It's late at night.

  In the forbidden area of Heibai Academy, on the square where the "Heibai Tu" stone wall was located, there were only two young disciples. Ji Ning slowly opened his eyes. Although it was extremely cold in the depths of the twelfth lunar month at this moment, Ji Ning's heart was burning with an unprecedented passion. He stared at the row of characters left on the stone wall in front of him: "With a three-foot sword in hand, I will kill all injustices and leave my mark as I head north." For a time, his heart was in turmoil.

  "My sword is a sword of joy, a sword of satisfaction, a sword that kills all injustices!"

  "It is better to live one day with satisfaction than to live a hundred years in misery."

  Ji Ning still vividly remembers the figure of that silver-haired elder who seemed as majestic as heaven and earth.

  Clearly remember the soaring sword intent.

  Clearly remember that set of sword moves.

  All of this penetrates deep into the soul!

  "What a powerful swordsmanship, my swordsmanship compared to it, is truly like fireflies shining in the daylight." Ji Ning's heart was surging with endless admiration.

  Suddenly——

  Ji Ning's ears perked up and he immediately turned his head around, only to see a white-clad figure walking towards him from afar.

  "Huh?" Ji Ning was surprised. Today should only be the two new disciples, himself and Mu Zizhao. Besides themselves, who else would come here in the middle of the night?

  A young man in white clothes came from afar.

  For a moment, Ji Ning felt as if there were endless waves surging forward in front of him. The entire sky and earth seemed to have transformed into waves, but following that, things became clear once more before Ji Ning's eyes. Where the endless waves had surged towards was actually just that white-robed youth walking towards him.

  "How scary." Ji Ning's heart suddenly became alert.

  Although there was no overbearing oppression, the white-clothed youth in front of him gave himself a sense of threat that was in no way inferior to the Black Tiger of Beishan, and this white-clothed youth was also handsome to the point of being almost otherworldly.

  "Junior Ji Ning." Ji Ning cupped his hands and said, "I've seen Senior."

  Before that, Ji Ning had obtained intelligence from Beishan Baiwei. According to the description in the intelligence report, Ji Ning had already guessed who the visitor was.

  "I am Daoist 'Bihai'," said the young man in white. "Fortunately, I temporarily hold the position of Palm Teach."

  "I have seen Master Zhang." Ji Ning said respectfully.

  Hei Bai Xue Gong's leader 'Bi Hai Dao Ren' is naturally a true figure of great reputation in An Ping County.

  "Master, Shuo's younger brother..." Ji Ning looked at Mu Zixiao beside him, who was still immersed in his contemplation of the black and white millstone diagram, as if in a trance.

  "Don't disturb him." The leader of the Green Willow Pathway shook his head and said, "I came here to see you."

  As he spoke, a scroll appeared in Bi Hai's hand and immediately unfolded to reveal a crystal white palm that far surpassed that of any woman. The scroll floated right in front of Ji Ning, who respectfully accepted it.

  "After you've read it, you'll understand." The leader of the Azure Sea Sect looked at Ji Ning and said, "As a junior of the Northern Expedition, you must not slack off. Remember, after reading the scroll, destroy it." After saying this, the leader of the Azure Sea Sect turned around and left, quickly disappearing from Ji Ning's line of sight.

  Ji Ning stood there in a daze.

  Passing down through generations?

  Don't be slack?

  Ji Ning immediately unrolled the animal skin scroll. The scroll was made of ordinary animal skin, but the content written on it instantly attracted Ji Ning's attention.

  "Northern Journey Immortal?" Ji Ning's face lit up with delight, for he had been wanting to know more about the 'Northern Journey Immortal' himself.

  The upper half of the beast skin scroll. Described the growth experience and some deeds of the northern immortal, looking at it made Jing Ning dizzy and fascinated.

  This is a legend.

  The most legendary legend of Hei Bai Xue Gong.

  "Do things as if you were going north." Ji Ning whispered to herself.

