Cultivation Starting from Full Talent-Chapter 553 - 551 Fairy Ming Yu

Shortly after, a table was filled with dishes and wine, and the fragrance overflowed.

Ning Daoran tasted a bite, indeed not bad, although the cooking was slightly inferior to that of his own and Old Lu’s.

"Waiter, don’t rush off yet, I have a few questions for you."

"Yes!"

The waiter immediately stopped in his track and smiled: "Immortal Master, please say it, I shall be all ears and hold nothing back."

"Good to hear."

Ning Daoran threw out three more Spirit Stones as a tip and asked, "Are there many Cultivators renting Spirit Boats from Yu State City recently to journey out to the Endless Demon Sea? What’s the news from the Endless Demon Sea lately? Is it suitable to go there for training?"

"Well, that’s not easy to say."

The waiter pondered for a moment and said, "The port of Yu State City is the biggest in the eastern part of Sangyu Country, and naturally, the ships built there are top-notch. As for rumors about the Endless Demon Sea, it’s hard to tell. After all, those reports in the Cultivation World’s news always talk about Cultivators getting killed by Demon Beasts at sea, as well as Cultivators encountering fine opportunities in the Endless Demon Sea. It all depends on each individual’s fate."

"Oh, I see."

Ning Daoran nodded with a smile, "Thanks for that!"

"It’s my pleasure to help with whatever you need, Immortal Master, no need for formalities!"

"Good to say."

The waiter quickly left to attend to other customers.

Ning Daoran continued to pour and drink by himself, pondering over entering the Endless Demon Sea now. freewebnσvel.cѳm

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"Hmph!"

Unexpectedly, a man and woman eating at a nearby table began to talk.

The man was dressed in white, with a jade pendant hanging from his waist, exuding the aura of someone in the Golden Core Late Stage, seemingly bearing the appearance of a Confucian Cultivator. He sneered, "The Endless Demon Sea is exceptionally perilous. One small mistake could cost a life. In the sea, let alone Golden Core Stage Demon Beasts, even those of the Nascent Soul Stage are countless. Fellow Daoist should cherish your life. That place is not meant for someone in the Golden Core Early Stage."

At this time, the aura that Ning Daoran emitted was controlled by the Unmoving Ming King Divine Technique to appear at the Golden Core Early Stage.

Wandering through a big city like Yu State City, this level of cultivation was best, so as not to attract the attention of major powers. After all, for large Sects, Golden Core Early Stage wasn’t much to speak of. Yet, with Cultivation of this stage, one wouldn’t be targeted by mere bandits or rogues. After all, even a Golden Core Early Stage Cultivator already counts as an Ancestor in smaller places.

But unexpectedly, this outward Golden Core Early Stage cultivation brought Ning Daoran such discrimination.

"Oh?!"

He remained unconcerned and turned around to clasp his fists, "I am just a Loose Cultivator passing by, surnamed Ning. May I know how to address Fellow Daoist?"

"I am Xiao Xiangzi."

The other party casually smiled, "Like Fellow Daoist, I am also a Loose Cultivator, hence my words of caution. The dangers in the Endless Demon Sea are significant, and for someone in the Golden Core Early Stage to head there alone is very unwise."

"I see."

Ning Daoran frowned slightly.

Meanwhile, the young and beautiful Female Cultivator in a white dress opposite Xiao Xiangzi seemed to feel it inappropriate to remain silent, so she stood up and saluted, saying, "I share the surname Ning with Fellow Daoist Ning, quite a coincidence. As a lone traveler in the Cultivation World, people call me Fairy Ming Yu."

"I, Ning, have seen Fairy Ming Yu!"

Ning Daoran also stood up and returned the greeting with clasped fists.

He released a thread of his Divine Sense very politely to scan and found that this Fairy Ming Yu was not simple. She turned out to be a First-grade Golden Spirit Root, with Golden Core Late Stage Cultivation, and the milky white treasure sword placed on the table next to her was no ordinary object. Although it had Prohibitions set upon it, with Ning Daoran’s Nascent Soul Divine Sense, he could still perceive the extraordinary nature of this item—it was a Low-grade Spiritual Treasure-level sword!

