"Ah, Ji Ning, this book records all the slightly larger powers within the borders of An Rong Prefecture in great detail." Beishan Baimei flipped his hand and a giant book about a foot thick, resembling a shield, appeared. There was not a single word on the cover. He handed it directly to him.

  Ji Ning looked at the book in front of him, which was as big as a shield, and blinked: "This is too big..."

  "You don't want to think about how big the Anping County is!" Bei Shan Bai Wei chuckled, "This book has detailed records of every power, including the powerful cultivators' favorite magic treasures and spells."

  "So detailed?" Ji Ning was taken aback, "I just wanted to choose a sect to join."

  "I'm too lazy to bother, so I just brought over a copy of the intelligence compilation on the various major powers from my family's collection." Bei Shan Bai smiled, "This is one with relatively low confidentiality. If it were an ultra-high confidentiality intelligence compilation, there would be hundreds of copies."

  Ji Ning was speechless.

  I chose a sect to join and needed some reference, but unexpectedly, Beishan Baiwei directly took out the intelligence compilation book. No wonder the cover didn't even have a name on it.

  "You take it first." Bei Shan Bai Wei said.

  Ji Ning immediately took over.

  Bei Shan Bai Wei said, "This intelligence compilation will take some time to estimate. In fact, with your current strength, if you want to join a sect, it must be one of the top ones in my An Cang County. There are eight top forces in my An Cang County, excluding Ying Long Wei and An Cang Hou Fu. Let me briefly tell you about them, and then you can quickly look through this intelligence compilation."

  Ji Ning nodded.

  "These eight top-notch powers are the three major sects, the three major tribes, and the two major religions." Beishan Baimei said solemnly, "Each of them has an incredibly long history with profound and immeasurable depth. Although some other powers may also have immortals in charge, compared to these eight top-notch powers, either they lack immortals, or their foundation is lacking, or their existence time is not long enough."

  "There are three major sects, namely the Black and White Academy, the Sky-Splitting Sword Sect, and the Hundred Flowers Immortal Realm." Beishan Baimei said, "These three major sects far surpass all other sects in my Anping County, let alone the likes of Qianchuan Sect and Beihemen, which are much weaker than these three."

  "These three all have big backgrounds."

  "The Lian Tian Sword Sect is one of the three major sects that specializes in swordsmanship. The sect has many disciples, and their elites are all top-notch warriors who have fought their way to the top through a bloody path. Each and every one of them is extremely skilled in battle." Bei Shan Bai Wei said, "I won't elaborate further, you already understand."

  Ji Ning nodded: "Tell me about the other two."

  "Baihua Xianjing is a sect that only accepts female disciples. Even if you're as talented as Ning, you still can't get in." Beishan Baimei smiled, "The mountain gate of this sect is a separate space opened up by a powerful being, and it's called Baihua Xianjing."

  The space opened up? His own Water Palace was in another space.

  "Li Tian Jian Pai I don't plan on entering, Bai Hua Xian Jing can't get in. What about Hei Bai Xue Gong?" Ji Ning asked.

  "Hei Bai Xue Gong, let's not talk about it for now!" Bei Shan Bai Wei chuckled.

  "Why don't you say anything?" Ji Ning urged.

  "I have my own reasons." Bei Shan Bai Wei said, "I'll tell you again that the three major tribes of the eight great powers are Donghe Clan, Liulong Clan, and Mulei Clan."

  "Hunting Dragon Clan has a secret technique that is not passed down outside, suitable for archers. Baidu Wilderness Chronicle first published Beishan Baowei Dao, 'This Hunting Dragon Clan often gives birth to some powerful divine archers, divine archers... especially some top-notch ones are extremely formidable, their divine consciousness can detect targets far away, across thousands of miles or even farther, and directly shoot out an arrow, which can severely injure or even kill the enemy from a distance. Even if they can't kill, they can immediately escape."

