Ji Ning also went to Bei Shan Hei Hu Fu before he left, bidding farewell to his good friend Bei Bai Wei. Bei Bai Wei knew that Ji Ning was going out into the world to make a name for himself and had entrusted him with many things. He also knew how perilous it was to venture out into the world and be tempered. But in order to become a true figure of great importance on this vast land, one must undergo cruel tempering.

  A desolate wilderness outside Anping City.

  "Ka ka ka ka ~ Touch"

  A green dragon puppet floated in mid-air and transformed quickly, its body automatically unfolding into a wide dragon-headed ship.

  Ji Ning looked up at the dragon-headed ship and exclaimed to Mu Zixiao on one side, "Zixiao, your puppet can still transform? That's amazing!"

  "You're just an amateur, you don't even understand the art of puppetry. Transformation is just a small trick." Mu Zishuo said with satisfaction "Let's go, Yinglong Wei's Anzhen Division is in the Red Dragon Mountain Range. Although it's not far from here... but driving a flying treasure is still not as easy as making a puppet fly itself."

  Ji Ning smiled and took Bai Shui Ze with him as he leaped onto the Dragon Head ship.

  Standing at the bow of the Dragon Head Great Ship, Mu Zixiao was majestic and heroic. The Dragon Head Great Ship quickly flew into the clouds and mist, soaring high in the sky. Mu Zixiao said, "This puppet has an Aggregated Origin Symbol Array, so flying like this doesn't require consuming any origin energy at all. Simply absorbing the heaven and earth's origin energy is enough."

  "I've long heard Master Qinghua praise you, saying that your innate talent in the Way of Puppetry is exceptionally high. In the Academy, we mostly discuss theories, and I haven't had a chance to witness your actual skills, Brother Shuo. This time, going to join the Yinglong Guard... I'll be sure to take a good look." Ji Ning said with a smile.

  "Just you wait and see." Mu Zishuo raised his head, extremely pleased with himself.

  Ji Ning burst out laughing.

  In the three years at Hei Bai Academy, although I also got to know many senior brothers and sisters, there were also those like Jiulian Shijie and Xueying Shixiong with whom I had a good relationship. However, among all my fellow disciples, the one closest to Jining's heart was still this Mu Zishuo Shidi who entered the sect together with me. Mu Zishuo Shidi is probably because of his young age, having been immersed in the way of puppets since childhood, and not having Jining's past life memories, so he is very immature in dealing with people!

  Simply put, Mu Zi Shuo is more childish by nature!

  Like it or not, anger is anger, can't hide the heart! At first, when I just entered the door, I lost two games in a row at the Ludang Temple, and Mu Zishuo was so angry that he couldn't get out of breath. If it were someone with a slightly deeper city, it wouldn't be so obvious to show joy and anger. Strictly speaking, it's... just too pure.

  With such a young junior brother, Ji Yu was very relaxed.

  "We're here, the Red Dragon Mountains are ahead." Mu Zishuo's eyes lit up as he pointed into the distance.

  Looking far away, through the clouds and mist, one can see a continuous mountain range that resembles a dragon shape. The entire dragon-shaped mountain range is covered with a layer of fiery red color, looking like a fire-red divine dragon from afar! The aura is also particularly frightening, even more terrifying than the array aura of the Black and White Academy that has been blessed by generations of immortals for centuries.

  "It's no wonder they're one of the top two powers in Anping County." Ji Yu exclaimed.

  "There are two strongest forces, one is the Beishan clan of Anping Hou, and the other is this Yinglong Guard Anping branch." Muzi Shuo also exclaimed "Moreover, just looking at this large array from a distance, it far surpasses my Black and White Academy. It's no wonder that it's the Yinglong Guard, and this is just one branch. Just thinking about the endless lands ruled by the Great Xia Dynasty, with a branch like this in every county, sends shivers down one's spine."

  Ji Ning nodded: "Yes."

  The Beihushan clan of Anping, the entire Anping Prefecture is their fiefdom, has existed from the era of gods and demons to the present, naturally accumulating unimaginable power.

  In response to the Dragon Guard, on the surface, the strength is unmatched, and at any time, it can receive support from other branches, even from the headquarters of the Dragon Guard in the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty! Sending out hundreds or thousands of immortals is just a small matter for the Dragon Guard that monitors the entire Great Xia Dynasty.

  "It's precisely because it's too powerful, representing the Great Xia Dynasty! That's why we want to become Yinglong Guards!" Ji Ning said "Let's go, let's head over."

  "Uh-huh." Muzi nodded.

  The dragon-headed ship dived down immediately and flew directly over the Red Dragon Mountains.

  The entire Red Dragon Mountain Range is like a giant dragon, and the location of the dragon's head is Yingke Peak.

  Ji Ning and the others drove the giant puppet ship down, directly landing on a flat area at the foot of the Welcome Peak. They retracted the Qinglong Puppet, and Ji Ning, Bai Shuizhe, and Mu Zishuo all descended. At this moment, two purple-robed cultivators wearing fiery red armor walked over from afar, their faces cold as they rebuked, "What brings you to our Red Dragon Mountain Range?"

  Ji Ning and Mu Zishuo both felt each other's overbearing aura, but this was the Yinglong Guard's Anping Branch Division, so neither of them dared to act rashly.

  "We have come to join Yinglongwei." Ji Ning said.

  "Oh?" The two crimson-armored Zifu disciples looked at each other, and the tall, thin leading disciple said coldly, "Then follow me."

  Ji Ning, Mu Zishuo and Bai Shuizhe also followed along the same path.

  A few people walked on the mountain path as if it were flat land. On this Welcome Peak, one could often see some crimson-armored, purple-robed cultivators.

