I Have A Martial Arts Panel

by Stayrr

In a world entrenched by monsters filled with myriad factions, state disputes run wild. Amid these troubling times, martial arts have come to prominence and prosper. Xu Ning transmigrates to this world with a Martial Arts Panel and becomes an ordinary villager. He only has one goal in mind: to become a master of martial arts. Spend three energy points to level up Gale Knife Techn

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Chapter 301 Duan Family Grandmaster and Core Sea Demon Lord

Xu Ning clicked on the "" sign next to the Core Sea Pill Sutra.

Consume 2 million units of energy to advance the Core Sea Pill Sutra?

Yes / No

After choosing "yes", Xu Ning's Martial Arts Panel refreshed.

Name: Xu Ning Realm: Dao Realm Seventh Stage: Elementary Origin Realm

Martial Arts:

Void Walk Beast Phantom

Core Sea Pill Sutra (Fifth Level)

Available Energy: 1 million units

For Xu Ning, the current level of the Core Sea Pill Sutra was not much use to him.

Only after reaching the seventh level of the Core Sea Pill Sutra would the additional resources it could provide Xu Ning be effective.

After consuming all of his energy, Xu Ning was ready to start a new experiment.

Flying in the air.

An elementary origin realm master did not need to use force to glide or hover. They could truly fly.

After walking out of the courtyard, Xu Ning moved his consciousness and floated in the air.

Afterwards, he moved quickly through the mountains.

'The feeling of flying is indeed different!'

Xu Ning looked at the scenery below him and felt the clouds around him. He was extremely happy.

His current flying speed was even faster than the mid-level dao realm flying demon beast he had previously ridden on.

'With this speed, I may be able to fly back to the Abyss North in less than a month…'

Xu Ning estimated in his heart.

However, he could only think about it.

The Endless Sea was full of dark clouds and lightning

Even with Xu Ning's current strength, flying in the Endless Sea would still be dangerous.

'Next, let's familiarize myself with the environment of the Core Sea Demon Sect. If I can continue to obtain resources here, I will stay on the island. Otherwise, I will leave the island and wander around like other disciples.'

Xu Ning thought.

In the imperial capital.

The forbidden land of the palace.

Darkness spread in the sealed space.

Two figures were floating in the air with their legs crossed in a sitting position.

One of them had long black hair, with black lines at the corners of his eyes.

The other person had silver hair and a young face.

The two of them sat in the air with their eyes closed, as if they were one with the environment.

Suddenly, the black-haired man's body trembled, and blood flowed out of his mouth and nose.

The originally calm and harmonious aura became extremely chaotic. The black-haired man's aura instantly became dispirited.

He opened his eyes. The light in his eyes also seemed dim.

"Huh?"

The silver-haired teenager also sensed the black-haired man's state at this moment.

He opened his eyes and asked, "Another failure?"

"Mmm…"

The black-haired man responded calmly. Although he seemed to have been injured, his mental state was calm.

"Do you still want to try?"

The silver-haired teenager asked.

"I have to wait."

The black-haired man said, "The true origin that was separated is damaged, which is extremely traumatic for me. I have to rest for at least a year before I can separate the true origin again."

The silver-haired teenager nodded. "Don't be discouraged. Finding and comprehending a foreign origin in the outer world is an extremely difficult task to begin with."

"After separating the true origin, condensing a human body in the outer world is an extremely difficult process. Attempting to comprehend the origin of the other world is actually pursuing the path of transcendence from zero under the new rules."

"You may have enough aptitude on the transcendence path of martial arts, but under the transcendence rules of other worlds, you may just be a mortal."

"I know."

The black-haired man nodded.

After a moment, he asked, "Do you have the coordinates of other outer worlds? Next time, I want to try to let the true origin enter a new outer world. I have failed several times in this Arcanist World, and I am not sure if I will succeed the next time."

"Other world coordinates…"

The silver-haired teenager had a solemn expression.

"I have, but I don't suggest you try…"

The silver-haired teenager said, "The flow of time between the various outer worlds and our world is different. The proportion of time flow in the Arcanist World is the best for us. Only a year would pass in our world after spending the past ten years in the Arcanist World. Only in this world can we make more attempts in a shorter period of time."

"I still have a few coordinates of the other outer worlds in my hands, but the flow of time is not very beneficial. Other than the Arcanist World, the slowest time flow in the coordinates of the other outer worlds is one to one. This means that the amount of time you spend in the other outer worlds, the same amount of time will pass in our original world too."

"The transcendence rules of the outer world are already disadvantageous to you, and under the same flow of time, failure after failure will waste a lot of your time in this world."

The silver-haired teenager persuaded the black-haired man.

"But I want to try…"

The black-haired man was unmoved. "Because in the Arcanist World, I really don't see the possibility of comprehending the origin. Although there are many opportunities to try, separating the true origin time and time again will cause great damage to the true spirit too."

"Okay then…"

The silver-haired teenager no longer persuaded him, instead he agreed with the black-haired man's idea. "In this case, after a year, when you are done recuperating, I will give you the coordinates of the other outer worlds."

"Thank you very much."

The black-haired man said.

"I'm your biological brother, you're being too polite."

The silver-haired teenager smiled.

"Are you going to rest in the palace for this one

year?"

The silver-haired teenager asked.

"No, I have to go back to the Core Sea Demon Sect."

The black-haired man said, "I planned to choose the successor of the Core Sea Demon Sect within ten years, but now separating my true origin and exploring the outer world give me no energy to care about anything else. Therefore, I have to arrange the affairs of the Core Sea Demon Sect as soon as possible. I will try my best to choose the new leader of the Core Sea Demon Sect within a year."

"Who are you going to hand the Core Sea Demon Sect to…"

The silver-haired teenager asked.

"I haven't thought about it yet."

The black-haired man said. "Leave it to Duan Chaomian. He is a member of our imperial family. Giving the Core Sea Demon Sect to him means that it will still be in the hands of the Duan imperial family."

The silver-haired teenager suggested.

The black-haired man looked up at the silver-haired teenager and paused. "I have never regarded the Core Sea Demon Sect as a part of the Duan imperial family."

"You…"

The silver-haired teenager seemed to be a little helpless. "I know that the Core Sea Demon Sect is an important basis for you to prove your achievements to the Duan imperial family, and you once spent countless efforts on it. But after so many years, who in the Duan imperial family can still look down on your existence? The prestige of the Core Sea Demon Lord can even lord over the prestige of most members of the Duan imperial family." "Moreover, the people who looked down on you back then didn't even survive the corrosion of time and disappeared into the long river of life, so why continue to deliberately make the Core Sea Demon Sect independent?"

"If the Core Sea Demon Sect is not controlled by the Duan imperial family, then the Imperial Court will not sit back and watch such a huge force develop safely." The black-haired man raised his eyebrows. "Are you threatening me?"

"You're being too sensitive."

The silver-haired teenager responded.

"I have the final say on who the Core Sea Demon Sect will be handed to."

The black-haired man said, "If you don't accept the Core Sea Demon Sect, I will move the Core Sea Demon Sect abroad."

The silver-haired teenager scratched his head. "Up to you."

The two fell silent.

"How do you plan to choose the successor of the Core Sea Demon Sect from your batch of seeds?"

After a long time, the silver-haired teenager took the initiative to ask.

"I haven't thought about it yet."

The black-haired man responded.

"In that case, let the extermination of the Hidden Sect be the final test for the seeds of your sect."

The silver-haired teenager said.

The black-haired man frowned. "You want to use the Core Sea Demon Sect as a tool to eliminate the Hidden Sect?" "So what?"

The silver-haired teenager said, "When the Core Sea Demon Sect was established, I also gave a lot of support. Didn't you promise me back then that you would return me the favor? Now, the opportunity has come." The black-haired man was a little annoyed. "You are taking the opportunity to weaken the strength of the elite younger generation of my Core Sea Demon Sect." The silver-haired teenager did not answer.

"Okay, I promise you." The black-haired man finally relented. "Good."

The silver-haired teenager smiled. "It's decided then."

"The Hidden Sect has been disturbing State Wansheng for a long time, but recently, I heard from outsiders that the Hidden Sect's behavior has become worse."

"Does Yu Zhiyin really think that the Duan family is afraid of him?"

"I have a question."

The black-haired man said, "At that time, you and Yu Zhiyin had a feud, so he fled abroad. When he was abroad, he developed an overseas faction and established the Hidden Sect. Why didn't you stop him then? If you had killed Yu Zhiyin back then, the Hidden Sect wouldn't be a thorn in our sides now"

"I wanted to do this, but when I went overseas to search for him, I couldn't find any trace of him."

The silver-haired teenager said. "I suspect that Yu Zhiyin might have reached my realm."

There was a hint of fear in the silver-haired teenager's eyes.

"You mean he has broken through the limit of the dao realm?"

The black-haired man frowned.

"Mmm…"

The silver-haired teenager said, "At that time, Yu Zhiyin already had coordinates of a few outer worlds in his hands. With his temperament and aptitude, he might have already understood the foreign origin and broken through the dao realm membrane…"

"Therefore, I will personally set off to eliminate the overseas Hidden Sect as well. I also want to find Yu Zhiyin's whereabouts. After finding him, I will personally kill him to prevent future troubles in State Wansheng."

Killing intent surged from the silver-haired teenager.

"You didn't find him before. And with him skulking around now, are you sure you can find him?"

The black-haired man didn't seem to believe it.

"No, this time is different…"

The silver-haired teenager had a complicated look in his eyes. "This time, I want to find him, and maybe he is waiting for me too. After so long, he might want to fight me to the death."

The black-haired man pursed his lips. "I will help you."

The silver-haired teenager looked relieved when he heard this. He laughed. "Hearing this from you is more than enough!"

"Let's go out, aren't you going back to the Core Sea Demon Sect? I will go with you this time."

The silver-haired teenager and the black-haired man disappeared from the dark space at the same time.

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Chapter 302 Extermination Overseas, Gathering the Seeds

Core Sea Demon Sect.

Over the past few days, Xu Ning's reputation had gradually risen. Whether they were seeds or not, most of the disciples of the Core Sea Demon Sect knew of Xu Ning's name.

The appearance of an "extreme" disciple could still cause a huge reaction.

During this period of time, many disciples came to visit. Xu Ning basically welcomed them all.

Plus, Xu Ning already wanted to get to know more people. "Junior Brother Xu."

This day, Gu Songying arrived.

Gu Songying was promoted to a deacon of the island, and he also received a lot of resources, which made Gu Songying feel quite high-spirited.

Because his mind was clear and he had plenty of resources, Gu Songying, who had never seen any hope of advancing, showed signs of a realm breakthrough.

Although the bottleneck was only slightly loosened and making a breakthrough was still difficult, Gu Songying saw the hope he had been searching for. Once he broke through to the seventh stage of the dao realm, Gu Songying's status would improve again. At the same time, Gu Songying knew very well that everything he had now was because Xu Ning had sold him a favor by giving him the opportunity to introduce Xu Ning to the sect.

Therefore, Gu Songying was very concerned about Xu Ning's affairs.

In addition to being the internal deacon of the island, Gu Songying took the initiative to act as Xu Ning's butler.

Gu Songying personally handled all of Xu Ning's chores. "Senior Brother Gu, what's the matter?"

Over the past few days, Xu Ning had been staying in his villa. He would only occasionally go out to experience the pleasure of flying.

"There is news from the sect."

Gu Songying said, "The Sect Master is back." "Oh? The Core Sea Demon Lord is actually back."

Xu Ning knew that the Core Sea Demon Lord had left the sect for some time. He had been traveling outside and would only return occasionally.

"Moreover, as soon as the Sect Master returned, he issued an order to recall all the seed disciples outside."

Gu Songying added.

"Recall all the seed disciples?"

Xu Ning's eyes twitched.

"Taking such an action the moment the Sect Master is back means that it is very likely that the Sect Master is accelerating the selection of the sect's successor."

Gu Songying was a little excited as he spoke.

Although this had nothing to do with him, it was closely related to Xu Ning.

As an "extreme" disciple, Xu Ning had a high probability of becoming a high-ranking member of the Core Sea Demon Sect in the future.

And now that the seed selection was approaching, it was definitely good news.

WS.

However, Gu Songying was a little worried about this.

Although Xu Ning's potential was high, he did not have much time to grow. In such circumstances, Xu Ning would be at a disadvantage when competing with those famous seeds.

"Is that so…"

According to the original expectations, the competition between seeds should be three to ten years later.

But now, it seemed that the competition was about to soon begin.

If he was still in the core transformation realm, Xu Ning might feel a little rushed, but now that he had advanced to the elementary origin realm, Xu Ning thought that not many seeds of the Core Sea Demon Sect were stronger than him.

"Junior Brother Xu, you have to be prepared."

Gu Songying said with concern.

"Don't worry, Senior Brother Gu."

Xu Ning responded.

Although Xu Ning knew that Gu Songying had a reason for being friends with him, Xu Ning didn't mind

At least up until now, Gu Songying had done his best for him.

At this moment.

On the top floor of the Core Sea Tower.

In front of the black bird, Mo Yu, was the Core Sea Demon Lord with his long black hair and black lines at the corners of his eyes, as well as the silver-haired, young-looking Duan Imperial Family's Grandmaster.

Although their appearances were different, they were real biological brothers.

Among them, the Grandmaster's real name was Duan Huiye, and the Core Sea Demon Lord's real name was Duan Huiyao.

The night(ye) and day(yao) brothers were the strongest force of the Duan imperial family.

"Grandmaster, Sect Master."

Mo Yu bowed to the two.

"When I returned to the sect and gathered all the elders to participate in the meeting, I heard that another 'extreme' seed was born in the sect?"

The Core Sea Demon Lord, Duan Huiyao, flicked his sleeves and sat cross-legged on the ground.

Grandmaster Duan Huiye also sat down.

