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Chapter 35: Sword Energy Flying Everywhere

"Impudent!" Autumn Leaf's voice rang out.

Braveshell raised his jaw slightly. "Impudent? This tiny little Metalstone Tribe…I can do what I wish to it, much less 'impudent'. I'll tell you the truth. I've taken a fancy to you. Follow me obediently. The last time I took a fancy to a girl, that girl was quite stubborn. She preferred to commit suicide than follow me, so I wiped out her entire family, and sold off her entire clan as slaves! For your little brother here, and your clansmen, you need to make a good decision!"

Tribesfolk were straightforward individuals. They weren't very calculating, but at the same time, they were very bloodthirsty. Most of them didn't fear death, especially beautiful girls like the one in front of him right now. They were definitely the shining jewels of their tribes, and generally they were all very prideful. It was quite common for such beautiful girls to rather commit suicide than to submit to others, once their pride took hold of them. Braveshell didn't want to see this happen.

"Venerable Lord Braveshell." The balding elder, Tyson, hurriedly urged him, "These three do not belong to my Metalstone Tribe. There come from a very large tribe!"

"A large tribe?" Braveshell's eyebrows twitched. "No wonder. I was just wondering how a place like your Metalstone Tribe could produce such a graceful young lady. Miss, tell me what tribe you belong to." As he spoke, he moved two steps forward, wanting to stroke Autumn Leaf's face. Autumn Leaf directly delivered a lightning-fast kick to him.

Bang!

This heavy kick was powered by rage, and it struck heavily upon Braveshell's chest. Not only did it shatter the ornaments covering his chest, it also sent Braveshell falling back over his head.

"Impudent!"

"Clang!"

The Blackmount guards instantly shouted in anger, and some of them even drew their blades.

Braveshell quickly climbed up. He wiped away a hint of blood from the corner of his mouth, then reached out to stop his guards. All his guards knew exactly how vicious and diabolical Braveshell could be, for him to have become a high level, core member of a tribe as large as the Blackmount tribe.

"It's all over."

"This young miss is going to suffer a terrible fate."

The guards all understood that when Braveshell was clearly furious but temporarily suppressed his anger, it only represented…that Braveshell was truly livid! He was currently considering how to vent his fury!

Braveshell was on his feet now. His eyes were narrowed, staring at the three like a poisonous viper. He slowly said, "That kick was rather heavy. Can you let me know where the three of you have come from, exactly? Is it a large tribe, or is it the mighty Ji clan?"

"Take a good look." Mowu stepped forward coldly, revealing with a flip of his hand an emblem.

The emblem had a single word on it: Ji!

"Ji!"

Many of the faces of the surrounding guards changed. They all looked at their leader, Braveshell, whose face had turned ashen. He hurriedly bowed in terror, "I didn't expect that I would accidentally offend you. Please pardon me."

Mowu's eyes contained a hint of pity in them, because he knew how much his young master hated evildoers.

Autumn Leaf also glanced coldly at Braveshell. Ever since Braveshell said that he had once destroyed a small tribe for the sake of seizing a girl, and sold off all the tribesmen as slaves, Autumn Leaf had felt utter revulsion for him. Because she herself had been sold off after her tribe had been destroyed.

Ji Ning simply looked at Braveshell. In an instant, he had already determined that he would punish Braveshell with death!

Braveshell had destroyed an entire tribe for no cause? When Ning thought of how the women and children in that tribe had died miserable deaths or had been sold, Ning's heart was filled with boundless rage! Although this area contained many hidden evildoers, and Ning couldn't possibly stop them all, when he encountered them, he could never suppress the fury he felt!

"Hahaha…" Braveshell, whose face had been ashen, suddenly cracked his lips and laughed, laughed brightly. "It seems the three of you already have a killing intention. I really don't know if I should call you stupid or arrogant!"

"Oh?" Ning frowned slightly.

Braveshell continued to laugh. "So what if you are of the Ji clan? How many youngsters of the Five Prefectures of the Ji clan go out adventuring as part of their coming-of-age, and how many of them have died! How could the Ji clan possibly discover…if their clansmen were killed by monstrous beasts, or by other tribesmen?"

"Even if you have a high status, in this place, you are nothing more than three people. Thus, even if you want to kill me, you should hide it in your hearts…as the books say, 'distant water cannot quench a nearby drought'. No matter what your status is, no one will be able to save you." Braveshell sighed. "I still remember how three years ago, I once enjoyed a young girl of the Ji clan. Her skin was truly fine. My servants all enjoyed her as well, and afterwards, we fed her to the beasts who ate her clean!"

