"Bring back Little Arty!" ordered Dong Yan's elderly ancestor who had been in seclusion for endless years.

  "Yes, Ancestor."

  The immortal 'Northern Qiu Xianren' respectfully obeyed the order and immediately led a group of cultivators to leave Shangshui Prefecture's Dongyan Mountain Range.

  Spring warmth brings blossoms, people more lovely than flowers.

  A small boat floated on the surface of Yingshe Lake, with only Jingning and Jiulian on board. In the past, they had not broken through that layer of window paper, but when both of them were certain that the other was their dao companion, certain that they would have each other's company for the long journey of cultivation ahead... their hearts naturally drew closer together.

  Two people sat opposite each other with their legs crossed, and in front of them on the winter table was a high-quality immortal wine. This immortal wine was naturally prepared by Jiulian. Jiulian came from an extraordinary background, and the utensils and fine wines she carried with her were things that Jining did not have.

  "What wine is this?" Ji Ning held the delicate beryl wine cup, took a light sip, and suddenly felt a wave of comfort from inside out, as if his heart was also throbbing.

  "This is called Dongxian wine." Jiulian also held a cup of wine, "This wine has another origin, in another vast and magnificent world, just like the Daxia Kingdom that I rule over. In that world, a fairy from the heavenly realm descended to the mortal world and met an ordinary cultivator named 'Dong You'. The two fell in love and wanted to spend their lives together. However, the fairy's identity was noble in the heavenly realm, and her elders would not allow a celestial being like herself to become dao companions with a mortal cultivator, so they forcibly separated them."

  Ji Ning suddenly sighed.

  Celestial Fairy? Mortal Cultivator?

  Later, Dong You made a vow to go to the Heavenly Realm and take back his Dao companion. Jiulian said softly, "A mortal cultivator actually wants to go to the Heavenly Realm to take back his own Dao companion, how unthinkable is that? But Dong You actually went through countless hardships and tribulations, passed the Heavenly Ladder, became a carefree and leisurely heavenly immortal, and even became the leader of a large world. He led the many immortals of that world to directly attack the Heavenly Realm. In the end... the power behind the female immortal bowed its head, he took back the female immortal, and this legend spread throughout the Three Realms.

  Ji Ning exclaimed in surprise.

  Become an immortal, lead a group of immortals from a large world to attack the heavenly realm?

  "This Dong You, also known as 'Dong You Shang Xian', is a renowned great being in the three realms. I've heard stories about him since I was a child." Jiulian sighed, "And this immortal wine, created by Dong You Shang Xian himself, is liked by many immortals from various worlds. My family, the Jiulian clan, also obtained some, and I have been carrying three jars with me all along, but haven't used them yet." Jiulian said, glancing at Jining.

  There is a sentence she didn't say, the reason why it has never been used is because she was preparing to enjoy it with her Dao partner, because this Dongxian wine is also a symbol of love and loyalty. Like some top-notch big tribes such as Dashu Huangzu and Dongyan Shi, their women generally like to collect this Dongxian wine and share it with their Dao partners.

  Ji Ning also sensed Jiulian's intentions and immediately took another small sip of the immortal wine.

  That heart-pounding feeling is as if I had really seen the woman I adore.

  "Huh?" Ji Yu suddenly furrowed his brow and looked up.

  Jiulian also raised her head.

  Suddenly, a gigantic black warship appeared in the originally cloudless sky, with a huge flag fluttering on top bearing the words "East Extension". At the same time, the entire ship emitted an aura that made heaven and earth tremble. On the sides of the ship stood rows of cultivators wearing uniform Daoist armor, their gazes icy and overbearing. Each cultivator was a True Person of Myriad Illusions, and they were all well-trained.

  The entire warship crushed the air waves and advanced directly towards the Winged Snake Lake. The invisible air waves caused a huge wave to rise on the surface of the distant Winged Snake Lake, and the small boats that Ji Ning and Jiu Lian were riding in were also lifted up.

  "Received." Ji Ning immediately pulled in the small boat.

  He and Jiulian stood directly on the surface of the Winged Snake Lake, and the lake water around them calmed down immediately. Although the surrounding waves were turbulent, the area around them was undisturbed.

  "What's going on?" Ji Ning transmitted her voice to Jiu Lian beside her, "Sister, this is a warship of the Dong Yan clan, but it seems like they're coming with ill intentions."

  "It's certain that the tribe knows about you and me, but they know very little about us. Lu Qing knew about it almost a year ago, if she had told the tribe, they would have come long ago... It wasn't until today that they came, probably because of what Chen Jin said." Jiulian's face showed a hint of worry, "I was most afraid of this day, but it still came."

  Ji Ning looked at Jiu Lian.

  "Shi jie." Ji Ning said softly.

  "I am the next head of the Dongyan clan, I don't believe I don't even have the right to decide my own dao companion." Jiulian looked at Jining "Don't worry."

  Ji Ning felt an invisible pressure.

  At this moment, Ji Ning suddenly understood why Jiu Lian had prepared Dongxian wine: "Sister is also making me determined."

  A massive warship slowly descended and landed on the surface of the Winged Snake Lake, stopping right in front of Ji Ning and Jiu Lian. In front of this gigantic warship that was over a thousand meters long, Ji Ning and Jiu Lian looked very tiny.

  "Wow!"

  The warship's bow began to split open and automatically lower a flat passageway that stretched directly onto the surface of the lake.

  A man wearing a golden Daoist robe walked ahead, followed by nine Yuan Shen Daoists with overwhelming auras, and behind them was a group of Wan Xiang True People wearing armor. This group of cultivators came... it was enough to make the heavens and earth tremble, such military power could easily destroy a sect like Snow Dragon Mountain.