  Beihang's predecessor did things with just two words - "painful and quick"! He sought only one thing, a sense of satisfaction, even to the point where he couldn't stand the outrageous crimes of a certain super-large clan's young master, and in a fit of rage, directly killed him, causing his soul to scatter. However, this led to being pursued by that super-large clan, with the pursuit lasting for hundreds of years, during which Beihang even escaped from this vast world. But amidst this pursuit, Beihang's powers grew stronger, until eventually, many strong warriors of that super-large clan were killed or wounded. In the end, they had no choice but to lower their heads in defeat, offer apologies and gifts, and finally make amends.

  "I don't know which super-large clan it is." Ji Ning thought to herself, "This scroll doesn't even record the name, obviously not wanting to make things completely public. Probably also part of the reconciliation back then."

  It's a fight to the finish.

  It can also be seen that the super-large clan is quite extraordinary, and it can also be seen that 'North-going Immortal' does things with great pleasure, really killing all unpeaceful matters!

  The scroll also records another conversation.

  A junior fellow disciple once asked the Northern Deity, "In this boundless land, evil deeds are countless. If one were to constantly kill off evil people, would they be able to finish them all?"

  The Northern Deity said, "The countless evils of the world are beyond measure. I'm too lazy to care about worldly affairs. But if I were to encounter them, I would naturally have to kill them, and that would be a relief."

  It's very simple.

  Not my problem if I don't run into it.

  I bumped into him and it ruined my mood, so I killed him.

  "It's really a carefree life." Ji Ning admired.

  ……

  After reading about Beihang's growth and deeds, in the second half of this scroll, it begins to introduce "Three Chi Sword".

  "The Three Chi Sword" consists of nine forms, is the ultimate skill of Beixing Xianren, who shook the entire Daxia Dynasty, and it is also the culmination of his hundred million years of hard work. The power is so great that even Beixing Xianren himself cannot fully record and pass it on through books and diagrams. The "Dao Cang Hall" in Heibai Academy only has the first six forms of "The Three Chi Sword".

  The last three forms have never been recorded in books or diagrams until now.

  Only the inscription on the 'Immortal's Wall of Letters' written by the immortal himself when he first headed north, will be passed down through generations and possibly taught under the resonance of sword intent.

  "So it was like that."

  "It's rare for a descendant to inherit this intergenerational sword intent, and even if they do, it's hard to come by someone who has inherited the complete sword technique. The last time someone inherited the complete sword technique was three million years ago." Ji Ning finally understood just how astonishing his gain was this time.

  Ji Ning also understood why the Sect Master of the Azure Dragon Sword Domain had given him this scroll. It was because the Three Foot Sword involved major issues, and some opposing forces would try to destroy it if they knew that the Black and White Academies had another genius who had obtained the complete inheritance of the "Three Foot Sword".

  So it's absolutely impossible to make the message public.

  It's naturally possible to perform the Three Chi Sword, after all, there is a secret book of the first six moves of the Three Chi Sword in the Taoist temple. As for whether it will be possible to perform the seventh move of the Three Chi Sword in the future, if it reaches that point... it will no longer need to be kept secret. Having the power to perform the seventh move of the Three Chi Sword is already standing at a peak height. After all, this seventh sword move is already a move that even the Northern Journey Immortal cannot record in books and diagrams, so its power can be imagined.

  ……

  More than an hour had passed again.

  Muzi Shuo finally came to his senses completely.

  "Fantastic. Too fantastic." Mu Zishuo's eyes were burning with excitement, and he turned his head to look at Ji Ning beside him, exclaiming, "Brother Ji Ning, this black-and-white diagram is of great help in cultivation. I feel that I've made tremendous progress on the Puppet Path."

  It can be inferred from Mu Zi Shuo's reaction.

  Ji Ning woke up before him and was probably more aware of what was going on than he was. This made him feel a bit embarrassed all of a sudden.

  "It's indeed a great benefit." Ji Ning smiled and said, "It's getting late now, I'm afraid it will be dawn soon. Shuo Shi Di, you should go and get some good rest, as in two days' time we'll be going to the Teaching Hall."

  "Uh-huh." Muzi nodded.

