I am a mage and a wet nurse, so using seven swords is not too much, right?

Chapter 1280 Ancestral Land

Ning Ruan sat on the top of the spirit boat, with a large plate of grilled barbecue in front of her.

It exudes a rich meaty aroma from the blend of cumin and chili.

A sip of milk tea, a bite of grilled meat.

His eyes crinkled slightly as he ate, clearly in a very good mood.

Below her, Lei Zhen and his band of Boundless Bandits were obediently controlling the spirit boat and maintaining the defensive formation. Occasionally, their eyes would steal glances at the barbecue grill not far away, filled with longing and complexity.

The two bandits from Wuyin were still in charge of the barbecue.

Ning Ruan's taste is too picky.

In order to make food that suits her taste, their cooking skills have improved dramatically in the short period of time they've been working together.

At first, the two of them were forced to cook.

Now, I no longer feel forced at all.

They were even afraid that someone else would take their place.

Just kidding, because they cooked for Ning Ruan, their cultivation levels both quietly broke through a minor realm.

The ingredients were simply too rare and too precious.

That's ridiculously good!

Even just cooking nearby and smelling the lingering aroma is enough to make their ascetic practices last for many days.

Moreover, it's not just about smelling the aftertaste.

Ning Ruan is a very generous person.

As cooks, they could always get something to eat.

If they had met Ning Ruan earlier, they would have been crazy to become the Boundless Bandits!

On the other side of the deck was a group of "guests" who had paid protection money.

At this moment, they were no longer as reserved as before.

With the two female cultivators taking the lead, they also brought out their treasured spiritual fruits, spiritual wines, and some rare natural treasures.

He cautiously approached Ning Ruan.

"Fellow Daoist Ning, this... this is an Ice Dragon Fruit that I obtained by chance in a small ruined world. It is very beneficial to cultivators with ice and water attributes. I wonder... I wonder if I could exchange it for some roasted meat?"

A cultivator, all smiles, held nearly ten milky-white spiritual fruits in his hands.

He did not care much for food or drink.

But this roasted meat... no, to be precise, this meat, and the ingredients used to roast it, all made him incredibly envious.

Ning Ruan glanced at it and nodded: "Okay, take it yourself."

The middle-aged cultivator was overjoyed and quickly picked up a skewer of sizzling, oily, unidentified meat, taking an eager bite.

Instantly, a burst of rich spiritual energy exploded in his mouth, causing him to let out a satisfied sigh.

"The spiritual energy contained in this meat is even purer than that of elixirs!"

The results were even better than he had imagined.

Seeing how much he was enjoying himself, the other guests, who were already restless, could no longer sit still.

"Fellow Daoist Ning, I have Xuanbing Grass here..."

"Fellow Daoist Ning, I have some thousand-year-old stalactites here..."

"Fellow Daoist Ning..."

"..."

For a moment, the deck seemed to have become a small trading market.

The currency used in the transaction was the barbecue provided by Ningruan.

"Senior Lei, if you want to exchange, that's fine too."

Ning Ruan lowered her eyes to look at Lei Zhen below, and slowly opened her lips.

The latter paused for a moment, then said, "Thank you, but no need."

Ning Ruan narrowed her eyes slightly: "Senior Lei may not need it, but they might not."

Lei Zhen: "..."

He couldn't help but send a telepathic message: "What exactly does Fellow Daoist Ning want to do?"

"What can I do?" Ning Ruan asked, puzzled. "I just want to exchange for more rare and precious materials."

Lei Zhen: "..."

What he really wanted to ask was, what exactly did Ning Ruan intend to do with them?

It didn't seem like they wanted to kill him, but it also didn't seem like they wanted to let him go.

"By the way, senior, I have some good news for you."

Ning Ruan suddenly transmitted her voice as well.

Lei Zhen: "...What?"

Ning Ruan said, "Your leader died just an hour ago."

Lei Zhen's pupils contracted sharply, and he abruptly raised his hand to look at Ning Ruan.

But the latter acted as if nothing had happened and turned back to eating the barbecue.

They were even inviting other bandits from the Boundless Bandits to come and trade.

Lei Zhen could resist the temptation of barbecue, but the other bandits of Wuyin could not.

Seeing Ning Ruan's repeated invitations, they, who already lacked perseverance, could no longer resist and rushed forward to trade barbecue...

Lei Zhen: "..."

He took a deep breath and simply closed his eyes, ignoring everything on the deck.

……

The deepest part of the boundless realm.

At this moment, several blurry yet majestic figures stood amidst this chaos.

Even though it wasn't its true form that descended, but merely a projection of a wisp of will, it still exuded an extremely terrifying aura.

The ten auras were clearly distinct, each occupying its own territory.

The atmosphere was extremely depressing.

a long time.

An old and heavy voice broke the silence.

"They're all broken."

"The 108 life lamps of my Jiao clan members who went to search for our ancestral land... have all been extinguished, and not a single one is alive."

As soon as the words fell, one of the figures, surrounded by towering flames, roared in fury:

"It wasn't just your Jiao Clan that suffered total annihilation; my Yan Clan suffered the same fate as you."

"Damn it, those were Void Realm cultivators! Just exploring the ancestral land resulted in the complete annihilation of our army!"

The furious voice was clearly mixed with disbelief.

“Didn’t we actually expect this outcome?” Another cultivator sighed, his tone filled with despair. “After all, those we’ve sent to search for the ancestral land have never succeeded even once.”

"But at least they came back alive!" the Yan Clan expert roared in anger.

"But this at least shows that the ancestral land may really exist. It was because it touched a taboo that it was not touched that the entire army was wiped out, wasn't it?"

The voice was very calm, and the speaker was completely hidden in the shadows, making it impossible to pinpoint their location.

"Hmph, how do you know they exist? Perhaps they encountered something else, but it's hateful that not a single message came back, and they died without knowing why." The Yan Clan expert snorted coldly, flames surging, clearly still furious.

The Xuan Shui Clan expert spoke calmly: "On this matter, I agree with the Hidden Clan's statement."

"The Boundless Realm is indeed dangerous, but it is not dangerous enough to cause so many Void Realm experts to perish instantly without even being able to send a message back."

"Unless, they have indeed found the ancestral land, or at least have clues about it."

The Phoenix Clan expert sighed helplessly, "If that's really the case, then the ancestral land's attitude is quite clear."

"They don't want us to search."

"This is a warning to us."

Upon hearing this, the Yan Clan expert roared again, "If it weren't for destiny that allows one to ascend to the Immortal Realm, who would be willing to search for some ancestral land?!"

"If the ancestral land truly exists, why do they forbid us from searching for it?"

"Aren't we from the same origin?"

The Phoenix Clan expert sighed again: "Who knows? We don't even know if our ancestral land exists, let alone who exists there."

"What should we do next? Should we continue searching?"

"If they still try to stop us, or if they do find it, but even our ancestral land is like ours, where only destiny allows ascension, what will we do then?"

A powerful member of the Thunder Turtle Clan said, "We have no other choice. The ancestral land is our only chance. The more they try to stop us, the more suspicious they are."

The Shadow Clan expert said, "Doesn't the Jiao Clan also raise those twin daughters? If necessary, we can give it a try."