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  Two days later. (This chapter is uploaded by a friend.)

  In a mountain forest overgrown with weeds, a large number of black-armored warriors surrounded that snake demon.

  "Roar~~" This is a snake with a blood-red body and a bright silver belly, with two curved claws on its abdomen, four toes, and a pair of red vertical pupils that make peoples hearts palpitate. However, at this moment, the big snake has been completely trapped by a large net, no matter how it twists its body, it cannot break free.

  "Hahaha." The red-armored, bearded man laughed loudly, "A stupid big snake, it was so easily caught alive by me. You guys go tie it up."

  "Yes."

  In an instant, dozens of black armored guards swung huge chains, the black chains seemed to be a giant snake flying and swiftly entwining around that red giant snake. The red giant snake was trapped, no matter how it twisted and struggled, it was all in vain. Soon, its body was completely locked by the chains, and the huge snake head was even more tightly bound, making it impossible for the snake to open its mouth.

  "Leading, whats the origin of this giant snake, and why does it have a pair of claws?" A young black armored guard asked curiously beside him, he had been thinking for a long time but couldnt identify which divine beast it was.

  The big-bearded man laughed: "Snakes are lustful by nature, their blood is mixed and complicated. Ive seen over a hundred different species of snakes with divine and magical bloodlines. Only those with relatively pure bloodlines and great fame have names. Creatures like this one, born from mixed bloodlines, dont even have a name."

  "The young master is currently practicing swordplay and needs some formidable acquired beasts, this giant red snake will do." The big-bearded man sized up the red snake, nodded in satisfaction, "Take it back."

  "Yes."

  The Black Armor Guards responded in unison.

  Their leader is the pre-birthed strong spirit of the Western Mansion of the Ji Clan - the number one divine archer, Meng Yu! Meng Yu was also the mentor who enlightened Ji Ning, and in the Western Mansion of the Ji Clan, he undoubtedly stood on the side of the mansion master, Ji Yuyang and Ji Yichuan. Moreover, Meng Yu usually took extra pride in having Ji Ning as his disciple.

  Ji Ning Gongzi and the demon beast had been practicing sword fighting for a long time, and it was already well-known.

  After all, a demon beast dies every three days, and a large number of demon beasts die one after another. These demon beasts were almost all captured alive by the Black Armor Guards, and the news had long been spread throughout the army.

  "Ji Ning Gongzi had long since reached the state of post-heavenly perfection, his swordsmanship was extremely subtle, and he had achieved a state of oneness with his sword. He had also cultivated the most advanced sword technique of our Ji clan. Killing the post-heavenly perfected demonic beast would be easy for him."

  "They say even the divine beast of the later heaven was killed."

  "Ji Ning Gongzi, what identity does he have? He must have a sharp and unmatched divine sword. With the divine sword, relying on his exquisite swordsmanship... its not difficult to slay even a Heaven-ordained perfect divine beast."

  The army of Jis Western Mansion is said to have noses and eyes.

  Even Ji Lie, another strong figure in the Western Capital of the Ji clan, thought that Ji Ning was able to slay the divine beast only by relying on his divine sword.

  ……

  Longbao, trapped inside.

  A majestic beast with black spots lay on the ground, its thick fur torn open to reveal massive wounds, blood flowing everywhere.

  Ji Ning stood aside, frowning in thought. The sharp sword in his hand had vanished into thin air. When fighting ordinary postnatal perfect demonic beasts, he only used internal energy and a relatively good sword, which couldnt be considered a divine artifact at all. After all, with strength already this strong, using a divine artifact would have no training effect whatsoever.

  "Ji Ning!" A voice came from above.

  Ji Ning couldnt help but look up and saw that it was his father, Ji Yichuan, on the viewing platform above. This surprised Ji Ning, who exclaimed: "Father, how did you get here?"

  Because every three days come to Longbao for a massacre, except for the first time and Xiao Yue Langs massacre, in dozens of other bloody battles, Father did not come over...

  "Lets see how your swordsmanship is now," said Ji Yichuan, "Have you entered the realm?"