"Do you understand now?" Braveshell's eyes were shining. "Status doesn't represent power. At least in this place, I am the one who determines your life and death!"

"Everyone."

Braveshell raised his head and said in a loud voice. "Make your move. Kill the two men, spare the woman! After I enjoy her first, each of you will have your chance!"

"Wooo!"

"Kill!"

"Haha, let's do it!"

Braveshell's guards all drew out their blades and swords, valiantly charging forward. The high level military leaders of large tribes trusted their own servants and slaves the most. Whether it was Ji Lee or Ji Yichuan, they all had their own trusted servants and slaves, who would definitely obey them without question.

Under Braveshell's orders, these guards, who were born into his servitude, all dared to charge forward and kill!

"How dare you!" Suddenly, a voice rang out like spring thunder, exploding in the skies.

In the skies above, there was someone standing atop an enormous flying bird. That person drew out his longsword and brandished it downwards. In but a second, sword energy criss-crossed everywhere…one ray of sword energy after another rained down, and each blow of sword energy pierced through a guard, easily chopping their bodies apart, sending fresh blood spewing everywhere.

"Aaaaah!""Nooooooo!""Aaaaah!"

All sorts of miserable cries rang out, but soon, everything became silent again.

The hundred-plus servant guards, who had been shouting savagely, all collapsed on the ground. Some had large holes in their chest, while others had been chopped apart. Blood stained the ground. All of them had died miserable deaths! But not a single one of the utterly terrified tribesmen of the Metalstone Tribe had been struck.

"But…but…but…" Braveshell had thought that everything was under his control, but now, his face turned ashen. He stood there numbly, staring at his dead servants, and then at the man standing on the giant bird in mid-air. He stuttered, "Xian…Xiantian…"

The people of the Metalstone Tribe all raised their heads. Some were dumbfounded, others were awestruck, while some of the girls in particular just stared unblinkingly.

Ning, Autumn Leaf, and Mowu all raised their head to take a look as well.

Swoosh!

The man jumped down from his mid-air position on the back of the giant bird, landing on the ground.

"Young master." The man bowed slightly as he said to Ning, demonstrating his respect for Ning.

This scene caused all the members of the Metalstone Tribe, as well as Braveshell, feel stunned. Because just then, those lines of energy attacks represented that this person was a Xiantian lifeform! A Xiantian lifeform, in any tribe, no matter how large, was definitely a person of the highest status. Even in the Ji clan, they were high level, core members!

Generally speaking, the adventuring youths of the Ji clan who encountered Xiantian lifeforms all had to pay their respects first. But this Xiantian lifeform was actually paying his respects to this youngster?

"Spare me." Braveshell threw himself forward, kneeling in front of Ning, begging, "Mighty young master, those words that I said earlier were all wild ravings. I've never done such a thing! In addition, once, when I was collecting furs from some small tribes, I acquired a special treasure. It definitely is a magic treasure! As to what type of magic treasure it is, I don't understand either…as long as you are willing to spare me, young master, I am willing to give this magic treasure…"

Before he even finished speaking.

Hu.

Braveshell suddenly threw himself towards Ning, his right hand forming a claw, wanting to rip out Ning's throat. At such a close range…generally speaking, even late stage Houtian experts would find it hard to dodge.

"Hrmph." With a casual wave of his hand, despite striking out later, Ning's hand slapped down onto Braveshell's skull before Braveshell finished his attack. Braveshell's body trembled, and then blood began pouring out of his nose and his ears, and his body weakly tumbled to the ground.

"He's a sly one." Ning said softly.

This Braveshell really was both crafty and vicious, venomous and diabolical, daring to do anything. Even though he knew that his chance of of dealing with the Xiantian level person was low, he immediately made the decision to first use the magic treasure to try and attract Ning's interest…and then try to capture Ning. As long as he could take Ning hostage, he would have a chance at life.

Unfortunately…

Ning was someone who could kill even Diremonsters with ease.

"So him and those guards were all on the same side." The Xiantian level man said with a laugh. "Those guards were all half-armored, while this person was dressed in furs…I hadn't noticed him."

"Thank you for your assistance, elder apprentice-brother." Ning said with a laugh.

The man in front of him was one of the nine major disciples which his father, Ji Yichuan, had trained. His name was Wanfang, and he was an early Xiantian lifeform. Within the Ji clan of the West Prefecture, his status was fairly high, but at his current level of power, he wasn't quite eligible yet to take command over the black armored riders, while Ning, being the next Prefecture Lord, had an extremely high status.

