Chapter 457: Jiang Ning's Xian Dao Aptitude, Like the Great Sun Hanging in the Sky!

Chapter 457: Jiang Ning's Xian Dao Aptitude, Like the Great Sun Hanging in the Sky!

The next day, Jiang Ning stood on the terrace, practicing the Wu Qin Quan with a calm and steady pace.

The spacious terrace stretched from east to west, bathed in the morning sun's golden rays, which shone brilliantly over Mirror Moon Lake and cast a slanted light upon the terrace.

Jiang Ning's movements were agile and nimble, sometimes resembling a white ape's pounce, and at other times, his back arched like a bow, with his fists clenched as if they were full moons about to release a bowstring.

With each motion, his entire body's tendons and bones were engaged, and his Qi and blood roared like dragons within him. Even through his loose practice clothes, his muscles appeared as intertwined dragons.

Although his movements seemed casual, they carried the weight of Mount Tai and the force of thundering bolts.

Beads of sweat slowly formed on his forehead as he continued.

His Qi and blood gradually increased with each punch.

[Wu Qin Quan Experience Points +1]



[Wu Qin Quan Experience Points +1]



[Wu Qin Quan Experience Points +1]



...

The experience points for Wu Qin Quan were rapidly accumulating.

With his improved martial arts talent, the efficiency of his Wu Qin Quan practice and experience point accumulation had increased several times over.

As he completed one set of the boxing technique, he immediately started another.

Time slowly passed.

The rising sun gradually climbed higher in the sky, leaving the horizon behind.

Suddenly, the air inside the room seemed to vibrate.

"Come here!" Ye Zhengqi's voice echoed inside the room.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning's expression remained unchanged.

He had already witnessed the wonders of the Divine Human Master.

When Xiao Qiu Shui had attacked him, Zhao Yu Long had demonstrated this extraordinary ability.

Even from several miles away, the sound of their voices could instantly reverberate above their heads.

This was the power of Heaven-Earth Resonance.

The resonance between a Divine Human Master and their surroundings allowed their voices to bypass the need for air as a medium, enabling them to be heard instantly over great distances.

Otherwise, the speed of sound would be too slow for these powerful individuals, especially for a Second Grade Great Master like Shen Wenyuan," Wang Xunshi added, "He can break through the sound barrier with his physical body."

After a brief moment, Jiang Ning finished the last set of the boxing technique and stood there, fists clenched.

[Wu Qin Quan Experience Points +1]



A prompt flashed before his eyes, and he closed his eyes to absorb the insights about Wu Qin Quan that had appeared in his mind.

After a short while, he opened his eyes again.

[Wu Qin Quan Experience Points +4]



The talent enhancement had indeed significantly increased efficiency!

Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile as he looked at the prompt.

[Skills]: Wu Qin Quan (Six Limit Breaks 4133/7000) (Characteristics: Five Organs Store Essence, Five Elements, Boxing Mastery (First Break), Xiong Hu Zhi Qu, Wu Xing Ti)



Unknowingly, Jiang Ning's experience points for Wu Qin Quan had already exceeded half of the required amount.

This was partly because he had been traveling these past few days, during which he had been practicing Feng Lei Bu instead of Wu Qin Quan, resulting in a significant increase in experience points for Feng Lei Bu as well.

[Skills]: Feng Lei Bu (Five Limit Breaks 6000/6000) (Characteristics: Wind's Breath, Swift as Wind and Thunder, Chasing Wind and Lightning, Wind's Rhythm, Shrinking Earth into Inches)



He glanced at the prompt and shook his head.

Although the experience points were full, he lacked sufficient Yuan energy points.

Breaking the limit in Feng Lei Bu required 5,000 Yuan energy points.

Moreover, as he was about to reach the Third Tier, he needed to conserve his Yuan energy points for the improvement of his Woodchopping Sword Technique.