  Ji Ning's eyes lit up.

  He also has spiritual intelligence and can view a range of just over 100 miles.

  His own divine ability 'Plucking Star Hand' was precisely what allowed his hands to reach a terrifying level, completely capable of holding the bow with one hand and drawing the string with the other.

  "Donghe Clan, skilled in water manipulation, it's best not to engage in combat with their strong members in an aquatic environment."

  "Mùlán clan is the oldest among the three major tribes, and can be compared to my ānbó North Mountain clan. It has been established since the era of gods and demons." Běishān Bǎiwēi said, "Mùlán clan is skilled in puppeteering, many puppets in ānbó County are provided by Mùlán clan. Endless years have passed, no one knows how many powerful puppets Mùlán clan has hidden. It's also a force that no one wants to provoke."

  Ji Ning nodded.

  Three major sects, three major tribes, each one is extraordinary.

  "Two major sects, namely the Tian Sheng Sect and the Xue Shen Sect."

  "Tiansheng Sect is relatively straightforward in its actions, but also overbearing." Beishan Baimei said, "It has existed for a very long time and this sect is particularly mysterious."

  "The Blood God Sect was established six thousand years ago and is extremely evil and crazy. The people of the Blood God Sect can be said to be madmen, they often have someone committing heinous crimes, being pursued and killed by the Dragon Guard."

  "Should Yongwei be arrested and killed?" Ji Ning asked in confusion.

  Bei Shan Bai smiled: "Ji Ning, did you know that in this world there is a saying about merit and virtue."

  "Mm." Ji Ning nodded.

  Of course, I knew that I was assigned to the Heavenly Realm from the Underworld due to my merits. However, because of the turmoil in the Underworld, I entered the Mortal Realm instead. If I hadn't reacted quickly at the time, I'm afraid my soul would have dispersed already.

  "When doing good, there is merit. When doing evil, there is guilt." Beishan Baimei said, "The greater the merit, the more heaven and earth will favor you, and the better your fortune will be. The greater the guilt, such as the three disasters and nine calamities, the more terrible it will be, and also reduce your fortune."

  "Killing those with great sin and guilt is a great merit." Bei Shan Bai smiled, "The Yinglong Guards are the army of the Great Xia Dynasty. The Yinglong Guards have been ordered to kill those who are heavily burdened with sin and guilt, so the merits of the Great Xia Dynasty will increase...the fortune of the Great Xia Dynasty will become even more majestic, its foundation even more stable."

  Ji Ning was shocked.

  Yinglong Wei hunted down and killed great sinners everywhere. It turned out that it was because of the aura of the Great Xia Dynasty. Unbeknownst to him, once explained, it was indeed simple.

  "Those with merit are surrounded by clear energy. Those with sin are entwined with murky energy." Beishan Baimei said, "I've heard that those with extremely high merit can give birth to golden light, while those with extreme guilt will produce sinful blood light. Unfortunately, only those who have opened their heavenly eyes can see it."

  Ji Ning was startled.

  He opened his heavenly eye and found that he was surrounded by a faint aura of clear energy. It turned out that this was the result of his good deeds. However, when he occasionally swept his divine sense over others, he didn't find anyone else with a similar aura, making it clear that reaching such a state wasn't easy. Not to mention giving birth to golden light.

  "How can we accumulate great merit?" asked Ji Ning.

  "I only know that doing good can bring merit, and doing evil will bring guilt. As for the rest, I don't quite understand." Beishan Baimei said, "Merit and guilt are all determined by heaven's decree, it's too complicated. However, cultivators must not randomly slaughter ordinary people, cultivators killing other cultivators is nothing. But killing ordinary people... this will absolutely bring guilt upon oneself. This was a point my father made to me."

  Ji Ning woke up with a start, "Is killing ordinary people a great sin?"

  "Thanks for your guidance, Brother Bai Wei." Ji Ning said gratefully.