"If you had been the one to act, young master, things would have gone just as easily." Wanfang sheathed his longsword while laughing. "But I came here for an important reason."

"Important reason?" Ning's face changed. He kept in touch with the West Prefecture once a month. The person who had come this time was his own elder apprentice-brother. One could imagine how important the reason was, for a Xiantian expert to personally make the journey.

"Let's chat inside." Ning said hurriedly.

Ning glanced at the still-shocked Metalstone Tribesmen. "Dispose of the corpses. As for the Blackmount Tribe…in a little while, I'll ask my elder apprentice-brother to make a trip to the Blackmount Tribe. You naturally won't have anything to worry about."

"Thank you, young master!"

The balding elder and the others all hurriedly fell to their knees. Only now did they understand how exalted Ning's status truly was. For even a Xiantian lifeform to greet him with respect…a person like this, even the chieftain of the Blackmount Tribe would have to kneel before!

Ning and Wanfang quickly entered the stone room, then closed the door.

"Quick."

"Quick, clean it up."

The people of the Metalstone Tribe were filled with pumping blood as they looked at the corpses on the ground. They felt both nervous and excited. Normally, they had to all but worship the ground on which these terrifying Blackmount tribesmen walked on, but now, all of them lay here dead.

"So even you will have an ending like this." That cold, one-armed man gave a savage kick to the corpse of Braveshell, his eyes filled with rage and hate.

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Within the room.

Only Ning and Wanfang were present.

"Elder apprentice-brother, what is the matter?" Ning asked. "Why did you come here?"

"Because of the Diremonster, Serpentwing!" Wanfang's face was solemn.


Chapter 36: Yin and Yang Twin Energy Formation

"The Diremonster, Serpentwing?" Ji Ning frowned. "What happened? Our Ji clan of the West Prefecture should have people stationed at Serpentwing Lake, with multiple Xiantian experts present. Could it be that Serpentwing has escaped Serpentwing Lake?"

Wanfang shook his head. "If he had simply escaped from Serpentwing Lake, that would be a minor affair! Alas, our Ji clan of the West Prefecture actually ended up helping out Serpentwing. Our Xiantian experts stationed at Serpentwing Lake constantly tried to kill him whenever possible, causing Serpentwing's every day to be filled with danger. There were several major battles as well! Under that pressure…Serpentwing actually reached the peak of the Xiantian level!"

"What?! Peak Xiantian level?!" Ning was shocked.

A peak Xiantian level Diremonster was truly dangerous. Even Eastmount Marsh had only a single peak Xiantian level Diremonster, that Ancient Snow Toad!

"The Xiantian level experts of our Ji clan of the West Prefecture were only able to just barely survive through relying on their magic treasures. They had to just watch as Serpentwing disappeared!" Wanfang sighed. "As soon as he heard this news, Master immediately went in pursuit!"

"Father went in pursuit?" Ning nodded.

Wanfang nodded as well. "But that Serpentwing can both soar in the skies as well as dive into the seas. His speed is now much faster than before, and as soon as he enters the deep water, even a Zifu Disciple would find it hard to kill him. Master understood this as well, and this pursuit of his ended in failure. Thus, he ordered me to tell you of this affair and to make sure that you are careful. After all, previously, you killed his child."

"Understood." Ning nodded solemnly. "It seems I need to leave this Metalstone Tribe now. Serpentwing, hrmph, I didn't expect he'd survive this long, much less make a breakthrough!"

"This sort of old monster who has been training for thousands of years has accumulated significant experience. It isn't strange for him to make a breakthrough at last." Wanfang then said, "That's all there is to report. My mission is now complete."

Ning hurriedly advised him, "Apprentice brother Wanfang, those people you executed earlier belong to the Blackmount Tribe, located not far from here. Go help me rap their knuckles a bit!"

"Just leave this sort of minor task to me." Wanfang nodded.

...….

That very day, Ning led Autumn Leaf and Mowu out of the Metalstone Tribe. As to where he was headed…Ning didn't inform anyone. Only by acting in such a way would he make it harder for Serpentwing to find him.

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A month after the Serpentwing Disaster, everything was calm again.

Originally, after Serpentwing broke through to the peak Xiantian level, he charged out of Serpentwing Lake, beginning to vent his fury upon the area, causing great harm to the nearby tribes and devouring many humans, filling countless tribesmen with fear. He boldly went out in search of Ning, but the news that Ning was adventuring was a secret which few knew. Given that Ning himself was extremely vigilant as well, Serpentwing naturally couldn't find him!

