Chapter 62

"Did you kill the Winged Serpent?" Ji Yichuan looked at his son, and beside him, Wei Chixue also found it hard to believe. They both knew their son was not one to lie, but this matter was just too... Back then, the strong ones of the Ji Clan's Five Mansions had fought the Winged Serpent several times and failed to slay it.

Ji Ning immediately said, "Father, please look." With a wave of his hand, a huge creature with wounds appeared on the nearby beach. The massive scales, bone wings, and dark green blood all revealed its identity.

"Winged Serpent?"

"Winged Serpent?"

Ji Yichuan and Wei Chixue looked at the huge corpse in front of them and exchanged glances.

"It seems our son's strength is extraordinary," Ji Yichuan said. "Not only did he kill the Winged Serpent, but he also has a storage treasure capable of holding the Winged Serpent's corpse."

"Father, Mother," Ji Ning did not hide anything. "When I was wandering in Dongshan Marsh, I encountered Tie Mu Zhan of the Tie Mu Clan."

Ji Yichuan and Wei Chixue were immediately startled.

Tie Mu Zhan?

He was a dangerous opponent.

"He was probably going to deal with the Skygreen Snake Demon, forcing it to become his servant," Ji Ning said. As he spoke, he felt a bit nostalgic. Back then, he and the Skygreen Snake Demon had fought many times, but neither could defeat the other, and they had developed a mutual respect. Later, when he searched through Tie Mu Zhan's storage treasure, he did not find the Skygreen Snake Demon's corpse, nor did he see it being enslaved. Ji Ning realized that the Skygreen Snake Demon must have comprehended its innate ability, 'Void Traversal,' at a critical moment.

The Skygreen Snake Demon, having comprehended Void Traversal, was like a fish leaping over the dragon gate! It would definitely leave the Yan Mountains and wander far and wide, seeking heavenly treasures...

He wondered when he would see it again.

Ji Ning quickly recovered from his thoughts: "When Tie Mu Zhan was dealing with the Skygreen Snake Demon, I took the opportunity to escape, fleeing for thousands of miles into the mountains... When I rested by a pond, I fortuitously comprehended the Dao."

"Comprehended the Dao?" Ji Yichuan and his wife exchanged glances, holding their breath.

"I comprehended the Dao in one night, but I didn't expect Tie Mu Zhan to come and disrupt it," Ji Ning shook his head. "However, I was able to seamlessly merge Yin and Yang into the Divine Power of Chiming, and the heavens and earth gave birth to my innate divine body, allowing me to enter the realm of innate beings. My strength greatly increased, and I successively killed Tie Mu Zhan's spirit beast, the An Beast, and Tie Mu Zhan himself!"

Ji Yichuan was surprised, "You killed Tie Mu Zhan?"

"Um-hum." Ji Ning flipped his hand, and a black wooden vine whip appeared in his hand. "This is Tie Mu Zhan's personal treasure."

Looking at the black wooden vine whip, Ji Yichuan nodded in admiration, "It is his black wooden vine whip. I'm afraid the Tie Mu Clan still doesn't know that Tie Mu Zhan is dead. To be able to kill Tie Mu Zhan right after entering the realm of innate beings, it seems that your one-night Dao comprehension has greatly advanced you."

Ji Ning nodded, "That one-night Dao comprehension allowed me to grasp a thread of the true meaning of the Dao."

"The true meaning of the Dao?" Wei Chixue exclaimed.

"Really the true meaning of the Dao?" Ji Yichuan couldn't believe it.

The higher the realm, the harder it is to advance.

Above the realm of Unity with Heaven and Earth is the true meaning of the Dao! Even among Purple Mansion cultivators, most have not reached the 'true meaning of the Dao' realm! Ji Yichuan had only reached this realm after a fortuitous encounter, and the entire Ji Clan kept it a secret, with outsiders only assuming he was at the Unity with Heaven and Earth realm.

"My son is only eleven years old," Wei Chixue's eyes lit up. "To have reached the realm of the true meaning of the Dao and cultivated the most difficult divine body cultivation method, the 'Nine Heavens of Chiming,' such talent would make it easy to be accepted by great masters."

"Not in a hurry, not in a hurry," Ji Yichuan looked at his son. "Can you demonstrate the true meaning of the Dao?"

Comprehending it is one thing, but being able to demonstrate it is another.

Ji Ning had only managed to demonstrate the true meaning of a drop of water after going through life and death in the ancient water mansion.

"Father, please look." Ji Ning took out the Beiming Sword and thrust it into the void, slicing through the air. The tip of the sword seemed to transform into a drop of water, causing the surrounding air to ripple.

"The true meaning of a drop of water!" Ji Yichuan nodded. "It is the true meaning of a drop of water. You comprehended the Dao in one night and can even demonstrate the true meaning of the Dao through sword techniques? Truly... truly..." Ji Yichuan didn't know what to say. At least in the Yan Mountains, he had never seen such a prodigious talent.

Perhaps only in some distant great tribes could there be such figures.

"This true meaning of a drop of water, I comprehended in a secret place," Ji Ning said. "I'm sure Father and Mother know I was trapped in a secret place."

Ji Yichuan and his wife nodded.

"My sudden disappearance must have worried you..." Ji Ning quickly understood that his father must have been unable to sense the jade sword, which is why he was so anxious. After all, the water mansion was in another space, and his father couldn't possibly sense the jade sword. At that time, his parents must have been worried that he had died. After such a long period of worry, Ji Ning could easily imagine their feelings, and he felt a bit guilty.

