The next morning.

  North Mi Peak

  "Brother Ji Ning, I'll go out with you too. I can serve tea and attend to you as well." Yunluo looked at Ji Ning with anticipation.

  "This is going out to temper oneself, fraught with danger, not a pleasure trip! You'd better stay in the Black and White Academy." Ji Ning looked at the other six attendants, Meng Yan, Yun Lu, Yun Zhou, Wang Wei, Wei Fang, and Ming Zhan. "After I leave the Black and White Academy, on this North Ming Peak, everything will be managed by Meng Yan."

  Yunzhou and others were all somewhat shocked upon hearing this.

  Meng Yan?

  They are the weakest in terms of strength, and it's probably Meng Yan. Everyone else is making progress, but Meng Yan has been distracted by repairing his foundation and cultivating his divine body, so at least for now, he is the weakest.

  "Yes, Master Ji Ning." Yunlu and the others all responded in unison.

  "Shitou, Beiming Peak is now in your hands." Ji Ning looked at Meng Yan and instructed.

  Tall and dark Meng Yan nodded heavily: "Don't worry, Master Ji Ning."

  Ji Ning suddenly raised his head, and a stream of light flew in from afar. It was Mu Zi Xiao, riding on the Green Dragon Puppet.

  "Brother Ji Ning." Mu Zixiao called out from afar.

  "Let's go, Uncle Bai." Ji Ning appeared beside him and stepped onto the boat. Bai Shuize also jumped onto the boat, along with a snow-white big dog. They swiftly rose into the air and merged with Mu Zixiao, who was standing on the Qinglong puppet in the distance. Soon, they disappeared among the distant mountain peaks.

  ……

  Ji Ning, Mu Zixiao and Bai Shuizhan walked out of the main gate of the Black and White Academy.

  "Next time we come back, we will definitely be stronger." Mu Zishuo turned his head to look at the main gate, with expectation and longing in his eyes. He said softly, "And bring back a bunch of spells and techniques that are not available in the Academy... I've had enough of the pain of not having enough Black and White Dan, and not being able to exchange for many puppet techniques."

  The Hei Bai Academy has a vast array of spells and techniques, where did they come from? Naturally, it was the endless generations of disciples who discovered and brought them back from outside.

  Disciples who contribute new skills will be rewarded with corresponding black and white pellets or even yuan liquid!

  Ji Ning actually has two very powerful techniques that can be contributed to the Academy, one is the divine ability "Wind Wing Escape Technique", and the other is the Small Thousand Sword Array. The entire Academy only has five divine abilities. It can be seen how rare divine abilities are, but this particular divine ability has been passed down through generations of the Wei family, even my mother said not to teach it to outsiders. How could I lightly pass it on?

  The Xiao Qian Sword Array can be done by itself, but it has already been left in the Ji family and will be a reliance on the Ji family's future rise. Father spent his whole life for the sake of the Ji family. Ji Ning grew up in the Ji family from a young age and also had a strong sense of belonging to the clan. Such a door-to-door town's ultimate skill, whether it should be contributed to the Academy, Ji Ning still needs to consider carefully.

  After all, the law of the sect is not to be taken lightly, no matter whether it's a school, a tribe or a religion. For a divine art, a powerful secret technique, it's possible to bring about the destruction of an entire tribe.

  "Let's go." Ji Ning said.

  "Ji Ning Shixiong, where are we going?" asked Mu Zishuo.

  "First go to Tianbao Mountain." Ji Ning smiled, "Tianbao Mountain has countless treasures, going out to temper and sharpen. Whatever you want to prepare, you can buy it there."

  "Good, I really want to buy something." Mu Zishuo nodded.

  Ji Ning, Mu Zixiao and Bai Shuizhan immediately left the Black and White Academy.

  ……

  An old woman with a crane's hair and a childlike face stood in the courtyard, on the water mirror in front of her appeared the scene of Ji Ning, Mu Zixiao, and Bai Shuizhe leaving the main gate of Hei Bai Xue Gong.