  "Also, this Immortal's Wall of Words has a great origin, you should take a closer look." Ji Ning reminded, Mu Zi Shuo was walking the Puppet Path, definitely didn't have the heart of a Sword Immortal. Naturally wouldn't obtain the inheritance of the Northern Journey Immortal. However, since he himself had obtained the inter-generational inheritance of the Northern Journey Immortal, it's inevitable that other seniors would leave some inheritances on this Immortal's Wall of Words.

  "Yes. It's almost dawn, I'll come back and take a closer look later." Mu Zishuo smiled.

  Wow! Wow!

  The two of them immediately rode a wooden boat and a green dragon puppet respectively, flying towards their own place.

  ******

  Two days have passed in the blink of an eye.

  As expected, no one became a formal disciple of Hei Bai Academy on the second and third days! So this year, the new formal disciples who joined Hei Bai Academy are Ji Ning and Mu Zizhuo.

  Hoo! Hoo!

  Ji Ning and Mu Zizuo transformed into rays of light, flying in the air above the Black and White Academy. They flew directly towards the Grandmaster's Palace.

  "Brother Ji Ning." Mu Zishuo's eyes were filled with anticipation, "Today we received the Black and White Pellets, so we can go to the Dao Cang Hall to exchange for cultivation methods and secret techniques of immortals and demons. And today, we will also formally become apprentices. I wonder who my master will be."

  "Yes, I don't know who will be my master." Ji Ning said softly.

  Master.

  Becoming an apprentice in Xian, and the master who taught you archery skills when you were a child are different. Learning archery is just a mortal skill. But the master of the Xian path... teaches the way to become an immortal, this kindness is much greater, and this relationship between master and disciple will likely last for hundreds or even thousands of years.

  Whoosh! Whoosh!

  Ji Ning and Mu Zizhao landed in front of the Main Palace, and at a glance, they saw that more than 100 formal disciples had gathered inside the Main Palace, chatting with each other casually. Each of these formal disciples had an extraordinary air about them.

  When Ji Ning and Mu Zizhan entered the grand hall, many of the formal disciples couldn't help but glance at Ji Ning, with not a few of them looking at him with kindness in their eyes, nodding slightly to show their intentions.

  "It seems that only a portion of the formal disciples of Hei Bai Xue Gong have arrived." Ji Ning thought to himself, "That's right, cultivators won't stay within their sect forever. I'm afraid many are outside."

  Every year there is a grand ceremony for accepting disciples.

  But cultivators sometimes close their doors for decades, so this grand ceremony for new disciples isn't considered solemn. If they can come, they'll come; if not, it's no big deal. However, most... as long as they're within the sect and don't have any important matters, fellow disciples will generally come to the main hall to pay their respects.

  "Teacher Bo has arrived." Someone suddenly spoke up.

  At that moment, Ji Ning and the others all turned their heads to look over, only to see outside the grand hall in mid-air, a white-clad youth flying down from high above, with other figures following closely behind him. They were all cultivators of the Black-White College's Primordial Spirit Division, and this group of Primordial Spirit Division cultivators had arrived simultaneously.

  "According to the normal rules of Heibai Academy, new disciples usually worship Yuanshen Dao people as their masters." Ji Ning thought secretly that the Yuanshen Dao people in Heibai Academy were different from those in ordinary sects. Their strength was extremely astonishing and could be compared to that of ordinary immortals. Therefore, being able to worship a Yuanshen Dao person from Heibai Academy as a master was already a fortunate thing.

  "I wonder which one of them will be my master?" Ji Ning's gaze swept over the group of Yuan Shen Taoists, including the leader 'Bihai Dao Ren', and secretly speculated.

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  These past few days, I've spent nearly sixteen hours just on long-distance high-speed trains, not to mention all the other busy things. Yet, surprisingly, Tomato has managed to update two chapters every day without fail - I'm impressed with myself!

  I just got home tonight and I'm really tired.

  I dozed off for a bit in front of the computer and finally had the energy to finish writing this second chapter. The update is a bit late, please bear with me.

  Finally, I got the ticket for next month.

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