"That's right, his name is Xu Ning. With his strength in the core transformation realm, he actually passed the ninth level, and even lasted for a long time in the tenth level before being ejected."

Mo Yu also sat on the ground. Its movements looked ridiculous.

"With his core transformation realm cultivation base, he can actually fight against an origin connection realm master. This is not easy. He has unlimited potential."

Grandmaster Duan Huiye smiled and evaluated. "Those who can fight enemies above their realm are all people with strong foundations. The stronger the foundation, the higher their upper limit. In the past thousand years, the number of people who can fight an enemy two realms above them and win can easily be counted with one hand."

Xu Ning didn't know that he had been noticed by the strongest person in State Wansheng. "It is indeed rare."

As his eyebrows relaxed, the black lines around Duan Huiyao's eyes became smooth.

"Brother, at that time, you seemed to have also killed an elementary origin realm master without mastering an origin technique at the core cleansing realm."

Duan Huiyao glanced at Duan Huiye.

"It seems that this seed named Xu Ning has a lower limit of the ninth stage of the dao realm, with his upper limit being you."

Duan Huiye paused when he heard this. "From what you're saying, you intend to train him?"

"Most of the disciples of the Core Sea Demon Sect are free to cultivate by themselves, so no one is specially trained."

Duan Huiyao said, "But if he performs well, he can be the sect master."

Duan Huiye didn't say anything else.

He definitely wanted to put the Core Sea Demon Sect in the hands of the Duan family, but Duan Huiyao obviously wouldn't listen to him.

"Sect Master, did you gain anything from trying to break through the bottleneck of the dao realm?"

Mo Yu asked.

"Nothing."

Duan Huiyao said, "Exploring the outer world and comprehending the origin according to the rules of the outer world is an extremely difficult task."

Although Mo Yu was a demon beast under Duan Huiyao, Duan Huiyao treated it extremely well.

A large part of the reason for this was because Duan Huiyao's true origin separation technique was deduced by him and his brother Duan Huiye using the bloodline ability of Mo Yu.

The essence of the true origin separation technique was Mo Yu's bloodline cloning ability.

"Seeing how hard you are exploring the outer world, I feel a little lucky."

Duan Huiye said, "The outer world I entered back then had just begun to develop its own path of transcendence. In that kind of environment, it was easier to comprehend the origin. Unfortunately, due to the turbulence of time and space, the coordinates of that outer world were lost."

Duan Huiyao felt that it was a shame hearing that.

"Let's not talk about this for now. Once my true origin is restored, I will condense my true origin clone and go to other outer worlds to try."

Duan Huiyao said, "Next, let us first focus on destroying the overseas Hidden Sect."

"Mmm…"

Duan Huiye's expression was a little serious. He said, "I have already sent a message to the imperial family. They have already started gathering their forces. Once everything is arranged, the seed disciples of the Core Sea Demon Sect will cooperate with the extermination teams that are preparing to go out to sea as the high-level combat power of the extermination teams. You can also use this opportunity to select the seeds you like."

"Have you found the location of the Hidden Sect's overseas camp?"

Duan Huiyao asked.

"We have found it. If the Hidden Sect can send people to infiltrate the imperial family, then we can also plant our own people. They have three camps, and we will clear them all with three separate batches of forces. At the same time, you and I have to go out to sea to find traces of Yu Zhiyin. According to the current information, Yu Zhiyin hasn't appeared in the Hidden Sect's three camps for a long time."

Duan Huiye said.

"Black Egg."

Duan Huiyao nodded and looked at Mo Yu.

Mo Yu's eyes were full of resistance when called by that name, but it didn't dare to complain.

"When that time comes, send three clones to follow them."

Duan Huiyao said.

Mo Yu's clones weren't strong, but they were responsible for communicating information.

Its clones and its main body could share real-time information.

In the distant sea, the secret treasures used to communicate with each other might not be effective, but Mo Yu's ability to communicate through clones could perfectly ensure smooth communication.

"Understood."

Mo Yu responded.

A month went by. All the seeds of the Core Sea Demon Sect had returned.

Together with Xu Ning, the one hundred and thirty-two seeds all went to the Island Heart Peak.

The so-called Island Heart Peak was the Sect Master's peak of the Core Sea Demon Lord Sect.

'These seed disciples are all very strong…'

After arriving at Island Heart Peak, Xu Ning observed the seeds around him.

The weakest of these seeds was in the core transformation realm with an origin technique mastered.

While Xu Ning was observing the seeds around him, many seeds were also sizing him up.

Although some seeds had visited Xu Ning before, most of them had never interacted with Xu Ning

After seeing Xu Ning's unfamiliar face, many seeds guessed that Xu Ning was the new "extreme" seed.

'Is that Third Prince Duan Chaomian…'

Xu Ning noticed that there was a person wearing a golden robe who had a strong aura. He carried an awe-inspiring air around him naturally.

His temperament was similar to that of Duan Chaofeng, but in contrast, Duan Chaofeng, who had just become the Harmony King, had a different aura.

Therefore, Xu Ning easily determined his identity.

Xu Ning observed Duan Chaomian. Duan Chaomian also looked at him when Xu Ning arrived.

Duan Chaomian had already looked up Xu Ning's information.

He had already learned that Xu Ning came from the Abyss North, and starting from the trusted subordinate of the Harmony Prince, he reached his current position step by step.

After observing Duan Chaomian, Xu Ning looked at a woman in a yellow shirt. The woman had a graceful figure and charming eyes. She was also a peak dao realm eighth stage master. 'Is that Yu Qiao…'

Xu Ning guessed her identity.

After three months in the Core Sea Demon Sect, Xu Ning had learned a lot about the sect and its people.

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Chapter 303 First Class Defensive Type Secret Treasure

Yu Qiao seemed to notice Xu Ning's gaze. She looked back and met Xu Ning's eyes.

She smiled and gave him a friendly look.

Xu Ning nodded slightly and looked away. The relationship between Xu Ning and the other two extreme disciples was quite delicate.

To a certain extent, everyone had the same status in the sect.

But because their status was too close, the competition between the three was also the fiercest.

'Only the sect seeds have appeared here, but the Core Sea Demon Lord hasn't appeared yet?'

Xu Ning was looking forward to seeing the Core Sea Demon Lord.

After all, the Core Sea Demon Lord was regarded as the closest existence to the Grandmaster in State Wansheng, the strongest person under the Duan imperial family.

Just as he was wondering where he was, more than a dozen figures suddenly began to arrive at the heart of the island.

Xu Ning saw Elder Wei, whom he had first met after arriving at the Core Sea Demon Sect, and the two elders from the Resource Hall.

'Are these all the elders of the Core Sea Demon Sect…'

Xu Ning thought to himself, 'It is said that there are nearly thirty elders in the Core Sea Demon Sect, and less than twenty of them have appeared here. It seems that some of them are outside the island, or are busy with other matters so they can't come here.'

No one deliberately restrained their aura, so Xu Ning could sense their strength.

These elders were all above the dao realm eighth stage without any exception.

There were even a few whose auras were even stronger, giving off an unfathomable feeling.

This basically confirmed that those elders were in a higher realm, being dao realm ninth stage existences.

This made Xu Ning sigh ruefully at the foundation of the Core Sea Demon Sect.

In State Wansheng, only the Duan imperial family, including the Duan family's dukes that were scattered across the states, could surpass the Core Sea Demon Sect.

Although to a certain extent, the Core Sea Demon Sect was considered half of the Duan imperial family's power.

'The elders of the sect are here, so Sect Master Core Sea Demon Lord should be appearing soon…

Xu Ning looked around silently.

Sure enough, not long after, a black fog suddenly appeared on the high platform in front of everyone.

Afterwards, the black fog dissipated, and a tall, long-haired man in black appeared in front of everyone. Just by standing there, he gave off a heart palpitating feeling.

'The Core Sea Demon Lord!'

This was the first time Xu Ning had seen this legendary figure of State Wansheng.

When he was in the Abyss North, Xu Ning had obtained a lot of benefits from his inheritance.

Ever since he came to State Wansheng, he had been hearing about the reputation of the Core Sea Demon Lord.

As a descendant of the imperial family, because of his ordinary aptitude, he took another path and took the initiative to open up the advancement of the demonic path. In the end, after experiencing countless difficulties, he finally reached the limit of the dao realm.

At the same time, he also established the number one sect in State Wansheng, with countless elites under him, respected by thousands of people.

Now that he saw the Core Sea Demon Lord with his own eyes, Xu Ning's heart stirred.

"Greetings, Sect Master!"

Instantly, whether it was the elders or the more than a hundred seeds, all of them bowed to the Core Sea Demon Lord.

Most people had sincere respect in their eyes.

There were even some disciples who looked at Core Sea Demon Lord with fanatic eyes.

It seemed like as long as the Core Sea Demon Lord gave an order, they would even take the initiative to die for him.

"The purpose of gathering most of the elders and all the seeds here today is to select the candidates who will be a part of the high-level structure of the Core Sea Demon Sect in the future! This includes the future elders and even the sect master!"

Duan Huiyao went straight to the point.

Almost all of the seeds below trembled when he said that.

Even Duan Chaomian who had always been tranquil pretended to be calm.

Although everyone present had roughly guessed the purpose of their summon to the Island Heart Peak, after hearing the Core Sea Demon Lord say this, they couldn't calm down.

The Core Sea Demon Sect was the number one sect in State Wansheng.

Becoming the leader of this sect, even if only as an elder, was a huge benefit for them.

Once they accomplished this, it meant that they really stood at the peak of State Wansheng.

"You all should know that the current state of State Wansheng is not very peaceful. The reason is that there is an overseas sect called the Hidden Sect that is constantly infiltrating State Wansheng, trying to mess up the status quo of State Wansheng."

Duan Huiyao said, "Thus, the content of our selection test this time is to cooperate with the forces of the Imperial Court and go out to sea to destroy this Hidden Sect!"

"Exterminate the overseas Hidden Sect?"

Everyone's hearts that had yet to calm down were shocked again.

Everyone present knew of the existence of the Hidden Sect.

This sect had a mysterious background, and there were many masters in the sect.

They kept causing trouble in State Wansheng, which was the primary reason why the Imperial Court wanted to exterminate them.

But now, the content of this test was for them, the seed disciples, to complete this difficult mission.

'Cooperate with the Imperial Court to eliminate the Hidden Sect…'

Xu Ning narrowed his eyes. Xu Ning had fought against the members of the Hidden Sect before.

Xu Ning still clearly remembered Liu Yi, who fought against him with special methods.

Because of this, Xu Ning was quite afraid of the Hidden Sect. "This selection test is not mandatory. If you are unwilling, you can leave immediately."

Duan Huiyao glanced at everyone.

When he encountered unfamiliar faces, he would pause for a moment.

Especially when he glanced at Xu Ning, he paused for a longer time.

The crowd was silent after Duan Huiyao finished speaking.

No one chose to retreat.

Although the contents of this test seemed to be very dangerous, everyone knew that if they left now, they would not only lose their opportunity to become part of the upper echelons of the sect, but they would also lose their status as a seed, or even their identity as a disciple of the Core Sea Demon Sect.

"Good, no one left."

Duan Huiyao's expression was calm. "In this case, we will set off for the sea in ten days." "Elder Wei."

Duan Huiyao tilted his head slightly.

"Sect Master."

Elder Wei, who looked like an old farmer, stood up after being called.

"You shall discuss with the Commander-in-chief of the Imperial Court to determine which seed will be assigned to the Imperial Court's warship."

Duan Huiyao said.

"Yes, Sect Master!"

Elder Wei responded respectfully.

Duan Huiyao nodded and glanced at everyone again.

"This trip will be dangerous. I hope everyone can come back alive."

Duan Huiyao's voice echoed in everyone's ears.

Whoosh!

Afterwards, Duan Huiyao's figure turned into a ball of black fog and disappeared.

"I hope everyone will remember the Sect Master's words."

Elder Wei stepped forward. "Everyone, there are still ten days before we leave for the sea, go back and prepare!"

Elder Wei dismissed everyone.

After that, more than a dozen elders left first and flew away.

But among the hundred and more seeds, no one acted like that. Everyone squeezed together and walked down the stairs honestly.

"Xu Ning." Xu Ning was mixed in the crowd. When he was walking down the mountain, he heard a female voice.

Xu Ning paused for a moment. After the person behind him caught up, he glanced sideways. It was Yu Qiao.

"I'm Yu Qiao."

There was a tempting charm in Yu Qiao's smile.

"Senior Sister Yu."

Xu Ning nodded as a gesture.

"You could already pass the ninth level of the Core Sea Tower in the core transformation realm, and now that you have advanced to the elementary origin realm, there are not many seeds that can compete with you. Your aptitude is indeed impressive."

Yu Qiao said. "Senior Sister Yu is exaggerating." Xu Ning was a little cautious.

Yu Qiao's words seemed to be a compliment, but Xu Ning felt like she was flattering him to make him complacent.

Yu Qiao chuckled.

"I hope we can be allocated closer to each other during this mission to eliminate the Hidden Sect."

After Yu Qiao finished speaking, she walked away quickly without waiting for Xu Ning's response. "This woman…!

Xu Ning's impression of Yu Qiao was average, so he didn't plan to be too involved with this woman.

'Before going out to sea this time, I have to go to the Resource Hall again to see if there are any new first-class treasures. If I can obtain another non-offensive type treasure, it can boost my combat power by a small level.'

Xu Ning thought in his head.

Because of his experience fighting against the Hidden Sect, Xu Ning tried his best to be cautious when facing this unpredictable overseas sect.

Ten days later.

State Wansheng's eastern coastline.

A row of warships lined up on the shore.

The soldiers in armor first boarded the ship. Not far away, the one hundred and thirty-two seeds of the Core Sea Demon Sect were also ready. After these soldiers boarded, they followed closely behind.

'Are we ready to go out to sea…'

Xu Ning stood in the crowd and looked into the distance.