  "Zi Shuo......" Qionghua Dao's eyes had worry and anticipation.

  ……

  The black-robed and black-haired Temple Fairy sat cross-legged on the jade bed, her eyes suddenly opening with expectation.

  The disciples go out to temper themselves.

  Some disciples returned after two or three years, some took tens of years to return, and some took hundreds of years to return. Of course, there were also those who never returned, dying outside... Tianbao Mountain had the support of the Daxia royal family behind it, with every prefecture city scattered across the endless land.

  Entering Heibai Academy for more than three years, Ji Ning had also gone out with Beishan Baimei several times and naturally went to Tianbao Mountain.

  "White Uncle, this time going out to venture, danger is heavy. Do you need anything?" Ji Ning looked at Bai Shuizhe on the side and communicated with her heart.

  "You also gave me a small teleportation talisman before." Bai Shuizhe also transmitted his voice spiritually, "What I want most now is the same... 'Fuxi's Cudgel Array'."

  "Fuxi's Cudgel Array?"

  Ji Ning nodded, although he couldn't compare to Bai Shu in terms of array techniques. However, in his free time, he would also study and research, and naturally knew about the famous "Fu Xi's Cudgel Array". Fu Xi... was a legendary great being. Ji Ning had heard stories about Fu Xi on Earth in his past life as well.

  Just like Fuxi, Hou Yi and Kuafu, these are just legends.

  The Fu Xi stick formation is said to have been created by 'Fu Xi', relying on the 64 sticks, Fu Xi can display various formations. These 64 sticks... have countless uses, and may be useless in the hands of ordinary cultivators, but in the hands of a master of formations, they can exert astonishing power.

  The higher the achievement in array, the more mysterious and powerful the large array displayed by Fuxi's stick array will be. It is said that Fuxi can set up a devastating array with this 'Fuxi stick array', which can destroy the sky and earth, and this Fuxi stick array is also carried with him, just like the 'Eight Trigrams Blood Dragon Array' and other arrays can be displayed instantly.

  So those who are skilled in array methods generally set up a Fu Xi Bagua formation.

  "Alright, hand it over." Ji Ning nodded.

  "Ji Gongzi, Mu Gongzi." A seductive purple-robed female cultivator from the Tianbao Mountain's main gate had already come to greet them.

  Ji Ning, Mu Zixiao and Bai Shuizhan entered Tianbao Mountain together.

  ……

  Tianbao Mountain has a lot of treasures, and the prices are also relatively high. However, those who receive attention from Tianbao Mountain will generally be given discounts. For example, the talented disciples of the Black and White Academy can get a 30% discount. This is already considered one of the highest discounts possible. Because when Tianbao Mountain purchases some treasures externally, it is purchased at 60% of the marked price!

  Of course, I've heard that for some Xianren, the selling price is also 60% off. The same as the purchase price, not making a single penny. Of course, Ji Ning and others do not enjoy such treatment.

  "This set of sword arrays is sold."

  "This treasure is also."

  "This set of sword arrays is also sold."

  Ji Ning sold off many of the treasures he had accumulated, including the ones from the Snow Dragon Mountain massacre. Even the sword arrays given by Hei Hu and Xue Ying were sold. Although these sword arrays were good, they were all different in origin, some being cold-natured flying swords and others being fire-natured flying swords, which wasn't suitable for the Small Thousand Sword Array.

  Half an hour later.

  Ji Ning, Mu Zixiao and Bai Shuizhe all left Tianbao Mountain.

  Ji Ning had obtained a set of 360 top-grade water-attribute flying swords, and another set of 360 top-grade fire-attribute flying swords. In total, that was 720 top-grade flying swords, all of which were the standard issue from Tianbao Mountain, the most common type, nothing special about them. However, they were still top-grade, and if he were to exchange them for yuan liquid, it would require nearly a thousand kilograms of yuan liquid.