First-grade Golden Spirit Root, coupled with a Spiritual Treasure-level sword—she didn’t seem like a Loose Cultivator.

Even a True Disciple of a Super First-class Sect might not have such equipment.

"Fellow Daoist Ning might not be aware."

Xiao Xiangzi smiled and said, "Fairy Ming Yu is an elite from a prestigious Tradition, utterly different from us Loose Cultivators. I’ve come especially to meet her upon hearing that she was passing through Yu State City. To be able to travel alongside Fairy Ming Yu in this Immortal City is a fortunate event."

His way of speaking seemed to curry favor, as if he cared greatly about this Fairy Ming Yu, but he spoke with extreme caution.

Ning Daoran’s mind stirred, and two words surfaced.

Lapdog?

It was a huge possibility.

"I see."

Ning Daoran nodded with a smile, "My apologies then."

"Not at all."

Ning Mingyue smiled warmly, "Since we share a surname, no need for such courtesy."

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Running out of words, Ning Daoran didn’t know what to say next, when suddenly, from the outside came a Nascent Soul Middle Stage aura whizzing by, a Divine Soul he was very familiar with!

’Hmm?’

Ning Daoran stiffened, was it him?

Elsewhere, several miles away from the Fei Peng Restaurant, an old man in a grey robe at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage stopped abruptly in the breeze with a "peng" sound. He also sensed Ning Daoran’s presence and immediately smiled, "Eh? Brother Ning is also here?!"

This person was none other than True Monarch Du’e!

True Monarch Du’e has now refined the Seven Treasures Heavenly Umbrella into his Life-bound Item, and with this treasure, he successfully advanced to Nascent Soul Middle Stage, becoming a genuine Great Cultivator capable of commanding a region.

However, the aura he sensed from Ning Daoran was at the Golden Core Early Stage?

Ridiculous!

Already a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator, yet still so cautious?

Thus, True Monarch Du’e twisted his form and lowered his aura to that of the Golden Core Early Stage, then he immediately changed direction and rushed towards Fei Peng Restaurant!

"Whoosh!"

The Golden Core Early Stage True Monarch Du’e turned into a gentle breeze and appeared across from Ning Daoran, promptly picked up the chopsticks, and unabashedly tucked into the food with gusto.

"Oh?"

Ning Daoran laughed: "Old brother, how long has it been since you last had a meal?"

"Cough cough, merely a few years!"

True Monarch Du’e gobbled up the food on the table like a whirlwind, and after wiping his mouth, he then noticed Xiao Xiangzi and Fairy Mingyu at the table next to him. The moment he saw Fairy Mingyu, he was slightly stunned.

Fairy Mingyu was also taken aback.

The person across had met her before and was a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivator, so why has he suppressed his cultivation to the Golden Core Early Stage now? And that person across... the one who addressed True Monarch Du’e as brother, Ning Daoran?

For a moment, Fairy Mingyu’s heart started pounding—goodness, could that guy also be a Nascent Soul cultivator?

A Nascent Soul that appears so young is indeed quite rare!

"Brother Ning, how come you’ve also arrived in Yu State City?" asked True Monarch Du’e.

"Wanted to take a look at the Endless Demon Sea."

Ning Daoran said: "Living on land for long becomes a bit dull, and I’ve heard that the opportunities within the Endless Demon Sea are numerous, even including... cough cough, even including an opportunity that I, Ning, am quite envious of, so I wanted to come and try my luck."

"That’s a coincidence."

True Monarch Du’e said: "Old man here has the same goal as Junior Brother Ning, also aiming for the Returning Ruins City in the Endless Demon Sea, how about we journey together?"

