Chapter 86

Although Ji Mo earnestly begged to become a disciple, how could Ji Ning agree? After all, sword techniques require a soul, and what is needed is enlightenment, which cannot be directly taught! Subsequently, Ji Ning individually guided the others, and the other young men immediately became extremely humble, each bringing their usual doubts to ask Ji Ning. For Ji Ning, it was naturally very easy, and in terms of sword techniques, no one in the Ji family could match him.

This guidance lasted for two hours, after which Ji Ning dismissed the guests.

"You should go back and carefully ponder. I won’t keep you any longer," Ji Ning said after giving his guidance, and then left directly.

The six young men looked at Ji Ning with longing, hoping he would guide them for a longer time.

...

Night.

Ji Ning was sitting cross-legged on the bed, cultivating. The elemental energy of heaven and earth continuously surged toward him, entering his body and liquefying into true essence. After a long time, when he felt his dantian becoming somewhat swollen, Ji Ning stopped.

"Perhaps in a few months, I will be able to open the Purple Mansion in my cultivation of qi," Ji Ning thought to himself. "However, to reach the Purple Mansion and the seventh level with the 'Nine Heavens of Crimson Brightness' technique, I don’t know when that will happen."

Currently, both the divine and demon body cultivation and qi cultivation have reached the innate perfection level.

The qi cultivation method is a common method within the Ji family, called the 'Water Essence Technique.' The true essence cultivated through this method is of lower quality and quantity, but it is easier to break through to the Purple Mansion! With Ji Ning’s current understanding of the Dao, once the true essence in his body accumulates sufficiently, he can directly open the Purple Mansion with a burst of accumulated power!

"This 'Water Essence Technique' is just a common method," Ji Ning thought. "Moreover, it can only be cultivated to the Purple Mansion. After opening the Purple Mansion, I will need to find a new qi cultivation method."

The more advanced the cultivation method, the more precious it becomes as one progresses.

"At that time, I will need to find a more powerful qi cultivation method," Ji Ning pondered. "The 'Water Essence Technique' is a basic method. If I continue to use a basic method in the future... my qi cultivation will likely stop at the Ten Thousand Phenomena level."

The difference between advanced and basic methods lies in this!

Advanced and difficult methods are very challenging to cultivate at the beginning, but they are solid and can continuously progress.

On the other hand, basic methods make it relatively easy to open the Purple Mansion at the beginning, and with great effort, there is hope to reach the Ten Thousand Phenomena level. However, to become a Spirit Immortal? That is no longer possible.

The Ji family is ultimately just a relatively low-level tribe, and both divine and demon body cultivation and qi cultivation do not have very advanced methods. Only the 'Nine Heavens of Crimson Brightness' technique, due to its special nature, is widely spread, allowing the Ji family to possess such a method. The qi cultivation methods, however, are all very poor. For example, Ji Jiu Huo and Shadow Aunt have been cultivating for nearly four hundred years and are still stuck at the Purple Mansion level.

This is because it is easier to break through to the Purple Mansion with basic methods, but reaching the Ten Thousand Phenomena level is very difficult, and becoming a Spirit Immortal is impossible.

"I must go out and explore," Ji Ning thought with anticipation. "Wait until I open the Purple Mansion. At that time, my means of self-preservation will be stronger. My current strength is still too weak."

Ji Ning was very clear about his own strength.

In terms of qi cultivation, he has reached the innate perfection level. However, half a year ago, the 'Small Thousand Sword Formation' had already reached the ninth level, and in terms of attack power, it should be able to reach the Purple Mansion perfection level! The weakness is that the true essence is consumed too quickly, unlike the prolonged battles of ordinary Purple Mansion cultivators.

In terms of body cultivation, the 'Nine Heavens of Crimson Brightness' technique has reached the innate perfection level, already matching the early Purple Mansion level of ordinary divine and demon body cultivators! With his current vitality, even if his head is pierced, he won’t die! Although his attack power is slightly weaker than the Small Thousand Sword Formation, in a real battle, his body cultivation is actually stronger.

"The Small Thousand Sword Formation, though incredibly sharp," Ji Ning thought, "when facing a divine and demon body cultivator at the Purple Mansion level, their bodies are extremely tough. Even if a sword beam barely pierces them, they can quickly recover."

"Even if it’s a Purple Mansion perfection level qi cultivator, I can still fight them."