Xu Ning went to the Resource Hall again in the past ten days.

This time, the Resource Hall had two more first-class treasures, one of which was a first-class defensive type secret treasure.

According to the two elders in the Resource Hall, these two first-class treasures were sent to the Resource Hall by Sect Master Core Sea Demon Lord after his return.

Xu Ning chose the first-class defensive treasure and put it in his bag.

This was the reward after Xu Ning was evaluated as "extreme".

This first-class defensive treasure was named the Fantasy Heart Armor.

Although this Fantasy Heart Armor was called an armor, its form was not an armor, but a bracer.

In a real battle, activating this bracer would materialize a transparent armor on Xu Ning's body.

This armor could greatly reduce the lethality of an enemy's attack.

Even if the other party was a peak dao realm ninth stage master, the armor could still exert a lot of capabilities.

With this Fantasy Heart Armor, Xu Ning had more confidence in his safety during this trip overseas.

"Ready to board the ship!"

The soldiers by the sea had already boarded the ship, and it was time for the seeds of the Core Sea Demon Sect.

Xu Ning also found his assigned ship and rushed over.

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Chapter 304 Hidden Sect's Camp

"Xu Ning."

Just when Xu Ning was about to board the ship, he heard a female voice.

Xu Ning knew that it was Yu Qiao. "Senior Sister Yu."

Xu Ning stood still and greeted.

"Although we are not assigned to the same ship this time, our ships are going in the same destination. When the time comes for us to fight against the Hidden Sect, we can join forces."

Yu Qiao said.

"Mmm…"

Xu Ning agreed just for show.

Before going out to the sea, all the disciples had learned that Hidden Sect had three camps overseas.

Thus, the forces of the Imperial Court would also be divided into three groups, heading to three different destinations.

After a short conversation with Yu Qiao, Xu Ning boarded the warship. 'The imperial soldiers on the ship are not simple…'

As soon as he boarded the ship, Xu Ning could feel a strong fighting spirit brewing in the air. "The soldiers responsible for exterminating the Hidden Sect are all experienced soldiers…'

Xu Ning thought to himself.

He discovered that there were more than a hundred soldiers on a warship.

And every one of them was a dao realm master.

A dao realm master was already terrifying. What was even scarier was that these dao realm troops also had their own battle formation and combination techniques.

If they worked together, they could kill enemies above their realm.

These troops were the absolute elites of the Imperial Court.

While Xu Ning was observing these soldiers, the soldiers were also observing Xu Ning.

They all knew that there were seed disciples of the Core Sea Demon Sect watching over the mission.

Most of these seed disciples were high level dao realm masters. They would play a powerful offensive role in crucial battles, as they were the upper limit of their combat power.

"Brother, how should I address you?"

Xu Ning walked to the deck and saw a man in heavy armor greeting him. 'Elementary origin realm master…'

Xu Ning sensed his true strength.

Looking at his gear, Xu Ning knew that this person was the commander of the ship.

In the near future, this person would be responsible for commanding the battle and even Xu Ning's movements.

After all, this operation was coordinated with the seeds of the Core Sea Demon Sect acting as support to be the vanguards.

"Xu Ning."

Xu Ning cupped his fists.

"So you are Brother Xu."

The heavily armored man laughed. "I am Tong Gang, responsible for the affairs of the ship. Brother Xu, for our upcoming mission, I hope you can cooperate with us."

Tong Gang's attitude was polite.

He also knew that these seeds of the Core Sea Demon Sect were not simple characters.

From the first time he saw Xu Ning, Tong Gang felt that Xu Ning was unfathomable.

"Brother Tong, you're too kind. I'll be waiting for your orders."

Xu Ning cupped his fists in response.

Right at this moment, another person boarded the ship.

The person was a strong man wearing a sleeveless shirt. His skin was bronze-colored, and his exposed arms were full of muscles. He had a capable and fierce aura.

"Feng Qi greets the two of you." This man named Feng Qi was also a seed of the Core Sea Demon Sect.

There were two seeds of the Core Sea Demon Sect on each ship.

Xu Ning and Feng Qi were assigned to this warship.

After Feng Qi introduced himself, Xu Ning and Tong Gang also re-introduced themselves again.

"Junior Brother Xu's name has been very famous recently."

After Xu Ning introduced himself, Feng Qi said with a smile.

Xu Ning's name had recently spread in the Core Sea Demon Sect, and Feng Qi had long heard of him.

Feng Qi had seen Xu Ning from a distance when the seeds gathered at the Island Heart Peak.

It was just that the two had no connections back then, so Feng Qi did not talk with Xu Ning.

"Senior Brother Feng is exaggerating."

Xu Ning responded casually.

This made Tong Gang's eyes twitch.

"This Xu Ning seems to be a powerful figure in the Core Sea Demon Sect…'

Tong Gang felt apprehensive.

When he saw Xu Ning previously, he already felt that Xu Ning was not simple. Now, Feng Qi's words basically confirmed his thoughts.

"The two of you can wait on the deck for a while. Once we receive a unified order, we will set off together."

Tong Gang said to the two. Not long after boarding the warship, everything was ready in about half an hour.

With a command, more than sixty warships moved at the same time. They split into three waves and sailed towards the distant sea.

After traveling for more than a hundred kilometers, the three groups began to deviate from each other and sail separately.

These three fleets each had their own destination.

Xu Ning's warship fleet was heading southeast.

There were more than twenty warships in this fleet, and Xu Ning was on an ordinary warship. In addition, there was also a leading warship as well as a central warship.

The leading warship was responsible for leading the way, while the central warship was surrounded by ordinary warships. The core commander of this fleet was on the central warship.

The highest commander was a general of the Imperial Court, and it was said that he was in the ninth stage of the dao realm. The warship that Yu Qiao was assigned to was this central warship.

At the same time, on that central warship, it was also the location of Mo Yu's clone. It was responsible for the communication between State Wansheng and the sailing ships.

"Our mission to destroy the Hidden Sect would probably take a lot of time."

On the warship where Xu Ning was, Tong Gang said to Feng Qi and Xu Ning, "Even if everything goes well, it will take more than four months for us to reach our destination."

'Four months is indeed a long time…'

Xu Ning sensed the speed of the warship and thought to himself.

Although there were more than twenty warships in the fleet, they moved quickly.

Even at sea, the fleet's speed was comparable to the maximum speed of an elementary level dao realm flying demon beast.

"Four months…"

Feng Qi pondered for a moment and asked, "Brother Tong, there is something I don't understand." "Please ask."

Tong Gang motioned for Feng Qi to ask.

"Apparently, we know the location of the Hidden Sect because there are spies in the Hidden Sect."

Feng Qi asked, "But at the same time, some of the Hidden Sect's forces have also infiltrated State Wansheng. If we go to the camp of the Hidden Sect in such a grand manner, won't we be exposed in advance?"

"Since their whereabouts have been exposed, after going to their destination, they can also move at any time, causing us to miss them."

Feng Qi's confusion was also Xu Ning's previous doubt.

Even if Feng Qi didn't ask, Xu Ning wanted to know the reason.

Tong Gang patiently explained, "You don't have to worry about this at all."

"The camps chosen by the Hidden Sect were carefully selected from lands overseas. The geographical conditions and martial arts environment there are excellent. It is said that the density of spiritual energy there is comparable to State Wansheng."

"Under such circumstances, even if they receive the news that we are going to attack, it is impossible for them to move at a large scale, because once they move, they will be forced to go to places with thin aura. This is simply unacceptable to them."

"In addition, there is another reason. The base of this Hidden Sect is extremely large. They search for people everywhere and forcibly migrate them, forming a population settlement."

"Combined with various factors, even if they want to migrate, they will face a very complicated situation."

"And…"

Tong Gang paused with a confident smile. "Even if they migrate, the people we planted in the Hidden Sect will spread the news. We can also change our route and chase after them!"

"We brought a huge amount of resources with us this time. We can ensure that we can exert 100% of our strength in places with thin spiritual energy. Although the Hidden Sect has many masters, their reserves of resources are incomparable to ours."

"I see…"

Xu Ning and Feng Qi looked at each other and nodded silently.

Their previous worries were completely unnecessary. The Imperial Court had already considered this.

Afterwards, Xu Ning and Feng Qi chatted with Tong Gang and gained a better understanding of the details of this mission.

The fleet continued to sail. More than three months went by. Over the past three months, Xu Ning had been staying on the ship, refining pills to pass the time.

As for Tong Gang and Feng Qi, they spent their time cultivating.

The two of them were in the seventh stage dao realm, just like Xu Ning.

Although in comparison, their strength was definitely far inferior to Xu Ning's.

On this day.

Tong Gang received the news from the central warship, so he called Xu Ning and Feng Qi over and gathered together.

"Brothers, there is news from the spies in the Hidden Sect."

Tong Gang said, "Just like we guessed before, the Hidden Sect is not moving their camp. They only moved some disciples with good potential, so not many core members are left."

"Is that so…"

Xu Ning and Feng Qi nodded at the same time.

This meant that they were going to attack.

"However, after knowing that we are about to approach and siege them, the people of the Hidden Sect have also begun to make preparations and their own arrangements. In other words, when the time comes, we will have to face a Hidden Sect who is ready to fight. Therefore, this operation will definitely not be easy."

Tong Gang did not hide the danger of the operation, instead he told the two of them to have a higher evaluation of this mission.

"In addition, they may also ambush us on the way. The central warship is calling for us to be careful at all times and stay alert."

Tong Gang reminded again.

"I was prepared a long time ago. I really want to see how powerful the Hidden Sect is."

A true fighting spirit appeared in Feng Qi's eyes.

Although the Hidden Sect had been famous for a long time, Feng Qi did not have any experience of fighting against the Hidden Sect like Xu Ning, so he never personally felt the power of the Hidden Sect.

When Tong Gang heard this, he laughed. "Then I will rely on you two when that time comes."

"Of course."

Feng Qi responded.

Xu Ning also nodded.

However, although Tong Gang said this, Xu Ning did not really think that he and Feng Qi were the main forces in Tong Gang's eyes.

Over the past three months, Xu Ning had learned some information from Tong Gang.

In addition to a powerful force, the Imperial Court's fleet seemed to have another trump card.

But he still didn't know what that trump card was.

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Chapter 305: Ambush

In the Endless Sea.

An oval island.

This place was not only in a clear sky region, but it was also extremely rich in spiritual energy.

This kind of place was extremely difficult to find overseas.

This was the destination of Xu Ning's fleet, one of the camps of the Hidden Sect.

There were trees and buildings on the island.

In addition, the population was also very dense.

These people were the reserves of the Hidden Sect to cultivate their disciples.

There was a tall building at the center of the island.

The hall of the building was empty, with only three people sitting above.

"The people from State Wansheng will come in a few days."

Sitting on the left was a man who looked like an ordinary middle-aged man. He was wearing a green robe with silver light flowing on it.

"Let them come, we are ready to fight anyway."

Sitting on the right was a woman in pink. Although her face was young, her eyes were filled with vicissitudes.

When the green-robed man saw the pink-clothed woman's confidence, he frowned slightly.

Compared to the pink-clothed woman, the green-robed man was obviously not too optimistic.

"Master Liu, are we going to wait here for the enemy to attack? I think we should send some people to attack them. I am willing to lead the team personally, we can definitely cause them a lot of trouble."

The woman in pink volunteered to take the initiative. She looked at the man in black sitting in the middle with a hint of urgency in her eyes.

"Your confidence is commendable, but the opponent is definitely not to be trifled with. If we attack rashly, we will only fall into a more passive situation."

Before the black-clothed Master Liu could speak, the green-robed man refuted.

His opinion was obviously the opposite of the pink-clothed woman.

"The enemy is right in front of you, but you are so timid. I think you should follow the disciples of the sect and migrate somewhere else overseas. This way, you won't lose face because of your cowardice."

When the woman in pink heard this, her response was full of mockery.

"You!"

The green-robed man's expression was ugly. He immediately refuted, "You aren't trying to stop the enemy at all. I think you just want to take revenge! Back then, when you were in State Wansheng, you thought you were strong, so you treated human lives as dirt. Your hands were covered in blood, causing you to be hunted by the top masters of the Imperial Court! In the face of their force, you panicked and were forced to escape from State Wansheng, so you joined our Hidden Sect."

"Afterwards, you kept urging Master Liu to make more arrangements to destroy the stability of State Wansheng. Your intention is not for the good of Hidden Sect, but to vent your anger."

"If you really want to advance rashly this time, go alone, don't implicate the others in the sect!"

The green-robed man did not show any mercy to the woman in pink.

This made the woman's face turn pale.

She stood up and was about to refute.

But at this moment, Master Liu, who had been silent, spoke.

"Alright now."

Master Liu's voice was low. "It's meaningless to argue about such nonsense in front of a powerful enemy."

After Master Liu said this, the other two fell silent.

Although they were still dissatisfied, they had obviously restrained themselves and were no longer aggressive towards each other.

The pink-clothed woman sat back down and didn't say a word.

"The enemy is taking the aggressive stance this time, so what we need to do is to firmly protect and occupy this place that has dense spiritual energy, and to minimize the casualties of the Hidden Sect's disciples."

"We were established overseas, and the living environment and cultivation environment is difficult. Every time someone is injured, it will be a huge blow to us."

Master Liu said, "Although the disciples with great potential in the sect have been sent into a spatial treasure and were taken away, the remaining members will still have to do their best to protect their safety and try not to take meaningless risks."

After Master Liu finished speaking, the green-robed man had a smug look on his face.

This made the woman in pink a little unhappy.

"However, it is not wise to let them attack us so easily. We have to make them realize that if they attack us, they will have to pay a terrible price."

Master Liu's words suddenly took a turn.

"Master Liu, I am willing to lead our men and ambush them!"

The woman in pink expressed her attitude again.

"You can't go. You are an important member of the sect. If something happens to you, it will affect us greatly."

