The winter wind was refreshing, standing on the boat flying through the air, Ji Ning's mind still recalled the scenes of his master Diancang Yiren displaying swordsmanship.

  "Master's swordsmanship has truly reached an unimaginable realm." Ji Ning sighed emotionally.

  Known as the 'Second Northern Expedition Immortal', he is also considered to be the most promising existence in the Black and White Academy to become a Heavenly Immortal, and Dian Cai's swordsmanship naturally far surpasses the realm that Ji Ning can currently touch.

  "Hmm, someone?" The boat flew over Beiming Peak and Ji Ning saw two people standing outside the gate of Beiming Peak.

  It was Mu Zishuo in a white robe and Dongfang Winter in a white silk dress.

  "Whoosh."

  He descended from his horse and dismounted.

  "Master." The mortal standing at the entrance immediately bowed.

  "Shuo younger brother, Lin older sister, what are you doing here?" Ji Ning said with a smile after landing.

  Donglin finally let out a sigh of relief: "Doesn't Brother Beiming know what's happening today?"

  Ji Ning naturally knew: "Is Shifu Jie talking about the challenge from the Temple of the Way?"

  "Of course." Dong Lin nodded, "Many fellow disciples rushed over today, and even some senior brothers and sisters who were not in the Academy of Arts heard the news and returned. I came specifically to invite you, Bei Ming, to go to the Hall of Discussion."

  Ji Ning nodded.

  "Hurry up, I'm afraid many of our fellow disciples are waiting anxiously," Donglin said.

  "Alright." Ji Ning looked at Mu Zixiao beside him, "Zixiao, why didn't you go to the Discussion Hall, but instead came here?"

  "Do you still need to ask?" Mu Zi Shuo glared, "There are only two new disciples in the entire Black and White Academy, just you and me. We're on the same side. Now, inside the Theory Hall, it's all seniors, I'm alone and being gawked at, am I supposed to be a spectacle?"

  "Let's go."

  At this moment, it's too late to retreat. If you back down, you'll only be looked down upon, so it's better to face the challenge head-on and fight with dignity.

  Wow

  The three of them rode their magic treasure puppets and swiftly broke through the air, transforming into three streams of light that flew towards the direction of the Taoist Temple.

  ……

  Inside the Hall of Taoism, it is rare to gather a large number of fellow disciples. Every single disciple who appears here is truly a talent.

  "Then why hasn't Ji Ning's junior brother arrived yet."

  "Ji Ning little brother, aren't you afraid?"

  Those seniors, chatting in twos and threes, were also waiting. However, it was already noon. Those who arrived early had been waiting for almost two hours. Some of them were getting anxious.

  Suddenly——

  Three figures flew in from afar and landed at the entrance of the Lunding Hall, instantly attracting the attention of many fellow disciples.

  "I'm here."

  "Junior Brother Ji Ning has arrived."

  "These are Ji Ning and Mu Zizhuo. And next to them is Dong Lin." Ji Ning and the others had appeared publicly at the ceremony after all, so most of the people present recognized them at a glance.

  The Fire Saint brother sitting over there looked at him from afar and said in a low voice, "Is that the one wearing animal hide, Ji Ning?"

  "That's right, it's indeed Ji Ning." Bei Shan Xuan Tang chimed in from the side.

  "Just look at his eyes and you can tell how resolute he is." The Fire Saint Master said in a low voice.

  "If Ji Ning knew that his senior brother was praising him, he would probably be overjoyed," said Bei Shan Xuan Tang.

  ……

  Ji Ning entered the Discourse Hall and directly went into a side hall, where he chose the Thousand Swords Puppet that he had used previously. Afterwards, he brought the puppet back to the main hall.

  Standing in the main hall, Ji Ning's gaze swept across the distance.

  There were familiar figures like Jiulian Shizi, as well as some unfamiliar ones who were surrounded by other senior brothers and sisters, clearly being highly respected within the sect. Like that red-robed young man with a shaved head. Like that black-clad girl, like that slovenly fat youth, like that tall and sturdy young man with a pale complexion and numerous precious objects shining brightly on his body...

  "Those few who were surrounded, are probably the best of the third generation disciples. Maybe they have realized the complete 'Tao' or are reincarnated immortals." Ji Ning thought to himself.

  Whoosh

  Ji Ning leaped and traversed the flowing light, landing on a tall stone pillar hundreds of feet away. He looked around and said in a loud voice, "Fellow disciples."

  The Temple of the Way suddenly fell silent.

  "Yesterday I luckily won against two senior brothers," Ji Ning said loudly, "so today I came again, wanting to discuss with junior brother's senior brothers and sisters, anyone can come up. This bet... Junior brother has just entered the door and can't afford a big bet, so it's uniformly the smallest bet of 100 black and white dan, ten kilograms of yuan liquid. Junior brother is waiting here, those who want to discuss with junior brother can come up."

  The voice fell away. The entire Taoist temple was quiet for a moment.

  A chubby young boy surrounded by his fellow disciples, looking rather disheveled, had a big smile on his face as he gazed at Ji Ning standing far away on the stone pillar: "This Disciple Ji Ning is really cool, I like him."

  This lazy fat boy...

  He was indeed the first person recognized by the three generations of disciples of Hei Bai Xue Gong, and outsiders called him 'Zha La Zhen Ren', with the Taoist name 'San Bao'. Although he was not a reincarnated immortal, San Bao Zhen Ren suppressed the other three reincarnated immortals and became the first person among the third-generation disciples. Don't look down on his actual strength.

