Body Dies, Fortune Vanishes

"He's very honest; he's been sitting on the deck the whole time. Hmm, he's cultivating; he's definitely at the Qi Refining Second Level!"

On the Flying Boat, a person holding a mobile phone was reporting Yang Ning's condition in detail.

On the other end of the phone, Qu Heng hung up and dialed another number.

"Hengming did nothing. He didn't send anyone to manage the country, nor did he kill anyone. The cities are still temporarily managed by their original Lineage, and there's nothing unusual!"

"I understand!" Qu Heng nodded, and after hanging up the phone, a strange look of doubt appeared on his face.

Hengming has never been interested in power, let alone such trivial matters as managing a country.

So why did he suddenly ask for a piece of land?

Qu Heng believes that this must be due to someone instigating it.

Who is the one who bewitched Hengming?

Who else could it be but Yang Ning, who stayed at the Taiheng Palace for four months?

Yang Ning is also known for his quick thinking, so it wouldn't be surprising if he Hengming.

Yang Ning's plan is likely to replace Hengming in managing the entire Southern Forest in order to gain its fortune, since Yang Ning himself has no country behind him.

Although he possesses a great deal of Reverse Fortune Power, that's all he has. When he reaches the Divine Reverse Fortune Power Supernatural Power Realm and wants to cultivate other Divine Ability, the effectiveness of Reverse Fortune Power will be greatly reduced.

Given Yang Ning's intelligence, he would have made plans long ago, and Southern Forest was his backup plan.

"But, in the face of absolute power, all schemes and tricks are useless!" Qu Heng chuckled and shook his head. "I'll just call you to the main gate and kill you. Wouldn't you be helpless and have to obediently submit?"

He started thinking about how to get Southern Forest from Hengming. Anyway, Yang Ning was going to die, so there was no need to care.

Heavenly Queen, the Flying Boat arrived above Seacloud City, made a brief stop, and then left Haiyun City, arriving at the outer sea of Taiyin.

To the northeast of Taiheng, there are two minor sects: the Sun Sect and the Taiyin Sect.

The combined territory of these two sects is not even as large as that of Eastern Victory, but their strength is extraordinary. One sect inherits the Peerless Divine Abilities <Taiyin Yuehua>, and the other inherits the Peerless Divine Abilities <True Sun Fire>.

Both sects were interested in each other's Divine Ability, because some speculated that these two peerless Peerless Divine Abilities could be combined into one Supreme Divine Ability.

However, the two factions are mortal enemies, each only wanting to seize the other's Divine Ability, without considering the possibility of cooperation and mutual benefit.

These two sects usually fight to the death, but they can join forces against Taiheng. Four thousand years ago, with the support of the Tianyi Sect, they even invaded Taiheng.

However, with the Tianyi Sect eyeing them covetously, Taiheng couldn't afford to retaliate against the Taiyin Sect and the Sun Sect later, so he had no choice but to accept it reluctantly.

Despite historical enmity, trade among the common people has always been thriving. The Moonflower Stone produced by the Taiyin Sect and the Sunbright Gold produced by the Sun Sect are both top-grade Spirit Materials that can be used to refine spiritual Artifact Dao artifacts.

The Flying Boat first stayed at the Taiyin Sect for three days, and then spent half a day crossing the Yin-Yang Sea to arrive at the territory of the Sun Sect.

Yang Ning didn't wait for the person in charge of the Flying Boat to come and pay his respects before he got up and left gracefully.

Before leaving, the person in charge of the Flying Boat did not forget to call Qu Heng.

As soon as Yang Ning stepped off the Flying Boat, he felt the surveillance from all directions. This surveillance came from the Sun Sect. After all, Yang Ning was inner disciple, and if he were to die unexpectedly on the Sun Sect's territory, the Sun Sect might not be able to bear the consequences.

Yang Ning did not linger and headed straight north. In less than half a day, he left the territory of the Sun Sect and arrived at the North Flow Sea.

This is the border area between the Sun Sect, the Myriad Saints Alliance, and the North Sea Yuan Family, a so-called no-man's-land. You can imagine how unsafe it is.

Yang Ning, despite his young age, was already being watched by someone in the Sun Sect for possessing the Red Poem Lotus Platform, a top-grade Spirit Artifact. This information was then relayed to his companions in the North Flow Sea.

And the tool they used to notify their companions was naturally a mobile phone.

This is normal. Taiheng Sect and Sun Sect are geographically close, and they also have old grudges. Taiheng Sect is always the first to know any news about the Sun Sect. In addition, mobile phones are not expensive, and ordinary people can afford them, let alone cultivators, so naturally everyone has one.

After traveling no more than forty li, Yang Ning alighted from the lotus platform and stopped.

"So young, yet already possessing a top-grade Spirit Artifact; disciples of major sects are truly wealthy!" A mocking voice rang out from ahead, and then a young man dressed in blue robes, with hooked eyebrows and a flat nose, emerged from the sea.

"Kid, let me teach you some life experience. We cultivators are capable of anything, from ascending to the heavens to diving into the seas. So don't assume no one is there just because you see them. You need to use your Divine Sense to probe more often!"

Yang Ning chuckled and asked softly, "Qiu Yangping, Qiu Haichao, Qiu Guanli, I've heard of the reputation of the Demon Family Three Bandits. It's not easy for the three of you brothers to embark on the path of cultivation at the same time. Are you sure you want to perish here?"