Master Liu refused the pink-clothed woman's proposal.

"Then what should we do?"

The woman in pink asked.

When Master Liu heard this, his eyes revealed an unusual glint.

"Didn't the sect just cultivate a batch of mutated demon beasts recently? Send a few Master Tamers to ambush them and see the effects… If the effects of the ambush are good, we can also use this batch of mutated demon beasts in the future…"

The eyes of the cyan-robed man and the pink-clothed woman lit up at the same time.

Obviously, the two of them supported this idea.

They were also looking forward to the strength of this batch of mutated demon beasts.

That was because the cultivation method of these mutated demon beasts was personally taught by their Sect Master, Yu Zhiyin.

Unfortunately, after Sect Master Yu Zhiyin appeared once a few years ago, there had been no news of him.

Otherwise, with Yu Zhiyin here, the people of State Wansheng would not dare to attack.

…

A few more days passed by.

"According to the information provided by intelligence, we are at most five days away from the camp of Hidden Sect!"

On the deck, Xu Ning, Feng Qi, and Tong Gang looked into the distance.

At this moment, the fleet was under the dark clouds and thunder. The rain was pouring, and the sea was surging.

"The closer we get to the Hidden Sect, the richer the spiritual energy will be."

Feng Qi felt it.

"It must have taken a lot of effort to find this kind of location overseas."

Xu Ning agreed.

Bang!

Suddenly, a loud noise came from under their warship, then it shook violently.

"What's going on?"

Feng Qi quickly stabilized himself.

"It should be an ambush by an underwater demon beast."

Xu Ning said.

"It's already a great fortune for the underwater demon beasts that we didn't go down to hunt them and take their materials, yet they actually dare to provoke us. I will go and deal with them."

After saying that, Feng Qi jumped into the sea.

"Wait…"

Xu Ning couldn't stop him in time.

He could sense that the demon beast under the ship should be in the high level of the dao realm.

"I'll help."

Tong Gang said, "After all, the water is the domain of an underwater demon beast. It will be difficult for Brother Feng to deal with it alone."

With that, Tong Gang also jumped into the water.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The sound of battle came from the sea below the ship.

"Slow down the fleet!"

Xu Ning ordered the helmsman.

If the speed of the warship was too fast and the battle was delayed for too long, the distance between Feng Qi and Tong Gang from the ship would drift too far..

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Chapter 306: Capture, Xu Qian

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Bang!

A loud noise came from the bottom of the sea.

'What a strong shock wave!'

Xu Ning felt the ship shake violently again.

'Isn't the aftershock of this battle a little too powerful?'

Xu Ning felt that something was wrong.

He was about to jump into the water when he suddenly saw the water surface split apart.

Tong Gang carried Feng Qi and jumped out of the water.

"Senior Brother Feng!"

Xu Ning saw Feng Qi's condition and his pupils contracted.

Feng Qi was covered in blood, with one of his arms broken and his face pale.

Tong Gang carried Feng Qi to the deck, and Xu Ning quickly hurried over.

"Take this pill first."

Xu Ning gave Feng Qi a pill to stop his injuries.

"What happened just now?"

Xu Ning asked.

"When we subdued the underwater demon beast that collided with the ship, the demon beast actually self-destructed!"

Tong Gang's eyes were full of lingering fear. "Brother Feng was too close to that demon beast so he was caught up in the blast."

"Self-destructed?"

Xu Ning frowned.

The force of a demon beast's self-destruction was indeed terrifying.

Their bodies were already strong to begin with, and coupled with them completely squeezing out every inch of power in their bloodline, they could release an attack several times stronger than their own strength.

The demon beast that hit the bottom of the ship just now had just entered the high level of the dao realm. The explosive force of its self-destruction was something that even Feng Qi, who was at the peak of the elementary origin realm, could not withstand.

"Demon beasts self-destructing… That is truly a rare occurrence…"

Doubt brewed in Xu Ning's heart.

The intelligence of high level dao realm demon beasts were no lesser than humans, so they rarely took the initiative to take risks.

This was the first time they had seen a high level dao realm demon beast target someone stronger than it with the intent of self-destructing itself.

"Fortunately, I dodged in time, otherwise I would have lost more than just one arm."

After taking the pill, Feng Qi's condition improved a little.

He then took out a jade green pill from his storage ring and swallowed it.

Xu Ning recognized this pill. After taking this pill, Feng Qi's arm would regenerate itself.

And this process would only take a few days.

Bang! Bang!

Suddenly, two more loud booms rang out.

"It came from the ships next to us!"

Xu Ning got up and looked into the distance, only to see the two adjacent warships swaying.

Afterwards, a few underwater demon beasts jumped out of the sea and onto the ship. Once on board, it began to fight against the people on the ship.

"Could it be… an ambush?!"

When Tong Gang saw this scene, he instantly realized what was going on.

Sure enough, in the next moment, another wave of demon beasts gathered next to the ship they were on, and those demon beasts jumped onto the ship like flying fish as well.

Those demon beasts were in all shapes and sizes, and the weakest among them was in the elementary-level of the dao realm.

"Defend against the enemy!"

Tong Gang suddenly shouted.

The soldiers on the ship instantly followed the order. They took out their dao spears and fought back against the demon beasts that were rushing up from the seabed.

The soldiers attacked the weaker demon beasts alone.

As for the stronger ones, the soldiers joined forces to attack them.

Xu Ning immediately started to fight as well. He swung out his astral qi and sliced a weaker demon beast into two.

'These demon beasts don't seem to have any self-awareness, they only have their beastial instincts!'

As they fought, Xu Ning noticed something.

He could clearly sense that these attacking demon beasts were just filled with animalistic instincts, there was no trace of intelligence in their eyes.

This kind of trait was usually only seen on mortal realm demon beasts.

'Moreover, the appearance of these demon beasts is very unbalanced!'

Xu Ning had read a lot of books when he was in the Harmony King Mansion, so he knew a little about sea demon beasts.

Some parts of the appearance of these sea demon beasts in front of him completely matched the description in the book, but at the same time, they also had some features that were not recorded in the book.

'They are all mutated demon beasts?'

Xu Ning thought to himself, 'It seems that this is indeed an ambush from the Hidden Sect!'

It was understandable for a mutated demon beast to appear, but it was obviously not a coincidence for more than a dozen of mutated demon beasts to appear at the same time.

Xu Ning decided to not show any mercy. He directly held the Flowing Cloud Piercer in his hand, and every time he attacked, he would cut down an attacking demon beast.

His killing speed was much faster than the other soldiers.

When Tong Gang and Feng Qi, who was still injured, saw this, they also began to deal with these demon beasts that kept rushing up to the warship.

Soon, the blood of demon beasts covered the entire warship, and corpses of demon beasts were everywhere.

'The entire fleet is attacked!'

As Xu Ning attacked, he noticed that the entire fleet of more than twenty warships were also ambushed.

The warship they were on was fine, and there was not much damage.

However, some of the warships had already been capsized after being attacked by powerful demon beasts.

Although these warships were not secret treasures, they were all first-class dao weapons. It showed that these demon beasts that could destroy first-class dao weapons were extremely powerful.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Xu Ning killed another two more high level dao realm demon beasts that were about to self-destruct.

Once these demon beasts felt threatened, they would take the initiative to self-destruct and display their greatest value.

Fortunately, Xu Ning, Tong Gang, Feng Qi, and the other soldiers were all being very careful. They were all very decisive and experienced, resulting in many demon beasts being killed before they had the opportunity to self-destruct.

'These demon beasts must be controlled by a Master Tamer…'

Xu Ning thought to himself, 'These Master Tamers should be hiding nearby or at the bottom of the sea…'

Thinking of this point, Xu Ning turned his head and said to Tong Gang and Feng Qi, "I'll go out and take a look!"

After saying that, Xu Ning flew at a low altitude and followed the route of the demon beasts in the sea to find the Master Tamers.

Whoosh!

"Huh?"

Not long after Xu Ning moved out, another figure rushed out of the fleet.

Xu Ning turned his head slightly and saw that it was Yu Qiao.

In Xu Ning's fleet, besides the experts of the Imperial Court, he and Yu Qiao were the strongest. They were the first to figure the crux of the situation, which was to find the source of these demon beasts.

Xu Ning did not stop to wait for Yu Qiao, instead he continued to search faster.

'These Master Tamers must have worn Aura Concealment Rings to hide their aura!'

According to the route of the demon beasts in the sea, Xu Ning figured out their approximate hiding spots.

He magnified his senses to the extreme.

Although Xu Ning was in the elementary origin realm, his perception was comparable to a master in the origin connection realm.

'Found them!'

While he was searching the sea, Xu Ning suddenly noticed subtle abnormal fluctuations under the sea at a certain spot.

Immediately, he dived into the water and rushed forward with the Flowing Cloud Piercer in his hand.

Boom!

Xu Ning pierced forward and exploded a piece of underwater rock.

Sure enough, there was a gray-robed figure lurking under the rocks.

After seeing Xu Ning, the gray-robed man seemed a little flustered.

In response to Xu Ning's appearance, the gray-robed man waved his hand and released two sea demon beasts from his spatial treasure.

Xu Ning saw this and attacked with his Flowing Cloud Piercer, easily killing them.

Immediately after, Xu Ning chased after the gray-robed man.

"Tell me, where are the others from the Hidden Sect?"

Xu Ning pulled him out of the water and asked sternly.

Although the gray-robed man was a Master Tamer, he was only in the elementary origin realm. He was controlled by Xu Ning without any opportunity to resist.

Faced with Xu Ning's question, the gray-robed man gritted his teeth before his head slowly tilted to the side. His lifeforce was extinguished.

'He's dead?'

Xu Ning did not expect this.

He didn't expect that once he captured him, he would kill himself.

"You also couldn't capture him alive?"

At this moment, Yu Qiao also rushed over from afar, holding a dead gray-robed person in her hand as well.

Obviously, Yu Qiao had also noticed some traces just now, but just like Xu Ning, she couldn't keep the man alive.

"No, I didn't sense how they commit suicide."

Xu Ning checked the gray-robed man and found that his heart meridians had been broken, but there was no poison or other abnormalities in his body.

"Let's search again!"

Yu Qiao said.

"Okay."

Xu Ning responded.

Afterwards, the two searched the nearby waters.

During this process, the other seeds finally realized what they should do and fumbled to search nearby.

The group of people began to search for the hidden Master Tamers.

After another round of searching, two more gray-robed people were caught. It was still Xu Ning and Yu Qiao who caught them.

Their perception and strength were something the other seeds could not compare to.

Unfortunately, these two gray-robed Master Tamers were not successfully kept alive as well.

For this, Xu Ning had already taken precautions. After he had captured this person, he had knocked him out first, but after knocking him out, his heart meridians would still be severed.

Obviously, these ambushers of the Hidden Sect were fully prepared.

"I don't think there is anyone else…"

Yu Qiao came to Xu Ning's side, holding a corpse in one hand.

"In this case, let's go back."

Xu Ning guessed that all the hidden Master Tamers had been found.

Thus, the two returned to their ships.

The other seeds who were also searching the waters were a little jealous when they saw this.

This trip to the sea was a selection test, but Xu Ning and Yu Qiao had already achieved something before they even began to attack the camp of the Hidden Sect, leaving them behind on the starting line.

However, even though they were jealous, they couldn't snatch their credit, so they could only return helplessly.

Xu Ning did not return to his warship directly, instead he followed Yu Qiao and returned to the central warship.

The person holding the fort on this ship was the general of the fleet, Xu Qian, a genuine dao realm ninth stage master.

"Master Xu, the people who ambushed us have all been captured!"

Yu Qiao brought Xu Ning to Xu Qian.

Yu Qiao was already on the central warship, so she had gotten to know Xu Qian before this. As for Xu Ning, this was the first time Xu Ning had seen this dao realm ninth stage expert.

"Master Xu."

Xu Ning threw the two corpses aside and bowed slightly.

Xu Qian did not give Xu Ning a lot of pressure. Comparatively, the pressure exuded from the Core Sea Demon Lord was much stronger.

"These four are the ones who ambushed us?"

Xu Qian glanced at Xu Ning, then looked at the corpses on the ground.

"Yes, but unfortunately, no one could be captured alive."

Yu Qiao responded.

Chapter 307: Siege

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"You have already done a great job."

Xu Qian encouraged the two, "Both of your actions are considered a merit."

The performance of the seeds from the Core Sea Demon Sect this time was determined by the merits given by the Imperial Court.

Xu Qian would basically finalize the final evaluation of the seeds.

"Which ship are you from, and what is your name?"

Xu Qian asked.

"Warship 17, Xu Ning."

Xu Ning responded.

"Okay."

Xu Qian nodded. "You can both leave. Leave these corpses for the others to investigate."

Xu Ning and Yu Qiao bowed to Xu Qian before walking to the deck together.

From a distance, the fleet that had been ambushed had already been recovered.

The warships that had just capsized were also replaced by new dao weapon warships.

Although the demon beasts in the sea were aggressive, facing the elite forces of the Imperial Court and the help of the seeds of the Core Sea Demon Sect, the fleet did not suffer much damage.

"This is considered our first time working together."

Yu Qiao stood next to Xu Ning. "When we attack the camp of the Hidden Sect later, we can fight side by side again and make contributions."

Xu Ning smiled without answering.

"Senior Sister Yu, I will return to my ship first."

With that, Xu Ning flew away from the central warship.

'Is Xu Ning afraid that I will overshadow him…'

After Xu Ning left, Yu Qiao chuckled. She didn't really care about Xu Ning's cold attitude.

"Brother Xu, you're back!"

On the other side, Xu Ning had returned to his ship.

As soon as he came back, Tong Gang and Feng Qi hurried towards him.

Currently, the blood-stained ship had already been cleaned up.

He didn't know if the corpses of the demon beasts were thrown into the sea or put away.