"For divine and demon body cultivators, I am confident at the early Purple Mansion level, but any stronger would be troublesome," Ji Ning was very clear about this. "I don’t know how the 'Nine Heavens of Crimson Brightness' technique can break through, achieving yin-yang transformation and rebirth from a drop of blood. How can I achieve that?"

Being impervious to head-piercing is not much.

As long as I reach the seventh level, I can achieve rebirth from a drop of blood! Such a terrifying vitality would make other Purple Mansion cultivators headache. To kill such a divine and demon body cultivator... how difficult it would be, requiring a slow drain of all their divine power.

"Rebirth from a drop of blood," Ji Ning looked forward to it.

In fact, Ji Ning was already incredibly powerful. In terms of attack, he has the Small Thousand Sword Formation! His body cultivation, being the first method of divine and demon body cultivation, has reached the innate perfection level, making it difficult for Purple Mansion cultivators to kill him! Others find it hard to kill him, but with the Small Thousand Sword Formation, he can kill them from a distance.

"Not enough, not enough. If Bo Zishan’s parasites were ten times more, they could wear me down," Ji Ning did not dare to be the slightest bit careless.

He remembered the black ox’s words...

Do not underestimate any cultivator! You are powerful, but does the other party not have some powerful means?

"Whoosh."

Ji Ning closed his eyes and began to visualize the Nüwa diagram. He has been continuously visualizing the Nüwa diagram, and the ability to perform the ninth level of the Small Thousand Sword Formation is mainly due to his divine sense.

...

The sky was just beginning to brighten.

Ji Ning, sitting cross-legged on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes and frowned, carefully sensing.

"An illusion?" Ji Ning muttered to himself.

"Boom~~~" An incredibly strong elemental energy fluctuation, like a surging wave, instantly swept over the Winged Snake Lake. Such a strong elemental energy fluctuation made Ji Ning’s face change, and he shot out of the window, then stood on the crown of a large tree.

"North."

Ji Ning stood on the tree crown, looking far into the north, where the incredibly strong elemental energy fluctuation was coming from.

It was like a stone thrown into water, creating ripples. In the distant north, a point was emitting terrifying and strong elemental energy fluctuations in all directions... wave after wave, like ripples, sweeping over thousands of miles of land, continuously spreading further.

"Such a terrifying elemental energy fluctuation," Ji Ning was shocked. "To cause such a strong elemental energy fluctuation, the speed at which I absorb elemental energy during cultivation is like a firefly compared to the moon and sun. What is happening to cause such a strong fluctuation?"

Whoosh!

From another part of the island, a figure quickly approached, stepping on tree crowns and buildings, soon arriving beside Ji Ning. It was Ji Yichuan, dressed in white animal skin.

"Father," Ji Ning looked at his father beside him.

"Did you feel it?" Ji Yichuan solemnly looked toward the north.

"Yes, the north," Ji Ning nodded, extremely serious. "The elemental energy fluctuation is incredibly strong, almost unbelievable. If my perception is correct, the source of this intense elemental energy fluctuation should be several thousand miles to the north."

Ji Yichuan also nodded: "My perception is a bit vague, not as clear as yours, but I estimate it’s about the same."

"Father, with such a strong elemental energy fluctuation, what has happened?" Ji Ning asked.

"There are many possibilities," Ji Yichuan said. "It could be the elemental energy fluctuation caused by immortals fighting, or the emergence of an ancient relic! Or the appearance of some immortal treasure!"

Ji Ning’s face changed: "Then for our Ji family..."

Several thousand miles to the north is still within the Ji family’s territory. The Western Mansion City is in the southwest direction of the main mansion, and several thousand miles to the north is the core area of the entire Ji family!

"Regardless of which situation, it is not good for our Ji family," Ji Yichuan said in a low voice.

Ji Ning’s face was grim.

Immortals fighting? Relic emerging? Immortal treasure appearing? Other unknown situations? How can a Ji family whose strongest is only a Purple Mansion cultivator bear it?

"Let’s go and see," Ji Yichuan said.

"Alright," Ji Ning was also anxious and worried, and immediately transmitted a true essence message to Qiu Ye, who lived not far from his residence, "Qiu Ye, I’m going out for a while. Mingxin Island is in your hands."

Whoosh!

The two directly broke through the air and followed the waves, moving so fast that they became a blur, heading quickly to the north. At their level, the speed of their full-speed body techniques is faster than the Blue Flame Bird, much faster than ordinary mounts.