"They are the Three Heroes of the Holy Gate Three Elites, not the Demon Family Three Bandits!" A voice rang out from behind Yang Ning.

The Three Heroes of the Demonic Sect are, of course, three people.

These three didn't possess any Peerless Divine Abilities, so their cultivation levels were all stuck at the Qi Refining Fourth Level. However, they were triplets, their minds were connected, and they had also practiced a Heaven-grade Divine Ability that allowed them to attack together, making them extremely powerful. Ordinary Qi Refining cultivators really couldn't defeat them.

As more and more people were robbed and killed, the three gradually gained fame and became known as the Three Bandits of the Demonic Sect.

However, Yang Ning knew that although these three called themselves the Demonic Sect, they were actually from the Taiheng Sect.

He robbed and murdered people on the road, but it was all for the purpose of cultivating the <Calamity Annihilation Heavenly Origin Steps>. There was no better way to destroy fate by killing someone.

Yang Ning also knew that their surname wasn't Qiu; their real surname had a "Shan" radical added to it.

Besides cultivating, the three also had to do dirty work to help the Yue family eliminate dissidents. This is the reason why they came to intercept Yang Ning.

"This guy's pretty confident. If it weren't for the fact that you're only at the Qi Refining Second Level, I'd really be scared!" Qiu Haichao sneered. "Why don't I see what your skills are all about!"

"Tide!" Boss Qiu Yangping roared, "Don't let your guard down!"

"Oh!" Qiu Haichao immediately responded, his expression turning serious. "I'm sorry, I really wanted to fight you one-on-one, but my older brother wouldn't allow it. In that case, the three of us will join forces to send you on your way!"

"Hmph!" Yang Ning sneered, "You frogs in a well, how could you know how vast the world is? Have you ever seen what a true genius looks like? They are people who can fight against opponents ten levels higher! Although I am not talented, I can easily kill three people two levels higher!"

"Is that so!" Qiu Yangping scoffed. "Do you think I'd believe that?"

If an ordinary bandit encountered a disciple of a high-ranking sect, they might actually be killed by someone of a higher level.

But these three were not ordinary bandits; they were disciples of a high-ranking gang disguised as bandits!

You think you can turn the tables? Are you kidding me?!

"Let me show you the combined ultimate skill of the three brothers!" Qiu Yangping roared, "Heaven's End Earth's Destruction Three Immortal Feet!"

The three of them roared in unison, and their fortunes instantly intertwined.

In an instant, dark clouds filled the sky, and a foot, with a rough, ugly shape, covered in hair, yet Perfect World the sun like a canopy, stepped down from the sky!

This!

Yang Ning's pupils contracted, as if he had been stunned into place.

What he was actually thinking was: It's really ugly for a man to use this trick. If it were a beautiful fairy with pretty feet, I'd be willing to be stepped on and killed!

The next moment, the enormous foot slammed down, causing the air within a radius of dozens of miles to tremble and the sea to surge!

A moment later, the waves receded, and Qiu Yangping and the other two immediately went forward to the spot where Yang Ning had been standing.

Looking at the blood-soaked, mangled corpses floating in the sea, and the lotus platform floating in the air beside him, Qiu Yangping was somewhat bewildered.

"He seems to be dead?" Qiu Haichao still couldn't believe it. Wasn't this Personal Fortune incredible luck, perhaps even be the chosen one of destiny?

Such people always have many trump cards, a variety of tactics, and the ability to turn the tide and defeat the enemy.

But the one in front of me...

"Could it be a fake death?" Qiu Guanli asked.

"It shouldn't be. The Fortune Destruction Power within us has suddenly increased significantly! It's worthy of his status as the chosen one!" Qiu Yangping said.

"Then why did he die so easily?"

Qiu Yangping thought for a moment and said, "I know that this Yang Ning has shown extraordinary talent since childhood, so he has always been the focus of countless people's attention. He has only been on the path of cultivation for two years and has never left the sect. Even if he is the chosen one, he has lacked the time to gain experience and has not obtained any treasures. That's why he had no trump cards to use and was killed by us at will!"

The explanation for "this" is far-fetched, but the person is already dead, the lotus platform remains in place, and they also felt the surging growth of the Fortune Destruction Power.

Perhaps, possibly, maybe, they really did encounter a chosen one who hadn't yet matured?

Qiu Yangping wasn't sure either, so he called Qu Heng instead.

Qu Heng invited Zhao Wudi to divine whether Yang Ning was dead or alive.

If he is still alive, his fortune will be blocked by the Hengming Tower, and the divination result will be a pagoda.

If a person is already dead, the Hengming Tower will naturally no longer provide protection. Furthermore, since the person is already dead, the divination result will be nothing but emptiness, with absolutely nothing to show for it.

"How is it?" Qu Heng asked.

Zhao Wudi had his eyes closed, his fingers were trembling, and he was muttering something unintelligible.

After a long while, he suddenly opened his eyes. "Nothingness, absolutely nothing!"

Qu Heng was taken aback, then nodded. "So, he's probably really dead!"

"Sigh!" The two exchanged a glance and sighed deeply.

A man of great fortune, quick wit, and inventive talent, who could have brought about significant changes to Taiheng, died so casually.

But who told you to go against us!

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