The black old cow looked at Ji Ning, who was covered in sweat, and praised: "Great, great, young Ji Ning, you can already display the fifth layer of the Small Thousand Swords Array at such a young age. Compared to you, that Lai Jian is not worth mentioning! I didnt expect that after waiting for endless years in the immortal mansion, I could finally wait for a jade like you!"

  Ji Ning muttered to herself, "Pu Yu? I have the wisdom accumulated from my past life, the Nu Wa Diagram, and Ive been diligently cultivating since childhood without daring to slack off. Thats why Im now being praised by Hei Lao Niu as Pu Yu."

  "Senior, Im still struggling with the fifth layer." Ji Ning shook his head repeatedly, "Only when you master the fourth layer can everything be done effortlessly."

  "Mind is everything." The black ox sighed, "You can see that although this small thousand sword arrays fourth layer only manipulates over three hundred flying swords, its power is even greater than when you previously controlled thousands of magic treasures in a muddled way!"

  Ji Nings face revealed a look of surprise: "Even more powerful than the combined might of several thousand magical treasures? I can sense that the sword essence condensed from my heart is extremely powerful, but I dont know what level it has reached."

  "Heisheng Old Cow said: The fourth layer of the Small Thousand Swords Array can kill ordinary innate perfect living beings with just a casual flick."

  Ji Ning was overjoyed upon hearing this.

  "Senior." Ji Ning asked in a row, "May I ask what is my current strength, and how does it compare to the Zifu Cultivators?"

  "Your current combat methods are mainly divided into two types, one is to rely on the God Demon Refining Body and sword skills for close combat." The black old cow said, "Your sword skills have already contained a hint of the true meaning of Tao, generally speaking, the realm of ordinary innate spirits is not so high, most of the innate perfection are only in the realm of unity with heaven and man. Just talking about this method, you may have an advantage over general innate perfection! What I said is just a general statement, if the opponent is also a freak, and their sword skills are no worse than yours, then its hard to say."

  Ji Ning nodded.

  He understands that his father, Ji Yichuan, is far superior to him in terms of swordsmanship. His father had already reached the pinnacle of mastery a long time ago, and he naturally cant compare to him.

  "If you rely on your Small Thousand Swords Array." The black ox said, "Your divine soul is strong, and you have hundreds of flying sword treasures, combined with the Small Thousand Swords Array... its power is indeed very great. In terms of power, it far surpasses the Innate Completion Stage and should reach the level of a general Purple Mansion cultivators early stage."

  "Has Purple Mansions front period arrived?" Ji Ning felt that he had made great progress.

  The black old cow shook its head and said, "Dont underestimate the Zifu cultivators. Once a Zifu cultivator opens up their Zifu, they can give birth to yuan power within their body! Even the methods they use with every move are far superior to those of innate spirits, which is fundamentally two different levels! Moreover, whats more important for Zifu cultivators is the use of entry-level magic treasures."

  "Entering the stage of the treasure, its power is immense. When the Zi Fu repairman urges it to come out, that power far exceeds your imagination as a congenital spiritual being. Compared with the congenital perfection and the Zi Fu repairman, its like comparing an infant to an adult." The old black cow sighed in admiration.

  Ji Ning was startled.

  It is a fundamental leap from the innate spiritual root to the Zi Fu, and can use the real entry-level treasure. Just like the innate spiritual root killing the postnatal perfection is simply cutting melons and vegetables, the Zi Fu cultivator killing the innate is also considered cutting melons and vegetables.

  "Remember." The black old cow shook its head, "Dont underestimate the Zifu repairmen, every cultivator has strange methods. Some are good at array techniques, some are good at Gu worms, some are good at controlling ghosts, some are good at puppets, and some are good at magic... Cant be generalized. Once you encounter someone who can restrain you, youre dead for sure."

  "Victory of the weak over the strong."

  "Its just barely manageable. The early and late stages of the Purple Mansion are both available." The old black cow sighed, "On the path of cultivation, including the myriad of techniques, there are too many... Even if a Purple Mansion cultivator is weak, if he has raised hundreds of millions of terrifying poisonous insects, its likely that even the True Person of Myriad Manifestations could be eaten alive!"

  Ji Ning took in a breath of cool air.

