Chapter 186: Omnimorphic Ring

Chapter 186: Omnimorphic Ring

In the courtyard of the manor.

After Feng Jiuge left, Jiang Ning stood in place.

"The Omnimorphic Ring, this is what they call a spatial ring, right?"

"If it truly works, it would be so convenient for me!"

Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

He then put on the dark ring.

Feeling the peculiar sensation the ring gave him, it was akin to the unique feeling he experienced with the Spiritual Weapon.

Jiang Ning was certain that Huang Dazheng was not wrong; this object was most likely a relic from ancient times.

A remnant known as the Omnimorphic Ring.

"The Immortal Root that Feng Jiuge mentioned should, in theory, be the same as the Spirit Wisdom that Shen Congyun spoke of."

"It is because I possess Spirit Wisdom that the Spiritual Weapon recognized me as its master."

"It must be so!" The more Jiang Ning thought about it, the more convinced he became.

He gently stroked his chin.

"If that's the case, I'm only one step away from using the Omnimorphic Ring. All I need is for my mental energy to become substantial and be able to temporarily leave my body!"

【Skill】: Literacy [2903/3000] (Characteristics: Photographic Memory, Extraordinary Senses)



Jiang Ning's gaze fell upon the panel.

With just 1100 more experience points, he could break through the limit of his Literacy skill again, and each breakthrough would enhance his mental energy.

The last time he broke through, his mental energy became so powerful that he could observe his entire body from within. This breakthrough allowed him to temper his body, and the next time he breaks through, his mental energy will surely undergo another transformation.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ning recalled the Imperial Exams.

According to his previous understanding, in Great Xia, one could enhance their mental energy by gaining fame and worshipping at the Sacred Temple, and then having their name inscribed on the Monument of Fame.

Now that he thought about it, this seemed like a good path to take.

With his photographic memory and current knowledge, becoming the top scholar was impossible.

However, becoming a Scholar was not difficult.

As a Scholar, one would have fame and prestige.

Just like that County Governor of Luoshui County.

Rumor has it that he was a Dual Scholar of Literature and Martial Arts.

But this path was something Jiang Ning could only think about in his heart.

The Imperial Exams in this life were different from what he knew in his previous life.

The Imperial Exams could only be taken in the spring of the next year, and he would have to participate in the Junior Scholar Examination in Luoshui County.

There were still a few months until that time.

Moreover, Scholars had to participate in the Prefectural Examination, and only those who achieved the top rank in the Prefectural Examination could gain fame and have their names inscribed on the Monument of Fame in the Prefectural City, thus receiving the blessing of enhanced mental energy.

But thinking of this, Jiang Ning felt it was unreliable.

Only when power is in one's own hands can it be truly dependable.

What kind of blessing from the Sacred Temple was this? This made him think of Shi Xiaoyuan, whom he had encountered before.

Shi Xiaoyuan had relied on the power of the so-called deity, greatly increasing his strength and gaining the ability to transform into a monster. His survival skills and healing abilities improved, and any injuries would recover quickly.

This was clearly problematic.

"I must be cautious!" Jiang Ning thought to himself, "The Sacred Temple is probably also a so-called deity, but it's under the control of Great Xia."

Just as Jiang Ning was deep in thought.

Clap, clap, clap—

Footsteps approached.

"Sir!" Xie Xiaojiu appeared before Jiang Ning and bowed, "This subordinate has escorted Huang Dazheng out of the Inspection Bureau."

"Do you want to be a captain?" Jiang Ning asked suddenly.

"What?" Xie Xiaojiu's beautiful eyes widened as she stared at Jiang Ning, her mouth slightly agape.

Jiang Ning smiled, "Do you want to be a captain?"

"Yes, sir!" Xie Xiaojiu nodded vigorously.

"Good! Then I'll give this to you!" Jiang Ning took out a silver token from his body and placed it in Xie Xiaojiu's hand.

Seeing Xie Xiaojiu's stunned expression, Jiang Ning couldn't help but chuckle.

"Why are you dazed? Take it!"

"Sir... Sir..." Xie Xiaojiu's mouth was slightly open.

She suddenly buried her head in Jiang Ning's embrace, hugged him, and then quickly detached herself and left.

"Thank you, sir! Xiaojiu will not disappoint your expectations." Xie Xiaojiu took the silver token from Jiang Ning's hand and left like a fleeing rabbit.

"Oh! My sir is actually flirting with a subordinate!" Feng Jiuge leaned against the courtyard gate, a slight smile on her face.

"Why are you here again?" Jiang Ning asked.

"Yes, I shouldn't have come and disturbed your romantic affairs!" Feng Jiuge said with a smile.

Then she added, "Here are 100 contribution points given to you by the Marquis."

