Lee returned to his residence with a dark expression on his face. Behind him was the four-hooved beast. The man and beast walked through the residence. When the servants and guards saw their master, they either knelt down or lowered their heads. None of them dared to breathe loudly. Everyone could tell that their master, Ji Lie, was in a very bad mood. If he had angered his master, he would have been slapped to death.
"Father." A voice rang out from the distance. A middle-aged man dressed in animal skin with several dozen braids hurriedly came over to welcome him.
Lee glanced at the person who had arrived. This person was his most useful son, Jadeswitch, who had also become a Xiantian lifeform. He immediately frowned and said,"Shaman Jade, is this true? Not long after I went out hunting, I received news that Yichuan's little brat had actually reached the microscopic level of swordplay, becoming one with the sword?”
"Yes, Father." Jadewitch shook her head and sighed." Just today, Ji Ning fought against nine Ninefang Warriors, and during the course of the duel, he made a breakthrough in his sword-arts. This is beyond doubt.”
"Sigh!" Ji Lie said hatefully," The heavens really don't want to help me, Ji Lie. My eldest brother, Ji Youyang, was inferior to me back then. Back then, I was young and impetuous, and in a moment of carelessness, I allowed him to seize the position of Manor Head. His descendants had produced the peerless Ji Yichuan, causing his lineage's position to become even more stable. And now, an even more monstrous Ji Ning had appeared. He had trained in the sword for six years, yet he had already become one with the sword!”
"He became one with the sword after six years of training. The three geniuses we selected from the various tribes are still quite lacking compared to him.”Jadewitch shook her head.
In order to obstruct Ning, they had specially selected three extremely talented children from the various tribes. They were about the same age as Ning, and had been trained since they were infants. However, they were still slightly weaker than Ning.
" Just a little bit more. If Grizzly was two or three years younger…" Jadewitch Ji sighed.
"Grizzly?" Lee was startled.
Grizzly was his adopted son.
When he had led an army to punish a large tribe, he had discovered a Diremonster, a Goldfur Bear'. He had been itching to use his skills, and a terrifying battle had ensued. In the end, the Goldfur Bear''s army had been defeated and fled. As for Lee, he raided the Goldfur Bear's lair, where he discovered a baby. The baby appeared to have been born less than a year ago, but it was born with divine power. Lee was very fond of it."You were captured by a Goldfur Bearbear, but you weren't killed. Instead, you were raised. Hahaha…from today onwards, you are my foster son. I bestow upon you the name 'Bear'!”
It was common to adopt a child with heaven-defying talent.
Grizzly was one year old when he was brought back, but he was already thirteen years old this year. Ji Lie had raised Grizzly as the most terrifying monster. From the time he was a baby, he had made Grizzly fight wild beasts, and then demonic beasts. Of course, he had also taught Grizzly the most suitable cultivation techniques…
He had honed his saber techniques in the midst of slaughter, and he had already attained the 'Man Saber Unity' realm last year.
"The Ceremony of the Golden Sword is held once every four years.”Jadewitch narrowed her eyes."Four years from now, there will be another Ceremony of the Golden Sword. Four years from now…Grizzly will be seventeen years old. Only those below sixteen can participate in the Ceremony of the Golden Sword. Four years from now, Grizzly won't be able to participate at all, much less stop Ji Ning!”
"Right now, our final hope is to nurture those three brats. I hope that one of them will become a Xiantian lifeform within four years.”Lee said in a low voice.
"Yes!" Ji Jadewitch nodded." I handpicked the three of them who are the most suitable for Ki Refining among the many tribes. They have long reached the peak of the Postnatal realm. As long as one of them can advance from the Postnatal realm to the Connate realm, we will definitely win.”
"Yes." Lee nodded."A Xiantian Ki Refiner who can use magic treasures will definitely win. It's just that becoming a Xiantian lifeform is simply too difficult…"
"It's all up to fate now." Jadewitch said in a low voice.
Lee nodded gently as well.
Although they were fighting for the position of Lord Prefect, Ji Lie and the others had never once thought of killing Ji Ning. In the Vast Expanse, if a tribe wanted to survive... they had to be united. Internal strife was absolutely forbidden! This was especially true now that Ji Ning had been chosen as a candidate. If anyone dared to use sinister methods to kill Ji Ning, most likely the entire Ji clan's Five Prefectures would join forces to eliminate the murderer!
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A thick candle lit up the hall. Yichuan was seated at the head of the table, with Snow and Ning on either side.
The family of three ate the food on the table in front of them.
"Yichuan." Snow looked at her son, who was munching on meat with his mouth full of grease, her eyes filled with pride." Ning 'er, you've spent three years laying down your foundation, and another three years becoming one with the sword! It seemed like the position of the Prefecture Master was going to be easy.”
Yichuan raised his goblet, nodding gently."When Ji Ning sparred with others, he only used his inner strength. He didn't use the number one Fiendgod Body Refining technique, the [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens], and when he sparred with others, he only used a single sword.”
Others might not know how powerful Ning was, but Yichuan and his wife knew exactly how powerful their son was.
Snatch the golden sword?
It was as if he was taking something out of his pocket!
"Right now, Ji Ning is able to easily take the golden sword even if he goes all out. In another four years, not even Xiantian lifeforms would be able to stop him.”Yichuan poured himself another cup of wine.
