold and ruthless heart, honed by centuries of survival.
So, in the following days, Xu Ning diligently helped with the farm work, and the family's life improved steadily.
A year later, Xu Ning brought ho a calf—of course, it was Tie Dan in disguise! He lied and said he had bought it from a passing trader.
The whole family was overjoyed to see the calf, gathering around to look at it, touching it repeatedly, completely enamored with their new addition.
Seeing the genuine smiles on his family's faces, Xu Ning couldn't help but smile too.
It had been a long ti since he'd smiled so genuinely, without any calculation behind it.
Later, Xu Ning learned carpentry, adding another source of inco to the family. Life got better and better.
Sotis Xu Ning thought, Maybe I shouldn't go back to the cultivation world. Staying here, living a simple life and growing old with them, would be fine too.
That night, Xu Ning suddenly sensed fluctuations of spiritual energy outside.
Alert, Xu Ning got out of bed and stood by the window, carefully extending his senses.
Having cultivated the Nine Forms of Divine Inquiry for so long, Xu Ning's divine sense had beco terrifyingly powerful, comparable to an ordinary Foundation Establishnt cultivator.
Sensing carefully, Xu Ning discovered two waves of spiritual energy approaching from a great distance, moving very fast.
One was a Qi Refining cultivator at the tenth level, and the other was a Blood Refining eleventh level demonic cultivator.
If they were just passing through, Xu Ning wouldn't interfere. But if they lingered and threatened his family, Xu Ning wouldn't hesitate to take action.
Knock knock—
Just as Xu Ning was focusing on that area, there was a sudden knock on his door.
While keeping an eye on the situation with his divine sense, Xu Ning walked over and opened the door.
There stood little Wang ngfei, holding a bowl. "Brother, Mom said you worked hard today, so she made so porridge and asked to bring it over."
Xu Ning smiled gently. "Little sister, I'm not hungry. You eat it."
Wang ngfei stubbornly shook her head. "Brother, you have to eat it!"
Xu Ning had no choice but to take it, drink it in a few gulps, and then reached out to pat Wang ngfei's head. "Alright, little Wang ngfei, it's ti to go to sleep now."
Wang ngfei's face was full of enjoynt at the affectionate gesture. "Okay, brother!"
After saying that, she turned around and skipped happily away.
After Xu Ning closed the door, his expression grew serious. The two cultivators had already arrived nearby.
Moreover, with his enhanced senses, Xu Ning could hear their conversation clearly.
"Qi Tianyi, are you stupid? Why do you keep chasing ? Did I kill your whole family?" This voice was clearly that of the demonic cultivator.
Then, Xu Ning heard the other voice, filled with righteous fury. "Shi Xiujie, you killed more than a dozen people from my sect. Today, you must die!"
"Hahahaha, what business is it of yours if I kill them? Is it worth chasing all the way to the mortal realm for them?" The demonic cultivator's voice was very arrogant.
At this mont, Qi Tianyi spoke again, his voice cold. "Those were my fellow disciples. Prepare to die."
Shi Xiujie sneered. "I, Shi Xiujie, have dominated the cultivation world for fifty years. Do you really think I'm afraid of you? Today I'll show you my true skills!"
Then, the two seed to engage in combat. Xu Ning could feel the frantically fluctuating spiritual energy emanating from them and hear various sounds of collisions in the distance.
Inside the house, Xu Ning was speechless. Sure enough, this Ancient Chen Mountain Range is truly barren!
Soone at the eleventh level of Qi Refining could actually be called an "old demon" and claim to have "dominated the cultivation world" for fifty years.
Not to ntion Xu Ning himself, even if that kid Gu Mu ca here, he'd probably go berserk at such boasting.
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