After half a month, Serpentwing encountered Ji Yichuan. Relying on his vastly increased strength, Serpentwing confidently did battle with him, but he didn't expect that once again, he would be badly injured. Still, his flying speed was much faster than before, and when he fled for his life, even Yichuan wasn't able to do anything to him. This battle resulted in Serpentwing coming to a decision; he never wanted to fight against Yichuan ever again. If he saw Yichuan, he would immediately run far away.

Another month later, Poisondove Ridge stepped in!

The Five Prefectures of the Ji clan negotiated with Poisondove Ridge, and the end result was…'The Diremonster, Serpentwing, is forbidden to leave Serpentwing Lake for a hundred years!'

.....

Time passed. In the blink of an eye, summer arrived.

Within Eastmount Marsh.

Two figures lay hidden within the aquatic grass. One was a half-red, half-white man with a vile aura and braided hair, while the other was a muscular man dressed in black.

"The information you have is correct?" The vile-looking man said softly. "We've waited here for three days now."

The black-clothed man nodded. "Recently, there is a youngster who often comes to fight against the Azure Skysnake King. Every ten or fifteen days, they'll do battle. In addition, their battles are generally in the area around here. Don't worry, Master. When the time comes, the Azure Skysnake King will definitely emerge from the depths, and once he enters our formation, he won't be able to escape!"

"Alright." The vile man nodded. "For the sake of this day, I have prepared for so long, and also spent an incredible price in order to acquire this Yin and Yang Twin Energy Formation. This time, we must capture the Azure Skysnake King alive and let it become my spirit beast!"

"Once the Azure Skysnake King enters the formation, its life and death will be entirely determined by you, Master." The black clothed man said.

"Hahaha…" The vile man laughed gently. "Right. That youth who often fights against the Azure Skysnake King, do you know who he is?"

"I've never seen him." The black clothed man shook his head. "I know all of the young geniuses of our Ironwood clan, and he isn't one of them. It seems as though this youngster's sword techniques are based on the Ji clan's [Raindrop Sutra]."

"Ji clan?" A fierce look flashed through the vile man's eyes. "For him to be able to fight equally at such a young age with the Azure Skysnake King means that when he grows up, he'll most likely become yet another Yichuan…since that's the case, then I, Ironwood Zhan, will give the Ji clan a hand and help them send their genius straight to the Yellow Springs of Hell."

Time passed.

Another half day went by. It was now sunset, and in the distance, a fur-clad youngster appeared, walking atop of the waves.

"Master, he's here!" The black clothed man hurriedly shouted.

Zhan turned and looked. Seeing that Ning was walking on water as though it were flat ground, his pupils shrank. "One with the world!"

"He must die." Zhan's heart was now filled with a killing urge. At such a young age, this person was able to reach the 'one with the world' level. Once this terrifying youngster grew up…he would be far more powerful than even the Raindrop Sword, Ji Yichuan. He might even become the most powerful figure in the Five Prefectures of the Ji clan!"

"Brother An!" Ironwood Zhan hurriedly instructed. "Afterwards, you go deal with that youth. Even if you can't kill him, don't let him get away. After I subdue the Azure Skysnake King, I'll immediately hurry over."

"Yes." The black clothed man said respectfully.

Ironwood Zhan stared grimly into the distance.

To be able to reach the 'one with the world' level as a youth…this sort of monstrous talent was countless times more talented than him, Ironwood Zhan. Fortunately, he, Zhan, had been training for over a hundred years. Relying on his years of accumulated strength, it would still be simplicity itself for him to slay this little child.

...…

Zhan was hiding within the aquatic grasses, and had secretly set up a formation in the area around this location. Neither their auras nor their voices would penetrate through it. If even their auras couldn't pass through…then of course, there was no way to sense them. Ning, thus, also didn't sense their presence either.

"Little snakey-snake." Ning stood on the surface of the water as he called out. "Still not coming out?"

His voice transmitted directly into the depths of the water.

A moment later.

BOOM!

An enormous emerald serpent erupted forth from the waves, and then its body rapidly shrank to a length of around ten meters, while its head stared, swaying, at Ning while emitting a disdainful snort. Actually, over the course of his multiple battles against Ning, the Azure Skysnake King had gained some insights as well. The Azure Skysnake King had the feeling that he too was about to reach the 'one with the world' level. Although his battle ability was astonishing, he primarily relied on his natural gifts. In terms of skill level, he was inferior to Ji Ning.

This sort of utterly ruthless battles against an opponent, with both using deadly, lethal blows, was the best way for an individual to improve!