After all, there were many precious resources in the bodies of dao realm demon beasts.

"How is it? Did you find anything?"

Feng Qi asked.

Immediately after Xu Ning left, Feng Qi realized what Xu Ning wanted to do. He must have gone to find the Master Tamers who controlled these demon beasts.

Feng Qi wanted to follow him, because only by continuously performing meritorious deeds could he receive a better evaluation.

But because of his injuries, Feng Qi hesitated for a long time, but in the end, he still did not chase after him.

If he couldn't find the target and was ambushed instead, he would be in trouble.

"Senior Sister Yu Qiao and I caught four Master Tamers. Unfortunately, we couldn't keep them alive."

Xu Ning said.

After hearing this, Feng Qi was a little envious.

They had only just begun, but Xu Ning had made a contribution.

"Brother Xu is amazing!"

Tong Gang patted Xu Ning's shoulder and smiled.

When Xu Ning killed the demon beast just now, he was fierce and strong. Tong Gang saw all of this.

After learning that Xu Ning had found out the masterminds behind the ambush, he felt that Xu Ning was not simple.

With this in mind, Tong Gang wanted to get closer to Xu Ning.

In his opinion, Xu Ning was very likely to become a high-ranking member of the Core Sea Demon Sect in the future.

If he formed a friendship with him, he would benefit endlessly in the future.

"Senior Brother Feng, concentrate on recuperating. In ten days at most, we will reach the camp of the Hidden Sect and attack them. You have to recover quickly.

Xu Ning said.

"Don't worry, I have taken a pill to heal my injuries. I will recover in a few days."

Feng Qi responded.

After the wave of demon beast attacks, everyone entered combat mode in advance.

Whether it was the seeds of the Core Sea Demon Sect or the soldiers of the Imperial Court, they all realized that the following operation would likely be a difficult battle.

The ship continued to sail.

Eight days later.

The fleet slowed down.

This was because the camp of the Hidden Sect was already in their line of sight.

'We are finally here!'

Standing at the bow of the ship, Xu Ning could clearly see the distant island.

A rough estimation showed that the territory of the Hidden Sect should be one-third of the size of the Core Sea Demon Sect.

However, although this place was small, the spiritual energy here was as dense as State Wansheng.

This was rare overseas.

Finding such a place in the vast Endless Sea must have taken a lot of effort.

"It seems like the Hidden Sect is already prepared for our arrival."

Tong Gang stood next to Xu Ning.

The reason why Tong Gang said this was because the island was surrounded by a wall of trees.

The wall of trees intertwined with each other like a tall fence, surrounding the entire island in an attempt to prevent an invasion from the outside world.

On the top of the wall, there were already disciples of the Hidden Sect holding longbow dao weapons with their aim on them.

It seemed like as long as they wanted to invade the island, they would attack immediately.

"What should we do next?"

Feng Qi asked Tong Gang.

"Wait for General Xu's orders."

Tong Gang replied.

There was a communication device between the central warship and the accompanying warships, which could transmit instructions at any time.

Not long after, Tong Gang received an order. Xu Qian asked all the warships to spread out and completely surround the island.

This was to prevent the people of the Hidden Sect from escaping when they couldn't resist the final attack.

At this moment.

On the island.

Master Liu of the Hidden Sect was sitting in a hall, and beside him were the green-robed man and the pink-clothed woman.

But this time, there were other gray-robed people in the hall.

"Everyone, the people from State Wansheng are here."

Master Liu's voice was low as he glanced at everyone.

Everyone had a solemn expression.

In order to defend their base, they had to fight desperately in the face of a great enemy.

"Although the enemy is coming at us aggressively, we have enough strength to resist them. Don't let your thoughts run wild before the battle."

Master Liu said.

"Our stationed island has activated a secret treasure, the 'Tree Domain', to surround the entire island. This precious secret treasure was given to us by the Sect Master. No matter how high the enemy flies, the wall of trees in the Tree Domain will stop them. If they want to break in, they have to break through the wall of trees."

"But this wall of trees is not so easy to break. When they break the tree wall, we can seize the opportunity to launch a counterattack, inhibiting them from breaking the tree wall while also injuring them."

Master Liu's words calmed everyone down a little.

Everyone trusted the defensive power of the tree wall created by the secret treasure Tree Domain.

After all, this was a treasure left behind by Sect Master Yu Zhiyin.

"Okay, everyone, I will arrange the battle plan next."

Master Liu said, "As long as they are strictly executed, even if they are given another ten years, they will not be able to break into the island."

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Chapter 308: Secret Treasure Combined Formation

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Outside the island.

The fleet had formed a circle to surround the island.

The two sides were ready to fight. It was as though a clash would erupt the moment any side showed signs of strange movements.

Xu Ning was on his warship, waiting for orders from the central warship with Tong Gang and Feng Qi.

"Look!"

Suddenly, Feng Qi looked at the central warship.

Xu Ning and Tong Gang also looked in the direction Feng Qi was looking at.

Someone flew in the air away from the central warship, rushing towards the island alone.

"Deputy General Gu!"

Tong Gang recognized this person. "Deputy General Gu probably wants to test them!"

'This Deputy General Gu should be a dao realm eighth stage master…'

Although he was far away, Xu Ning could infer his realm from the speed of his flight and the powerful aura that came from him.

Deputy General Gu flew towards the island.

Whoosh!

As he approached the island, a rain of arrows fell from the sky.

These arrows were all made of special metal, and they contained a large amount of dao realm power. When they hit a target, they could explode with tremendous power.

Although a single arrow couldn't cause too much damage, a large volley of arrows was quite threatening even for an ordinary high level dao realm master.

Deputy General Gu faced the rain of arrows calmly.

He activated the power of the dao realm, forming a protective membrane in front of him.

When the arrows hit the membrane, there were cracking sounds.

After being hit by the arrows, the membrane trembled violently.

However, this could not stop Deputy General Gu.

"He's getting closer!"

Seeing Deputy General Gu get closer and closer, the Hidden Sect's guards on the island began to panic.

"What are you panicking for?!"

The woman in pink next to Master Liu suddenly appeared behind the guards.

"Elder Quan!"

After seeing the pink-clothed woman who was called Elder Quan, everyone was relieved.

This Elder Quan was at the peak of the origin connection realm, and she had a very special technique. It was said that her true combat strength was comparable to a dao realm ninth stage master.

Therefore, after seeing her appear behind them, the guarding disciples were confident.

At this moment, Deputy General Gu had already reached the tree wall.

He increased his speed, intending to fly over it.

However, as soon as Deputy General Gu rose high into the air, the tree walls seemed to come alive. The branches grew rapidly, blocking Deputy General Gu from entering.

"What is this? Is this also a kind of secret treasure?"

Deputy General Gu was shocked.

He was a fierce general in the Imperial Court, and he had a high status.

Therefore, he had seen some first-class resources.

But this was the first time he had seen such a strange technique.

"I completely can't shake off this wall and barge in."

Deputy General Gu realized this problem.

Thus, Deputy General Gu backed away from the tree wall.

He stood in the air and a transparent spear condensed in his hand.

This astral qi spear contained origin power.

An origin connection realm master was different from an elementary origin realm master. An elementary origin realm master could only grasp and use a wisp of origin power, but the origin power that an origin connection realm master could master was a level higher in terms of quality and quantity.

Whoosh!

Deputy General Gu threw the transparent spear in his hand towards the tree wall.

Bang!

The spear actually blasted open a huge hole in the tree wall.

Seeing this, Deputy General Gu was overjoyed. As long as this tree wall could be broken, he could rush into the island.

However, this joy only lasted for a moment.

The hole closed at a visible speed and became whole once again.

"This!"

Deputy General Gu also received quite a shock.

'Even the best treasures among the first-class secret treasures can't be this powerful, right?'

Deputy General Gu had a solemn expression.

He knew very well that it would not be easy to invade the island.

'I'll try using a void stone. If I can tear open space and teleport inside, I can open its defenses from the inside!'

Deputy General Gu took out a void stone and prepared to enter.

However, after activating the spatial stone, Deputy General Gu tried to teleport.

However, he didn't succeed as he was blocked by the tree wall again.

'This thing can actually block spatial teleportation?'

Deputy General Gu did not expect this.

"This Tree Domain is the first-class treasure of our Hidden Sect. It's impossible for you people to break it!"

At this moment, Elder Quan appeared on the tree wall.

She looked at Deputy General Gu and said with a smile, "I advise you to return as soon as possible, so that you don't have to do too many useless antics! Moreover, if you continue to fight here, when our Sect Master returns, he will kill you all."

Deputy General Gu snorted. "Don't be arrogant! You underestimate us! Although this tree wall is difficult to break through, it is not indestructible!"

"I advise you to leave the island and surrender as soon as possible. This will relieve some of your crimes. When the time comes, His Imperial Majesty may even spare your lives!"

Deputy General Gu's momentum was not inferior at all.

"It's useless to talk too much. In that case, let's see what will happen next!"

Elder Quan was also very aggressive.

Deputy General Gu took a deep look at Elder Quan before returning.

Elder Quan's eyes narrowed as she looked at Deputy General Gu's back.

She could also tell that Deputy General Gu was not trying to scare her. He was really confident in his claim just now.

'Could it be that these people really have some trump cards…'

Elder Quan thought to herself.

However, after looking at the Tree Domain in front of her and thinking about how powerful the Sect Master was, Elder Quan still felt that the other party was unlikely to break through.

"General Xu!"

On the other side, Deputy General Gu returned to the central warship.

He told Xu Qian about his experience just now.

"The Tree Domain you mentioned might be a technique from an outer world!"

Xu Qian explained after listening to him.

He was stronger than Deputy General Gu, and he had even practiced martial arts with Duan Huiye, the Grandmaster of the Duan family. He was considered half a disciple of Duan Huiye, so he was more knowledgeable.

"A technique from an outer world?"

Deputy General Gu's heart shrank.

He had vaguely heard of outer worlds, but he knew little about the secrets of outer worlds.

"General Xu, in this case, let's use the secret treasure combined formation to break through!"

Deputy General Gu suggested.

"Okay, that is my intention as well!"

Xu Qian was confident. "Before coming here, Grandmaster had already prepared a secret treasure combined formation for us. He had already expected that the opponent's defensive measures would be very strong!"

With that, Xu Qian took out his communication stone.

"Everyone, get ready, we are going to use the secret treasure combined formation to tear apart the enemy's defenses!"

Warship 17.

"General Xu gave an order!"

Tong Gang suddenly said.

"What order?"

Xu Ning and Feng Qi asked.

"He will use the secret treasure combined formation to tear apart this tree wall!"

A look of excitement appeared in Tong Gang's eyes.

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Chapter 309: Charge

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"Secret treasure combined formation?"

Xu Ning raised his eyebrows.

Secret treasure combined formation could also be called secret treasure combination.

Some secret treasures could not only be used individually, but it could also be combined to cause greater damage to the enemy, achieving a greater overall effect.

The combined effect of these secret treasures exceeded all types of first-class treasures.

Each set of secret treasures was an extremely precious resource.

And apparently, there was only one set in the Core Sea Demon Sect.

"General Xu said that once this tree wall is broken, we will charge straight into the formation. Everyone will break into the island and capture or kill the members of the Hidden Sect."

Tong Gang said.

Xu Ning and Feng Qi nodded at the same time.

After Tong Gang finished speaking to Xu Ning and Feng Qi, he gathered the subordinates of the entire ship and repeated Xu Qian's instructions.

Soon, everyone was ready.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Several figures flew out of the central warship.

But this time, Xu Qian was the leader.

At this moment, Xu Qian and the others were each holding a secret treasure.

These treasures had different forms, but the surface of each treasure was engraved with the same pattern.

"Combined attack!"

Xu Qian shouted.

The secret treasure in his hand was the core component of the secret treasure combined formation. If he used it alone, it was just a first-class secret treasure.

"Incinerate!"

Xu Qian threw the secret treasure in his hand upwards, and the others behind him followed suit.

Each of them cooperated skillfully and controlled the secret treasures in their hands.

Instantly, several secret treasures were arranged closely. The lines on their surfaces suddenly lit up with surging green-colored flames.

Whoosh!

Several secret treasures twisted as they formed up, turning into a giant green fire python that soon rushed towards the tree wall.

"It's a secret treasure combined formation!"

After seeing this scene, Elder Quan's confident expression changed drastically.

"Back off!"

Elder Quan quickly said to the disciples near the tree wall.

Boom!

As soon as she finished speaking, the giant green fire python, which was formed by a few secret treasures, broke through the tree wall.

However, it did not stop there. Rather, it continued to charge along the tree wall, surrounding the island at an extremely fast speed. Soon, it circled around the entire tree wall and smashed it into smithereens.

Moreover, the green flames on the giant green fire python's body began to spread, preventing the tree wall from regenerating.

"The tree wall is broken! Charge!"

Tong Gang couldn't help but roar when he saw the tree wall break.

Whoosh!

The people on the ships all jumped out and rushed towards the island.

"Kill only the rebels. Don't kill anyone that submits!"

Tong Gang said.

"Yes!"

The hundred plus dao realm masters behind him responded.

Xu Ning and Feng Qi followed behind Tong Gang.

They were all from Warship 17, so they had to cooperate with Tong Gang and the others.

At the same time, all the soldiers on other warships also rushed towards the island.

In the eyes of the soldiers and the seeds of the Core Sea Demon Sect, the people of the Hidden Sect on the island were not just enemies, but also their ticket to gain merits.

"Not good! The tree wall is broken!"

After hearing the commotion, Master Liu, the green-robed man, and several elite deacons of the Hidden Sect who were in the eighth stage of the dao realm rushed out.

Seeing that the soldiers of the Imperial Court had already rushed to the island, they realized that something had gone terribly wrong.

"We can't lose this base, we have to expel them!"

