The Temple of the Way stands majestically on the mountain peak, with many figures lurking within.

  Lundao Hall... has always been the favorite gathering place for the black and white academy disciples, these proud geniuses often spar here.

  Whoosh!

  A streak of light flew out from the gate of the Temple of the Tao, and soon after, a blue-clad girl also flew out behind it.

  "Shuangmu Shidi, Shuangmu Shidi." The blue-clothed girl stepped on a giant flower basket and swiftly chased after him.

  "Winter Rain, are you still going to pursue this?!" The embarrassed face of Mu Zixiao on the Blue Dragon Puppet had anger written all over it, "Isn't this a trap set by you people?! Hmph!"

  The blue-robed girl, Donglin, shook her head and said: "Double Wood junior brother, actually you can't blame the other senior brothers and sisters. In my Black and White Academy... over these endless years, every time in the Hall of Discourse, severely scolding new disciples who have just entered the door. This has already become a tradition. Although there is no academy rule, it has been passed down from generation to generation."

  "Teaching a new apprentice?" Mu Zishuo glared, "If it's really teaching, why pretend to be on par with me from the start."

  "This lesson is profound, and you won't forget it." Dong Lin said, "It also makes you understand that there are heavens beyond the sky and people outside of people! In fact, when I first entered the door, I also suffered a loss. From generation to generation, they have been like this, letting new disciples eat a lesson, which is also a way to grind down their pride. The seniors in the sect also tacitly approve of this."

  Although Mu Zi Shuo understood this principle, he was only fourteen years old after all. Moreover, the two debates earlier had cost him 200 black and white pellets and twenty kilograms of yuan liquid. Although it was a small loss, it still pained him greatly.

  "Eldest sister, you had already hinted at this earlier. I was the one who was rash, but there's no need to lecture me now."

  Whoosh!

  Muzi Shuo immediately drove away with the green dragon puppet.

  "Alas." Dong Lin shook her head as she watched Mu Zi Shuo leave. Although she had gone to invite Mu Zi Shuo earlier, the simple interaction had made her develop a good impression of this junior brother. However, it was a tradition... In the Discussion Hall, she couldn't stop him, at most just hinting at it. Fortunately, he had only lost two matches before giving up.

  If we continue to lose like this, I'm afraid it will be even more miserable.

  ……

  "There is a heaven beyond the sky. There are people beyond human beings!" On the rooftop of a building in the mansion, Muzi Shuo sat on the rooftop, holding a jade wine pot.

  He tilted his head back and drank the wine.

  "Cough...cough." Mu Zi Shuo drank too hastily and suddenly started coughing.

  "After this, I won't be careless anymore." Muzi Shuo also gradually sobered up. At the age of 14, he was able to enter the Black and White Academy. He naturally hadn't encountered an opponent at the same level since childhood, and this pride... made him go and spar with those senior brothers and sisters. Knowing that the opponent is very strong, he still thinks he is outstanding.

  In the quiet room of Beiming Peak, Jing Ning was completely immersed in "The Small Five Elements Sword Record".

  "The Records of the Five Elements Sword", is divided into 'Jin Xing Pian', 'Mu Xing Pian', 'Shui Xing Pian', 'Huo Xing Pian', 'Tu Xing Pian', 'Liang Yi Pian', 'San Cai Pian', 'Si Xiang Pian' and 'Wu Xing Pian', a total of nine chapters.

  Each one is from shallow to deep.

  The obvious ones... can't compare with the 'Silk Rain Becoming a Line' I created myself.

  Profound ones, those are all heavenly fairy-level sword techniques!

  Ji Ning carefully comprehended the 'Water Flow Chapter', 'Fire Shape Chapter' and 'Wind Flow Chapter'. His achievements on these three paths were quite profound. As for Metal, Earth... he lacked a lot, so naturally he wouldn't waste his energy studying them.

  "It's raining heavily!"

  Ji Ning's voice was low and urgent, his right hand pointing directly at the sword. Suddenly, a tiny raindrop appeared in mid-air, which seemed to be a meteorite, rushing forward with a loud crash. It crashed directly onto the wall of the quiet room, and a layer of misty ripples appeared on the wall, with mysterious layered symbols on top of the ripples.

  "It's done." Ji Ning showed a delighted expression. "This move is even stronger than my Silk Rain Needles."

  Creation can only create techniques within one's own boundary.

  Can be learned, but can learn stronger techniques than its own boundary.