  "Listen up, both of you." The tall and thin monk leading the way in front said coldly, "There are many who want to join the Dragon Guard. However, before joining, neither of you is a member of the Dragon Guard, so you must obediently follow the rules..."

  Muzi Shuo frowned upon hearing this.

  Ji Ning was still calm.

  "Remember, you are not the Dragon Guards, so fighting is prohibited within the Red Dragon Mountain range. Once violated, there will be no pardon!"

  "Two, throughout the entire Red Dragon Mountain Range, the only place you can go is this Welcome Peak. If you trespass into other areas, you will be killed without pardon!"

  "Thirdly, the formation restriction on Welcome Peak prohibits you from using your hands to destroy it. Those who violate this rule will be killed without pardon."

  The tall and thin man didn't even look at Ji Ning and the other person after he finished speaking.

  Mu Zi's face turned somewhat unsightly, and he transmitted a message: "Ji Ning Shixiong, this Yinglong Guard's rules are too numerous and too ostentatious. We are also disciples of the Heibai Academy, yet they treat us like this."

  "It's useless even if you're a disciple of the Beihushan clan, let alone a disciple of the Heibai Academy. Having read through the intelligence dossier, Ji Ning was aware of some of the rules of the Yinglong Guard."

  Ji Ning, Mu Zishuo and Bai Shuizhe followed all the way, and soon they arrived at the back mountain of Yingke Peak. On the back mountain, there were wooden houses and stone houses scattered in various places.

  "Look." The tall and thin monk pointed at the numerous wooden houses and stone houses in the distance. "Those houses are inhabited by people who want to join Yinglongwei, and these stone and wooden houses were also left behind by some predecessors who came to join Yinglongwei before. You can choose an empty one to stay temporarily. When you have gathered enough people, you can go to Yushan Dahuangze."

  After finishing speaking, the tall and thin monk turned his head and left immediately, soon disappearing from sight.

  "Who is this guy, so arrogant." Mu Zishuo muttered.

  "It's the Imperial Guard's Inner Guard Reserve Army." Ji Ning and Bei Shan Bai Wei had been in contact with each other many times, so they knew a lot about each other.

  "Is there an inner guard in Yinglongwei?" Mu Zishuo asked in surprise "Does Yinglongwei still have an inner guard?"

  Ji Ning nodded: "Of course, for those of us who joined the Yinglong Guard, it's very free. Usually drifting around everywhere, only appearing when there's a need to carry out tasks! But the Yinglong Guard also needs some long-term stationed or highly trusted guards, so that's how the Inner Guard came to be!"

  "The Imperial Guards are like soldiers, with strict rules and regulations. They're not as free as we are." Ji Ning said "You know, the Imperial Guards have a reserve army! Most of the inner guards are selected from the reserve army."

  "Oh!" Mu Zi Xiao suddenly realized.

  "Although they are restricted, they are the most trusted by the Great Xia Dynasty. They can learn more divine powers and secret techniques in Yinglongwei, and get a lot of treasures and so on. And for us who have become Yinglongwei, we need to complete tasks to get some benefits." Ji Ning said "There is loss and gain."

  Mu Zi shook his head: "I don't want to be that inner guard, a bunch of rules and regulations, where is the cultivation, it's suffering."

  "Everyone has different choices." Ji Ning sighed with emotion, "Those with high innate talent naturally have more options... and can be free and unrestrained. But those who are slightly less talented will naturally give up some other things in exchange for top-notch techniques, secret arts, and so on."

  "En, also right." Muzi nodded thoughtfully.

  Two people walked forward while chatting.

  Those stone houses and wooden houses are very simple, generally with a small courtyard and living quarters, some of which have already been inhabited by cultivators.

  "That's it." Muzi Shuo pointed to a patch of weeds in front, and with a flick of his finger, a stream of light shot out. The light appeared on the ground, rapidly expanding and changing, quickly forming a rather elegant courtyard.

  "Puppet Manor?" Ji Ning exclaimed in surprise.

  The Way of Puppetry is indeed mysterious and wonderful. Whether it's chariots, warships, people, animals, mansions, or even cities, everything can be created through the Way of Puppetry.

  "This is going to take a while, and it's not safe in the wilderness. My own handmade 'Wooden Moon Palace' would even take the True Person of Ten Thousand Images a long time to break through." Mu Zishuo said with pride.

  "Not bad, not bad." Ji Ning smiled and stepped inside.

  Thus, Ji Ning, Mu Zixiao and Bai Shuize all resided in the 'Woodcutter's Moon Palace'. As time passed day by day, some cultivators living in the wooden houses and stone houses nearby discovered that there was an additional resident in the Puppet Manor. However, everyone didn't say much, but instead waited silently.

  It was more than a month later when they arrived in Jinan on a clear morning.

  "Everyone!" A loud and powerful voice, like thunder, suddenly echoed through every stone house, wooden house, even the puppet mansion made by Muzi Shuo couldn't block this sound. The sound directly exploded beside Jining, Muzi Shuo, and Baishuize's ears.

  "It's time to go to Yu Shan Da Huang Ze."

  Sound rumbling.

  Ji Ning felt a suffocating sensation in his chest, and his face changed color: "What a terrifying strength, such strength... can make me feel so unstoppable now, it should be an immortal." Although he wasn't confident against the Upper Yuan God Realm cultivator either, he wouldn't have this feeling of being completely unable to resist, it should be an immortal.

  Ji Ning and Mu Zixiao both walked out, Mu Zixiao waved his hand, and the entire puppet was put away.

  At this moment, other stone houses and wooden houses also walked out of figures, all wanting to join Yinglongwei.