The night was deep, and the residual moonlight cast a halo over this ancient and vast city.

  The nine-star celestial chariot shrouded in flames also entered the Northern Mountain Black Tiger Mansion.

  "Your Highness."

  "Your Highness."

  In the dead of night, the soldiers on guard all respectfully shouted, Beishan Baimei led Ji Ning, Bai Shuizhe and the female servant down from the carriage. And this nine-star celestial chariot entered the mansion without anyone controlling it.

  "Let's go." Beishan Bai smiled and led the way forward.

  Ji Ning carefully observed that this time he had entered through a side door.

  "It's really big." As they walked, the scenery changed, with pavilions and buildings everywhere, truly breathtaking. "The size of a fiefdom spanning ten miles around can be compared to the size of an entire county town on Earth in my previous life."

  "Entering this garden, it's all a place for guests to stay." Beishan Baiwei walked on the lotus leaves, which formed a path on the water surface, surrounded by various fish, and sometimes fish jumped out of the water. At the bottom of the pool, there were some bright pearls, reflecting the entire pool as if it were a fairyland.

  A quiet and elegant courtyard.

  "Ji Ning, you can rest for a while, usually people enter the sect in December." Bei Shan Bai smiled and said, "Tomorrow I will bring the records of various major forces in Anping County for you to carefully select. You can also go out often to hear some rumors. Then make a decision which sect to join."

  Ji Ning smiled and nodded.

  "All right, it's late at night, I won't disturb you anymore." Bei Shan Bai Wei said, "If there's anything, just order the servant directly, I'll leave now."

  ……

  This courtyard is obviously for receiving noble guests. It's very spacious, with five courtyards inside alone. There are always twelve servants waiting here, all of whom are beautiful female servants.

  "Your Highness." The twelve female servants all bowed their heads in greeting, the tall and slender one at the front being a natural-born spirit.

  "Arrange for me to take a bath." Ji Ning instructed, "I don't want to be disturbed when I'm taking a bath."

  "Yes." The tall woman replied.

  Cultivators have almost all extremely strong self-control, even when it comes to women and lust. They simply treat women as a form of enjoyment. Like Beishan Hu, who said that if he wanted the white witch girl to die, she would die.

  After a moment.

  Inside the house, a huge smooth stone bathtub. Steam is rising, and Jin Ning is lying on the bathtub, leaning against the pillow. A fruit platter and fruit wine are placed beside her hand.

  "Ning Er." Bai Shui Ze, who was leaning against the edge of the bathtub, looked at Ji Ning. "You're making a big splash today, and it's in the top entertainment venue in all of Anping County, 'Wu You Dong'. This news will spread quickly... Are you doing this because..."

  "Yes, I'm going to make a shocking move." Ji Ning said, "The only ones who truly have a grudge against me are the Snow Dragon Mountain, the other powers don't have any grudges against me. A young genius with no grudges against them... and also at the early stage of the Purple Mansion, they will think of ways to make me join their sect or become good friends."

  "As for the only arch-nemesis, Xue Long Shan, I don't know if they still care about me now. Even if they do... I'm currently in Bei Shan's Hei Hu Fu. They can't do anything to me." Ji Ning said.

  "Hmm." Hakuzen Shirabe nodded.

  "If I'm lucky, perhaps tomorrow, Bai Wei's father, Bei Shan Hei Hu, will see me in person." Ji Ning said solemnly.

  Ji Ning's divine sense was extremely sensitive, and with just a slight perception, he knew that there were no restrictions on eavesdropping or surveillance around him. This was a place for receiving noble guests, and if the noble guest discovered that they were being monitored, it would be counterproductive. Beishan Heihu naturally wouldn't do such a thing... In the dark space.

  A tall and majestic bald-headed man wearing a black robe sat cross-legged on top of a fiery red rock.

  "Hiss~~" A black giant snake over a hundred feet long was coiled around the surrounding space, at first glance it seemed like a giant snake... but upon closer inspection, it became apparent that this giant snake was entirely composed of black flames. Its scales, whiskers, and venomous fangs were all made up of countless black flames.

  A black flame giant snake coiled around him, its skull even closer to this bald man.

  "Hmm?" The black-robed bald man furrowed his brow, opened his eyes, and his pupils were like lightning, making people's hearts tremble.

  "Whoa!" he exclaimed.

  In an instant, the black flame serpent surrounding him transformed into countless black flames that frantically surged into his mouth. With one breath... these endless black flames were all swallowed into his belly.

  "Come in, Bai Wei." The man in black robes with a shaved head said directly.

  Rumble!

  In this dimly lit space, a door suddenly appeared, and Bei Shan Bai Wei walked in, saying respectfully: "Father, I have something to discuss."

  This man is none other than the next candidate for Anping Marquis, 'Hei Hu of Bei Shan', a truly powerful existence.

  "Speak." Beishan Heihu glared at his own son.

  Bei Shan Bai Wei immediately told everything clearly about what happened in Wuyou Cave today.

  Hei Hu of Beishan frowned upon hearing this.

  "Could it be a reincarnation?" Beishan Heihu muttered to himself, "If it were a reincarnation, his past life's good friends would have already come to welcome him, why would he need to join a sect?"

  Bei Shan Bai Wei stood quietly by his side.

  "Hundred micros." Beishan Heihu nodded lightly, "Being able to make such a good friend is great. Tomorrow, I'll go see him. It's late, you should rest now."

  "Yes." Beishan Baiwei replied, and immediately left this dim space.

