hhnovel Chapter 130: Terms of the Triumvirate
Chapter 130: Terms of the Triumvirate
As the two female voices finally subsided, Fang Yuan, who had been overlooked until now, quickly interjected, "Hey! Who are you two?"
"Why are you in the ring my mother gave me?" He demanded, utterly astonished. By now, he had realized that the voices were coming from the ring on his right hand.@@@@
He had worn this ring for over a decade and was completely unaware that it had occupants!
"Fang Yuan, isn’t it?" came a voice, alluring yet tinged with exasperation, unmistakably belonging to Shangguan Ning. "Are you hard of hearing, or do you just not understand?"
At this comeback, Fang Yuan was left speechless, his mouth twitching slightly. Reflecting on it, the quarrel between the two women had indeed revealed quite a bit of information.
The enchanting voice belonged to Shangguan Ning, while the calm, aloof one was Nangong Wan’s.
The two were mortal enemies who had met their ends together, now residing within the ring on his right hand, known as the Soul Embodying Ring.
Nangong Wan was particularly formidable, a powerhouse of the Half-step Primal Chaos realm.
Fang Yuan wasn’t sure what the Primal Chaos realm involved, but he knew it was beyond the first three Steps of the Cultivation Path.
Thus, it was likely a part of the legendary Fourth Step of the Cultivation Path!
Given Nangong Wan’s formidable power, Shangguan Ning was undoubtedly just as powerful, likely existing within a realm of similar stature.
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Just then, Shangguan Ning’s enchanting voice filled the air again, brimming with captivating charm. "Have you figured it out yet? Fang Yuan, let me enlighten you. This Nangong Wan is bad news. She annihilated my clan, wiping out every single member, leaving nothing but ruin. And she shamelessly claims her actions were just!"
"When your cultivation improves and you gain strength, you must eliminate her, do you understand?" she implored, trying to sway Fang Yuan to her side.
However, Nangong Wan quickly countered, not allowing Shangguan Ning to dominate the narrative. "Fang Yuan, don’t listen to her lies. Shangguan Ning is a fox demon from a different race, originating from the Azure Hollow Immortal Star. She’s a master at manipulating minds!"
"Stop, enough!" Fang Yuan interjected firmly, rubbing his temple. "Quiet, both of you."
Then, taking a deep breath, he continued, "Right now, I just want to ask one thing. Did either of you cause the deterioration of my cultivation base?"
To clarify, Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning’s dependence on Fang Yuan’s cultivation base wasn’t the only option. In theory, they could draw energy from someone else, as long as that person had reached the Heavenly Origin realm and the quality of their Heavenly Core wasn’t significantly inferior, which would still support their recuperation.
However, there was concern that Fang Yuan might hide the ring in a desolate, unpopulated location. If that happened, predicting when the ring might resurface was uncertain.
Also, Fang Yuan’s aptitude was exceptionally high, enabling rapid progress and the ability to provide them with a stronger and more abundant energy supply from his cultivation base.
Consequently, Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning had never considered replacing him.
Additionally, despite being mortal enemies, Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning were currently too weak to engage in conflicts. They could only bide their time, waiting for an opportunity to regain some strength before attempting to eliminate each other.
In this predicament, they formed a temporary alliance, prioritizing the stabilization of Fang Yuan, the crucial provider of energy for their recovery.
At this point, the three reached a consensus.
Subsequently, Fang Yuan stated his immediate need to replenish his cultivation base, expressing his ambition to compete for the position of Holy Son and thereby ascend to that role!
As a result, his ability to supply energy from his cultivation base would be temporarily unavailable.
Shangguan Ning and Nangong Wan agreed to this arrangement. By now, they had recuperated enough to achieve a state of partial conscious clarity.
Although their memories were still fragmented, a full recovery wasn’t immediately necessary.
Given the current state of Fang Yuan’s cultivation base, depleting it entirely would have minimal benefit for their recuperation. It was deemed more advantageous to wait until his cultivation base grew stronger before beginning absorption.
Furthermore, to support Fang Yuan in his bid for the Holy Son position and to help him acquire superior cultivation resources—which would enable faster cultivation and generate a more abundant energy supply from his cultivation base—Nangong Wan granted Fang Yuan a quickly learnable sword technique, while Shangguan Ning provided a power-amplifying secret art that could also be mastered swiftly.
As for the Purple Heaven Dark Star Heavenly Scripture, the main cultivation technique that Fang Yuan was using, Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning found it commendable, so they saw no need to propose any modifications.
With everything in place, Fang Yuan immediately surrounded himself with a significant number of top-grade spirit stones. Then, after ingesting a top-grade cultivation pill, he eagerly began to cultivate in an attempt to regain what he had lost.
During the initial cycle of cultivation, Fang Yuan was nearly moved to tears by his elation. At last, his cultivation base had amplified and showed no signs of diminishing!
"Ha-ha-ha! Awesome! Absolutely Awesome!" he exclaimed, his body trembling with exhilaration, akin to a man afflicted by St. Vitus’s dance. "I can finally engage in regular cultivation again!"