After his surprise, Ning Fa found it only natural.
After all, when Huangfu Ziyue had assumed the name Yun Jin and infiltrated the City Lord's Mansion in the Jinchuan Archipelago, her purpose, aside from the Zi Xu Palace—the treasure repository of the Zi Yin Immortal Dynasty—had most likely also been the Devil Master.
Back when Ning Fa had fled the Jinchuan Archipelago, he had encountered Huangfu Ziyue and the Devil Master aboard one of the ships.
The Devil Master, who had been imprisoned for many years, had clearly been rescued by Huangfu Ziyue. The two sides must have begun working together long ago.
It seemed the price for the Zi Yin Descendants helping the Devil Master might have been his strength in opposing the Tianshu Alliance.
After all, at his peak, the Devil Master's strength ranked among the very best in the entire Nine Dragons Sea. He was unquestionably one of the foremost existences beneath Spirit Transformation Cultivators, and could even be regarded as half a Spirit Transformation Cultivator in some respects.
Ning Fa could not help sighing inwardly. The last time they had met, he had still been at the Core Formation Realm.
Now, several decades had passed. He had become a Nascent Soul Cultivator, and in terms of true combat strength, he was comparable to the finest Great Cultivators.
Yet when facing the Devil Master as he was now, Ning Fa still found it difficult to gauge his true depth.
Ning Fa knew perfectly well that the Devil Master's injuries had likely healed completely and that he had recovered his full strength.
As he was now, Ning Fa was probably still no match for the Devil Master.
He would likely have to open the third Sea of Lightning Divine Treasury, or advance to the Nascent Soul Late Stage,