A man with long hair and a green robe appeared before Ji Ning, laughing and saying: "My surname is Mu, my name is Xiao. People call me the True Man of Wood."

  "I've seen Mu Zhenren." Ji Ning's heart relaxed, and the unfamiliar Wanxiang True Person in front of him was actually able to tell his own name, apparently still holding himself in high regard.

  "Thanks to Zhenren's timely intervention, otherwise that Baizi Shan would have escaped and might cause more trouble in the future." Ji Ning expressed his gratitude.

  Mu Xiao's face wore a smile as he shook his head and said, "It should be me thanking you instead. I came here specifically to kill this Banzi Shan, and it took me several months of tracking him down to discover that he was hiding here. However, Banzi Shan had set up a large array around himself, and although I am the Wanxiang True Person, I didn't have the confidence to break through his formation with force... So I waited on the sidelines, planning to wait for him to come out of the array before killing him. Who would have thought that I'd end up witnessing such a great show?"

  Ji Ning was taken aback.

  What?

  It turns out that Mu Xiao had been hiding in plain sight all along, and everything was under his watchful eye?

  "Later, you broke the big formation." Mu Xiao Zhenren sighed, "I only knew it was you then. You're just a young man and can break formations, that's impressive! And I didn't expect so many Dao soldiers, innate spirits, and even Baizi Shan to be solved by one person, haha, I'm relieved!"

  "If I had known Zhenren was here, I wouldn't have been so arrogant." Ji Ning said repeatedly.

  Mu Xiao looked at Ji Ning with curiosity: "Ji Ning, I'd like to ask, are you a Zifu Cultivator or a Primordial Spirit?"

  A person's real ability can't be seen from the surface.

  However, Mu Xiao Zhenren had been observing from the outside for a long time, especially after Ji Ning broke through the grand formation. He watched the scene of Ji Ning's massacre even more carefully. As they say, an onlooker sees most clearly... Mu Xiao Zhenren discovered some problems and felt that Ji Ning shouldn't be a Purple Mansion cultivator.

  "Never opened the Purple Mansion." Ji Ning also didn't conceal it.

  Mu Xiao's expression changed to one of surprise: "Indeed! I saw that your sword technique is profound and should have reached the realm of 'True Intent of the Tao'. If you are a Zǐ Fǔ cultivator, using yuan energy to display such a profound sword technique... even the black-haired zombie would be easily repelled, and that battle should have been even more effortless. But just now you were quite flustered, so I guessed that you shouldn't be a Zǐ Fǔ cultivator. However, if you aren't a Zǐ Fǔ cultivator, then those floating sword artifacts should be controlled by your divine thoughts. You are only an innate spiritual being, yet your divine soul is so powerful, truly rare and exceptional."

  Ji Ning nodded.

  He also didn't deny it, because according to some books he had read, there were indeed people who were born with extraordinary and evil talents.

  "I was born with a strong soul," said Ji Ning, "I could multitask from an early age, and later when I grasped the true meaning of the Way, I developed my divine thoughts."

  ……

  Facing a True Immortal of the Myriad Realms, the opponent had the power to easily annihilate him, so Ji Ning naturally understood that he didn't need to resort to any petty cleverness. Since he was an unparalleled genius, he might as well show it off, and perhaps there would be some benefits to doing so.

  "I'll ask you again." Mu Xiao looked at Ji Ning as if he were looking at an unpolished jade, "Is it the Red Bright Nine Heavens Chart that you're cultivating?"

  "That's right." Ji Ning nodded.

  "Hahaha......" Mu Xiao Zhen laughed with satisfaction, "Do you know who I am? Why do I want to kill this Ben Zi Shan?"

  Ji Ning looked at Mu Xiao and shook his head, he had never seen him before so how would he know who he was.

  Mu Xiao Zhen said directly: "I am Ying Long Wei of the Great Xia Dynasty, I came to kill Bo Zi Shan after receiving the order."

  "Ying Long Wei?" Ji Ning was shocked.

  After killing the giant winged snake, when his parents saw him, they roughly told him about the entire Anping County. There was an absolute power that could not be provoked - Yinglong Wei! Yinglong Wei is the most powerful team in the Great Xia Dynasty, consisting entirely of cultivators, and it is said that at least a million true people can join it.

  Yinglongwei, directly under the Great Xia Dynasty, with an extremely special status!

  The two forces that ranked first in the vast land of Anping County were Anping Hou and Yinglong Wei! Anping Hou was the master of this land, with a deep foundation. Yinglong Wei, on the other hand, was directly under the Great Xia Dynasty, with many strong people, and behind him was the entire Great Xia Dynasty as his backing.

  "Ji Ning." Mu Xiao looked at Ji Ning, "The Daxia Dynasty's Yinglong Guard is the most powerful force on this vast land. Any tribe, any sect, and any school are far from comparable to my Yinglong Guard!"

  Ji Ning nodded in agreement.

  "Yinglongwei is very free and unrestrained. Once you become Yinglongwei, you can bless the tribe even more, and a piece of land as large as ten thousand miles can be drawn out from the tribe's territory. This piece of land can be protected by Yinglongwei! Even if you die, Yinglongwei can still protect this piece of land for thousands of years, and no force dares to invade it. Otherwise, it would be a provocation to Yinglongwei, and I, Yinglongwei, will directly eliminate that force!" Mu Xiaozhen said.

  Ji Ning had also heard from her parents that Ying Longwei was indeed a prestigious figure, and even the entire clan benefited from his status.

  "Even if you say so much, I still can't become a dragon guard," said Ji Ning with a smile.

  Mu Xiao looked at Ji Ning and said: "I'm asking you, are you willing to become a member of the Yinglong Guard?"