As for Ning, he was just eating and drinking.
Because he trained in the number one Fiendgod Body Refining technique, the [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens], he had the appetite of a Fiendgod. He could easily eat several dozen kilograms of Demonic Beast meat in each meal. Two years ago, he had already reached the third stage, but he was stuck at a bottleneck. He only needed one more step to reach the fourth stage!
The fourth stage was the Xiantian level, and it was the number one Fiendgod Body Refiner technique. That Xiantian level was hundreds or even thousands of times more powerful than ordinary Xiantian levels.
"Gulp gulp gulp." Ning raised his large water jug, then raised his head and downed the hot water in one gulp. He put down the jug and rubbed his stomach."Delicious."”
"Ning, son." Snow smiled at her son.
"Mother." Ning was very obedient. He could sense that his father loved him dearly and valued the clan very much, while his mother placed almost all of her attention on him. In his mother's eyes, even the rise and fall of the Ji clan was far less important than her son.
Snow looked at her son." Back then, your father taught you the [108 Swords of Tiangang and Disha]. It's the most complicated sword technique, and it's also the best sword technique for stepping into the 'one with the sword'. But now that you've already achieved Man Sword Unity, this set of 108 Tiangang Disha Swords is useless to you.”
"Yes." Yichuan looked at his son as well. Back then, I told you to prepare your body and heart. One point, one stab, one slash, one lift, and one twist. All of them were as fast as lightning and extremely precise, as if they were carved into your bones. After that, I'll let you cultivate the [108 Swords of Heavenly Constellation and Earthly Fiend]. This is…going from simple to complex!”
"The path of swordsmanship is to first go from simple to complex, and then from complex to simple. Only then can the swordsmanship be considered successful.”Yichuan looked at his son." You're now one with the sword. You can casually swing your sword as if you were picking it up. You can be considered to have gone from complicated to simple.”
Ning nodded.
He also understood this principle. If he was foolish enough to practice the basic thirteen forms, such as thrusting, chopping, and lifting, he could still be considered an expert in sword arts. However, without a transformation process from simple to complex, and from complex to simple, it was very difficult to truly become one with the sword.
"Next, you'll have to cultivate the heart of heaven and become one with the world.”Yichuan sighed." This step is also an extremely difficult step.”
"One with the world…" Ning was filled with anticipation.
"My previous swordplay is useless against you." Yichuan looked at his son." Your level of insight is enough for you to train in the highest level of swordplay of our Ji clan.”
Ning's eyes lit up. The highest level of swordplay of the Ji clan?
"Our Ji clan is famous for its sword-arts." Yichuan sighed." The Ji clan's headquarters is named after the City of Ten Thousand Swords because our Ji clan relied on the [Melody of Ten Thousand Swords] to establish our foundation.”
"After thousands of years, our Ji clan has a total of five supreme sword-arts. They are the [Melody of Ten Thousand Swords],[Thunderflame Sword],[Illusion Demon Book],[Raindrop Sutra], and [Big Dipper Secret Book]. Each of these sword-arts is extremely profound, and they were all created by existences who have surpassed the level of 'one with the world'. If you succeed in practicing them, you will gain boundless power.”Yichuan looked at his son." I train in the [Raindrop Sutra]. Most people, even if they become one with the sword, can only choose one at most. However, Ji Ning, since you can multitask, you can at most choose two books.”
Whoosh!
Five books suddenly appeared in Yichuan's hand. He casually threw them out, and the five books immediately spun and flew over. They all landed on the edge of the table, one on top of the other. They didn't touch any pots or jars.
"The highest sword technique?" Ning stared at the five books in front of him. He understood that these were only abridged versions. Only after he had chosen one would he be able to obtain the complete version.
"Choose carefully."
Yichuan looked at his son, then said solemnly," Once you choose, you must record it down so that the five prefectures of the Ji clan can examine it! If there was no record of it, then it would mean that he had secretly learned it. If he had secretly learned it, then he would be 'silenced' by the five prefectures of the Ji clan.”
"Ah!" Although Ning understood, he was still surprised."Then why didn't I have this condition when I trained in the [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens]?”
"Although the [Crimsonbright Diagram of the Nine Heavens] is the number one Fiendgod Body Refining technique, it is also the most widely spread one. Virtually all major clans like the Ji clan have this technique.”Yichuan looked at his son." Generally speaking, Ki Refining techniques and body-tempering techniques aren't considered precious. Only supreme techniques are not easily imparted to outsiders. For example, in the Swallow Mountain region, four of these five sword-arts are unique to our Ji clan. Only the other power, the Blackfire Sect, also has the [Big Dipper Secret Manual].”
Ning nodded.
He knew that in the Swallow Mountain region, other than the garrison of the Grand Xia Dynasty, there were five other hegemonic powers, and the Ji clan was also one of them.
The six overlords fought endlessly, but none of them dared to provoke the Great Xia Dynasty's garrison!
"Yes." Ning immediately lowered his head and began to read through these five supreme sword-arts. They were all one with the sword, but if he were to gain a basic understanding of these supreme sword-arts, his power would most likely increase several times over.
"Raindrop Sutra…" The first thing Ning flipped through was the technique which had made his father famous.
His father's title was the Water Drop Sword.
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