  "Never." Ji Ning shook his head. "The many techniques of the Dripping Water Scripture and the Thunderfire Sword Manual, I havent even mastered a single one."

  "The Water Drop Classic" has nine sword moves.

  "Lei Hu Jian Can Bian" has three sword moves.

  These sword moves are special techniques... If practiced to the highest level, one will feel a state of oneness with heaven and earth, invoking the power of nature. This is called "entering the realm". However, this does not mean that one has reached the third stage of swordsmanship, "oneness with heaven and earth". Because true swordsmanship oneness with heaven and earth refers to being able to invoke the power of nature at any time and place with just one move, even if its a simple thrust or slash. Only then can one be said to have reached the realm of oneness with heaven and earth!

  But entering the border is just a brief unity of heaven and man when exerting a certain special move.

  As Father said...

  When you can enter the border, it means that your swordsmanship has made some progress.

  When reaching the unity of heaven and man, it represents the great completion of swordsmanship.

  It is said that...

  There is an even more profound level beyond the unity of heaven and man, and the ultimate swordsmanship like "Dī Shuǐ Jīng" and "Léi Huǒ Jiàn Cán Biān" can only be created by those who have transcended the unity of heaven and man.

  "You dont have to think about swordsmanship all the time." Ji Yichuan said, "Today you can take a walk with Chuncao Qiuye and go out for a stroll."

  Ji Ning nodded: "Yes, Father."

  Ji Ning immediately turned around and left through the narrow passageway that had already been opened, as for the corpse of the dead demon beast, someone would come to collect it.

  ******

  Xifucheng is a large city with hundreds of thousands of people.

  "Master, its been a long time since weve gone out for a stroll." Spring Grass and Autumn Leaf, the two maidservants, followed by his side, looking very delighted.

  Ji Ning smiled as she walked along the street, which was also one of the most prosperous streets in Xifucheng. Most merchants and traders would do business on this street. The street itself was over 10 zhang wide, but the vendors and shops along both sides took up more than half of the space, leaving only about 7 or 8 zhang for pedestrians to walk through.

  "Look at the woman, a plump woman, with a big butt, very fertile, ten sheepskins for one."

  "These men are all good fighters, capable of lifting a thousand catties, and for just five taels of gold, you can buy one man and get a child thrown in."

  A bald-headed man wearing animal hide was shouting loudly, surrounded by dozens of sturdy men in animal hides guarding him, as well as slaves wearing tattered and dirty animal hides, their eyes fixed on the surroundings, yearning to meet a good master who would buy them. Each of these slaves had a grass sign inserted into their heads.

  With grass sign, it means for sale.

  ……

  Walking and looking around.

  On the streets, there were people selling slaves, animal hides, weapons, wild beasts, and even mythical creatures... all sorts of things, including rare books, divine arms, poisonous medicines, secret recipes, and more.

  "Our tribe lost over a hundred warriors to obtain this precious divine weapon, and we traveled through mountains and wilderness, enduring hardships to arrive at Xifeng City, just to sell this precious divine weapon! Some traveling merchants came to our tribe, willing to offer thirty beast head gold, but we didnt exchange it. Your ten beast head gold is too little, at least a hundred beast head gold!" A loud and rough voice came from the side.

  Ji Ning looked over curiously.

  Only dozens of people were surrounding it, and the three stalls were run by three burly men with dark skin. One of them had a black snake wrapped around his arm and was constantly saying: "One hundred yuan for the beast head gold, one hundred yuan for the beast head gold, take it away."

  "Its really black."

  "How dare he ask for a hundred taels of silver." Spring Grass and Autumn Leaf whispered.

  Ji Ning was also surprised, as the standard for beast head gold was usually ten kilograms, so one hundred pieces would be equivalent to one thousand kilograms of gold. Although it might not be worth mentioning to a noble like Ji, it was a huge fortune for an ordinary tribe.

  "Even the sharpest blade is just a single sword."