After learning from Ye Zhengqi that he could use sword intent to trigger Heaven-Earth Resonance and draw heavenly energy into his body, Jiang Ning realized that the remaining points should be used for the Woodchopping Sword Technique.

To reach higher levels, he would need to draw more heavenly energy into his body, completing the second, third, and even more Blood Replacements.

Jiang Ning closed the panel, tidied up, and put on his robe before stepping out.

A moment later, he pushed open Ye Zhengqi's door, but the room was empty, with no sign of Ye Zhengqi.

At that moment, Ye Zhengqi's voice echoed in the empty room.

"Come to the peak!"

Hearing this, Jiang Ning closed the door again.

He expanded his spiritual sense and scanned upwards, quickly locating Ye Zhengqi's figure.

Meanwhile, in a nearby room, a middle-aged man in a Daoist robe asked an elderly man with silver hair and a Daoist robe, "Senior, what's wrong?"

"Someone just used their spiritual sense!" the silver-haired elder replied.

"Spiritual sense? Does the WaterMoon Sword Palace also have practitioners who can condense their Yin spirit?"

"It's probably not someone from the WaterMoon Sword Palace but an outsider who came for the Zong Shi Yan."

"Senior, did you find out who it was?"

The silver-haired elder shook his head slightly. "I wasn't prepared, and it happened too fast. I couldn't trace it back to the source in time."

Ye Zhengqi sat casually.

In front of him sat a middle-aged man with a stern face, thick eyebrows slanting into his temples, and hair half white and half black.

Beside the middle-aged man was a young girl with her hair tied in a loose hemp braid.

The girl appeared to be around sixteen or seventeen years old.

She had a beautiful face and fair skin as white as jade.

"Old Zhong, your great-great-granddaughter is indeed talented and exceptional. She's a great talent!" Ye Zhengqi praised, continuing the previous topic.

"Haha!" The middle-aged man, whom Ye Zhengqi addressed as Old Zhong, burst into laughter.

"Of course! My great-great-granddaughter possesses a special spiritual body. If she were born in ancient times, she would have been a celestial fairy," he said.

Ye Zhengqi nodded in agreement.

"It's a pity she was born in this era!"

"Indeed, it's a pity!" The middle-aged man sighed, also feeling that his great-great-granddaughter was born in the wrong era.

With her special qualities, if she had been born in ancient times, her status would have been extremely revered due to her uniqueness.

In the current era, although she was born with a natural harmony with heaven and earth, easily achieving the state of Tianren Unity, the limitations of the era meant that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was not abundant, and she could only pursue the Martial Arts Path.

Her innate talent was only a fraction of its potential.

He secretly shook his head and sighed.

At this moment, Bai Luoyu turned her head to look at the other side.

Jiang Ning's upper body came into her line of sight as he ascended the stone steps.

As he climbed, Jiang Ning gradually came into full view.

"Jiang Xunshi, come over here!" Ye Zhengqi beckoned.

The middle-aged man named Old Zhong and the girl in the pavilion turned to look.

When they saw Jiang Ning, the girl's eyes widened slightly in surprise, and her mouth hung open.

"Indeed, a young genius!" Old Zhong praised.

Ye Zhengqi's lips curved into a slight smile.

Jiang Ning was the Inspector of Dongling County, while Ye Zhengqi was the Prefect of Guangning Prefecture, which oversaw Dongling County. Jiang Ning's Inspector's Feast was hosted and presided over by Ye Zhengqi, so Old Zhong's recognition of Jiang Ning made Ye Zhengqi feel secretly pleased.

"Greetings, Ye Fushizhu!" Jiang Ning bowed respectfully as he approached the pavilion.

"This is Old Zhong!" Ye Zhengqi introduced.

Hearing this title, Jiang Ning's eyes flickered with surprise.

Being addressed as Old Zhong by a genius like Ye Zhengqi meant this man was no ordinary person.