  "Its rarely seen." The black old cow said, "The ability to kill with one strike is rarely seen, just like your divine soul can be this strong, and you have hundreds of flying sword treasures, as well as the Small Thousand Sword Array... Many factors come together to give you such combat power. Im saying these things just to remind you not to underestimate any opponent. Even if its a congenital spiritual being."

  Ji Ning nodded lightly: "Understood."

  Once they become Zifu Disciples, none of them are easy to mess with.

  ……

  Ji Nings heart was actually very joyful. This time he came to the Water Mansion, he had also gained a powerful new technique - the Small Thousand Swords Formation!

  "Ji Ning little doll." The black old cow said, "I saw you rushing into the corridor earlier and found that the sharp sword in your hand was quite ordinary. Dont you know the Divine Demon Blood Refining Technique?"

  "Whats the Divine Demon Blood Refining Technique?" Ji Ning blinked, "What is that?"

  The black old cow couldnt help but say, "In the era of gods and demons, almost anyone who is slightly powerful or has a slightly larger tribe knows about this, because every god and demon understands it, and its a necessary secret technique for each one. I see that youre learning the first law of divine magic cultivation, yet you seem to not understand this blood refining technique, which naturally makes me suspicious."

  "Please also give me some guidance." Ji Ning asked repeatedly.

  Having an elderly person at home is like having a treasure.

  This old guy has been alive since the era of gods and demons, he knows a lot.

  "The gods and demons are different from our human race." The black old cow sighed, "They dont cultivate qi, cant use magic treasures, but they also need weapons. But as their strength increases day by day, how can they find a suitable weapon for themselves? So... the great powers of the gods and demons created the Blood Refining Technique!"

  "Find a suitable weapon and undergo the intricate Blood Refining Ritual! After refining, this weapon can absorb evil spirits, malignant energy, and killing intent. The more enemies you kill, the stronger they are, the more naturally the weapon will upgrade. It can change size, become lighter or heavier, all at your command."

  "This kind of weapon is also known as Divine Soldier, Magic Soldier and Killing Path Soldier. The black old cow said, "As the masters power increases, killing one strong enemy after another, the power of the soldier will become stronger and stronger. In the era of gods and demons, some divine soldiers and magic soldiers are even more powerful than fairy-grade treasures."

  Ji Nings eyes lit up.

  Its true that the heavens are fair, and gods and demons dont have magical powers. However, they should also have a way to create their own weapons. It turns out that its by absorbing evil energy and other auras. Relying on slaughter to upgrade divine soldiers.

  "Please also teach me, senior." Ji Ning said repeatedly.

  "Im telling you this," said the black ox, "the Blood Refining Ritual is quite complicated, listen carefully."

  The old black cow was narrating the detailed process of blood refining ritual on one side, and occasionally drawing some patterns on the other side, Ji Ning also listened and remembered.

  What is Blood Refining Technique?

  The main material needed is the blood of the gods and demons, like human practitioners who cultivate gods and demons. They must rely on naturally formed divine patterns to finally step into the pre-heavenly realm and transform their bodies to become gods and demons. Only then can they cast the Blood Refining Technique of the gods and demons. Some lower-level god-refining techniques are unable to cast blood refining techniques.

  "Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~" Ji Ning took out a gourd that had previously been used to store wine. Although it didnt look very large, it was capable of storing ten thousand kilograms of fine wine. Ji Ning first poured out the remaining fine wine, not leaving behind a single drop. Afterwards, he placed his fingers over the mouth of the gourd.

  Fresh blood directly seeps through fingers and flows into a gourd.

  A long time.

  "A thousand catties of blood will do." The black old cow said beside him, "This Blood Refining Technique can only be used by gods and demons. Ordinary cultivators who bleed themselves to death will die."

  Ji Ning was sitting cross-legged on one side, and as soon as he released some blood, the strong vitality in his body naturally recovered the lost blood. What was consumed was the divine power within his body! When Ji Nings divine power had been depleted to only half, the gourd had stored around a thousand catties of blood.

  "The ceremony is divided into seven steps and must be performed with a sincere heart." The black old cow reminded.

  Ji Ning first respectfully knelt down and kowtowed three times, then stood up and again knelt down to continue kowtowing three more times, bowing in eight different directions a total of eight times!

  "Whoa~~" Ji Ning overturned the gourd in his hand, and a large amount of bright red blood flowed out of the mouth of the gourd. As soon as it came out, it was rolled up by Ji Nings divine sense and quickly dispersed to cover an area of about eighty miles around him. Countless droplets of blood formed a huge pattern, which was a picture of a skull with scattered hair.