  In the dimly lit space, Bei Shan's eyes gleamed with thought: "Every sect, every school, every tribe, and even gods and demons. I haven't heard of anyone reincarnating in the past twenty years. However, this person has reached such a realm at a young age. Even if he isn't a reincarnated great being, he must have an extraordinary great opportunity."

  "Hiss." Bei Shan Hei Hu immediately stopped thinking, opened his mouth, and countless flames burst out. Soon, a gigantic black flame serpent formed around him once again. The serpent seemed to be very comfortable in this dim space.

  ……

  The next day at noon, the golden crow was already high in the sky, its light enveloping the entire Ancheng City.

  In the northern mountain of Ancheng City, in a separate courtyard within the Hei Hu Fu, Ji Ning was sitting in a pavilion. In front of him, on a long table, were placed fruits and fine wine. However, Ji Ning had stretched out his index finger. The tip of his index finger was suspending a palm-sized Water Fire Lotus flower, which was continuously rotating.

  "Water Fire Wind." Ji Ning murmured to himself, "The Water Fire Lotus is the true essence of the three paths of water, fire and wind condensed together before it can be unleashed."

  "I have now comprehended the 'Rainwater Sword Domain' in this aspect. Fire and wind are relatively weaker."

  Ji Ning gazed at the Water Fire Lotus Flower spinning on his fingertips, feeling its subtlety and gradually gaining insight until he reached his current realm. With just a thought, he could now touch the "Dao".

  Suddenly, a maid came running from afar.

  "Huh?" Ji Ning's Water Fire Lotus at his fingertips suddenly disappeared into thin air.

  "Master, Bai Wei has sent a message saying that he will come to see you with the master of the house immediately." The maid's face was tense with anxiety.

  Governor?

  Ji Ning's eyebrows slightly furrowed as she immediately stood up: "Alright. I understand. You can withdraw now."

  "Yes." The maid immediately withdrew.

  "Is it the master of the mansion? The Black Tiger of Beishan? Has he really come?" Ji Ning's heart was even more determined as she faced the next candidate for the position of Anping Marquis. Ji Ning also felt a subtle pressure.

  The white waterweed that was lying on one side also stood up.

  "Let's go and welcome them." Ji Ning said, immediately leading Bai Shuizhe towards the entrance.

  Just as I walked to the door, I saw three figures walking towards me from a distance.

  The man walking in the right direction was a majestic-looking bald-headed man wearing black Chinese tunic suit, his eyes seemed like deep pools. He strolled over, and the surrounding sky and earth seemed to be integrated with him. A formless aura directly rushed towards Ji Ning, making her feel like she couldn't breathe.

  "Danger, danger, danger!" Ji Ning looked at this person. In her heart, however, there was an inexplicable sense of foreboding, a sense of extreme danger.

  Ji Ning could also tell that it wasn't just a calamity, but the person in front of him posed too great a threat, and was likely to kill him instantly. Moreover, he had no power to fight back.

  "Is he Bei Shan Hei Hu? How can this person's aura be so strong and overbearing?" Ji Ning secretly exclaimed.

  Bei Shan Bai Wei is a talented and elegant young nobleman.

  But his father, Bei Shan Hei Hu, seemed like an ancient demon that had been lurking for unknown ages, exuding endless ferocity and dominance. His eyes, his footsteps... all contained the word "ferocity". As he walked over, it was as if a primeval beast of prey was approaching.

  Temperament is cultivated over a long period of time. The two father and son have such vastly different temperaments that it also makes Ji Ning feel strange.

  "Two people next to him……” Ji Ning glanced over, on one side of Bei Shan Hei Hu was his son Bei Shan Bai Wei, and on the other side was an old man with a pale face and no beard. This old man had a pair of triangular eyes, even when he smiled it would make people feel a chill. As soon as Ji Ning noticed this old man, he immediately discovered how terrifying he was.

  If we say Beishan Heihu is like a ferocious beast from ancient times.

  That old man is a cold-blooded poisonous snake. If you don't pay attention, you might think he doesn't exist, but if you observe carefully, you can discover how terrifying he is.

  "Danger!" Ji Ning also sensed the old man's terror.

  Beishan Heihu, Sanjiao Yan Laoren.

  The threat these two posed to Ji Ning... was so strong it was extreme, even the Snow Red Clothes he had seen before were just small ants in front of them.

  "So strong."

  "Too powerful, indeed worthy of being the next Anping Marquis." Ji Ning's heart was chilled.

  Ji Ning's divine soul was extremely powerful, and on the surface, he still managed to maintain his calm.

  "Hahaha..." Beishan Heihu laughed loudly, his laughter sonorous and seemingly shaking the surrounding space. "I've heard that Bai Wei has been praising his good friend Ji Ning, saying how amazing he is. I didn't believe it, but now that I see him... indeed, he's not ordinary. A purple mansion cultivator who can stand in front of me without changing color, there are less than five people like that."

  "I came here just to see you, not bad, not bad." Bei Shan Hei Hu smiled and said, "Today I still have things to do, so I won't stay long. In the future when you've joined a sect, you must also come visit me often at my residence. It's also good fortune for Bai Wei to have friends like you."

  "It's also good luck for me to meet Bai Wei, brother." Ji Ning looked modest and respectful.

  Beishan Heihu laughed and immediately left with the old man with triangular eyes, who also carefully observed Ji Ning for a long time and nodded slightly.

  They both left.

  "Huh." Beishan Baimei let out a long sigh, looked outside and saw that his father had completely left before he fully relaxed. "After all these years, I still get nervous in front of my father."