After speaking, Feng Jiuge raised her hand and threw a bronze object the size of a coin towards Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning caught it with his hand, and upon closer inspection, it was entirely green with strange patterns engraved on it, resembling the lines of a formation.

"Is this worth a hundred contribution points?" Jiang Ning asked.

"Yes!" Feng Jiuge nodded, "This is worth a hundred contribution points. You can take it to the Administrative Section and exchange it for whatever you need."

"Alright, I've given you the item, I'll be on my way now!" Feng Jiuge said.

With that, she turned and left, waving goodbye to Jiang Ning behind her.

Watching Feng Jiuge's departing figure, her slightly swaying high ponytail, Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile.

"With Feng Jiuge around, things are much easier. She saves me from a lot of trivial matters."

Holding the bronze coin in his hand, Jiang Ning thought for a moment and then headed towards the Administrative Section.

There were some things he wanted to exchange, and he had originally planned to bring some silver bills tomorrow to exchange for contribution points to make a purchase. But now, with these hundred contribution points, that was no longer necessary.

A hundred contribution points, not a single point less.

It was worth knowing that a hundred contribution points would take a full ten months to earn with a Patrol Guard's salary.

This was the treatment only a Ninth Stage Martial Daoist could enjoy.

And if he wanted to exchange it for silver, it would require a full two hundred taels of silver.

Two hundred taels of silver could support a common family of four for most of their lives.

A moment later.

Administrative Section.

Jiang Ning arrived once again.

"Sir!" Xie Xiaojiu saw Jiang Ning and greeted him calmly, as if the previous incident had never happened.

Jiang Ning nodded slightly, "Have you registered and catalogued it?"

"It's already been registered!" Xie Xiaojiu looked at Jiang Ning gratefully.

After the incident at noon, she clearly realized the difference in status between a captain and an ordinary Patrol Guard.

In the Inspection Bureau, rank was everything.

If she had been a captain at noon, with strength surpassing Xiao Tianhe, she wouldn't have been so powerless against him.

So, at this moment, she was incredibly grateful.

With this identity, she could finally stand her ground in the Inspection Bureau.

On the other side.

An old woman at the counter of the Administrative Section looked at Jiang Ning.

"What brings Jiang Sir here?"

Jiang Ning cupped his hands and said, "Senior, I'd like to exchange for a copy of the Sixth Stage of Martial Dao Sinew Refinement Explanation and the Sixth Stage Bone Refinement Explanation."

"The Sixth Stage of Martial Dao Sinew Refinement Explanation is worth fifty contribution points, and the Sixth Stage Bone Refinement Explanation is worth one hundred contribution points, totaling one hundred and fifty contribution points!" The old woman said indifferently, then opened her palm, "Hand it over!"

Jiang Ning took out the bronze-colored coin from his chest.

"Senior, this is worth one hundred contribution points!"

Then, he took out a silver bill worth one hundred taels from his chest.

"Senior, I'm using this silver bill to exchange for fifty contribution points, totaling one hundred and fifty contribution points."

"No problem!" The old woman took the two items Jiang Ning placed on the counter.

Then, she reached into the cabinet behind her and took out two thin booklets, "Here you go. These are copies of the Martial Sage's handwritten explanations on the Martial Dao realm. They contain the core truths about the Martial Sage's direct path to the Sixth and Seventh Stages of the Martial Dao."

Jiang Ning's heart raced as he received the items.

With these in hand, he could smoothly break through the Seventh Stage of the Martial Dao, and with the explanations about the Sixth Stage in the booklets, the Sixth Stage was just a matter of time for him.

As for the Fifth Stage, he had already been on this path for a long time.

Once he reached the peak of the Sixth Stage, with his current efficiency, he could instantly achieve the strength of the Fifth Stage peak, and the Fourth Stage was within reach.

Now, before reaching the Fourth Stage, the Martial Dao held no more secrets for him.

Jiang Ning put away the two booklets and said, "Senior, I'll take my leave now!"

The old woman waved her hand, closed her eyes, and became as still as a Buddha statue.

"Let's go!" Jiang Ning whispered to Xie Xiaojiu.

Xie Xiaojiu nodded slightly and followed Jiang Ning obediently.

[Literacy Experience Points +1]



[Literacy Experience Points +2]



[Literacy Experience Points +23]



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Jiang Ning slowly flipped through the booklets, and from time to time, a prompt appeared before his eyes.

The prompts were much faster compared to reading ordinary books.

Not only did he frequently receive prompts for two experience points, but the frequency of the prompts also increased significantly.

After a long while.

[Skills]: Literacy (Second Limit Break 2337/3000) (Characteristics: Photographic Memory, Extraordinary Senses)



After finishing the booklets, Jiang Ning opened the panel and took a look, feeling secretly amazed.