  "Water, fire, wind, these three chapters, I've already learned seven major sword styles. Compared to my own created sword moves, it's a significant improvement, but the increase in strength is still not obvious." Ji Ning immediately flipped open the book in front of him. He turned to the "Two Instruments Chapter", "It's only by combining the understanding of these different 'ways' and unleashing their power that it can be explosively increased."

  Two Forms Chapter, this chapter alone has eighty-nine sword styles!

  As wind and fire combine to form the Two Instruments Sword Style

  As earth and fire combine to form the Two Principles Sword Style

  As for the two forms of swordsmanship formed by the combination of metal and earth,

  In short, the various sword moves formed by combining the mysteries of two different ways are all categorized under 'Two Principles Chapter'.

  The fusion of different paths will surely lead to a burst of power, and the strength can be increased by an entire level! This is the true meaning of swordsmanship! Some cultivators who practice flying swords and sword techniques... can completely rely on some powerful flying sword arrays and sword techniques to kill same-level divine body strongholds with divine powers.

  Swordsmanship has reached its ultimate state, absolutely not inferior to divine powers!

  Half an hour later.

  "Whoosh!"

  Ji Ning's right hand swung out with his sword, and instantly a cyan flame sword light streaked across the sky, seeming to tear through space itself. It struck directly onto the stone wall, causing the layered talisman markings on the ripples to reappear once more.

  "Mastered! Two Forms: Blue Fire Sword!" Ji Ning's face instantly lit up with joy.

  Two Instruments of Green Fire Sword, combining the true meaning of part of water and the true meaning of fire into one sword.

  The power of this sword far surpasses Ji Ning's previous strongest sword technique, 'Fine Rain', let alone the 'Silk Rain into a Line' he created on Mount Yan. This is the mighty energy formed by combining and superimposing the true intentions of two different Daos! Of course, being able to cultivate so quickly is also because Ji Ning had a high understanding of the 'Dao' from the beginning, with a solid foundation, and having comprehended the 'Black and White Diagram', he already had a deep understanding of the combination of the Dao, naturally grasping it in half an hour.

  It's called "water flowing into a canal"!

  ……

  Ji Ning flipped to a new section: "The Three Talents Chapter!"

  The Three Talents Chapter also has ninety-two kinds of sword moves.

  There is earth, metal, fire forming three talents sword style

  The three-talented sword style formed by wind, metal and earth.

  Ji Ning could only learn a small category of it, which is the three-element sword style formed by the combination of 'wind, water and fire'. Such a three-element sword style has only eight moves.

  The sky had darkened by the time Ji Ning walked out of the quiet room with a sense of relief.

  "I've been in Yanshan for over a decade, and I even gained enlightenment at the Water Palace's Starry Temple... but I never managed to obtain any formidable sword techniques. Now that I have the 'Small Five Elements Sword Record', it's truly like adding wings to a tiger!" Ji Ning laughed with relish, feeling utterly exhilarated. What an exhilarating feeling this is, learning such a powerful sword technique!

  "Now, I have mastered two great sword styles."

  "The Three Talents Chapter, I also learned a sword technique."

  Ji Ning smiled.

  The Three Talents Chapter is the true meaning of the combination of three ways. This power stacking is geometrically soaring! Fortunately, when I was contemplating in front of the Black and White Grinding Disc Diagram earlier, Ji Ning's application of 'Water Fire Lotus' had already reached a bottleneck. With this foundation, he was able to comprehend the powerful sword technique of the Three Talents Chapter - the Three Talents Lotus Sword - within just two short hours!

  The Sancai Lotus Sword has a similar effect to Ji Ning's 'Water and Fire Lotus', but is even more mysterious and sharp!

  It was precisely because they understood each other that Ji Ning came to a realization.

  "Now my swordsmanship is unlikely to improve in a short period of time." Ji Ning understood this, after all, he himself had only gained some insight into three of the Five Elements, and at most, had grasped the Three Talents Chapter. The Four Symbols Chapter and the Five Elements Chapter were beyond his comprehension.

  ……

  Within a short day, the refinement of Qi reached from the initial stage to the full circle of the Purple Mansion. In terms of swordsmanship, it rose by two or three levels in one go. He learned the powerful sword move 'Three Talents Lotus Sword' from the 'Small Five Elements Sword Record', reaching an unprecedented limit. This made Ji Ning feel extremely pleased and satisfied in his heart.