As Jiang Ning approached, he sensed the thick and solid aura emanating from Old Zhong, further confirming his extraordinary nature.

Despite appearing to be in his forties or fifties, he was called Old Zhong by Ye Zhengqi, suggesting that he was much older than Ye Zhengqi, making him even more impressive.

"Greetings, Old Zhong!"

"Jiang Xunshi, please take a seat!" Old Zhong gestured for Jiang Ning to sit down.

Jiang Ning obliged and took a seat.

"Jiang Xunshi, do you know who Old Zhong is?" Ye Zhengqi asked.

"I don't," Jiang Ning shook his head. "Please enlighten me, Ye Fushizhu!"

"When I was studying at the Dao Academy, Old Zhong was a leading figure among the instructors and had already reached the level of a Zongshi. He was a great help to me," Ye Zhengqi explained.

"Nowadays, Old Zhong also serves as an Inspector for the Five Peaks Province."

Inspector of the Five Peaks Province.

Hearing this title, Jiang Ning's eyes widened in surprise.

Although the Five Peaks Province was neighboring Guangning Prefecture, the province itself was vast.

It was surprising that the Inspector of the Five Peaks Province would travel such a long distance to attend Xiao Qiu Shui's Zongshi Feast at the WaterMoon Sword Palace in Dongling County.

This left Jiang Ning perplexed.

"I have a question for both of you, Ye Fushizhu and Old Zhong!" Jiang Ning spoke up.

Ye Zhengqi and Old Zhong exchanged glances.

"Go ahead, Jiang Xunshi," Old Zhong said.

"Is Xiao Qiu Shui's attainment of the Divine Human Master so influential that it could bring the Inspector of the Zhongfu here to attend Xiao Qiu Shui's Zongshi Feast?" Jiang Ning asked, voicing his confusion.

Old Zhong remained calm.

"The title of Divine Human Master carries significant weight, and Xiao Qiu Shui is quite special. At the age of forty-something, he has already reached the third tier and become a Divine Human Master!"

"With Xiao Qiu Shui's talent, there's a high likelihood that he will become a Divine Human Master in a few decades."

"Of course, the main reason I came here is to meet Ye Fushizhu!"

"Back when I was at the Dao Academy, I was a leading figure, while Ye Fushizhu had just joined and was still at the fifth tier."

"Time has passed, and I never expected that Ye Fushizhu would catch up to me so quickly!"

Old Zhong's words and expression carried a hint of sigh.

"This probably shows the vast difference between geniuses."

"Don't overpraise me, Old Zhong!" Ye Zhengqi continued, "Everyone knows that Old Zhong has already achieved the Five Peaks Celestial Being and is a top-tier strongman among Divine Human Masters. It won't be long before he ascends to the second-tier Great Zongshi."

"Old Man Zhong shook his head.

'Although I have completed five Blood Replacements and achieved the true Five Peaks Celestial Being, your Six Great Masters are truly profound!'

'Harmony with Heaven, Harmony with Earth, and Harmony with the Four Directions of the Universe!'

'That is a path that can touch upon the profound mysteries of space.'

'I have one more Blood Replacement than you, but if we were to truly fight, I estimate that I could only maintain a stalemate.'

Hearing these words, Ye Zhengqi did not refute them.

Instead, he slowly shook his head, "The Six-Harmony Zhenren, only by truly stepping into it will one know the difficulty of achieving Harmony with Heaven and Earth, let alone the remaining two harmonies!"

'In my lifetime, I still do not know if I can truly comprehend the profound mysteries and complete the Harmony with Heaven and Earth, then step into the Second-Rank Great Zongshi.'

'Old Man Zhong and I are different. The Second-Rank is right before his eyes, just a hair's breadth away!'

'Once he enters the Second-Rank, Old Man Zhong will likely live longer than I will!'

Old Man Zhong replied, 'I don't have as high aspirations as you. Choosing the Five Peaks as my Conception is naturally simpler!'