Master Liu roared, "If this camp is lost, then when the Sect Master returns, he will definitely blame us. At that time, no one can escape responsibility!"

"According to the previous arrangements, you will each take your disciples and kill the intruders! Also, release all the mutated demon beasts we have cultivated and fight against the enemy together!"

"Yes!"

The people around him also knew that the situation was urgent, so they quickly left.

The two sides were already fighting.

The soldiers on Warship 17 were in groups of ten. They formed a formation and attacked the incoming disciples of the Hidden Sect and the ferocious demon beasts.

'What a powerful formation technique!'

Xu Ning observed the combat power of these Imperial Court soldiers as he dealt with the enemies in front of him.

'After they form a team of ten, their combat power is comparable to a dao realm seventh stage master! And among these people, the strongest is only in the core transformation realm!'

The difference in dao realm was difficult to make up with numbers.

But now, these soldiers of the Imperial Court had achieved a leap in combat power through the combination of their origin techniques and dao weapons using a formation.

"Kill them!"

Tong Gang was extremely excited and overflowing with battle spirit.

He took the initiative to walk in front, with more than a hundred subordinates behind him.

In a ten-person formation, not only did they have strong internal coordination, but they also needed to coordinate with the other formations.

They were like a fierce tiger diving into a flock of sheep, leaving the disciples of the Hidden Sect with no room to resist.

As for Xu Ning and Feng Qi, they were stronger, so they acted as the vanguard. If the enemy was slightly difficult to deal with, they would lend a hand and easily defeat the enemy.

It was not just Warship 17. The soldiers on the other ships also formed this kind of vanguard system. Neither the disciples nor the demon beasts from the Hidden Sect could resist their invasion.

"It's over! It's over!"

Master Liu finally realized the seriousness of the matter.

He thought that the Hidden Sect would be able to survive the invasion of the Imperial Court.

But now it seemed like they were no match to them.

It was only a matter of time before the garrison was destroyed.

They had underestimated the power of the Imperial Court.

It turned out that the reason why they could create some chaos in State Wansheng in the past was because the Imperial Court had not decided to seriously deal with them.

"Liu Qi!"

A figure appeared in front of Master Liu. It was Xu Qian.

"Xu Qian!"

When Liu Qi saw Xu Qian, his eyes were full of hatred.

As one of the three deputy sect masters of the Hidden Sect, Liu Qi knew Xu Qian.

"Let the Hidden Sect surrender. This will give your disciples a chance of survival!"

Xu Qian said, "Do you still think you can turn the tides of this battle?"

When Liu Qi heard this, he sneered. "Surrender? In your dreams!"

Liu Qi held a first-class secret treasure and attacked Xu Qian using his life as a wager.

When Xu Qian saw this, he knew that today's matter would not be resolved peacefully.

Thus, Xu Qian began to fight Liu Qi.

"Brother Xu, impressive!"

Tong Gang praised Xu Ning inside Warship 17's formation.

Just now, a dao realm eighth stage master was about to destroy the formation of Warship 17.

Seeing this, Tong Gang realized the danger and was about to disperse the formation.

But at that moment, he only saw a spatial tear appearing behind Xu Ning as he let out another stab.

The spatial distortion and the piercing attack of his secret treasure instantly killed the origin connection realm master.

Killing enemies above his realm was so easy for Xu Ning that Tong Gang was thoroughly astonished.

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Chapter 310: Complete Annihilation

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'Xu Ning is amazing…'

Feng Qi had also witnessed Xu Ning's strength just now, so he was shocked.

When Feng Qi first discovered that he and Xu Ning were on the same ship, he had some thoughts of competing with him.

However, as they got along, Feng Qi discovered that he was totally not on the same level as Xu Ning.

Xu Ning's "extreme" evaluation was accurate.

In the entire Core Sea Demon Sect, only Duan Chaomian and Yu Qiao could compete with Xu Ning.

Thinking of this, Feng Qi sighed ruefully.

Although his talent was also top-notch and he was also a seed of the Core Sea Demon Sect, he was still far inferior when compared to Xu Ning, Yu Qiao, and Duan Chaomian.

The invasion of the Imperial Court forces continued.

The defeat of the Hidden Sect was irreversible.

The disciples of the Hidden Sect were suppressed by the soldiers of the Imperial Court, the deacons were suppressed by the seeds of the Core Sea Demon Sect, and the deputy sect master and elders were also beaten by Xu Qian and several deputy generals.

It was only a matter of time before they were eliminated.

"I can't hold on anymore!"

The green-robed man and the pink-clothed Elder Quan next to Deputy Sect Master Liu were surrounded by four deputy generals.

The two of them could no longer defend against the attacks of the four deputy generals.

Even though they had all used their trump cards and swallowed medicinal pills that consumed their potential, which pushed their combat power extremely close to the ninth stage of the dao realm, they were still powerless to resist.

"I am willing to submit to the Imperial Court!"

The green-robed man gave up resisting.

"You traitor!"

Elder Quan was furious. "When the Sect Master returns, he will definitely kill you!"

"We won't kill those who surrenders!"

After the green-robed man gave up resisting, he was put into a secret treasure space by a deputy general.

This way, the life and death of the green-robed man would be completely in the hands of others.

'There is no choice, time to flee!'

Elder Quan saw this and quickly crushed a void stone, disappearing on the spot.

However, the four deputy generals did not panic.

"I'll chase after her!"

The one who spoke was Deputy General Gu.

He had a secret treasure that could be used to detech spatial fluctuations in his hand. Even if Elder Quan used a void stone, it was still impossible for her to escape.

Moreover, they had just used a spatial isolation technique, so the distance one's could teleport to would be greatly reduced.

'What a powerful interference technique!'

On the other side, Elder Quan reappeared from void.

After being disturbed by the spatial isolation technique, the use of the void stone did not allow her to escape from the island.

Just when Elder Quan was about to crush another void stone, she saw a figure appear in front of her.

This person was not Deputy General Gu, but Xu Ning.

The military strength of the Imperial Court was unsurmountable. The forces of the Hidden Sect were either killed or captured, so Xu Ning left the team and was ready to act alone. He would capture a few more people and earn some merit for himself.

As soon as he passed by this place, he noticed a fluctuation in the space, and then Elder Quan appeared.

Xu Ning immediately recognized her. She was the one who confronted Deputy General Gu before the tree wall was broken.

'A mere elementary origin realm master wants to stop me?'

Elder Quan was already furious by the overall situation. And now that she saw an insignificant soldier blocking her way, the thought of killing Xu Ning with one strike appeared in her mind.

With that said, a giant sword apparition appeared behind her. She was using her origin technique.

"Void Walk Beast Phantom, Night Weaver!"

Just when Elder Quan was using her origin technique, the apparition of a Night Beast appeared behind Xu Ning.

As Elder Quan's void greatsword pierced towards him, her vision was also swallowed by darkness.

Bang!

Just when the void greatsword was about to stab Xu Ning, Xu Ning's first-class secret treasure, the Fantasy Heart Armor, suddenly condensed and blocked the greatsword apparition.

'This Fantasy Heart Armor is so strong!'

Although Xu Ning knew that this first-class secret treasure was extraordinary, it was intact facing an attack that was infinitely close to the ninth stage of the dao realm. This was beyond Xu Ning's expectations.

After admiring the power of the Fantasy Heart Armor for a moment, Xu Ning also attacked.

Elder Quan's perception was temporarily taken away, so Xu Ning knocked her out with just one blow.

Elder Quan was easily captured by Xu Ning just like that.

"Huh?"

As soon as Xu Ning captured Elder Quan, Deputy General Gu had just rushed over.

"You captured her?"

A strange look flashed across Deputy General Gu's eyes.

He knew about Xu Ning. Xu Ning and Yu Qiao had captured opposing Master Tamers on the way and sent them to the central warship.

"Yes, Deputy General Gu."

Xu Ning responded.

"She is an elder of the Hidden Sect, you have performed a meritorious deed."

Deputy General Gu said.

Xu Ning smiled and handed Elder Quan to Deputy General Gu.

"I will report your achievements to General Xu."

Deputy General Gu took Elder Quan and imprisoned her in a spatial treasure.

Afterwards, the two separated again and cleaned up the mess on the island.

'The Core Sea Demon Sect is indeed powerful for an elementary origin realm master to have such high combat power!'

Deputy General Gu sighed after parting ways.

"Liu Qi, the sect camp of the Hidden Sect has been completely captured. You are not my opponent, just surrender."

Xu Qian had completely suppressed Liu Qi.

Liu Qi sighed.

The end result was fixed, there was no turning back.

"I underestimated you people…"

A look of loneliness appeared in Liu Qi's eyes before it was completely replaced by madness.

Liu Qi knew very well that even if he surrendered, he would definitely die.

"Ha!"

Liu Qi suddenly stuffed a bunch of blood-red pills into his mouth.

The aura on his body began to surge.

His strength soared rapidly, and he soon reached the peak of the dao realm ninth stage.

"Xu Qian, let's die together!"

Liu Qi was covered in blood as he rushed towards Xu Qian.

Seeing this, Xu Qian's pupils shrank.

He subconsciously wanted to crush a void stone and escape, but he discovered that the space surrounding him had been completely sealed.

Even though the situation was dangerous, Xu Qian's expression remained unchanged.

Bang!

Liu Qi's strongest attack hit Xu Qian.

However, a gentle white light appeared on Xu Qian's body, completely absorbing the impact of this crazy blow.

"This is a technique above the dao realm!"

Liu Qi's eyes were full of helplessness. His life force was quickly flowing away.

"This is my master's life-saving technique that he bestowed onto me."

Xu Qian looked at Liu Qi calmly.

"What a pity…"

After Liu Qi sighed, his body fell and his life ended.

"I couldn't keep him alive…"

Xu Qian muttered in a low voice, "But this is a good result. The casualties of this invasion are within the expected numbers… When we return to State Wansheng, I will report to Master…"

Although Duan Huiye had never admitted to being Xu Qian's master, Xu Qian had always regarded himself as Duan Huiye's disciple.

Liu Qi's death meant that the Imperial Court had completely destroyed the Hidden Sect camp here.

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Chapter 311: Gathering of Grandmasters

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"General, the soldiers are already cleaning up the mess."

Xu Qian stood in the middle, with four deputy generals next to him.

Deputy General Gu reported the current situation to Xu Qian. "Those from the Hidden Sect have been killed or captured. As for the people who were captured by the Hidden Sect to populate this island, we did not disturb them."

"There is no need to hurt them. The camp of the Hidden Sect has been destroyed, let them live here."

Xu Qian did not have much murderous intent.

"However, before leaving, I have to investigate carefully so that we won't have anyone slipping through the net."

Xu Qian said.

"General, don't worry."

Deputy General Gu responded.

"By the way, who performed the best among the seeds of the Core Sea Demon Sect?"

Xu Qian asked.

"Yu Qiao and Xu Ning."

Deputy General Gu answered without hesitation.

"It really is those two…"

Xu Qian was not surprised at all. "Even if these two can't compete for the position of sect master of the Core Sea Demon Sect, it shouldn't be difficult for them to be an elder."

"Okay, go and deal with the aftermath. Let all the soldiers rest here for three days. In three days, we will return."

Xu Qian said.

"Yes, General."

Deputy General Gu responded.

"Xu Ning!"

After the battle, Yu Qiao found Xu Ning again.

"I heard you captured an elder of the Hidden Sect alive?"

Yu Qiao asked.

"I was lucky to capture her. That person was injured and was chased by Deputy General Gu, so I took the opportunity to take advantage of the situation."

Xu Ning responded.

"It seems that your performance in this mission to eliminate the Hidden Sect is the best."

Yu Qiao's mouth curved, but there was no jealousy in her tone.

"Although I have my fair share of merits, I am still far behind compared to you."

Yu Qiao continued, "It seems that only Duan Chaomian can surpass you."

Although the camp that Duan Chaomian went to destroy was different from theirs, with Duan Chaomian's strength, he must have gained a lot.

"Xu Ning, I heard that you are the sect master of a small sect?"

Yu Qiao took the initiative to chat.

"Yes, my sect is called the Swallow Heron Sect."

Xu Ning said, "I only rebuilt it two to three years ago."

"If there is a chance, I will be a guest there."

Yu Qiao said.

"You are welcome anytime."

Xu Ning smiled.

"Huh?"

Just as they were making meaningless small talk, Xu Ning suddenly noticed that the clear sky above his head had become a little dim.

Yu Qiao also noticed this.

Whoosh!

Right at this moment, strong winds suddenly blew, and black clouds suddenly condensed on the entire island. Immediately, those cloud were visibly pressed down, as if they wanted to completely swallow the entire island.

'What's happening?'

Xu Ning felt the pressure on him increase drastically, as if something terrifying was approaching.

Yu Qiao also frowned as she realized that danger was approaching.

Soon after, the black clouds stopped descending. Those clouds were less than a hundred meters away from the ground.

A figure slowly descended from the black clouds.

This person exuded a heavy pressure. Even Xu Ning and Yu Qiao felt a little breathless looking at him.

On the island, ordinary dao realm masters felt that their bodies were not listening to their orders, while those below the dao realm were lying on the ground helplessly.

"This aura…"

Yu Qiao's pupils contracted. "This is the power of a grandmaster!"

"Power of a grandmaster?"

Xu Ning's heart tightened.

In State Wansheng, only the Duan imperial family's Grandmaster had achieved such a realm.

But if he came, he wouldn't pressure the forces of the Imperial Court like this.

"Could that person be Yu Zhiyin?"

Yu Qiao seemed to realize something.

"Yu Zhiyin?"

Xu Ning's heart skipped a beat.

Xu Ning now had a good understanding of the Hidden Sect.

He knew that Yu Zhiyin was the founder of the Hidden Sect. He was the nominal sect master of the Hidden Sect, although he had not appeared for a long time.

There had been rumors in the outside world that Yu Zhiyin was a genius of the same generation as the Grandmaster of the Duan family. It could even be said that their aptitudes were comparable.

