Ji Yichuan coughed, his face pale, and seeing the worried look on his son's face, he couldn't help but smile: "Because I used multiple forbidden techniques earlier, my Zi Fu has been shrinking all along, and it just completely collapsed, so my body suddenly weakened."

  "Cast multiple forbidden spells?" Ji Ning was shocked, "Father, then you..."

  "Hahaha......" Ji Yichuan laughed freely, stroking Ji Ning's head, "This battle will be my last, after the war I'll also become a useless person, since that's the case, I might as well use some forbidden techniques."

  Ji Ning's face changed color.

  Forbidden techniques are all detrimental to the body, exploding with power far surpassing normal times at the cost of one's body and even life.

  "Yi Chuan, how's your body?" Ji Jiu's face also changed.

  "It should be able to live for another month, right?" Ji Yichuan said.

  "A month!" Ji Ning's face turned white in an instant, without a hint of blood color.

  What's wrong?

  How could this be? Obviously, obviously you've already rushed back, how can it still be like this?

  "Ji Ning." Ji Yichuan looked at his son, "You've seen so much life and death, can't you see through it? For me, living like a useless person for a long time is torture. I'd rather die gloriously after one last strong battle... that's my true destination."

  Ji Ning's body trembled slightly.

  "Besides, your mother has been waiting for me for too long, I should go accompany her." Ji Yichuan looked at his son carefully, "After your mother passed away, the only thing that made me worried was you, but now you don't need my protection anymore, you can truly soar in the sky now."

  "No, Father." Ji Ning looked at his father, her eyes moistening.

  ……

  Having survived the disaster should have been a joyous occasion, but Ji Ning couldn't bring himself to feel happy.

  Time flies.

  Ji Ning accompanied his father every day, and the two of them would practice swordplay together. Although they only practiced sword moves, both father and son were fully immersed in it. By their side was often a snow-white large dog, or young Qing Shi, or steward Autumn Leaf watching.

  It's finally here. This day has arrived after all.

  Ji Yichuan lay on the chair, while Bai Shuizhe returned to his original form and leaned against him, gently touching Ji Yichuan's head.

  "Little White." Ji Yichuan gently stroked the fur on Bai Shuizhe's head. "In this life, I have you as a brother, and I will die without regret."

  Bai Shuizhe lowered his head and tears fell down.

  "Ji Ning." Ji Yichuan looked at Ji Ning standing beside him. "I originally wanted to let Xiao Bai regain its freedom, but as a divine beast of the Zi Fu realm, once it regains its freedom, I'm afraid it will also be captured by other cultivators. Moreover, Xiao Bai has always been watching you grow up and is very close to you, so I want it to follow you. This is my idea, and also Xiao Bai's idea."

  Ji Ning nodded lightly: "Okay."

  "Xiao Bai." Ji Yichuan looked at his sworn brother, "Take good care of Ji Ning for me. When I'm not around, you're Ji Ning's senior. Also remind him, don't let him go astray."

  Bai Shuizhe nodded slightly.

  Ji Yi Chuan immediately took out a piece of animal skin from his bosom and handed it to Ji Ning: "I know you've always wanted to know, who killed your uncle in the first place, harming your mother and me like this. There are names on this, as well as some messages from them. Originally, I was going to have Grandfather give it to you, but since I'm alive and back from Niú Jiǎo Shān, I'll hand it over to you personally."

  "I swear." Ji Ning took the animal skin, his eyes flashing with a fierce light, gritting his teeth and saying, "I, Ji Ning, will definitely kill them. I'll take revenge!"

  Ji Yichuan nodded: "I won't stop you from taking revenge, but remember, in the hearts of me and your mother, your life is much more precious than theirs."

  "I understand." Ji Ning nodded.

  "Uh-huh." Ji Yichuan could clearly feel his life force ebbing away, his breath growing weaker. He smiled, "Remember, after I die, cremate me. And scatter my ashes over the Winged Snake Lake. I told you and your mother, after death, I'll be with her again."

  Ji Ning was holding back her tears.

  "In my life, I was carefree in childhood, striving in youth, and relying on the sword to make a name for myself in Yanshan. I once vowed that with this sword, I would make a name for myself throughout the vast lands of the Great Xia Dynasty! Alas... I couldn't do it. However, my son will."

  Ji Yichuan looked at Ji Ning with eyes full of endless longing: "Ji Ning, you can do it!"

  Ji Ning's heart suddenly felt a pang of sadness.

  He still vividly remembers the scene where his father taught him swordsmanship hand in hand.