  "Me?!" Ji Ning's eyes widened in shock. "I'm the only innate spiritual being? Even if I wanted to, my strength is far from enough."

  Mu Xiao shook his head: "The strength is a bit different, you can't directly enter the Dragon Guard now, but my Dragon Guard has a reserve army! Just like some sects, schools, and tribes will deliberately attract some geniuses to join. Our Dragon Guard's reserve army will also attract some geniuses to join, and then teach them."

  "As soon as one enters the Preparatory Army, various cultivation methods and even divine abilities are all available." Mu Xiao Zhenren sighed with emotion, "If we consider the Yinglong Guard as a sect, it would be the strongest sect. There are many immortals, and even heavenly immortals have made appearances."

  "Of course, the threshold of the Preparatory Army is also very high, not just anyone can enter. Fortunately, you are cultivating the Chi Ming Jiu Tian Tu, which is the first law of the Divine Demon Cultivation Body." Mu Xiao Zhenren looked at Ji Ning, "As long as one becomes a Xian Tian born spirit through the Chi Ming Jiu Tian Tu, they can directly enter the Preparatory Army. No need to go through repeated assessments."

  "The 'Diagram of the Nine Heavens' is too difficult, those who can cultivate it to become a pre-heavenly born spirit are all geniuses or freaks." Mu Xiao Zhenren sighed, and Ji Ning also nodded in agreement. Yes, he was the one who had comprehended the truth by the pond, and only then did he understand how to break through the pre-heavenly stage with the fusion of water and fire. Others would probably have to comprehend the subtleties of water and fire fusion as well if they wanted to break through.

  "Cultivators who practice the Red Bright Nine Heavens Chart are all extraordinary." Mu Xiao Zhenren said, "Like ordinary cultivators, only those with the Wanxiang True Body have a chance to enter the Dragon Guard."

  "Once you reach the Zifu level in the Nine Heavens Chart, and master a divine ability, your combat power will be comparable to that of a True Person of the Myriad Manifestations. At that time, you'll have a certain chance of entering the Dragon Guard, of course, that only means you might enter, whether or not you actually can, still depends on your strength." Mu Xiao True Person said, "I entered the Dragon Guard only in the later stages of my cultivation as a True Person of the Myriad Manifestations."

  Ji Ning blinked twice in surprise.

  Wanxiang posthumous?

  It's really hard for Yinglong to make progress!

  ……

  At this time, the thousands of Taoist soldiers who survived in the distance were terrified to see this, and two people fell from the high sky, who were Qingyan Bird and Hei She transformed. Both of them looked at Ji Ning.

  "You all go and rescue Master Mung Fish first, I still have some words with Senior." Ji Ning instructed.

  "Yes." The Azure Flame Bird and the Black Snake both responded, seeing the scene of Ji Ning's great battle with Bo Zishan before also inspired awe in their hearts.

  Although Ji Ning was anxious and worried about his mother's situation, he couldn't be slow in front of this Wanxiang Zhenren. He also had the intention of inviting this Zhenren to Xifucheng.

  "You just need to join the preparatory army, and your future will be boundless." Mu Xiao said, "In the future, becoming a member of the Yinglong Guard is also a natural process. At least it's much better than the opportunities you have in your tribe. Think carefully about it, if you're willing to join the preparatory army, then go back and bid farewell to your parents, I can take you directly to Ancheng City!"

  Go to Anqing City?

  Ji Ning was taken aback.

  "Mu Zhenren." Ji Ning said in a row, "That reserve army has many benefits, but it's also necessary to pay some price, right?"

  "This is natural." Mu Xiao nodded, "Once you enter the preparatory army, if you don't become a Purple Mansion, you will never come down from the mountain."

  "Never come down from the mountain?" Ji Ning wondered.

  Mu Xiao said, "The Dragon Guard's camp is on a towering high mountain, and the reserve army is also there! If even the Purple Mansion can't be achieved, then I'll die old on the mountain. Once you become the Purple Mansion, you can go out frequently, but it's also necessary to live on the mountain for a long time, and only with orders can you go out. Only when you become the Dragon Guard will you be considered free."

  Ji Ning nodded.

  He figured it out that the Preparatory Army was equivalent to a sect, and those who didn't reach the Purple Mansion weren't allowed to come down from the mountain. Even if they did become a Purple Mansion, they still had to stay on the mountain most of the time and could only come down with permission.

  "I have the Water Palace." Ji Ning thought to herself, "With that ancient Water Palace, Huajia Fairy was able to live for hundreds of millions of years as a Loose Immortal, with power rivaling that of a Heavenly Immortal... There are many secrets within the palace waiting for me to uncover. Once I become a Violet Palace cultivator, I'll be able to refine the faith token and enter. Why should I rush to join the preparatory army?"

  Mu Xiao Zhen spoke up beside him: "Ji Ning, who else taught you in Yanshan? With your talent, you should go to a wider world."

  "Thank you, Master." Ji Ning thought for a moment and shook his head, "Master must have also heard that my mother is critically ill, I don't want to go for the time being."

  Mu Xiao nodded: "Since that's the case, I won't force it. This is the Yinglong Guard Token. In the future when you go to Anping City and encounter danger, taking out this token might be of some use." As he spoke, his hand flipped over, revealing a square black token with a dragon on it.

  "Thank you, Zhenren." Ji Ning immediately took over, "Ji Ning has a request for Zhenren."

  Mu Xiao Zhen laughed and said, "You help me eliminate this Snow Dragon Mountain's Ba Zi Shan, I originally wanted to help you by sending you to An Ping City to join the Long Wei Preparatory Army. Didn't expect you wouldn't want to go... I was worried about not being able to repay this favor, just tell me what you need and I'll definitely help."