Chapter 212: Xie Xiaojiu's Shock as She Practices Archery

Chapter 212: Xie Xiaojiu's Shock as She Practices Archery

The next day, at the Inspection Office.

"Sir, Liu Linmen of the Huangtian Sect wishes to meet with you!" reported Xie Xiaojiu to Jiang Ning upon his return from Hong Minghu.

Liu Linmen wants to meet me? Jiang Ning was taken aback.

"I won't see him!" Jiang Ning replied.

"Yes, sir!" Xie Xiaojiu bowed and retreated, then headed out of the courtyard.

Watching Xie Xiaojiu's departing figure, a contemplative look appeared in Jiang Ning's eyes.

Liu Linmen had already visited three commanders in the past few days, and there was one more commander left whom he hadn't visited yet.

But today, he suddenly came to pay a visit, clearly intending to meet Jiang Ning and use his Celestial Eye to investigate.

"It seems Liu Linmen has strong suspicions about me!" Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

Then, he chuckled and looked out of the office, "But I won't agree to his request today!"

Using his acute sense of hearing, Jiang Ning carefully listened and confirmed that Liu Linmen was indeed at the entrance of the Inspection Office, accompanied by a middle-aged woman.

After making up his mind, Jiang Ning decided not to leave the office that day.

With the completion of the second stage of the Feng Lei Arrow Technique, he wasn't in a hurry.

After all, he had more than one method to enhance his strength.

If he went out and Liu Linmen discovered the mark on his body, confirming that he was the one who had acted that night, it would be rather inconvenient.

At the entrance of the Inspection Office.

"My master is currently in closed-door cultivation and won't be seeing anyone!" Xie Xiaojiu announced.

"I understand!" Liu Linmen's expression showed a hint of respect.

Then, as Xie Xiaojiu re-entered the Inspection Office and disappeared from Liu Linmen and his companion's sight, the middle-aged woman beside Liu Linmen spoke up.

"This young Jiang Ning is so arrogant. He doesn't even meet with Liu Tianshi!"

Hearing the woman's words, Liu Linmen's face revealed a calm smile.

"It's normal for someone who became famous at a young age to have a sense of pride."

"Based on this young man's previous performance, it's not surprising that he might surpass me in the future. It's also normal for him to ignore me."

The middle-aged woman spoke again upon hearing this.

"What does Liu Tianshi plan to do next?"

"I'll pay a visit to the others first. If there's no progress, I'll come back to visit him in two days! Among the four deputy commanders, Jiang Ning is the most likely one!" Liu Linmen said calmly.

"What if he still refuses to see you?" the middle-aged woman asked.

"Then I won't follow the rules! I might as well pay a visit in the middle of the night!" Liu Linmen's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

Meanwhile, Jiang Ning had fully immersed himself in the water, absorbing and integrating the Jiao Sinew Powder into his body, using his Qi and blood to temper his own large sinews.

He was now just one step away from achieving the Dragon Sinew.

Soaking in the cold pool, Jiang Ning felt as if he were bathing in a hot spring, experiencing only comfort and relaxation, with no discomfort at all.

As he transported his Qi and blood, Jiang Ning couldn't help but recall the task that Hong Minghu had given him and the other deputy commanders.

A wandering unit of the Black Mountain Army had entered the territory of Luoshui County.

Hong Minghu had instructed them to closely monitor the movements of the Black Mountain Army and lead a team to surround and suppress them once they were discovered.

The Black Mountain Army was originally the Guardian Army of the Black Lotus Sect.

The Black Lotus Sect had once instigated a rebellion in the neighboring Daming Prefecture, affecting three prefectures and causing the deaths of millions.

The entire rebellion lasted for half a year before it was finally crushed by a large army.

However, the wandering Black Mountain Army continued to cause headaches for the Daxia Dynasty.

As the Guardian Army of the Black Lotus Sect, the Black Mountain Army was composed of warriors, moving with the speed of the wind.

Especially the elite Black Mountain Riders, who could traverse mountains and valleys with ease on their mounts.

According to Hong Minghu, a wandering unit of the Black Mountain Army had now entered the territory of Luoshui County.

Eliminating these rebel forces was also part of the Inspection Office's responsibilities.

They could earn contribution points based on the number of rebels eliminated.

At this moment, Jiang Ning was also thinking about these contribution points.

If his large sinews could reach the level of Dragon Sinews, he would gain a fivefold increase in explosive power.

This step was extremely difficult, and most warriors would struggle to progress beyond the Jiao Sinews and enter the Sixth Stage.

To refine the large sinews, external substances were required. To achieve the so-called Dragon Sinews, one needed to absorb the Dragon Sinews from the descendants of the Dragon Bloodline.

Only the large sinews of Dragon Bloodline descendants could be called Dragon Sinews.

Whether ground into powder or refined into precious medicines, these Dragon Sinews could help Seventh Stage warriors reach the level of Dragon-like Sinews.