  The two sets of sword arrays given by Beishan Heihu, the set of sword arrays given by Blood Shadow Shixiong. Selling them to Tianbao Mountain was exchanged for nearly 900 catties of yuan liquid.

  The treasures obtained from Xu Lizhen's true body added up to nearly a hundred kilograms of yuan liquid.

  ……

  In short, Ji Ning spent 200 kilograms of yuan liquid. He exchanged it for 720 top-grade flying swords and a set of Fuxi's Rod Formation.

  Spent some more yuan, and bought other things needed for traveling.

  "Ah!" Walking out of Tianbao Mountain, Muzi Shuang sighed, "Once you enter Tianbao Mountain, you'll find that you're very poor. Now I only have 10 kilograms of yuan liquid left. Brother, you should be better off than me."

  "For over three years, although I've won a few rounds at the Theory Hall. Ji Ning shook his head, "But after going to Tianbao Mountain, I'm almost empty-handed now, with only about 100 kilograms of yuan liquid left."

  Mu Zi Xiao nodded, his eyes shining brightly: "Staying in the academy all the time will not get us any treasures. Now that we're going out to make a name for ourselves, there are plenty of opportunities to obtain treasures... Think back to when Blood Shadow Shixiong effortlessly gave a set of precious Renjie Sword Array to Ji Ning Shixiong. It's clear that it was nothing to Blood Shadow Shixiong. After we go out and make a name for ourselves, I believe we'll be able to do the same soon."

  "Hmm." Ji Ning's eyes also held anticipation.

  In the Academy, it is often heard that a certain senior brother discovered the remains of his predecessor in a certain place and obtained treasure.

  Also heard that a certain senior sister, wandered and killed for over ten years, killing hundreds of other cultivators, obtaining countless treasures.

  Also heard that...

  In short, Ji Ning and Mu Zixiao had never gone out to temper themselves before, so they naturally felt itchy.

  "I just exchanged some treasures and my strength has increased again compared to before. This time I'm going out, I must make a big kill in all directions." Mu Zishuo was heroic and ambitious.

  "Haha." Ji Ning laughed.

  His own Small Thousand Swords Formation, the core is the Nine Yang Sword Formation obtained from Shui Fu. The others are three hundred and sixty water attribute flying swords and three hundred and sixty fire attribute flying swords…… One water one fire, mutually restraining and generating each other, in terms of array techniques it's extremely suitable for control. Ji Ning also believes that his Small Thousand Swords Formation will have an unimaginably shocking and terrifying power.

  "My distant attacks can now rival close combat." Ji Ning thought to himself.

  Close combat is extremely powerful.

  Because he had cultivated the 9th level of "Chi Ming Jiu Tian Tu", he could rival ordinary divine demons in the early stage of Wan Xiang's physical cultivation. Also, because he had comprehended the 'Lihuo Zhi Dao' realm, he obtained a thousand black and white elixirs, and Ji Ning also got his hands on the divine ability "Fa Tian Xiang Di" and the second volume of "Chi Ming Jiu Tian Tu".

  Even without using the heaven-defying 'Star Plucking Hand', relying solely on the 'Wind Wing Escape Method' and the two great divine abilities 'Law of Heaven and Earth', Ji Ning's close combat strength is still astonishing.

  And now he has also made a small breakthrough in Qi refining with the Thousand Swords Array, which is equally powerful.

  Close combat, long-range attack... all are powerful.

  "Ji Ning Shixiong, where are we going?" Mu Zishuo looked at Ji Ning beside him, "Where are we going to make a stir?"

  "Previously, senior brothers and sisters would all go to join the Yinglong Guard first," said Ji Ning. "Joining the Yinglong Guard has many benefits, and we can also accept tasks from the Yinglong Guard, going to some places to explore and adventure with a purpose. Moreover, the Yinglong Guard's handling of cases...can also intimidate some petty thieves. It can also help us avoid many troubles."

  "Uh-huh." Muzi nodded, "I think so too."

  The two of them discussed it and decided... to first go join Yinglongwei!

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