...

On the other side.

Jiang Ning suddenly stopped in his tracks.

He could feel the tremors of the earth beneath his feet.

"What intense combat prowess!"

"As expected, anyone who can persist until the third day is a top-notch expert!"

He marveled in his heart.

Thoughts flashed through his mind again, wondering how Ye Zhengqi and Zhong Yue were doing now, whether they were safe.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile and shake his head.

"What kind of characters are they? Dominating a province for years, experienced and knowledgeable, they don't need me to worry about their safety."

He felt amused by the thought that had just crossed his mind.

They, as Patrol Envoys of Guangning Prefecture and Five Mountains Prefecture, would need nanny-like care from him—how could they have come this far then?

That would be underestimating these two.

Then he locked onto the direction where the tremors came from and advanced at full speed.

...

Not long after.

He climbed over a small hill, standing tall on the mountain, and saw the battle scene a few miles away.

Ye Zhengqi wielded a wooden sword, and his sword emerged like a rainbow, enveloping Long Xiaofeng with countless sword shadows.

But at this moment, Long Xiaofeng's body was covered in golden scales.

The rays of sword light fell on Long Xiaofeng, yet they couldn't leave many marks, only faint white traces.

But the white traces existed for only a few breaths before disappearing.

Meanwhile, Long Xiaofeng's successive attacks only struck the afterimages left by Ye Zhengqi.

On the other side, Zhong Yue was panting slightly, his hands trembling as if from exhaustion.

"So... they've just engaged?" Jiang Ning scanned the field, seeing only these three and the watching Xie Yang.

Then his gaze fell on Long Xiaofeng again.

Previously, Zhong Yue had introduced various forces to him, with a focus on this person.

As a descendant of the Eighteen Dragon Heads, the bloodline within Long Xiaofeng was extraordinary, his physique very strong, just as Zhong Yue described him as a top Grandmaster.

Besides Yingtian Alliance's Green Dragon Envoy, Long Xiaofeng was the second top Grandmaster he had seen.

As for Yingtian Alliance's Green Dragon Envoy, he met an untimely end in the midnight gloom, dying silently.

Jiang Ning looked at Zhong Yue, recognizing clearly that Zhong Yue seemed to have just taken action, and his current state was quite poor.

At the same time.

As Jiang Ning's gaze swept across them, they instantly felt a prickling sensation on their backs, their hair standing on end.

Ye Zhengqi swung his wooden sword.

In an instant.

The void seemed to be heavily divided in face of his sword.

After swinging his sword, he quickly retreated and glanced at Jiang Ning's direction.

A flash of brilliance shone in his eyes.

Jiang Ning!!

He was slightly startled and immediately turned back to look at Long Xiaofeng.

Facing the top Grandmaster Long Xiaofeng, if he didn't employ this move, he wouldn't dare be distracted.

At the same moment.

Long Xiaofeng suddenly paused.

"Lord Ye, you're strong! If you had a Divine Weapon in hand, you'd be even stronger, and I wouldn't dare to ignore your swordsmanship."

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhengqi felt somewhat stifled.

If he had known earlier that he couldn't use spatial tools in the Pocket World above Yang Lake, he would never have entered empty-handed.

If he had his sword, he wouldn't need to carve wood into a sword.

As Long Xiaofeng said, if he held a sword, the threat to Long Xiaofeng would rise a level, and Long Xiaofeng wouldn't dare to disregard his attacks like now.

While speaking, Long Xiaofeng glanced in Jiang Ning's direction.

The look that Jiang Ning had just given triggered his senses as well.

Those eyes fell on him like sharp blades.

"It's him!!" Upon seeing Jiang Ning, he instantly remembered what Xie Yang had said.

He had known of Jiang Ning even before entering the Pocket World above Yang Lake.

He had seen Jiang Ning from afar.

Long Xingyun had also mentioned Jiang Ning to him.

He had quite a good impression of Jiang Ning.

Without Jiang Ning's help, he wouldn't have met his sixteenth brother.

"Jiang Ning is the last one, could what Xie Yang said be true?" Thoughts flashed through his mind again.

Meanwhile.

Zhong Yue and Xie Yang also looked toward Jiang Ning's direction.

"He's here!!" Upon seeing Jiang Ning's figure, Xie Yang couldn't help but clench his fists.

With the Spirit Crystal as the base, the array hadn't been activated yet, all waiting for the last person, waiting for Jiang Ning's arrival.

Now, the final trialist had appeared.

He couldn't help but feel a bit excited.

At this moment.

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Seeing the last person appear, seeing Jiang Ning reveal himself, Long Xiaofeng no longer took action.

...

A moment later.