However, descendants of the Dragon Bloodline were nearly extinct in this era, making Dragon Sinews and such external substances extremely rare and priceless.

Even with wealth, they were hard to come by.

But Jiang Ning had seen in the records of the Inspection Office's Internal Affairs Department that contribution points could be exchanged for a pill called the Rising Dragon Pill, which could help him achieve Dragon-like Sinews.

This pill was the external substance he needed to reach that level.

However, the price was high, and it could only be exchanged for contribution points.

One pill required five thousand contribution points.

To exchange for fifty thousand contribution points, one would need a million taels of silver.

Just thinking about this number made Jiang Ning inwardly gasp.

He couldn't fathom where he could obtain such a vast amount of wealth.

However, he wasn't satisfied with just the level of 'Refining Sinews Like a Dragon.'

Since there was a way to reach the level of 'Refining Sinews Like a Dragon,' he was determined to give it his all.

"If I have the chance to find the Black Mountain Army, I'll wipe them out. It'll be a perfect test of my archery skills and a great way to earn a substantial amount of contribution points."

Jiang Ning thought to himself.

Based on his prior knowledge, eliminating the Black Mountain Army would earn him fifty contribution points per Ninth Rank Warrior.

Eighth Rank Warriors were worth five hundred points, and Seventh Rank Warriors were worth five thousand.

As for Sixth Rank Warriors, he wasn't sure.

Warriors of that caliber were rare, even in the vast world.

Even at its peak, the Black Lotus Sect had only a few Sixth Rank Inner Fortitude Realm Warriors.

Not to mention the current state of affairs.

A few days later, on the desolate island.

Boom!

The arrow flew like a rainbow, piercing through the air.

[Gale Thunder Arrow Experience +1]



[Technique]: Gale Thunder Arrow (Secondary Breaking Limit 1501/3000) (Characteristics: Gale Thunder Breath, Mind Arrow Technique)



"Experience is over halfway there!"

Seeing the change on the panel, Jiang Ning felt a surge of excitement.

Over the past few days, aside from spending the first day in the Inspection Mansion practicing the Refinement of the Human Body's Major Sinews, he had been on this desolate island practicing his archery.

The third breaking limit of the Gale Thunder Arrow remained the most crucial task in Jiang Ning's eyes.

Subsequently, Jiang Ning continued to draw his bow and shoot arrows.

In these days, he had no idea how many longbows he had broken, but each arrow was still drawn to its full extent.

These ordinary longbows, costing only a few dozen taels of silver each, were mere consumables to him.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The arrows left the bowstrings, tearing through the air and creating a rolling wave of energy.

[Gale Thunder Arrow Experience +1]



[Gale Thunder Arrow Experience +1]



[Gale Thunder Arrow Experience +1]



Every arrow imbued with Gale Thunder Force increased his Gale Thunder Arrow experience.

Two more days passed.

On the other side, at the Huangtian Sect's base.

"Liu Linmen, have you found out who the culprit was that night?" The middle-aged woman immediately asked upon seeing Liu Linmen.

Liu Linmen shook his head, "I've used the Heavenly Eye to investigate all four Deputy Commanders and the two Earth Kings, but I haven't found any clues."

"Could it be that the Earth King you mentioned didn't leave a mark?" The middle-aged woman asked.

"Impossible!" Liu Linmen shook his head and continued, "That Earth King has a Phantom Soul that can travel thousands of miles at night. It would only take him half an hour to reach Luoshui County. If he agreed to this task, he wouldn't have spoken in vain."

Then, Liu Linmen added, "There are still two people I haven't investigated, and one of them is most likely the culprit from that night."

"Who are those two people?" The middle-aged woman asked.

"Jiang Ning and Tang Miaomiao."

"Jiang Ning? Liu Linmen, you didn't see him last night?" The middle-aged woman asked, surprised.

She also knew that Liu Linmen had gone to secretly observe Jiang Ning the night before, checking if the Earth King had marked him.

Liu Linmen shook his head, "I didn't see him. Jiang Ning wasn't at home last night."

"Then I suspect it's Jiang Ning!" The middle-aged woman said, her eyes narrowing.

"It's hard to say!" Liu Linmen shook his head, "Tang Miaomiao took leave a few days ago, probably to avoid me."

The middle-aged woman said, "But as far as I know, Tang Miaomiao isn't skilled in archery; she's more adept at swordsmanship."

"I also haven't heard that Jiang Ning is skilled in archery." Linmen slowly spoke.

Instinctively, he didn't want the culprit to be Jiang Ning, as it would mean facing him.

The more he learned about Jiang Ning's past, the more he felt apprehensive.

In just a few months, Jiang Ning had grown from an ordinary person with no strength to tie a chicken to a top-tier Heaven's Pride on the Dragon Ranking.

This was a terrifying feat to contemplate.