  ……

  "Did you hear that? Little Jiaolong also likes this Jingning." In a corner of the Tiandao Hall, another short and ugly old man chuckled to himself, while the black-robed and black-haired Temple Master sighed: "Wu Kuang Shixiong, why must you come to the Tiandao Hall? Can't we just use the Water Mirror Technique in our own mansion to see everything that's happening here? People like Palm Teacher's nephew are probably using the Water Mirror Technique in their own mansions to watch."

  The dwarf elder glanced at the Temple of Immortals and said, "It's interesting to hear so many discussions among the third-generation disciples here. This little rascal is indeed my proud disciple, even our thoughts are alike. Don't worry, we can sneak a peek here, those third-generation disciples won't discover us."

  "Alas." The fairy-like person in the hall shook her head helplessly.

  The old fellow is an old madman.

  Xinghao, even more so, and gave himself a Taoist name 'San Bao', and they are all very sloppy. Diancai Xianren is a serious person, naturally can't stand it... But there's no way... Lao Fengzi is the oldest loose immortal in Heibai Academy, and Xiao Fengzi is also one of the best disciples in Heibai Academy today.

  "I hope I can live to see the day when Xiao Hui becomes a celestial being. If I can see him become a celestial being, I will die without regret." The old dwarf suddenly became solemn.

  "Big Brother?" Di Cai Xian Ren was taken aback.

  The dwarf elder stared at the sloppy fat boy surrounded by other disciples in front of him, "Just watch, little sloppy will definitely be stronger than me."

  Dian Cai Xian Ren's gaze fell on Ji Ning who was standing far away on the stone pillar, his only disciple.

  "It's his turn." The old dwarf's eyes lit up, "It's that one called Qinghe."

  ……

  Inside the Hall of Taoism gathered so many third-generation disciples, and the first one to step out was indeed the strongest among the third-generation disciples in the Zifu Xiu Shi layer, 'Qinghe' Shixiong.

  Whoosh

  A figure in a green robe transformed into an afterimage and flew directly to the top of a stone pillar on the opposite side, while the puppet he controlled jumped down into the battlefield below.

  "Junior Brother Ji Ning." The figure in green robes gazed at Ji Ning from afar, "I am Qing He, I entered the sect a few years before you. Let's discuss the Dao, Junior Brother."

  "Good." Ji Ning nodded.

  The white-haired old man then let out a loud shout.

  A deafening seal of grand array enveloped the entire battlefield, and Ji Ning also calmly sat down cross-legged, as did Qing He Shixiong.

  "Be careful, junior brother. The secret technique I'm about to use is the Flying Needle Technique that I discovered at the site where a senior fellow practitioner died. It's not recorded within our sect." Qinghe said from afar.

  "Senior brother, go ahead and make your move." Ji Ning also said loudly.

  The vast land ruled by the Great Xia Dynasty is really too vast, and countless years have passed, with unknown numbers of divine demon ruins and great ruins. Not to mention some predecessors' ruins of Xian... Those are countless. However, these ruins also have a very high degree of danger. Generally, without sufficient means, one would not dare to venture in recklessly.

  "Look at this." Qinghe seemed calm and collected, but then his eyes narrowed.

  Hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss

  Under him, a puppet on the ground suddenly flew out of his body with dense and dense flying needles. Countless emerald green flying needles rotated in mid-air, countless flying needles pulled each other, and actually formed a huge emerald green scorpion. The eyes of this giant emerald green scorpion were even flashing with ferocity.

  Ji Ning was taken aback, "Not good to provoke." Originally planning to use the Two Instruments of Qing Fire Sword, he instantly decided to use his current strongest sword technique, 'New Three Talents Lotus Flower Sword'.

  He didn't know...

  Qinghe. As a recognized strongest disciple of the Purple Mansion Sect, his understanding of the Tao alone is enough to rival that of an ordinary Wanzhen True Person's disciple. He has also reached the 'Tao Realm'. In terms of realm, he is absolutely not inferior to Jining, and in addition, he has spent years studying the "Bixie Divine Needle" technique. With such strength, if Jining does not go all out, he will likely lose.

  "Wow"

  Three-handle flying sword shines.

  One sword transformed into a water glow, one transformed into a fire glow, and one transformed into a green glow. The three flying swords formed the shape of the Three Talents. In an instant, they transformed into a giant lotus flower while in flight, with the lotus sword's thorns being extremely sharp.

  ……

  "We won." The old man in the corner of the Ludao Hall sighed, "This sword technique is derived from 'Three Talents Lotus Sword', and it's more inclined towards the water element of the Five Elements. However, its power is not small at all. Ji Ning has just entered the door and can already learn such a powerful sword technique, which is almost on par with that of an ordinary Wanxiang True Person disciple. A swordsman... is known for being good at killing and fighting. With the heart of a swordsman and such sword techniques, although the realm is similar, it's definitely won."

  Along with the old dwarf's words, the sword tip that had transformed into a lotus flower and the giant emerald-green scorpion clashed several times in mid-air.

  Each time it causes a burst of needles to scatter.

  By the sixth exchange, that enormous emerald-green scorpion had completely dispersed and transformed into countless flying needles.

  The protective layer of the "Xiao" divine puppet was also pierced by a thread of sword aura.

  The entire Taoist temple fell silent in an instant.

  Lost?

  Zifu Xiu's strongest disciple, Qinghe, actually lost? If even he lost, should the Wanxiang True Person Master brothers take action? For a newly admitted disciple, let the Wanxiang True Person Master brothers take action?

  "Ji Ning, win!" The white-haired old man's voice echoed throughout the entire Discussion Hall.

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