Chapter 64

Ning Yue secretly thought to himself, "If I were to act personally, even with Bai Luoluo's level of cultivation, it would take no more than three moves to break through his Heavenly Horse Fist and kill him. Or... if I were to use various tactics to confuse his mind, suppress his momentum, and coordinate strategies, it might even be possible to kill him in one move. Although Bai Luoluo hasn't fully utilized her strengths, she is much better than I expected. I originally thought that due to her lack of experience, she would surely lose this battle. But it seems that if she can continue to hone her skills for a few dozen more moves, her combat experience will grow, and she might be able to win and transform herself."

Ning Yue was quite disappointed with this disciple of the Heavenly Wolf Sect. After another dozen moves, seeing that this person had no new tricks, he whistled to Bai Luoluo. Bai Luoluo, upon receiving Ning Yue's signal, deliberately showed a slight opening, luring this person to punch directly at her left shoulder. Taking advantage of the moment when his chest and abdomen were exposed, she kicked the Heavenly Wolf Sect disciple in the abdomen.

The Heavenly Wolf Sect disciple hurriedly tried to activate his life soul to resist, but he couldn't mobilize his life soul abilities at all. He could only watch helplessly as this little girl kicked him in the abdomen, and a powerful force shattered his internal organs.

Ning Yue stepped forward, struck the back of this person's head with a backhand chop, and the Heavenly Wolf Sect disciple died on the spot. Ning Yue smiled at Bai Luoluo and praised her.

This disciple's martial arts were actually only slightly inferior to the several Heavenly Wolf Sect disciples Ning Yue had killed before. If Bai Luoluo had encountered him a short while ago, she would have been doomed. But now, he had become a minor opponent she could easily kill.

In terms of real martial arts, Bai Luoluo was still slightly inferior to her opponent. However, her strategic vision, fist techniques, combat experience, and martial wisdom, all of which she had learned from Ning Yue, far exceeded those of ordinary people. Although she didn't have Ning Yue's refined martial arts realm, she excelled in other aspects. Therefore, such an opponent could no longer stand against her.

After this Heavenly Wolf Sect disciple died, Ning Yue activated the Ten Directions Illusionary Destruction Technique and immediately extracted the eight life souls from his body.

Ning Yue sent these eight life souls into the divine crystal fragment. Although he didn't need these life souls, they were precious, and keeping them was like having a valuable asset.

After defeating this formidable enemy, Bai Luoluo, following Ning Yue's guidance, closed her eyes and reflected on the battle, carefully analyzing both sides' moves. When she opened her eyes, she had gained a deeper understanding.

Ning Yue searched the body of the Heavenly Wolf Sect disciple he had killed and found a wooden token, an iron chain, and a small bag of bone coins. The wooden token indicated that this person was the eleventh in his generation among his peers. The iron chain on his body was clearly a unique weapon.

Ning Yue collected these items and then set off with Bai Luoluo. This time, they did not encounter any more Heavenly Wolf Sect members.

Several days later, Ning Yue and Bai Luoluo entered a dense forest. According to Huo Funiu, the valley was inside this forest, but he couldn't remember the exact location.

In Xu Fengzi's diary, there was the following account of the Heavenly Wolf Bone:

The origin of the Heavenly Wolf Bone is quite mysterious. Hundreds of years ago, a wolf king, born with far superior intelligence and talent than his peers, had some extraordinary encounter and managed to open eighteen life souls, condensing a war spirit. He roamed the wilderness, injuring countless people and animals, but no one could capture him.

This wolf king roamed for nearly a hundred years before finally dying of old age. However, his skull, left behind after his death, possessed extremely magical powers. If obtained by a fellow wolf, it would immediately transform into a powerful demonic beast with a war spirit. If obtained by a human, it would grant them a powerful martial art.

This Heavenly Wolf Bone initially fell into the hands of the founder of the Heavenly Wolf Sect. He studied this skull and created the Moonlit Heavenly Wolf Sword, founding the Heavenly Wolf Sect.

Later, the Heavenly Wolf Sect had an exceptionally talented disciple who, after thirteen years of apprenticeship, managed to open all eighteen life souls and condense a war spirit. He then made rapid progress, advancing the Moonlit Heavenly Wolf Sword to the peak of the third stage. This disciple was expected to become the next leader of the Heavenly Wolf Sect, but he was betrayed by several jealous fellow disciples. Not only did he lose a leg and an arm, but his war spirit was also stolen.

This disciple was patient. When everyone thought he would never recover and would be treated like a beast in the sect, he quietly rebuilt his martial arts over ten years. He not only killed those who had betrayed him but also stole the Heavenly Wolf Bone, a precious treasure of the Heavenly Wolf Sect.

After losing the Heavenly Wolf Bone, the Heavenly Wolf Sect could no longer produce anyone who could open all eighteen life souls and advance the Moonlit Heavenly Wolf Sword to its peak, as they lacked the crucial reference.

This traitor of the Heavenly Wolf Sect, after leaving the sect, roamed for a while and gained a considerable reputation, but soon disappeared and was never seen again. However, from then on, the wilderness would experience a wolf tide every few years, with a wolf king possessing a war spirit appearing.

Xu Fengzi found many pieces of evidence in his diary and speculated on the relationship between these two events. He believed that the traitor, no longer trusting humans, chose to live with the wolf pack, allowing the Heavenly Wolf Bone to circulate among the wolves again.

However, he could not understand several key points, making this theory difficult to fully comprehend.

The most valuable part of Xu Fengzi's diary was a hypothesis. He believed that if the Heavenly Wolf Bone remained with one wolf king, there would be no repeated wolf tides. Since the Heavenly Wolf Bone changes hands frequently, there must be a reason why it cannot stay with one owner for long. This means there is a possibility of seizing it.

The peak of the Moonlit Heavenly Wolf Sword is the fourth-stage war spirit, a level of cultivation that is extremely rare even in the Nine Heavens. Such a level of cultivation is enough to found a small sect or join a major power, becoming a person of great authority. Most of the generals of the Great Xia Dynasty who were pursuing Ning Yue and Bai Luoluo did not have this level of cultivation.

With such cultivation, one can expect a life of glory and wealth, and even if one wants to achieve great things, it is more than sufficient.

If compared to the Mongol era, this level of cultivation is roughly equivalent to the elders of major sects like Diancang, Kongtong, and the Beggar Sect, or even the leaders of large sects with tens of thousands of members like the Yangtze River Sect, the Four Seas Sect, and the Giant Whale Sect.

Ning Yue's understanding of the Heavenly Wolf Bone far exceeded that of any member of the Heavenly Wolf Sect. They didn't even know that the Heavenly Wolf Bone came from the Moon Swallowing Heavenly Wolf, not the Moonlit Demon Wolf, and its power far exceeded the level of the Moonlit Demon Wolf.

When Ning Yue entered this forest, the remaining members of the Heavenly Wolf Sect, the four leaders of the Huabao Sect, and another seven or eight forces also entered...