"In less than two hours, reading the Martial Sage's handwritten explanations on the Sixth and Seventh Stages of the Martial Dao has earned me several hundred experience points!"

"If I could maintain this efficiency, wouldn't I be able to break the limit of Literacy within a day or two?

Jiang Ning pondered for a moment.

"In this light, the information contained in these two true explanations is truly extraordinary, which is why my literacy skill's experience gain efficiency has increased so significantly!"

"If I could read the original true explanations written by the Martial Sage for the Ninth Stage of the Martial Path, it would undoubtedly grant me an immense amount of experience!"

"If I ever get the chance in the future, I must take a look!"

After making his decision, Jiang Ning's gaze returned to the two books in his hand.

According to these two true explanations of the Ninth Stage of the Martial Path, also known as detailed explanations, he now had a profound understanding of this stage.

According to the books, at the Seventh Stage of the Martial Path, one's meridians are thoroughly tempered, allowing for complete control over one's strength. This enables the practitioner to unleash their full-body power from any part of their body.

It's similar to how a regular person's leg strength is always greater than their foot strength, and the wider the arm swings, the greater the force exerted.

However, after mastering sinew refinement, even a slight finger movement can unleash a force comparable to a full arm swing.

With casual gestures and movements, one can effortlessly release their full-body power.

This is the terrifying aspect of a master of sinew refinement at the Seventh Stage）.

More importantly, even though a sinew refinement expert at the Seventh Stage may have the same four thousand jin of strength as an Eighth Stage powerhouse, their explosive power is vastly different.

It's multiple times stronger than that of a typical Eighth Stage expert.

As for the Sixth Stage of the Martial Path, bone refinement is the final stage for the physical body.

Reaching this stage signifies the sublimation of the entire physical body, enhancing strength, speed, and defense in all aspects.

If the Seventh Stage can take on five Eighth Stage experts, the Sixth Stage can handle ten of them.

The two true explanations of the Sixth and Seventh Stages provide a thorough understanding of these realms and their key points.

They also guide Jiang Ning on how to approach sinew refinement at the Seventh Stage.

The principle behind this stage is simple: you get what you consume.

The large sinews of the human body are not naturally resilient.

In nature, there are countless sinews that are much stronger than human ones, such as those of bulls, tigers, dragons, and snakes.

Just like with bowstrings, some are made from bull sinews, others from tiger sinews, but no one has ever heard of a bowstring made from human sinews.

This is because human sinews are fragile and cannot compare to the resilience of bull, tiger, or dragon sinews.

Therefore, this stage involves consuming specific foods, channeling energy and blood, and tempering the body's large sinews, gradually transforming human sinews to resemble those of bulls, tigers, dragons, and snakes.

With each step of this transformation, the human body's explosive power becomes more terrifying.

The true explanation of the Seventh Stage of the Martial Path also provides detailed instructions on how to temper the meridians.

Recalling the insights he had just gained, Jiang Ning couldn't help but sigh.

"These 150 contribution points were well spent; it's a great deal!"

"Joining the Patrol Guard was indeed the right choice!"

Time flew by.

Since its establishment, the Patrol Guard had been quiet, without any significant actions.

This caused the various factions that had been closely monitoring the Patrol Guard to collectively breathe a sigh of relief.

In the courtyard of the Patrol Guard's headquarters.

Jiang Ning soaked in a pool of water.

"So refreshing!" he sighed with closed eyes.

As soon as he entered the water, he felt incredibly relaxed all over.

It was as if a fish had returned to the ocean, instantly revitalizing him.

This pool didn't exist a few days ago.

But with his ability to recover in water, Jiang Ning asked Xie Xiaojiu to dig a pool in the backyard of his residence.

Upon hearing this request, Xie Xiaojiu didn't hesitate. She rolled up her sleeves and started digging right away.

When Jiang Ning saw her, covered in dust and dirt, he immediately stopped her.

Then he called for Ran Hongmei, realizing that Xie Xiaojiu wasn't skilled at this task.

Ran Hongmei promptly went out and brought back a construction team.

In less than three days, the pool was perfectly constructed.

Today was Jiang Ning's first time soaking in the pool.

Instantly, he felt his body rapidly recovering, his energy surging, and his blood flowing vigorously.

"As expected, taking a bath is the simplest way!" Jiang Ning sighed with closed eyes, quietly feeling his body's recovery.

A moment later.

His spirit, energy, and stamina were fully replenished, his body was brimming with energy, and his vitality overflowed.

"I'm completely recovered!" Jiang Ning clenched his fist, feeling the changes in his body, and his expression brightened.

Then, he raised his hand and summoned the pool water, which instantly transformed into a dragon, swirling and dancing within the pool.

"This is my ultimate move!"

(End of Chapter)

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