  "From today on, I'll teach you how to wield a sword." At that time, he was just a young child, while his father appeared tall and majestic.

  Starting from the basic thirteen sword styles, teaching myself step by step...

  ……

  At this moment, Ji Ning understood that his father, who had already given up on the path of immortality, had placed his own longing for the sword onto him.

  "I will make it happen." Ji Ning looked at his father, making a promise, "Father, I will make it happen, I must make it happen, my name will be known throughout the boundless lands of the Great Xia Dynasty."

  Ji Yichuan stretched out his hand and gently touched Ji Ning's face.

  My hands are trembling.

  "Remember, live a good life, live it to the fullest." Ji Yichuan's voice had weakened, but his smile grew even brighter, "Live happily, live with abandon, live freely..."

  His father's hand suddenly fell down and his eyes closed too.

  Plop.

  Ji Ning knelt down, lowering his head and gritting his teeth.

  "Ah!" Ji Ning threw back her head and let out a wail.

  Bai Shuizhe also gently bumped his head against Ji Yichuan's body, and tears flowed from the corners of his eyes.

  ……

  No one knew that Ji Yichuan died quietly, accompanied only by Ji Ning and Bai Shuizhe. The other servants on Mingxin Island were all unaware.

  "Whoosh."

  "Whoosh."

  A small boat was drifting on the surface of the Winged Snake Lake, and Ji Ning was standing on the boat, holding an urn with ashes in his hands. He scattered the ashes into the lake, bit by bit, letting them drift away with the wind and merge with the water.

  Under the sunset glow.

  A small boat with a young boy, a snow-white big dog, drifting slowly... Ji Ning did not leave Yanshan immediately, but continued to stay on Mingxin Island in Wingsnake Lake. He also went to the Water Mansion and broke through the second layer of the Battle God Temple! The second layer was indeed no danger to Ji Ning at this time, and then Ji Ning chose a human-grade treasure.

  Before long, autumn had passed and winter arrived. Outside, large snowflakes were floating gently to the ground, while Ji Ning was in his study practicing sword techniques with his fingers, then writing them down on animal skin paper.

  "Autumn leaves." Ji Ning shouted.

  "Sir." Soon, Akira pushed open the door and walked in.

  "You arrange for someone to inform Xiaowanjian City and Xifucheng," said Ji Ning, "just say that I'm leaving."

  "Is he gone?"

  Autumn leaves stunned, looking at Ji Ning, "Young master, are you leaving Yanshan?" Autumn leaves had long known that this day would come, her family's young master was a talented genius, and he would eventually leave Yanshan. But when this day arrived, Autumn leaves still felt heartache and reluctance.

  "Really foolish." Ji Ning walked forward, wiping away Autumn Leaf's tears, saying. "I still need to make a good effort, this world is very vast, and there are many strong people. I can't shrink back in one place, being arrogant."

  "I understand, Maple Leaf understands." Maple Leaf said continuously.

  "Autumn leaves." Ji Ning took out a crystal and handed it to Autumn Leaves, "There are some treasures inside this crystal that I prepared for you and Qing Shi. Spring Grass is dead, and although I have to leave, Qing Shi also needs to be taken care of. The crystal has a book that details the uses of many treasures."

  "There is a Washing Marrow Dan, which was obtained from the body of Wanxiang Zhenren. After eating it, you can improve your qualifications and greatly increase the possibility of entering the pre-heavenly born spirit." Ji Ning said.

  "This... This is too precious." Akane's eyes widened in shock and she refused.

  Ji Ning looked at Autumn Leaf: "The path of cultivation is long, I don't want to see you die early. If you become a pre-heavenly born spirit, you can live longer. Don't refuse... In a place like Yanshan, the marrow-washing elixir may be precious. But for some formidable figures like Wanxiang True Man, this marrow-washing elixir is nothing."

  "Live a little longer." Akira nodded slightly, no longer refusing, she looked at Ji Ning. "Will the young master come back?"

  "I'll be back, I'm sure to return." Ji Ning sighed, "There are many things in Winged Snake Lake that I cannot bear to part with. My cultivation has made some progress, and I will return to reside in Winged Snake Lake often."

  "I'll wait for you, young master." Akira looked at Jining.

  Ji Ning smiled and said: "Don't be silly, if you have someone you like, just get married."

  "Autumn leaves shook her head: 'I am the young master's maid, and I will be the young master's maid for life.'"

  Ji Ning didn't say much more.

  ……

  The next day.