"Once I also reach the 'one with the world' level, you will definitely die." The Azure Skysnake King secretly said to himself.

'Haha, c'mere, little snakey-snake." Two swords appeared out of nowhere in Ning's hands.

Hua!

The Azure Skysnake King flashed towards him like a bolt of green lightning, while Ning went forward to welcome him.

...…

Zhan, hiding in the distant aquatic grass, felt even more astonished. "His swordplay is also at the 'one with the world' level! And he uses twin swords to such a perfect degree! It seems he isn't even a Xiantian lifeform yet, but he is able to fight head on with a Xiantian level Godbeast…this sort of talent is absolutely terrifying! He must be destroyed as soon as possible!"

"Why haven't they entered yet?"

"Almost." Ironwood Zhan grew frantic with impatience.

He had laid down his formation in advance. Although the formation took up a large amount of space, there was some distance between the formation and Ning's battle with the Azure Skysnake King.

"Almost…"

Ironwood Zhan's heart was frantic, but he had to suppress his impatience. Because he knew that once he revealed himself…the frightened Azure Skysnake King would instantly dive into the water, at which point he wouldn't have any chance at all to deal with him.

All he could do was watch as the distant battle continued.

Sometimes, Ning would be sent flying, while at other times, a wound would appear on the body of the Azure Skysnake King. The two battled amidst the waves, with Ning constantly gliding atop the waves, sometimes charging forward, other times dodging. On multiple occasions, they almost entered the formation, but the end, they didn't…this truly was nerve wracking.

"Swish."

On one exchange of blows…

"They're in!" Zhan's eyes were red. At this moment, Ning and the Azure Skysnake King had just barely entered the formation. They were at the very edges of it. But Zhan no longer dared to wait any longer. Perhaps in the next moment, Ning and the Azure Skysnake King would once more leave the area of the formation.

"Up!"

Zhan's face was fierce.

"Huh?" Ning, at the borders of the formation, suddenly felt a thrill race through his mind. This was because Ning's soul was already extremely powerful, so much so that he could unconsciously sense any deadly dangers nearby. An invisible terror suddenly filled Ning's head, and he had the feeling that if he didn't move, he might really die!

"Retreat!" Ning glided backwards at maximum speed, and as he did so, he just so happened to leave the edges of the formation.

...…..

As Ning retreated past the edges of the formation, he saw that the surface of the water in front of him suddenly transformed into a scene of chaos. One enormous white energy wave after another appeared, intersecting with enormous black energy waves, creating countless 'nets' covering the area in front of him. The power of this enormous formation made Ning's heart shake.

This was something set up by a late stage Xiantian Ki Refiner, who then suddenly released all the terrifying power he had previously placed in the surrounding area.

"The Azure Skysnake King is within the formation!" Ning's heart clenched. After having battled with this old opponent so many times, seeing that the opponent had fallen into the formation, Ning felt worry for him as well.

"Grooooowl."

A black human figure suddenly flew into the air, transforming into a black Bi'an Tiger that was over thirty meters long. The furry mane around its neck was spread out like an enormous fan, rising up to the heads. Its jade eyes were filled with savage fury, and it pounced directly towards Ning.

"A Bi'an Tiger?!" Ning instantly understood who it was that had set up the massive formation. "The only Xiantian lifeform who has a Bi'an Tiger as his spirit-beast is Ironwood Zhan, of the Ironwood clan! A late-stage Xiantian expert!"

"Gotta go!"

Ning knew very well the difference in power between the two of them. Ironwood Zhan was extremely famous, and was legendary for how sinister he was. When he used his magic treasures, even the Azure Skysnake King was far from being his match!

"Swish!"

Suddenly, a black light shot towards Ning.

With a quick sword stroke and a 'clang' sound, Ning sent the black light flying back towards that Xiantian level Bi'an Tiger. The Bi'an Tiger roared, "Child of the Ji clan, today, shall be the day of your death!"

"Argh!"

A sharp, ear-piercing scream of pain shook the heavens, emanating from within that formation. Ning couldn't help but feel his heart shudder as well. He knew that this was the desolate cry of the Azure Skysnake King. Despite having fought with Ning for so long, the Azure Skysnake King had never before let out such a miserable sound. Clearly, it truly was in dire straits this time.

"Little green snake, I hope you'll be able to survive this affair." Ning could only silently pray. Not daring to hesitate at all, he immediately began to flee across the surface of the lake while blocking the furious attacks of that Xiantian level Bi'an Tiger.


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