At the same time, Jiang Ning stood by, listening to the conversation between the two. In an instant, he understood a lot.

Old Man Zhong, from Five Peaks Province, was an old-school Divine Human Master who had completed five Blood Replacements.

His age was likely not young, and he had been at the peak of the Divine Human realm for a long time, clearly just a hair's breadth away from entering the Second-Rank Great Zongshi.

Once he entered the Second-Rank, he would achieve the status of a Second-Rank Great Zongshi, elevating his life to a higher level and extending his lifespan significantly.

As for Ye Zhengqi, his aspirations were too high, choosing the Six-Harmony path that harmonized with Heaven, Earth, and the Four Directions.

This path had greater potential and strength, but it was also much more challenging.

It was clear that Ye Zhengqi's journey to truly complete the Six-Harmonies and reach the peak of the Divine Human realm was not going to be easy.

However, this was just according to Ye Zhengqi's words.

The actual situation might only be known to him.

But what happened to Ye Zhengqi made Jiang Ning ponder his own future path.

If he lowered his goals, with his talent and accumulation, he could quickly reach the peak of the Divine Human realm and step into the Second-Rank Great Zongshi.

If he aimed higher, this path would undoubtedly be much more challenging, not a smooth journey.

It would also take much more time.

In the crumbling Great Xia Dynasty, he didn't know when the true turmoil would erupt.

The more he learned, the more he realized that once the world fell into chaos, perhaps no one could avoid being dragged into it.

The waters of this world ran deep.

Even if he achieved the status of a Divine Human Master, he didn't feel he could rest easy.

As his thoughts wandered, he grabbed a pastry from the table and stuffed it into his mouth.

He hadn't had a drop of water since waking up.

Just then, Old Man Zhong's voice interrupted Jiang Ning's musings.

"Ling'er, can you see this Jiang Xunshi's Xian Root talent?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning snapped out of his thoughts and looked up at the young woman standing behind Old Man Zhong.

The girl had a beautiful face and was clearly from a wealthy family.

She wasn't tall, or perhaps a bit on the short side.

When she noticed Jiang Ning's gaze, her face flushed slightly.

"Grandpa Zhong, I can see it!" she replied.

Hearing these words, Jiang Ning was even more astonished.

Xian Root, he had heard about it countless times.

He also knew that he possessed good talent in this aspect.

If it were the ancient times, he would have done well for himself with his Xian Root talent.

But he didn't know the specifics of this talent.

However, from Old Man Zhong's conversation with his great-great-granddaughter, it was clear that the girl had an extraordinary ability to see others' Xian Root talents.

"Ling'er can see that this Jiang Xunshi's Xian Root shines like a great sun hanging in the sky!"

Hearing these words, the middle-aged man and Ye Zhengqi, both named Zhong, were taken aback.

"A great sun hanging in the sky?"

"A great sun hanging in the sky?"

Their voices carried deep surprise.

"Yes, like a great sun hanging in the sky!" The young woman nodded affirmatively.

Hearing his great-great-granddaughter's confirmation, Old Man Zhong looked at Jiang Ning with deep regret in his eyes.

Ye Zhengqi's eyes also held the same sentiment.

"What does this mean?" Jiang Ning asked, his heart filled with a vague guess.

Ye Zhengqi explained, "Jiang Xunshi, this Old Man Zhong's great-great-granddaughter, Zhong Ling, has a special talent. She can easily see the light of others' Xian Roots, and thus, she can discern their potential on the path of Xian cultivation."

Then, he pointed to himself, "Do you know what my Xian Root talent looks like in Zhong Ling's eyes?"

"I don't know!" Jiang Ning shook his head.

"Like a brilliant star!" Ye Zhengqi replied.

"In my great-great-granddaughter's eyes, I'm merely like the most ordinary grain of rice!" Old Man Zhong added.

(End of Chapter)

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