Chapter 88

On the high platform in the square!

"Clan Leader Lin, what... What do you say now? I seem to have heard you say you were going to slap yourself?"

Elder Jing Tianying looked at Lin Nanluo with a smile.

"What?"

"Oh, this... I just remembered there's a very important matter in the family that needs to be handled! Everyone, I'm sorry, I have to leave for a moment."

"Clan Leader Jing, I'll be off first! No need to see me off, no need to see me off! Don't be so formal with me!"

Lin Nanluo swung his arms, leaped down from the platform, and dashed away in a flash, using his yuan qi.

The remaining people all stared in shock at the old man's hasty departure.

Actually, Jing Tianying had just said it casually; he definitely didn't expect to see Lin Nanluo really slap himself, after all, the latter was the clan leader of the second largest family in Donglin City.

"Clan Leader Jing, I have to go too!"

"Farewell! Farewell!"

"Today was truly not in vain, to witness such an exciting battle. Congratulations, Clan Leader Jing!"

"..."

The people in the VIP seats gradually left. Those who had a good relationship with the Jing family also offered their congratulations to Jing Chengye.

Most people felt somewhat heavy-hearted. Jing Yan's performance was too monstrous, simply indescribable.

If it weren't for seeing it with their own eyes, who could believe that a Ninth Heaven Realm martial artist could defeat a Xiantian Realm powerhouse? Not just in Donglin City, but probably in the entire Lanqu County, there wouldn't be one in several decades.

Apart from those families or forces that were dependent on the Jing family, the rest of the families or forces probably wouldn't want to see such a prodigy appear in the Jing family.

It would be strange if they were happy!

"Jing Yan, congratulations!" Jing Ziqi also smiled at Jing Yan, "Your current strength might even surpass mine. I really don't know how you cultivate. If you step into the Xiantian Realm, I'm afraid even a mid-stage Xiantian Realm martial artist wouldn't be able to defeat you."

Jing Ziqi was speaking the truth.

The Xiantian Realm is divided into early, mid, late, and peak stages.

Jing Tianlong is an early-stage Xiantian Realm martial artist, but he is quite strong among early-stage Xiantian Realm martial artists. However, he is still no match for Jing Yan.

The Jing family's competition ended.

However, the discussions about Jing Yan continued to ferment in Donglin City, and the trend was getting more intense.

Jing Yan's popularity in Donglin City seemed to be surpassing the time when he reached the Xiantian Realm at the age of fourteen.

However, Jing Yan didn't care about these things.

He spent a few days recovering from his injuries.

During the battle with Jing Tianlong, Jing Yan also sustained minor injuries.

After recovering, Jing Yan went to the Qizhen轩 in Donglin City and bought ten top-grade spirit stones.

After his yuan qi turned into mist, the yuan qi in his martial arts meridians seemed insufficient. The two top-grade spirit stones he had before were not enough to make the yuan qi in his martial arts meridians full.

After buying ten top-grade spirit stones, Jing Yan had about 20,000 ordinary spirit stones, thirteen top-grade spirit stones, and one Divine Wood Token left.

It took about two months to consume the thirteen top-grade spirit stones, and Jing Yan finally reached the limit of the Ninth Heaven Realm, a stage some martial artists call the half-step Xiantian Realm. Two more flaws in the Zanyue Sword Technique were also repaired, leaving only three flaws unrepaired.

Afterward, Jing Yan went to the family martial arts treasure house and used the Divine Wood Token to gain access to the third floor of the martial arts treasure house.

Previously, Jing Yan had also entered the third floor of the family martial arts treasure house, where he cultivated the high-grade martial art, the Zanyue Sword Technique.

Actually, there aren't many high-grade martial arts on the third floor of the Jing family's martial arts treasure house. For Jing Yan, his first choice would definitely be sword techniques.

There are only five high-grade sword techniques on this third floor.

If it were the old Jing Yan, cultivating one high-grade martial art, the Zanyue Sword Technique, would have been enough. But for the current Jing Yan, he can continue to integrate martial arts. If he can integrate another high-grade martial art into the Zanyue Sword Technique, how much more powerful would the Zanyue Sword Technique become?

Thinking about it, Jing Yan was full of anticipation, which is why he was eager to use the Divine Wood Token.

"Jing Yan, these martial arts stone tablets are all sword techniques. You can carefully read their descriptions and choose one high-grade martial art to cultivate," Elder Jing Mingzhi said to Jing Yan with a smile.

In this world, ordinary martial arts are usually stored in special stone tablets. These stone tablets are made from special minerals and can store the dao power that contains martial arts information.

Of course, when martial artists cultivate martial arts, they consume the dao power in the martial arts stone tablets.

Generally, a martial arts stone tablet can only be used three to four times. Once the dao power it contains is completely consumed, the stone tablet loses its value.

This is why any family strictly screens the martial arts that their disciples cultivate. Especially for high-grade martial arts stone tablets, each one is very valuable and hard to obtain, so they must be used with care.

The martial arts treasure house is usually managed by Jing Mingzhi.

Now, Jing Mingzhi's attitude towards Jing Yan is much more polite than when Jing Yan was tested in the family's martial arts hall. Although Jing Mingzhi was nice to Jing Yan back then, it can't compare to now.

Now, Jing Mingzhi personally led Jing Yan to the third floor of the martial arts treasure house to choose a martial art.

"Alright!" Jing Yan nodded when he heard Jing Mingzhi's words.

Actually, Jing Yan already had a general understanding of the high-grade sword techniques in the family's martial arts treasure house from his previous visit. Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen the Zanyue Sword Technique.

"It's this one, the Flowing Water Sword Technique!" Jing Yan's gaze fell on one of the martial arts stone tablets.

According to the description on the stone tablet, the Flowing Water Sword Technique is a relatively gentle martial art. It consumes less yuan qi when used but has the advantage of being sustainable.

Jing Yan's new Zanyue Sword Technique is very powerful, but it also consumes an incredible amount of yuan qi. This was evident during his battle with Jing Tianlong. Integrating another high-grade martial art would certainly increase the yuan qi consumption even more, so Jing Yan chose the Flowing Water Sword Technique, which consumes less yuan qi. His decision was very reasonable.

"Huh? This broken place actually has such a powerful martial art?"

At this moment, Jing Yan's consciousness suddenly received a message.