Jiang Ning walked out from the forest.

"Lord Jiang!" Long Xingyun looked at Jiang Ning with a complex expression.

Once, he thought Jiang Ning was an incredible character.

Back then, Jiang Ning's methods when he appeared before him were too unbelievable.

It made him respect Jiang Ning like a deity.

Later he realized that Jiang Ning was not that incredible.

Although he still couldn't comprehend the methods, it was clear Jiang Ning wasn't what he had imagined.

Jiang Ning nodded to Long Xingyun.

Then proceeded towards the direction where Ye Zhengqi and others were located.

"Lord Jiang, we meet again!" Xie Yang spoke.

"Xie Yang, are you prepared for today?" Jiang Ning looked at Xie Yang.

Before arriving, he had already noticed the tricks Xie Yang prepared in advance.

Under the Fire Eye, energy flows couldn't escape his gaze.

With the Heavenly Eye activated, nothing could elude his sight.

Before coming, he had already discovered Xie Yang's tricks left behind.

But he was unafraid and didn't intend to enter the large array set up by Xie Yang.

The profundity of arrays had already been described extensively in books.

Some arrays from the Ancient Times had the power to slay gods and punish immortals, and he didn't want to risk his life.

Meanwhile.

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's words, Xie Yang quickly replied, "I am prepared, the Four Spirits Array has been set up once again. If you dare to come, I shall accompany you!"

Upon hearing Xie Yang's words, a hint of surprise flashed in Jiang Ning's eyes.

Then he chuckled.

For Xie Yang to directly admit caught him off guard.

But he quickly understood that this was clearly Xie Yang's tactic of advancing by retreating.

Normally, yesterday Xie Yang's Four Spirits Array was defeated by him.

Given the same formation today, why would he fear it?

But he clearly saw something different just now.

He saw some crystal stones with extremely dense energy.

Spirit Crystals.

Corresponding information immediately flashed through his mind.

This substance had been mentioned countless times in ancient texts, and there were numerous records about it.

Among ancient cultivators, spirit crystals were the most widespread and essential resource, bar none.

Spirit crystals were also one of the important resources for setting up arrays.

Compared to yesterday, with the aid of spirit crystals, the Four Spirits Array would surely increase greatly in power.

Originally, the Four Spirits Array could provide Xie Yang with several levels of combat power amplification, and now it would be even more exaggerated.

He showed Xie Yang a noncommittal smile and then headed towards the direction where Ye Zhengqi and Zhong Yue were located.

...

"Lord Ye, Lord Zhong!" Jiang Ning greeted with a smile.

"It really is you!" Zhong Yue looked at Jiang Ning in disbelief.

"Of course it's me!" Jiang Ning nodded.

"Last night... was it you?" Ye Zhengqi looked at Jiang Ning, his expression solemn.

Seeing Ye Zhengqi's expression, Jiang Ning nodded.

"It was me!"

"So it really was you!" Ye Zhengqi, upon hearing Jiang Ning's positive reply, had a flicker of complex emotion in his eyes. He also recalled Xie Yang's previous words.

Then he said, "Were the several people from Qingyang Sect also defeated by you?"

Jiang Ning nodded.

"You didn't harm their lives, did you?" Zhong Yue immediately asked.

Jiang Ning thought of his actions towards Ge Xian'er and Wang Xuan and then shook his head: "I did not harm their lives!"

"That's good!" Zhong Yue nodded, and upon seeing Jiang Ning's gaze, he couldn't help but chuckle bitterly: "Don't look at me that way, Qingyang Sect has elders present outside, we can't handle them, their strength surpasses ours, we must restrain ourselves!"

"Understood!" Jiang Ning nodded.

He knew Zhong Yue's words were not wrong.

Across the Thirty-six Prefectures of the Nine States, his current strength could be considered strong.

Even Ye Zhengqi and Zhong Yue, characters who could serve as envoys for a prefecture, were no longer his match.

With his current strength, he could easily undertake the role of a County Patrol Envoy in Dongling, or any other prefecture's patrol envoy.

But in this regard, he was temporarily unable to ascend, not only because of qualifications but also due to the principle that without removing the radish, the hole wouldn't be reserved for him.

In terms of strength, compared to those ancient monsters in Grotto Heaven and Blessed Land, he was completely inadequate.

He had secretly observed the old woman bringing Xie Yang and others over.

She was far beyond what he could currently handle.

She must be a peak existence beneath the Immortal Dao domain, in the Human Dao domain.

If it were the Ancient Era, she would have long been an immortal.

He had already accounted for this influence, hence he only harmed but did not kill Qingyang Sect members, leaving considerable leeway.

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