  "Its not a truly intact treasure, but rather a completely damaged one that can only be used as a ordinary weapon."

  "Ill give you twenty ounces of gold at most, if you want to sell, Ill buy it!"

  Someone is bidding.

  "One hundred beast-headed gold." The black snake man died with his jaws locked, not letting go. The two dark-skinned men beside him were cautiously watching the group in front of them, fearing that someone would snatch away their treasure. For this treasure, many people from their tribe had died, and dozens more warriors had perished on the journey through the dense forests and deserts to reach Xifeng City. This treasure must be sold for a high price.

  After selling, buy some slaves, buy some good swords, bows and arrows, poison, the strength of the tribe will be greatly increased.

  "Let me see." Ji Ning stepped forward from behind the crowd and glanced at the divine weapon in Hei Yanzis arms.

  The people around turned their heads and took a look.

  "Your Highness."

  "Your Highness."

  "Is this the young master of the Ji family? The only son of Dī Shuǐ Jiàn?"

  There were several people who retreated with respect and humility, and those who came out to pay their respects were not ordinary people. In the past few years, Ji Ning had gone to practice archery outside the city with Bai Shuizhe every morning, entering and leaving the city every day, so many people in the city knew this respected young master of the Ji family. Others who didnt know Ji Ning also learned about him from those around them.

  The black snake man looked at others who were avoiding him, and then heard Young Master Ji Dripping Water Swords only son, he was suddenly frightened. Living in the territory of the Western Mansion of the Ji family, who didnt know about the legendary Dripping Water Sword, that was the number one strongman on this vast land of the Western Mansion of the Ji family, a god-like existence.

  The young man in front of him is the only son of Di Shui Jian?

  "Let me see." Ji Ning said.

  "Respected young master, please take a look." The black snake man handed over the divine sword with both hands in respect. The two men behind him were somewhat nervous, worried that the young man in front of them, who was clearly of high status and respected, would forcibly seize their treasure. In the tribes, it was common for the strong to seize treasures from the weak. Although the Western City forbade such actions, no one dared to provoke the Ji family. But hadnt they heard that this young man was the son of the Ji family, the sole heir of the Drip Water Sword?

  Ji Ning took it over, his hand slightly sinking. This was a black lacquered sword with a thick scabbard that looked very simple. Upon closer inspection, one could discover that although there was only one scabbard, in reality, three swords were inserted inside.

  "One scabbard, three swords?" Ji Ning drew his sword in surprise.

  Hmph!

  At the same time, he pulled out the three swords inside, and the sword body was filled with a chill, with faintly visible ancient broken flower patterns on its surface.

  "What a pity." Ji Ning shook his head and sighed. He had seen many treasures in the mansion, but when he saw the mysterious aura emanating from the pattern on this sword, he knew it was originally a magic treasure. It should have been used by a cultivator to control three flying swords to attack simultaneously, but the patterns were broken, indicating that the magic treasure was severely damaged and could only be used as an ordinary weapon now.

  "Heh." Ji Nings finger slid across the blade of his sword.

  "Be careful, its very sharp." The black snake man shouted in terror, this divine sword cut through the rocks as if cutting tofu.

  Ji Ning felt a slight tremble on his fingertips, and his heart was shocked: "I have the Golden Sword Armor protecting my body, and the Golden Sword Armor has merged with every inch of my skin. Just now, I casually drew... and actually subtly shook the Golden Sword Armor. If I use force to draw a sword, Im afraid I can pierce through the Golden Sword Armor. I practice archery every day in the city, and the vendors who sell weapons have seen many, but theyve never discovered such a sharp divine weapon."

  Like others, he only felt that this soldier was very sharp, but didnt know how sharp it was. But Ji Ning could feel... even Jin Chenyi couldnt withstand this divine soldier.

  "This weapon, Ill take it." Ji Ning glanced at the Black Snake Man.

  The black snake Hanzi was both delighted and flustered, repeatedly saying: "Young master, our tribe has been searching for this weapon..." In front of this young man with such a high status, he didnt dare to force the price.