  Outside was a silver wrapping, with snowflakes fluttering about. Ji Youyang, Ji Honghua, Ji Jiu Huo and Ji Liuzhen all arrived at this place.

  "These are some secret recipes that I coincidentally obtained." Ji Ning directly handed them over to the clan leader, Ji Jiu Huo, "Most of which are equivalent to 'Wan Jian Qu' and 'Di Shui Jing'."

  "This scroll records the insights of a loose immortal's formation method, 'Formation Method in Nine Volumes'." Ji Ning also handed it to Patriarch Jiufeng, "It is profound and unfathomable, but studying formations requires talent and consumes a long time. I hope that in the future, our clan will teach according to individual abilities."

  Ji Jiu Huo and Ji Liu Zhen were both shocked.

  The formation method of the Immortal Scattered?

  "This book is called 'Lei Huo Jian Supplement'. Ji Ning took out a beast skin book, "I inferred from the 'Lei Huo Jian Fragment' and added my own understanding of swordsmanship, supplemented with four more swords, and finally wrote this 'Lei Huo Jian Supplement', which includes seven major sword moves."

  "This book is the culmination of my hard work for the past half year." Ji Ning took out a beast skin book with the three words "Rain Water Scripture" written on it, "A set of sword techniques I've created, which I call the 'Rain Water Scripture'. In the future, if any members of the Ji clan can cultivate the 'Dripping Water Scripture' to completion, they will be able to study and comprehend this 'Rain Water Scripture'."

  Ji Ning looked at the book in his hand with a sense of nostalgia. Over the past six months, he had been constantly pondering and summarizing his insights, writing down all his thoughts on the "Rainwater Path" into this one article, "The Rainwater Scripture". This process of summarizing and writing also allowed Ji Ning to make great progress on the Rainwater Path.

  As the embodiment of 'Rain Water Sword Domain', the written 'Rain Water Scripture' alone contains hundreds of layers of true meaning, with even the strokes and dots implying sword intent.

  "This... " Jiufei Huo and others felt a surge of sword intent as soon as they saw the three large characters on the cover.

  They all changed color.

  As masters, they can all feel the extraordinary nature of "Rainwater Scripture", and even they feel oppressed, no wonder Ji Ning requires that one must attain great accomplishment in "Dripping Water Scripture" before being able to comprehend it.

  "From today on, the 'Rainwater Scripture' will be the treasure of our Ji Clan!" Ji Jiu Huo said excitedly, and the other clan members were also thrilled. The emergence of a genius in the clan is good luck, but leaving behind this book is what can cultivate even more geniuses. This 'Rainwater Scripture' is obviously superior to other secret manuals like the 'Ten Thousand Sword Manual'.

  ……

  Ji Ning didn't want anyone to see him off, so he let Ji Jiu Huo and the others all return, waiting until deep into the night.

  The night is deep and people are quiet.

  Ji Ning came alone to the lake shore with Bai Shui Ze, directly knelt on the snow, and kowtowed three times in front of the endless Wing Snake Lake. He solemnly said: "Father, mother, I, Ji Ning, will definitely kill the enemy of Xue Long Shan, avenge you, and make my name known throughout the entire Da Xia Dynasty."

  "Please forgive your son's temporary farewell." Ji Ning stood up and looked at Bai Shuizhe beside him, "Uncle Bai, let's go."

  "That little girl." Bai Shuizhe transmitted his voice to Ji Ning.

  Ji Ning glanced at the distance, and in the darkness stood Autumn Leaf. Autumn Leaf knew Ji Ning was leaving, so she hadn't slept all night, silently waiting. When she saw Ji Ning look over, she couldn't help but cry.

  Ji Ning smiled slightly.

  "Let's go." Ji Ning directly walked onto a boat that suddenly appeared beside him, and Bai Shuizhe also boarded it.

  Wow!

  The boat soared into the air and disappeared into the night sky.

  "Master." Akira sprinted out a few steps, looking up at him from afar, "I will definitely wait for your return, I will."

  ……

  Night sky.

  The boat is in the clouds and mist, Ji Ning looks down at the endless vast land below, and can also see the vast lake "Wingsnake Lake" below, and the Mingxin Island in its center.

  Ji Ning took a deep look around, there were too many things here that she couldn't bear to part with.

  "Go!" Ji Ning turned his head to look at the endless night sky in the distance. Beyond Yanshan, there was a wider and more wonderful world.

  Whoosh!

  There was only a young man and a snow-white big dog on the boat, which quickly disappeared at the end of the sky.

  (The end of this volume)

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