Over the years Yu Zhiyin had secluded himself, some people began to speculate that he might have broken through the dao realm bottleneck and reached the realm of a grandmaster as well.

Now it seemed that it might be true.

'Could it be that Yu Zhiyin was alerted by the destruction of his sect?'

Xu Ning and Yu Qiao looked at each other.

"So easily annihilated…"

The figure stood in the air, looking down at the mess on the ground.

He was wearing a wide robe, and his long hair fluttered in the air. He had an otherworldly aura.

The person muttered to himself in a low voice, "Although the establishment of the Hidden Sect was an impromptu act, it is quite embarrassing to be in this situation…"

Just as Xu Ning and Yu Qiao guessed, this person was the founder of the Hidden Sect, Yu Zhiyin, who had disappeared for many years.

"In that case…"

Yu Zhiyin waved his hand.

The space below him stirred.

The hundreds of Imperial Court troops in that area were instantly annihilated without a sound.

'So strong…'

Xu Ning and Yu Qiao were not far from the affected area. They saw everything.

They had a feeling that if they were the ones who suffered that blow, the result would be the same.

Yu Zhiyin waved his hand again.

"Stop!"

Xu Qian suddenly stepped forward at this moment.

He stood on the ground and looked up at Yu Zhiyin.

Although the heavy pressure made him feel fear and cracked the bones in his body, Xu Qian still gritted his teeth and stood up.

"Oh? Kid, you have his shadow on you."

Yu Zhiyin looked down on Xu Qian, a peak dao realm ninth stage master, like a child.

"In that case, go to hell first!"

Yu Zhiyin raised his hand and a huge force descended down on Xu Qian.

However, at this critical moment, a golden light suddenly appeared in the black cloud.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye, the black clouds were dispersed, and a silver-haired teenager and a black-haired man confronted Yu Zhiyin.

Yu Zhiyin's earlier attack was also negated.

"Oh? You guys are here too?"

Yu Zhiyin looked surprised.

'It's Master and the Core Sea Demon Lord!'

When Xu Qian saw this scene, he looked happy.

Xu Ning also confirmed the silver-haired teenager's identity by his strength and by the fact that the Core Sea Demon Lord was beside him.

"Yu Zhiyin…"

Duan Huiye flicked his hands and the void around him trembled.

The next moment, three of them disappeared in the air.

Above the Endless Sea, three figures stood among the thunderclouds.

"Yu Zhiyin, you have really comprehended the second type of world origin and broke through the dao realm bottleneck!"

Duan Huiye looked at the man in front of him with a serious expression.

Beside him, Duan Huiyao, the Core Sea Demon Lord, had an even more serious expression.

"Duan Huiyao, Duan Huiyao, it's been years since we last met."

A look of satisfaction appeared on Yu Zhiyin's face as he reunited with his old friends.

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Chapter 312: Origin of the Infinite Worlds

After hearing Yu Zhiyin's words, a look of reminiscence flashed in Duan Huiyao and Duan Huiyao's eyes.

Especially Duan Huiye, whose thoughts returned to his younger days.

Back then, he, who was born in the Duan imperial family, and Yu Zhiyin, who was born in an ordinary sect, were praised as the peerless pair of prodigies.

At a young age, almost everyone concluded that they would definitely grow to the limit of the dao realm.

However, reality was more impactful. Whether it was Duan Huiye or Yu Zhiyin, not only did they achieve the widely expected result, but they also became grandmasters above the dao realm.

Hundreds of years ago, because their aptitudes were both top-notch, Duan Huiye and Yu Zhiyin had developed a friendship with each other.

But later, something happened, causing the two to break up.

At that time, the sect master of the Hidden Mist Sect, who was Yu Zhiyin's master, was stuck in the origin connection realm and couldn't advance.

However, in order to break through the shackles, Yu Zhiyin's master discovered a demonic technique.

However, this demonic technique was different from the Core Sea Demon Lord's situation. It was not simply deviating from proper martial arts, but it required the blood of powerful warriors to break through and advance. Therefore, Yu Zhiyin's master secretly hunted down powerful warriors, including many disciples and deacon elders of official sects.

This matter was kept underground at first, but later on, as Yu Zhiyin's master's ambition gradually increased, and soon his actions were gradually exposed and eventually discovered by the Imperial Court.

According to the rules of the Imperial Court, Yu Zhiyin's master must be killed.

But once Yu Zhiyin's master was captured, Yu Zhiyin came and begged Duan Huiye.

With Duan Huiye's status, if he was willing to intervene, he could indeed spare his life.

But Duan Huiye felt that Yu Zhiyin's master deserved to die, so he refused Yu Zhiyin's request.

Thus, Yu Zhiyin's master was killed in the end.

Because Yu Zhiyin and his master had a deep relationship, Yu Zhiyin was greatly impacted by this incident. His temperament changed drastically, and he broke off his relationship with Duan Huiye.

Afterwards, Yu Zhiyin went into seclusion to cultivate. After breaking through to the elementary origin realm, his desire for revenge was reignited.

He killed the experts of the Imperial Court who had captured his master, then took revenge on the many people who were involved in this incident.

Naturally, the Imperial Court was furious. They ordered to kill Yu Zhiyin, then forcibly disbanded the Hidden Mist Sect.

After Duan Huiye heard about this, he personally chased after Yu Zhiyin. After he caught up with him, a fierce battle broke out between the two.

In the end, both of them were injured, but Yu Zhiyin fled far away and disappeared overseas.

A few hundred years later, the Hidden Sect, which had a similar name to the Hidden Mist Sect appeared and began to create trouble in State Wansheng. At this time, Yu Zhiyin's name was mentioned again.

Now, after a long time, the two sides finally met again.

"Yu Zhiyin, you formed the Hidden Sect, caused massacres for no reason, and disrupted the order of State Wansheng. You have committed a heinous crime."

The nostalgia in Duan Huiye's eyes disappeared.

The Yu Zhiyin in front of him was no longer his friend, but his enemy.

"Duan Huiye, you and I have already reached our current realm. Do you think there is any meaning in saying that?"

Yu Zhiyin chuckled. "After comprehending two world origins, we are no longer on the same level as those ants."

"But you also grew up step by step from an ant."

Duan Huiye said in a deep voice.

Yu Zhiyin shook his head. "Up to you."

"Since you appeared today, I will let off these people who destroyed the Hidden Sect."

Yu Zhiyin said, "After all, the Hidden Sect was just a plaything that I created on the spot. It is just a small matter. If it is destroyed, then it is destroyed…"

"I'm leaving, but the next time we meet, it will be the time for us to fight to the death."

Yu Zhiyin flicked his sleeves casually.

"No need for next time, we can do it right now!"

The origin power in Duan Huiye's body surged.

However, his origin power was different from the origin power of Xu Ning and the others. It was obviously more profound, as his origin power was mixed with two different circulation paths.

Only those who participated in the two world origins and understood the deeper fundamental mechanism of origins could verify them against each other and break through the dao realm bottleneck.

"Do we have to fight?"

Yu Zhiyin was not afraid at all. He just shook his head gently. "In fact, there is no difference in our strength. It is meaningless to fight."

"Huiyao, move aside."

Duan Huiye prompted Duan Huiyao who was beside him.

He was determined to fight.

"Be careful."

Duan Huiyao reminded and disappeared from the battlefield.

He knew that if he was here, he would be a burden to Duan Huiye.

Yu Zhiyin watched Duan Huiye leave without any intention of stopping him.

"Yu Zhiyin, let's settle this today!"

The origin power in Duan Huiye's body exploded.

His aura suddenly surged and a domineering aura spread out.

Right now, in the Endless Sea under them, there were no signs of any lifeforms for a radius of several hundred miles.

The sea demon beasts were all fleeing frantically in order to escape from the terrifying pressure.

Yu Zhiyin saw this and stopped talking.

His aura also exploded.

"Extinguish!"

Duan Huiye used all of his trump cards the moment he attacked.

A starry sky appeared behind him, and the light of the stars gathered on Duan Huiye's body.

On the other side, behind Yu Zhiyin, there were countless phantoms of demon beasts.

Most of the strange beasts and demon beasts were not from this world.

The faint red light from the bodies of these beasts merged into Yu Zhiyin's body.

"Beast Hunt!"

Yu Zhiyin and Duan Huiye attacked at the same time.

Boom!

After the first blow, a wave of qi swept out.

The surface of the sea below them exploded, sweeping up a hundred-meter wave that surged towards the surroundings.

The thick black clouds above them were completely dispersed as well, turning the area into a clear sky region instantly.

The world suddenly became extremely quiet from where the two stood.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Finally, the seawater flowed back with turbulent currents below them.

After one move, there was a hint of helplessness and fear in Duan Huiye's eyes.

He knew very well that Yu Zhiyin's current strength was similar to his own. It was impossible for him to kill or capture him.

"Like I said, we can't end our feud today…"

Yu Zhiyin said, "When we merge the two world origins and comprehend the origin of the infinite worlds, the battle between us will be decided then."

"Between the two of us, whoever controls the origin power of the infinite worlds first means that the other will die."

Yu Zhiyin was as calm as before.

"I'm leaving."

Yu Zhiyin turned around and glanced at Duan Huiye. "Don't disappoint me."

With that, Yu Zhiyin disappeared into thin air.

This time, Duan Huiye did not chase after him.

"What a pity…"

Regret appeared in Duan Huiye's eyes at first when suddenly waves of relief flashed across his eyes..

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Chapter 313: Reward

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After a long time, the sea finally calmed down.

Duan Huiyao, the Core Sea Demon Lord, appeared beside Duan Huiye.

"You couldn't stop him?"

Duan Huiyao asked.

Duan Huiye shook his head gently. "The two of us are too close in strength. It is impossible to determine the winner."

"Is that so…"

Duan Huiyao nodded.

"Whoever merges the two world origins and comprehends the origin of the infinite worlds first will win the next fight."

Duan Huiye said, "If I win next time, he will die. If he wins…"

"Once that happens, not only will I be killed, but the entire Duan family will also be massacred. State Wansheng may return back to the chaotic era where wars erupt everywhere."

Duan Huiye's eyes narrowed slightly.

"After so many years, he still hasn't let go of his hatred?"

Duan Huiyao frowned.

Although he was not as outstanding as Duan Huiye and Yu Zhiyin in that era, and his friendship with Yu Zhiyin was not as deep as theirs, he was still friends with Yu Zhiyin.

But after Duan Huiye and Yu Zhiyin's relationship broke down, Duan Huiyao and Yu Zhiyin no longer had any contact.

"When will the fight start?"

Duan Huiyao asked.

"Three years if fast, a hundred years if slow."

Duan Huiye said, "It depends on who can comprehend the origin of the infinite worlds first."

"Mmm…"

Duan Huiyao glanced at the calm Duan Huiye. He knew that the future of the entire Duan family was in Duan Huiye's hands.

"Let's go back to State Wansheng."

Duan Huiye said, "Being able to confirm Yu Zhiyin's condition is a huge gain. He has been hiding in the shadows all this time, so we have at least figured out some of his secrets."

"After this, you should quickly choose the successor of the Core Sea Demon Sect. After a year, when your true origin is restored, you will enter the outer world again."

"Understood."

Duan Huiyao nodded.

…

Time flew by.

Four months went by in an instant.

Xu Ning and the others finally returned to State Wansheng.

In addition to them, the other two fleets of ships also returned. Obviously, they had also won the battle on their side.

"General Xu, deputy generals, farewell."

After arriving in State Wansheng, Xu Ning, Yu Qiao, and Xu Qian bid farewell to each other.

Xu Ning and Yu Qiao's performance had won Xu Qian's respect and the respect of the deputy generals.

On the return journey, Xu Ning spent a long time on the central warship getting along with Xu Qian and the others.

"When the succession of the Core Sea Demon Sect is over, you can come to the Imperial Capital to find me."

Xu Qian invited.

"Okay, General Xu."

Xu Ning and Yu Qiao responded.

The two respected Xu Qian very much as well.

Xu Qian was not only strong, but also had a high status. He was not only a general of the Imperial Court, but was also a half-disciple of the Grandmaster.

After a brief exchange, the two sides separated.

Xu Qian's fleet had a total of forty-one Core Sea Demon Sect seeds, and eight of them died in the battle.

Although this mortality rate was still acceptable, every seed was an elite of the Core Sea Demon Sect. Looking at it this way, the Core Sea Demon Sect had also suffered considerable losses.

However, the Core Sea Demon Lord had already expected these losses.

In his opinion, this was completely acceptable.

After the two sides parted, the army of the Imperial Court returned to the imperial capital, while Xu Ning and the others returned to the Core Sea Demon Sect.

However, the thirty plus seeds did not return all together, instead they formed groups of twos and threes.

Although everyone was a seed, their relationship in private was not close. Moreover, this was the time to evaluate their merits which would determine their future status in the sect. They were all considered rivals.

In contrast, Xu Ning and Yu Qiao, two of the most promising seeds, got along well. The two returned to the Core Sea Demon Sect together.

As they got closer, Xu Ning's previous sense of alienation towards Yu Qiao decreased.

"Junior Brother Xu, you're back!"

As soon as Xu Ning returned to the island of the Core Sea Demon Sect, Gu Songying came to pick him up.

He was very dedicated to being Xu Ning's butler.

"Senior Brother Gu."

Xu Ning and Yu Qiao parted ways, and he returned to his small house at the foot of the mountain.

After seeing Xu Ning return safely, Gu Songying was relieved.

He was a little worried that something would happen to Xu Ning in this operation.

"Junior Brother Xu, did everything go well?"

Gu Songying asked.

"There were some twists and turns, but the overall situation was fine."

Xu Ning responded, "My performance should be quite good."

"That's good!"

Gu Songying was overjoyed when he heard the news.