With his knowledge, he suspected that Jiang Ning was either a reincarnated person or someone whose body had been taken over.

Jiang Ning's transformation defied his understanding."

Precisely because of this, he instinctively didn't want to face Jiang Ning, didn't want to be his enemy.

If they became enemies, he hadn't figured out how to handle the situation.

If they were to become enemies, how could he deal with it?

Even if he took action and resolved it cleanly, it would be impossible to deceive Heaven and Earth.

The Inspection Mansion had the means to find the real culprit.

At that point, he wouldn't be able to hide, no matter where he went.

As the Xiangzhu of the Huangtian Sect, he had met many important figures and witnessed many wonders.

Like the Earth King he had communicated with that night, who could exit his Phantom Soul and travel thousands of miles, asking ghosts and Heaven and Earth to know everything that happened in a certain place.

No matter how secretive the method was, Heaven and Earth would know.

That Earth King had his methods, and there were experts within the Inspection Mansion who possessed ancient divine techniques and supernatural powers.

It was rumored that one of the Heavenly Kings within the sect possessed such capabilities.

From a thousand miles away, he directly unleashed a curse-killing technique.

Therefore, the idea of opposing the Inspection Office was something Liu Linmen was inherently reluctant to consider.

Moreover, in his opinion, Jiang Ning was far more complex than his surface appearance suggested.

If he were indeed the reincarnation of a legendary figure from the rumors, a person with awakened innate wisdom, then killing him would be even more challenging given his strength.

Just like the rumors about the Buddhist disciple and the Daoist disciple, one claimed to be the reincarnation of the Buddha, while the other was said to be the reincarnation of the Dao Ancestor.

Among the two, the Buddhist disciple, on the verge of death, had a Buddha appear between his eyebrows.

It was the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha.

The Buddha statue towered at a height of a hundred zhang.

With a single palm strike, he flattened a mountain peak and killed a famous demonic cultivator who was renowned throughout the world.

Some said that this was a life-saving method left by the Buddha for his reincarnation.

This explanation was the most widely accepted one by the people.

Therefore, no matter what, Liu Linmen instinctively did not want to oppose Jiang Ning.

After several months of progress, he had gained extensive knowledge, far more than many others, about the information hidden within.

It was impossible to achieve this solely based on talent.

Two days later, in the afternoon, the sky was overcast.

Since the last weather change, clear skies had become rare.

Most days were gloomy, occasionally accompanied by autumn showers.

At this time, the autumn rain couldn't alleviate the drought in the fields.

However, the people of Luoshui County, relying on Luoshui Lake, didn't suffer severe drought in their fields this year.

According to the season, it was already early winter.

The crops in the fields had long since matured, so the autumn rain was no longer a concern.

Bang!

Standing on the cliff, Jiang Ning released an arrow, piercing through the air and stirring up waves.

[Wind Thunder Arrow Technique Experience +1]



Suddenly, Jiang Ning's gaze intensified.

In the distant lake, he spotted a small boat approaching him.

The next moment, his expression relaxed.

He recognized the person on the boat as Xie Xiaojiu.

These past few nights, he had been staying at Xie Xiaojiu's home, sharing a room with her.

His trust in Xie Xiaojiu had deepened.

Watching Xie Xiaojiu skillfully navigate the boat towards him, Jiang Ning smiled and glanced at the control panel before drawing his bow again.

[Technique]: Wind Thunder Arrow Technique (Secondary Breaking Limit 2993/3000) (Characteristics: Gale Thunder Breath, Mind Arrow Technique)



At this moment, he was only a short distance away from reaching 3000 experience points in the Wind Thunder Arrow Technique.

With just seventeen more shots, he could reach 3000 experience points, and he would be able to perform the third breaking limit of the Thunder Arrow Technique.

Bang!

Jiang Ning released the arrow.

In an instant, the arrow broke the sound barrier, creating rolling waves of air.

The powerful waves swept across the lake, causing waves to rise and foam to spread in all directions.

In the distance, Xie Xiaojiu witnessed this scene, her expression filled with shock.

"Supersonic arrow!" she muttered.

Being a native of Luoshui County, she was well aware of Jiang Ning's abilities.

But the more she knew, the more unbelievable this scene seemed.

"The adult's arrow technique is so terrifying!" Xie Xiaojiu muttered, her eyes flashing with disbelief.

She couldn't comprehend how Jiang Ning could have achieved such a level in such a short time.

The arrow technique he displayed was far beyond Cao Rong's.

In Xie Xiaojiu's eyes, this technique posed a deadly threat even to a Sixth Stage warrior.

Such strength made Jiang Ning the undisputed top cultivator in Luoshui County.

Xie Xiaojiu's gaze became slightly dazed.

After a while, she exhaled a breath.

"I may never catch up to his martial prowess in this lifetime."

With that thought, a hint of sadness flashed in Xie Xiaojiu's eyes.

(End of Chapter)

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