  "First is my Dongyuan clan's Northern Tianxian, behind him are his nine Yuanshen Daoist disciples, and further back is my Dongyuan clan's Xuanming Guard, each of them is a Wansi Zhenren realm." Jiulian transmitted her voice, at the same time she also discovered that Jining's face had turned somewhat pale, "Jining, what's wrong with you?"

  "It's nothing." Ji Ning said in a low voice.

  A terrifying divine thought is crushing down.

  That Northern Flood Dragon Immortal and the nine Nascent Soul stage cultivators behind him simultaneously unleashed their divine sense attacks, even Ji Ning felt extremely strained. The Recognition Sea silently pondered the "Nuwa Diagram", a statue of Nuwa appeared on the corpse, emitting billions of rays of light, making Ji Ning's soul extremely stable, and withstood this wave of attacks.

  "Hmm?" The Northern Qiong immortal, clad in golden robes, furrowed his brow. He had brought a group of people to intimidate this young man from the indigenous tribe, and the mental shock was meant to leave a deep impression on him. However, this young man named Ji Ning, who was just over twenty years old, actually withstood the mental shock from him and his nine great disciples.

  "Master, this Jining's spiritual movement is very strong, could it be that he is a reincarnated immortal?"

  "Even if it were a reincarnated immortal, what use would it be to the Dongyan clan?" Beijiu Xianren transmitted his voice calmly.

  Even the Hei Bai Academy has a few reincarnated immortals.

  What is a transmigrating immortal? They are all earth immortals or scattered immortals who have given up hope and chosen to transmigrate. After transmigrating, although they can relatively easily cultivate again to become an earth immortal, if they didn't succeed in their previous life, how can they succeed in transcending the tribulation and becoming a heavenly immortal this time around?

  Ji Ning withstood the mental shock, and the other party's mental power retreated. Ji Ning understood that the visitor was not a good person!

  "Xiao Yun." Beigong Xianren didn't look at Ji Ning at all, but instead looked at Jiu Lian, "It's time to go back."

  "Isn't it when I become a Yuan Shen Dao person that I should go back? Why are you making me go back so early, who made you make me go back?"

  She has a very high status within the tribe, even immortals don't have the qualifications to order her around casually.

  "The Old Ancestor has personally given the order, and I am to bring you back." The Northern Boot Immortal said solemnly.

  "Old Ancestor?" Jiulian was taken aback.

  In some tribes, there may be a powerful existence that is higher than the position of the tribal chief. For example, Ji Ning's position in the Ji family is just like this! His position transcends that of the tribal chief and although he is not the chief, he is the true leader.

  In Dongyuan...

  Dongyan Laozu is the true leader of the Dongyan clan, an ancient being who has lived for an unknown number of years, with his existence spanning billions of years. Naturally, he cannot be a loose immortal! The high-level members of the Dongyan clan are all convinced that Laozu is a heavenly immortal, but Laozu himself has neither acknowledged nor publicly confirmed it.

  His strength has always been a mystery, but occasionally he would make a move, and the so-called scattered immortals didn't even have the qualifications to resist in front of him.

  His words were unopposable, he had been in long-term seclusion, and rarely interfered with tribal affairs. But once he spoke, everyone followed suit. Removing the tribal leader was just a matter of one sentence for Dongyan Laozu, which shows his status!

  "Ancestor? I...I..." Jiulian gritted her teeth, she could be appointed as the next leader because of her relationship with Ancestor, who doted on her extremely.

  "I'll go back immediately." Jiulian replied.

  Bei Qu Xian Ren nodded slightly, he didn't suspect Jiulian dared to resist, in Dong Yan Shi no one dares to resist the old ancestor! Unless they really want to betray their tribe.

  Jiulian looked at Ji Ning beside him and transmitted a message: "Wait for me."

  "Mm." Ji Ning nodded lightly.

  "Let's go." The Northern Flood Dragon urged.

  Jiulian immediately walked towards the Northern Irrigation Immortal, those nine Yuan Shen Dao people, and a crowd of Dongyan's Xuanming Guards all followed Jiulian to board that warship.

  Bei Qu Xian Ren turned his head and looked at Ji Ning, directly transmitting a message: "You're Ji Ning? I think you'd better sober up and take a good look... Little Yun is not an ordinary tribal child. If she were just an ordinary woman of the Dong Yan clan, becoming dao companions would be fine. But she's destined to be the next leader of the Dong Yan clan, while you... aren't even worthy."

  After finishing speaking, he coldly glanced at Ji Ning and then surrounded Jiu Lian, directly boarding the warship.

  The warship is looking down at the nine lotus flowers.

  The surface of the lake is calm and peaceful as it looks upwards.

  The eyes of two people met.

  "Boom!" The surrounding space began to ripple, and the entire massive battleship vanished into thin air.

  Ji Ning watched as Jiu Lian disappeared with the warship, and for a moment, he felt empty and hollow.

  "Not worthy?" Ji Ning muttered to himself, but his eyes became even more determined.

  "Your Highness."

  "Hello."

  A green leaf talisman flew over from a distance, with Autumn Leaf, White Water Ze and Qingqing on it. They had just seen the previous scene as well. Although they couldn't hear the conversation due to the distance, they clearly saw Jiulian being taken away.

  "Are you alright, young master?" Akira asked with great concern.

  "It's nothing, the elder of Shizhi's tribe misses her and wants to see her." Ji Ning said.

  The first update!

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