"This is not your fault," Ji Yichuan sighed. "When I was wandering outside, I saw relics several times but never entered them. Although relics offer opportunities, out of a hundred who enter, it's good if even one can come out alive. The fact that you came out alive makes me and your mother very happy."

Wei Chixue also gently stroked her son's hair.

For over a month, she had been very worried.

"However, you gained a lot in that secret place, even managing to kill the Winged Serpent," Ji Yichuan said. He didn't think that his son's comprehension of the true meaning of a drop of water alone could kill the Winged Serpent. After all, he had long comprehended the true meaning of a drop of water and could integrate it into each of the nine swords of the 'Drip Water Sutra,' yet he still couldn't defeat the Winged Serpent.

"Um-hum, I obtained a Small Thousand Sword Formation," Ji Ning flipped his hand and took out several pieces of fur to give to his parents.

The Small Thousand Sword Formation, though secret,

But there was no need for Ji Ning to hide it from his parents.

"Small Thousand Sword Formation?" Ji Yichuan and his wife looked at it, but as they looked, their expressions changed.

"This... this..." Ji Yichuan and his wife were completely shocked. Both had high standards, especially Wei Chixue, who came from a distinguished background, quickly recognizing the extraordinary nature of the 'Small Thousand Sword Formation.'

Ji Yichuan couldn't help but say, "This Small Thousand Sword Formation is stronger than any of our Ji Clan's ultimate techniques. Xue'er, this Small Thousand Sword Formation can probably rival your clan's 'Wind Wing Escape Technique.'"

Ji Ning also sighed.

The divine body cultivation method most needed was divine techniques! But each divine technique was a closely guarded secret in the age of gods and demons, even the black ox in the ancient water mansion didn't know. The Tie Mu Clan had only obtained a divine technique after saving a Celestial Immortal's life. The value of divine techniques might even surpass the Small Thousand Sword Formation! Fortunately, his mother had given him a divine technique, otherwise, he wouldn't know when he could learn his first divine technique.

"This Small Thousand Sword Formation has extraordinary power and is a top-tier array that can fight across levels," Wei Chixue said. "However, it has high requirements for both treasures and divine souls. This is its weakness."

"Um, hundreds of treasures, who can afford them?" Ji Yichuan also nodded.

Ji Ning then said, "Father, Mother, I obtained many low-grade treasures in the secret place, too many." As he spoke, he handed a storage arm guard to his father and withdrew all the true essence from the treasures, making it easier for others to refine them.

"Too many?" Ji Yichuan took it with a puzzled look, quickly refined the storage arm guard, and was surprised by what he found.

"What's wrong?" Wei Chixue asked.

"There are probably thousands of treasures," Ji Yichuan sighed.

"So many!" Wei Chixue was also surprised. Although they didn't care much about low-grade treasures, the addition of 'thousands' would make even the entire Ji Clan's Five Mansions envious.

Ji Ning then said, "These treasures are useless to me, so I'll leave them to Father and Mother to handle." He kept dozens of storage treasures, thousands of sword treasures, and some scattered treasures like wing treasures, which were suitable for him to use the 'Wind Wing Escape Technique.' He also kept some scattered treasures, talismans, and array formations.

As for the thousands of other storage treasures, knives, whips, staves, spears, and axes, he gave them to his father.

...

After receiving the Small Thousand Sword Formation and so many treasures, Ji Yichuan and his wife were still in shock when Ji Ning said, "This time, I obtained a treasure in the secret place that will benefit our Ji Clan the most."

"What?" Ji Yichuan and Wei Chixue looked at him.

Ji Ning flipped his hand, and a piece of animal skin appeared in his hand. On the skin, a Buddha with the sun and moon hanging high, emitting boundless light, was depicted.

"Visualization technique!" Ji Yichuan and Wei Chixue said simultaneously.

Ji Ning was surprised, "Father, Mother, you know?"

"How could we not know?" Wei Chixue looked at the Buddha painting. "Back then, our Wei Chixue Clan also had a visualization painting, but it was lost in a tribal war. However, Ning'er, this visualization technique is a method to refine the soul. The soul is the foundation of a person, and while its benefits are not immediately apparent, they are无形中极大的帮助。你留着自己用，时常观想。”

Ji Ning replied, “我在秘密之地机缘巧合下，记忆中已经被灌入了观想图卷！比它还清晰呢！”

Wei Chixue, seeing this, happily说道：“我儿际遇非凡，传说我尉迟氏先祖遇到天仙时，那天仙就是一指，将观想图卷直接送入我们尉迟氏先祖神魂当中。比画卷更清晰，并且还能时时观想。没想到我儿在秘密之地也能得如此际遇。”

Ji Ning recalled when he was reincarnated before, in the underworld, Lord Cui had pointed a finger and sent the 'Nüwa Scroll' into his soul memory.

"Father, Mother, this visualization technique is called 'Inner Contemplation of the Sun and Moon Bright Buddha,'" Ji Ning added.

"Ji Ning,"

Ji Yichuan was also emotionally stirred, looking at his son, "This 'Inner Contemplation of the Sun and Moon Bright Buddha' will have a long-term impact on the entire Ji Clan. I will take it back quickly. However, the Small Thousand Sword Formation should remain secret for now, as it is too difficult to cultivate. No one in the Ji Clan except you can fully utilize its power. When you become more powerful and have a higher status, you can decide whether to make it public. As for these low-grade treasures, I will help you handle them."

"Everything is up to Father," Ji Ning responded.