  "Ning Er." A voice suddenly appeared in his mind from a distance, "A formal disciple of the Black and White Academy is visiting outside the mansion and has been waiting for a long time."

  "Formal disciple? See me?" Ji Ning exclaimed in surprise.

  Ji Ning walked out of the gate of the sect. After all, fellow disciples couldn't be neglected.

  He quickly walked to the door and saw a man in green clothes standing with his hands behind him, gazing at the residual moon. He seemed to have sensed the footsteps and turned his head, revealing a smile on his face: "Brother Beiming."

  "Who is this senior brother?" Ji Ning knew that this person was a fellow disciple and senior brother as soon as he saw him, because they had met in the Grand Teaching Hall.

  "My name is Bu Ying." The man with green clothes and long hair smiled, "My Taoist name is Yu Ying."

  "Brother Bo has come to me for what?" Ji Ning asked.

  The man in the blue robe laughed and said, "I saw Brother Beiming's demeanor on the Palm Teachings Hall, and I also saw that the fairy of the hall accepted you as a disciple... I suppose you must be extraordinary, so some of our fellow disciples want to exchange blows with you."

  "A challenge?" Ji Ning's expression changed, "Is it a sparring match at the Theory Temple?"

  "Yes, the Hall of Discourse." The man in green clothes smiled and said, "Discussing the Way at the Hall of Discourse is also a refined thing to do."

  Ji Ning's heart skipped a beat.

  The black and white book naturally records the Temple of Discussion, where the Temple of Discussion is a trial by fire that poses no danger to life. It's also extremely popular among the disciples of the Black and White Academy.

  However... because he had read the intelligence compilation given by Beishan Baiwei early on, Ji Ning also knew... that in the Black and White Academy, there was a tradition where some new disciples would be taught a lesson and made to lose face in the Lecture Hall. Those older disciples were also delighted to see this scene unfold - firstly, it helped their junior brothers to wake up; secondly, they had also suffered losses back in their own day.

  "Good." Ji Ning's eyes lit up with a smile, "I also quite want to spar with the senior brothers."

  "Hahaha." The man in green clothes, Bo Ying, laughed loudly, "Let's go, to the Hall of Discussion Tao."

  The two of them immediately mounted their magic treasures and rose into the air, heading towards the Hall of Discussion.

  ……

  Ji Ning and Bo Ying were flying in the night sky when suddenly a streak of light shot up from far below.

  "Brother Ji Ning." A white-robed youth stepped forward on a green dragon puppet.

  "Shuo, little brother?" Ji Ning was surprised. The woodcutter Shuo in front of her actually had a smell of wine on him, but he didn't know... earlier, Woodcutter Shuo was drinking on the rooftop and happened to see Kong Ning and Bu Ying flying by.

  "Ji Ning Shixiong, were you invited to the Ludao Hall..."

  "Junior Brother Shuangmu." The man in green, Bo Ying, frowned.

  "Don't believe them," Mu Zishuo said hastily. "They're deliberately deceiving you, making you lose the Black and White Dan and Yuan Liquid. I've already lost to them, don't let them deceive you too." Mu Zishuo was obviously anxious, fearing that Ji Ning would follow in his footsteps.

  A man in a green robe, Bu Ying, said: "Brother Shuangmu, when it comes to debating at the Temple of Reason, there's always some give-and-take. If you win, that doesn't necessarily mean you're right. And if everyone just wants to win, then why bother going to the temple?"

  "Brother Ji Ning." Mu Zixiao was extremely anxious.

  "Shuo, younger brother," Ji Ning interrupted, "No need to say more, I have my own thoughts. Losing is just a matter of me not being as good as others. However, I, Ji Ning, still have some confidence."

  "Brother Ji Ning!" shouted Mu Zi Xiao anxiously.

  "Let's go."

  Ji Ning had long received intelligence about the compilation of this book and was actually very clear-headed, everything was crystal clear.

  "I'll go with you." Mu Zishuo said, his heart thinking... when he was next to Ji Ning, it would be good to persuade Ji Ning not to lose too badly.

  Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

  Three people flew swiftly towards the direction of the Daode Hall, and soon, the majestic Daode Hall on the mountain peak appeared in their line of sight. Ji Ning and the other two immediately dived down, flying towards the Daode Hall.

  Three more episodes are done! Monday, seeking recommendation votes! Everyone, please cast your recommendation votes!

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