Chapter 589, Ning Shuan’er Emerges from Closed-Door Cultivation

Translator: Silavin

 

After returning to the Ye Family, Lu Fan was given a proper welcome feast. All this had been arranged early on by Ye Wuxian.

 

During the meal, Ye Wuxian naturally accompanied him. The two ate while chatting, discussing many things that had happened during this period.

 

Regarding Lu Fan’s recent experiences, Ye Wuxian had actually heard some of it before.

 

However, taking advantage of this dinner, she listened to Lu Fan recount everything in great detail once more.

 

When they first met earlier, Ye Wuxian had already noticed the armour on Lu Fan’s body.

 

Now, having confirmed that this armour was indeed transformed from the Little Blade Armour Dragon King, she finally had the opportunity to examine it closely, while exclaiming how miraculous it was.

 

Lu Fan’s suit of armour, though unusual, looked extremely impressive in appearance. Even ordinary Legendary Grade equipment did not have such an exaggerated design.

 

Moreover, the armour had blades protruding from it, which at first glance made one reluctant to engage Lu Fan in close combat.

 

Previously, when Ye Wuxian had suddenly thrown herself into Lu Fan’s embrace, it was entirely because Lu Fan had retracted all the blades on his armour beforehand, which prevented her from getting injured.

 

Otherwise, in its normal form, the armour transformed by the Little Blade Armour Dragon King made Lu Fan look like a hedgehog. Who would dare to approach him?

 

The formidable nature of the Little Blade Armour Dragon King was not actually Ye Wuxian’s primary concern.

 

Like the other girls, her feelings towards the Little Blade Armour Dragon King were more of pity.

 

Once this maternal instinct was triggered, it was quite difficult to restrain.

 

Having no other choice, Lu Fan could only have the Little Blade Armour Dragon King assume its true form, allowing Ye Wuxian to keep it company for a while.

 

After finishing Lu Fan’s affairs, their conversation quickly returned to the Western Border.

 

According to Ye Wuxian, the Western Border had not been particularly peaceful recently.

 

Of course, what she meant by ‘not peaceful’ was not that disputes had arisen amongst the Ancient Noble Families, nor that the Ning Family had sent people to trouble the Ye Family.

 

Recently, the Ning Family had been relatively well-behaved, not coming to provoke the Ye Family in the slightest.

 

However, including the Ning Family and several other Second Tier Ancient Noble Families, they had all emerged from seclusion and were actively operating in the Western Border amongst the Third Tier Ancient Noble Families and nearby cities, frantically purchasing various precious materials.

 

Such unusual activity naturally caught Ye Wuxian’s attention. She had the Ye Family members pay attention to what these Second Tier Ancient Noble Family members were purchasing, discovering that these materials were mostly used for Body Tempering or creating consumable items.

 

The so-called Body Tempering was similar to taking Attribute Enhancement Potions.

 

However, Body Tempering differed from taking Potions. According to Ye Wuxian, Lu Fan learned that ordinary Ancient Noble Families generally had methods to make their members of their direct lineage stronger.

 

For instance, the Ye Family had the Flying Immortal Ancient Shrine.

 

Methods for Body Tempering were a more common and widespread way of becoming stronger.

 

Ancient Noble Families often mastered certain Formulas to create Divine Tempering Liquid, Body Tempering Lands or something similar, helping Players dramatically and permanently enhance their own Attributes.

 

Moreover, while general Potions increased Attributes by a specific amount, Body Tempering provided enhancement based on percentages!

 

Therefore, the Attribute Enhancement provided by Body Tempering was more dramatic, and generally only High Level Players within Ancient Noble Families would enjoy such benefits.

 

Generally speaking, the materials required for Body Tempering Liquids were extremely precious, with each one being worth a fortune. Even Ancient Noble Families found them difficult to afford.

 

Now that all the Second Tier Ancient Noble Families were hastily collecting Body Tempering Liquids, something significant was obviously about to happen.

 

Regarding this matter, Lu Fan understood the situation perfectly.

 

The reason these Second Tier Ancient Noble Families were urgently collecting materials for Body Tempering and Item Crafting was certainly to prepare for the soon-to-open God’s Tomb Secret Realm.

 

As the saying goes, ‘sharpening one’s spear before battle makes it shine even if not sharp’. These Second Tier Ancient Noble Families were truly desperate for the Divine Tempering Liquid in the God’s Tomb Secret Realm, doing everything possible to enhance their own strength to obtain more.

 

However, it was unfortunate for them. No matter how hard they tried, ultimately, the Divine Tempering Liquid would only belong to Lu Fan alone.

 

After all, Lu Fan now had Xiao Zuo, Xiao You, and the Little Blade Armour Dragon King.

 

Under extreme conditions, even without Xiao Cui’s Attribute Enhancement, Lu Fan’s All Four Attributes could easily exceed a million, or even break through the ten million threshold!

 

With such High Attributes, who could possibly be his match!?

 

Ye Wuxian naturally guessed that the Second Tier Ancient Noble Families’ large-scale material collection was for the God’s Tomb Secret Realm that Lu Fan would also participate in, so she was extremely worried about whether something might happen to Lu Fan if he attended the upcoming God’s Tomb Secret Realm.

 

Seeing Ye Wuxian so worried, Lu Fan was about to comfort her when suddenly a tremendous sound came from an extremely distant location, causing the entire Ye Family Residence to tremble several times.

 

“What is happening?” Ye Wuxian immediately became alert, standing up from her seat.

 

A member of the Ye Family quickly entered to report. “Mistress Ye, it appears that in the deeper parts of the Western Border, something remarkable has appeared. But, while this thing has made quite a commotion, it is nearly a thousand kilometres away from our Ye Family, so there should be no cause for concern.”

 

“Something remarkable!?” Ye Wuxian frowned. “Could it be that a Boss has appeared in the Western Border?”

 

The subordinate looked troubled and said, “It doesn’t seem likely… in my opinion, it should be a Player.”

 

“A Player created a disturbance that could be heard at our Ye Family Residence, which is nearly a thousand kilometres away? Could this person have unleashed their Level 100 Divine Skill?” Ye Wuxian was clearly unconvinced.

 

At this moment, Lu Fan remained calm, setting down his chopsticks and saying: “It should be Ning Shuan’er. I can sense her aura. Come, Senior Sister, let’s go have a look.”

 

“Ning Shuan’er!?” Ye Wuxian was startled, then nodded and followed Lu Fan out of the room, taking flight to a high altitude.

 

The two followed the direction from which the sound came, gazing into the distance. Indeed, in the extremely distant sky, there was something strange flying.

 

It was an enormously large Fire Phoenix, circling in the sky, almost as dazzling as the Sun.

 

Due to the great distance, Ye Wuxian could not sense the aura emanating from it.

 

However, just by observing this imposing presence, Ye Wuxian could feel intense pressure.

 

It seemed that what was in the sky was not some Player, but rather an Epic Grade or even Legendary Grade High Level Boss!

 

Ye Wuxian quietly swallowed and asked. “Junior Brother, is this Fire Phoenix… really Ning Shuan’er?”

 

Lu Fan smiled and nodded. “Of course, it’s her. I possess the Passive, Black Dragon Perception. So, my perception is great. When she appeared earlier, I had already sensed her aura.”

 

“It appears she has achieved a breakthrough, climbing to a major milestone. In short, she has emerged from her closed-door cultivation. Compared to the Clone she sent to the Ye Family, the strength of her True Body is probably dozens of times stronger.”

 

“What!? Dozens of times stronger!?” Ye Wuxian’s expression immediately grew solemn.