Returning Ruins City, also known as Returning Ruins Immortal Land, is an immortal city that stands deep within the Endless Demon Sea. It’s said that the island is full of opportunities, never lacking in cultivators coming and going, and even has a Nascent Soul Late Stage City Lord in charge.

This Returning Ruins Immortal City is actually a transfer point and supply station within the Endless Demon Sea, inherently containing extremely powerful fortunes, and is a place one must visit when entering the Endless Demon Sea.

"That works."

Ning Daoran immediately nodded and said with a smile: "Having old brother to travel together with, it won’t be lonely indeed!"

"Hahahaha, precisely, precisely!"

True Monarch Du’e also laughed joyously.

In the past, he joined forces with Ning Daoran to slay the No-Action True Monarch of Sangyu Country, a story widely spread, becoming one of his own labels. Now he’s joining Ning Daoran once again, but this time, the other party is a Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivator—a joint journey naturally has its own flavor.

At this moment, Fairy Mingyu at the neighboring table stood up again.

"The two of you... cough cough..."

She seemed to immediately receive a mental transmission from True Monarch Du’e and instead smiled and said: "Since you two Daoists are heading to the Returning Ruins City, it just happens that my goal is also the Returning Ruins City. How about we travel together?"

"Since that’s the case, I am also willing to accompany you!"

Xiao Xiangzi stood up, behaving very courteously.

"It’s not impossible."

True Monarch Du’e smiled and said: "However, if you wish to join me and Brother Ning’s large boat, you will have to pay a fee for it."

"That’s to be expected."

"Cough cough..."

Ning Daoran said: "Old brother, where did we get a large boat?"

"Simple."

True Monarch Du’e pointed towards the distance: "There are large boats for sale at the harbor, a Demon Spirit Treasure Boat capable of safely reaching the Returning Ruins City can be bought for around one hundred thousand spirit stones!"

With that, he transmitted mentally: "Junior Brother Ning, those spirit stones for the boat... old man is recently rather strapped for cash. We loose cultivators, you understand..."

"Cough cough!"

Ning Daoran felt a bit embarrassed, realizing True Monarch Du’e had actually come to scrounge a meal and a ride.

But it seemed understandable—True Monarch Du’e didn’t have any property of his own, whereas Ning Daoran was different. He was the master of Flowing Flower Island and skilled in the very profitable art of array paths. When it came to spirit stones, he was definitely in a different league from True Monarch Du’e.

"Alright."

Ning Daoran said: "I’ll buy the Demon Spirit Treasure Boat, but everyone boarding has to pay ten thousand spirit stones as a boarding fee, to partially defray the cost for me. Does that sound acceptable?"

"Yes."

True Monarch Du’e nodded quickly.

Fairy Mingyu and Xiao Xiangzi didn’t mind either and smiled in agreement.

Thus, everyone struck an accord and began planning the voyage.

In the afternoon, Ning Daoran and True Monarch Du’e went to the shipyard and spent one hundred thousand spirit stones to buy a Demon Spirit Treasure Boat that was several dozen meters long under their name. The mystery of the Demon Spirit Treasure Boat lay in the embedded demon spirit arrays within the hull that could mostly avoid detection by demon clans’ aura, thereby avoiding a lot of trouble.

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A day later, after all preparations were complete, they officially set sail.

Ning Daoran deployed ten second-class paperfolk to steer the ship, acting as an absentee shopkeeper himself. He would spend his days sunbathing on deck or playing chess with True Monarch Du’e, who unfortunately was a terrible player, both in skill and temperament, constantly asking for redos, almost leading to a fistfight between them.

From afar, Fairy Bright Moon looked over, and a fine sweat couldn’t help but break out on her pretty face.

Xiao Xiangzi, on the other hand, was completely unaware that the two were Nascent Soul Great Cultivators, and under the impression he was a Golden Core Late Stage Cultivator, he put on airs every day on the deck, posing as if he could ensure everyone’s safety.

Several days later, as the Demon Spirit Treasure Boat entered the deep sea, a looming, oppressive darkness approached from the distance—a storm was about to strike!