  "When you enter the sect, you will soon learn about some taboos." Bei Shan Bai Wei said, "Killing ordinary people is a taboo. Killing one or two is fine, but killing many is troublesome. You killed Bo Zi Shan back then, and because he killed too many ordinary people, he was plagued by guilt and pursued by Ying Long Wei."

  ……

  After a moment, Ji Ning reacted: "You've already mentioned the Tian Sheng Sect, Blood God Sect, Donghe Clan, Mubai Clan, Lie Long Clan, Lian Tian Sword Sect, and the Hundred Flowers Immortal Grounds - what's going on with this last Black and White Academy?"

  More concerned about their own sect.

  The Li Tian Jian Pai didn't want to go in itself, Bai Hua Xian Jing couldn't be entered, so only the Hei Bai Xue Gong was left.

  "Because Heibai Academy is the strongest among the eight major powers!" Baidu Manghuangji posted on Beishan Baowei, looking at Ji Ning.

  "The strongest?" Ji Ning was suddenly curious.

  "The other seven major forces are equally matched, all of which are very ancient and profound." Beishan Baimei's eyes shone brightly, "But the Black and White Academy is the one that holds the reins! And even the Black and White Academy has given birth to a Celestial Immortal."

  "Immortal?" Ji Ning's blood instantly boiled.

  Heaven

  Although there are many forces in Anping County with immortals, they are all earth immortals and wandering immortals. Never heard of any force having heavenly immortals.

  "Yes, Tian Xian." Bei Shan Bai Wei said, "The Black and White Academy was once as strong as my An Ping North Mountain clan and the Ying Long Guard."

  "Billions of years have passed, and that ancient heavenly immortal has long since disappeared, but the Black and White Academy is still the strongest among the eight major powers." Beishan Bai smiled at Ji Ning, "And you may not know, the top three sects, the Lian Tian Jian Sect's mountain gate occupies 100,000 miles of land, the Hundred Flowers Immortal Realm is in another space. And the Black and White Academy's mountain gate is right here in my Anping City."

  "Inside Ancheng City?" Ji Ning couldn't believe it. "Ancheng City is not that big, is it? The mountain gate of a sect, and such a top-notch sect at that?"

  "Because of the Black and White Academy, from the immortals to the disciples of the Purple Mansion, there are only a few hundred people in total." Beishan Bai smiled and said, "The entire Black and White Academy has more than 100 Purple Mansion cultivators, more than 200 Wanxiang True People, over 30 Yuanshen Daoists from Baidu Manghuang, and some immortals who are rarely seen. It is said that there are at least six immortals."

  Ji Ning blinked his eyes.

  What?

  Over a hundred Zifu Disciples?

  Are over 20 million people like real people?

  The Zifu Cultivator is actually less than the Wanxiang True Person? The Yuanshen Daoist is also more exaggerated, and even the Immortals have at least six! More than the Xiantian Sword Sect's Immortal!

  "Understood?" Beishan Baimei looked at Ji Ning, "Hei Bai Academy, the number of disciples is extremely scarce. It's also extremely difficult to get in. Even though I previously thought highly of you, I only recommended you to join the Lie Tian Sword Sect. Now that you've reached the Dao Realm boundary, it's actually possible for you to enter Hei Bai Academy."

  "Is this how I can get in?" Ji Ning asked curiously.

  "The reputation of Hei Bai Academy is known even to the kings of the Great Xia Dynasty." Bei Shan Bai Mu looked at Ji Ning, "Every year, they recruit disciples, with a maximum of three to five, and sometimes not even one. Unless you have extraordinary talent or extraordinary wisdom, if your foundation is slightly lacking, you won't be able to enter. Those who can enter Hei Bai Academy are all geniuses from the many large tribes in An Ting Prefecture, and some powerful forces outside of An Ting Prefecture even send their talented individuals just to get into Hei Bai Academy."

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