  Pattern is complete.

  Boom! Instantly, a blood-colored light burst into the sky, visible to the naked eye.

  "The descendants kneel down to invite their ancestors spirits." Ji Ning shouted loudly.

  The first step of Blood Refining Art — Invite the Ancestral Spirits!

  ……

  The intricate blood refining ritual lasted for a full half day, and the bloody light around had converged into a strange word. According to Hei Nius words... this word is called the Divine Demon Word! It is a naturally born word of heaven and earth, even if you have never seen or learned it before, you will understand it at first sight.

  This demon character is... Kill!

  "Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~" Suddenly, three Northern Myriad Swords appeared in mid-air, floating and dispersing as soon as they emerged. Ji Nings blood-refined weapon was the Northern Myriad Sword! According to Hei Ancestor Cows words, although the requirements for the weapons used in the Divine Blood Refining werent strict, a stronger foundation was still better. Those low-grade magic treasures were too inferior.

  The Northern Ming Sword, according to the judgment of the black old cow, estimated that it was a heavenly rank treasure before. Although the various symbols on it were damaged, they are useless when used for blood refining, and only the material is considered. As for the symbols, they are fundamentally useless.

  "Wow!" "Wow!" "Wow!"

  Only to see the blood-red characters of "kill" gathering around, flying out one by one and merging into the three swords, the huge character of "kill" suspended in mid-air grew dimmer and dimmer until it finally dissipated, and the entire great hall also returned to calm.

  Ji Ning finally let out a sigh of relief.

  "Senior," Ji Ning couldnt help but say, "Just now it felt even more majestic than the Dao... He had comprehended the Dao and come into contact with its aura, but the ancient aura that was naturally contained within the Blood Refining Ceremony just now seemed as if he had come into contact with an existence that was even older and greater than the Dao.

  The black old cow sighed: "During the blood refining ceremony, I didnt dare to speak out loud, completely intimidated. Now look at you, hows your weapon?"

  Ji Ning raised his hand, and three Northern Frost swords fell into his grasp. With a direct mental command, one of the divine swords sliced across his own arm, making a hissing sound as if it were cutting through tough cowhide. Sparks flew out from the skin on his arm, which finally split open to reveal a wound.

  "Sharp a lot." Ji Ning was surprised.

  "Youre really good at the Northern Ocean Sword." The black old cow said, "Your close combat strength has increased greatly now, and ordinary Innate Full Circle cultivators are no match for you. Compared to the Small Thousand Swords Arrays fourth layer, its only slightly inferior. However, you must understand that youre cultivating the Divine Demon Body Refining First Gate, your close combat strength will increase extremely rapidly. For example, when you cultivate to the sixth stage, your close combat strength will completely surpass the Small Thousand Swords Array! Once you learn the divine technique of close combat, fighting across realms will be effortless."

  Ji Nings eyes lit up: "Senior, do you know about the Divine Ability?"

  "Divine ability? Thats something that some powerful gods and demons keep secret." The black old cow shook its head, "Xī Huá Xiān Rén knows a divine ability Fǎ Tiān Xiàng Dì, unfortunately I didnt ask. Alright... with your potential, you will definitely be able to learn divine abilities in the future, once you learn divine abilities, surpassing levels in battle is normal, this is the true power of gods and demons!"

  Ji Ning nodded.

  He understood that his foundation in the Divine Demon Path was good, and it wouldnt take him many years to reach the sixth level. The Small Thousand Swords Array also relied on his strong divine soul and innate talent, but the only problem was that the array had too high of a requirement for magical treasures. When he became a Violet Mansion cultivator, getting hundreds of entry-level magical treasures... just thinking about it gave him a headache.

  "Alright, you can go now." said the black old cow.

  "This time, thank you, senior." Ji Ning had long since put away the animal skins of "Xiao Qian Jian Zhen" and "Nei Guan Ri Yue Guang Ming Fo". Although he didnt use the visualization technique himself, he could leave it for his parents, leave it for the Ji family.

  "Go." said the black old cow.

  Wow!

  Ji Ning only felt a huge bears skull looming over him, swallowing him whole, and the space-time around him completely distorted. He understood that he had to return to Winged Snake Lake Island.