Xu Ning was a humble person. If he said he had a good performance, it meant that he must have performed exceptionally well in the assessment.

In this case, Xu Ning had a high chance of becoming a sect elder.

If Xu Ning became a sect elder, Gu Songying would benefit from his relationship with Xu Ning.

Over the next few days, Xu Ning rested his mind. After rushing around for a long time, Xu Ning was a little tired.

Finally, on this day.

A disciple came to find Xu Ning and asked him to gather at the Island Heart Peak, stating that Sect Master Core Sea Demon Lord had sent an order to gather.

Hearing this, Xu Ning quicking went to the gathering point.

When he arrived at the Island Heart Peak, Xu Ning discovered that in addition to him, five other people had arrived early.

Among them, Xu Ning recognized Yu Qiao and Duan Chaomian.

Although he had some impression of the other three people, they had never been close.

'Are the six of us the best six selected from the preliminary selection…'

Xu Ning had a guess.

After all six of them gathered together, they waited for a while.

Suddenly, a black fog flashed across the island.

Afterwards, Duan Huiyao, the Core Sea Demon Lord, appeared on the Island Heart Peak.

"Greetings, Sect Master!"

The six of them bowed in unison.

"The six of you performed well in this mission to eliminate the Hidden Sect."

Duan Huiyao said, "Next, the six of you will carry out the final part of the competition. The one with the best performance will inherit the position of the sect master of Core Sea Demon Sect, while the other five will receive the status of elders and replace the elders who are about to step down."

The moment he said this, the six people were intrigued.

Regardless of the final result of the competition, the six of them would at least obtain the status of an elder.

"In the next half year, you will undergo the final assessment. I am still discussing this matter with the other elders, but I will inform you within half a month."

Duan Huiyao said, "In addition to that, you have made significant contributions in your most recent mission, so the Imperial Court has decided to give you some rewards."

After saying that, Duan Huiyao threw out six storage rings which landed in front of everyone.

"In these storage rings, there are resources and supplementary rewards from the Imperial Court and the sect."

Duan Huiyao said, "The amount of resources in each storage ring is different. Among them, Xu Ning, you have the most rewards. When Xu Qian send in his report, he gave you a very high evaluation. Moreover, your battle results are very impressive. You actually captured a Hidden Sect elder, who is in the ninth stage of dao realm, alive."

"Keep up the good performance, don't disappoint Xu Qian."

Duan Huiyao praised Xu Ning alone in front of everyone.

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Chapter 314: Dao Realm Eighth Stage, Origin Connection Realm

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"Yes, Sect Master."

Xu Ning didn't expect the Core Sea Demon Lord to praise him like this. He was quite surprised.

With regards to this, Duan Chaomian, Yu Qiao, and the other three just glanced at him.

"Okay, all of you can leave."

Duan Huiyao waved his hand. "Just wait for the next news."

"Yes."

Xu Ning and the others did not stay any longer and walked down the peak.

After bidding farewell to them, Xu Ning couldn't wait to return to his residence.

For others, resources were just supplements for cultivation, but for Xu Ning, this was the most direct path for him to advance.

Xu Ning's consciousness penetrated into the storage ring.

'What a terrifying amount of resources!'

Xu Ning was shocked.

This amount of resources was more than ten times more than what Xu Ning obtained when he inherited the resources left behind by the Swallow Heron Sect.

'Among these resources, the value of medicinal pills and spirit herbs exceeds 60 million units of energy. There are also secret treasures, dao weapons, artifacts, and other resources. In total, these resources exceed 90 million units of energy, even close to 100 million units!'

Even Xu Ning lost his composure and sucked in a mouthful of cold air.

This amount of energy could allow Xu Ning to break through to the eighth stage of dao realm.

'I guessed that all of the gains they found from the ruins of the Hidden Sect were used as rewards. Moreover, according to Core Sea Demon Lord, the sect also contributed to some of the resources here. It seems that there are close to 100 million units of energy here.'

Xu Ning couldn't wait any longer. He immediately began to absorb the energy of the pills and spirit medicines inside.

This process took Xu Ning two whole days.

After absorbing all the energy from the medicinal pills and spirit herbs, Xu Ning obtained 62 million units of energy.

And advancing from the elementary origin realm to the origin connection realm required only 60 million units of energy.

"Martial Arts Panel!"

Xu Ning opened the Martial Arts Panel and clicked "".

…

Consume 60 million units of energy to advance your realm?

Yes / No

…

Without any hesitation, Xu Ning chose "yes".

Xu Ning's realm improved the next instant.

Xu Ning's inner core and body began to change.

Originally, Xu Ning's core and body could only contain a wisp of origin power, but now Xu Ning could absorb origin power as if he was absorbing spiritual energy.

'In the past, my power of the dao realm was transformed from the spiritual energy that was absorbed from the surroundings, but now my power of the dao realm can be completely transformed through the power of origin!'

Xu Ning felt the changes in his body. 'After this, my strength will undergo another qualitative change.'

After realizing how much his strength had increased after his advancement, Xu Ning admired his strong performance in defeating enemies above his realm.

'After advancing to the origin connection realm, the world is so big that I can travel anywhere, and I will no longer have to worry about entering places with thin spiritual energy. I don't need to fear my body getting restricted any longer.'

Xu Ning thought to himself, 'After all, origin power is everywhere. I can replenish it quickly wherever I go.'

This was Xu Ning's ticket to travel around the Endless Sea Realm.

"Junior Brother Xu, you have advanced?"

At this moment, Gu Songying walked in.

He had just finished working in the sect and came to the courtyard when he sensed the fluctuations of a realm breakthrough.

"I just advanced to the origin connection realm."

Xu Ning responded.

"Junior Brother Xu is amazing!"

Gu Songying was taken aback at first, then he laughed.

Xu Ning's growth rate was simply too fast.

When Gu Songying first met Xu Ning, Xu Ning was only in the fifth stage of dao realm, but now, in less than two years, Xu Ning had reached the eighth stage.

Especially now that Xu Ning stood out among the seeds, he would definitely become an elder of the Core Sea Demon Sect in the future. Gu Songying began to further affirm his investment in Xu Ning.

A few days had passed since he advanced to the origin connection realm.

Xu Ning and the others were summoned again, but this time they were not going to the Island Heart Peak, but to the Elders Hall.

The one who summoned them was not Core Sea Demon Lord, but Elder Wei, Xu Ning's previous guide.

Although Elder Wei did not have the highest realm or the greatest strength, Core Sea Demon Lord trusted him very much.

"Elder Wei."

The six people bowed slightly to Elder Wei.

Although they had confirmed their identity as future elders, they were still disciples.

"Congratulations on becoming the future elders of the sect. The future of the sect will be in your hands."

Elder Wei's attitude was very kind.

Soon, these people would have the same status as him.

As they were conversing, Elder Wei specially glanced at Xu Ning.

It had been less than a year since he received Xu Ning into the sect.

"The contents of the next assessment have been confirmed."

Elder Wei said.

The six people were intrigued when they heard this, and they patiently waited for Elder Wei to continue.

"The previous assessment tested your martial arts strength, but this time, we will testing your ability to train the younger generations."

Elder Wei said.

"The ability to train the younger generation?"

The six people looked surprised.

"Sects are particular about inheritance. If the descendants do not step forward, then no matter how powerful a sect is, it will inevitably be destroyed in the long river of time."

Elder Wei said, "Originally, the contents of this assessment should be in the direction of the sect's governance, but because Sect Master still has important things to do, the contents of the assessment are simplified. So for your mission, you will choose three younger generations below the dao realm and use half a year to help them cultivate in martial arts. In half a year, your disciples will spar with each other. The one with the best performance will be selected by Sect Master as his successor."

"Huh?"

After hearing the rules, the six people had different expressions.

In a sense, this assessment was not fair.

The three disciples they were going to train were chosen by themselves, not assigned.

In that case, as the third prince of the Duan family, Duan Chaomian definitely had a huge advantage.

With his status, he could easily gather top geniuses as disciples, and then use a vast amount of resources to build them up. In such a situation, their realms would inevitably improve very quickly.

Moreover, such disciples would have a strong foundation, making them stronger than others.

Therefore, this assessment was obviously biased.

'After all, Core Sea Demon Lord is from the imperial family, so it is normal for him to favor the members of the Duan family.'

Xu Ning was not particularly dissatisfied.

After advancing to the origin connection realm, Xu Ning only wanted to obtain more resources. He did not particularly desire the position of sect master of the Core Sea Demon Sect.

However, although Xu Ning felt nothing, Yu Qiao and the others frowned slightly. Obviously, they were very resistant to this bias assessment.

But they couldn't express anything about this, they could only accept it silently.

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Chapter 315: Everyone Gathered

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"Does anyone have any objections?"

Elder Wei naturally noticed their emotions.

However, this was decided by the Core Sea Demon Lord, and he was only responsible for delivering the message.

Even if they were dissatisfied, it was meaningless to mention it.

In the end, they all shook their heads.

"In that case, everyone can leave."

Elder Wei said, "In ten days, you will bring your selected disciples to the sect, and I will register their identities and strength."

"Yes."

Everyone responded and left with many thoughts in their mind.

Duan Chaomian, who walked out of the Elders Hall, did not say any words to the others. He just left in a hurry.

Duan Chaomian obviously noticed the bias of this assessment.

Compared to the other five, he had a huge advantage in this assessment.

Duan Chaomian guessed that this might be the result of Duan Huiye's pressure on Duan Huiyao, pressuressing him to increase the chances of the Duan imperial family winning this assessment.

After all, according to Duan Huiyao's attitude in the past, he never showed any inclination or favor to any seeds.

Duan Chaomian was in a hurry to inform the imperial capital about this matter, so that his mother and uncle could help him search for talents.

Duan Chaomian knew that he would definitely not be able to compete with the Crown Prince in the future. Taking this to mind, becoming the sect master of the Core Sea Demon Sect was next best path for his future.

Once he became the sect master of the Core Sea Demon Sect, even the Crown Prince would have to be polite to him.

Additionally, even the other kings could not be compared to him.

"Xu Ning, this assessment is obviously biased towards Duan Chaomian."

After the six of them dispersed, Yu Qiao found Xu Ning and complained to him.

Obviously, she still valued the sect master position of the Core Sea Demon Sect.

The competition between her and Duan Chaomian was extremely fierce.

Therefore, after Xu Ning was evaluated as "extreme", she immediately expressed her goodwill to Xu Ning, which was also a means to put more pressure on Duan Chaomian.

"We can't change the rule of assessment, so it's best for us to use our connections to quickly find suitable talents and then study methods to cultivate strong disciples."

However, even after Yu Qiao complained about it to Xu Ning, Xu Ning still looked a lot calmer than Yu Qiao.

Yu Qiao sighed when she saw this.

She could tell that Xu Ning was not a very competitive person.

"Forget it, since it has come to this point, I have to take a gamble."

Yu Qiao quickly left with a myriad of emotions.

As for Xu Ning, he was thinking about where he should find the three suitable people.

'I should entrust this matter to Duan Chaofeng. Although his faction is not comparable to Duan Chaomian, it should not be difficult to find three suitable people.'

Xu Ning thought to himself.

However, another figure flashed in Xu Ning's mind.

'Maybe I can bring Fang Youli over to try as well…'

Xu Ning had an idea.

Fang Youli's talent was strange, but his advancement speed was extremely fast. He might really create a miracle.

When he first took the initiative to ask to join the Swallow Heron Sect and asked to take Xu Ning as his master, Xu Ning noticed from back then that he was extraordinary.

With this in mind, after returning to his residence, Xu Ning immediately sent two letters to the Harmony King Mansion and the Swallow Heron Sect.

In order to not waste too much time, Xu Ning sent out the mid level dao realm flying demon beast he rode when he first arrived at the Core Sea Demon Sect to send the letters.

And in order to ensure that there were no problems on the road, Gu Songying took the initiative to accompany the mid level dao realm flying demon beast.

After the letters were sent, Xu Ning did not wait long.

On the seventh day, Gu Songying brought 3 people back.

In addition to the three juniors who needed to be groomed, Zhang He also came along.

"Xu Ning!"

Zhang He was happy to see Xu Ning again.

Xu Ning completely matched Duan Chaofeng and Zhang He's expectations and became a future elder of the Core Sea Demon Sect.

He even had the opportunity to become the successor of the Core Sea Demon Lord.

"Brother Zhang."

Xu Ning took the initiative to welcome him.

"Why are you here?"

Xu Ning asked with a smile.

"His Majesty was worried that you didn't have enough people here, so he sent me here."

Zhang He was also full of smiles.

"His Majesty is so thoughtful…"

Xu Ning said.

"When you brought news that you wanted to find two talented disciples below the dao realm, His Majesty used his connections and searched everywhere, all in order to find them for you in the shortest time possible."

Zhang He motioned for the two disciples to step forward.

"Master Xu!"

These two disciples were a man and a woman, both in the void realm ninth stage true domain realm. They were only in their early twenties.

This was the symbol of absolute top-notch talent in State Wansheng. No matter which sect they were placed in, they would be core disciples, the future backbone of a sect.

"What are your names? Where are you from?"

Xu Ning asked.

"Master Xu, my name is Bian Huang, and I am from State Guqing's Long Night Sect."

The male disciple took the lead to introduce.

"Master Xu, my name is Ling Jie, and I am from the Ling family in State Luzhi."

The other female disciple followed closely behind.

"State Luzhi's Ling family?"

Xu Ning was a little surprised.

State Luzhi was not Duan Chaofeng's territory.

"Princess Mo Lan helped find Ling Jie."

Zhang He explained.

Xu Ning nodded.

Mo Lan indeed had put in effort to help him this time.

Moreover, it seemed that the relationship between Duan Chaofeng and Mo Lan had improved a lot.

When Bian Huang and Ling Jie faced Xu Ning, they looked nervous.

Although they were all respected by their elders and regarded as young elites, they were still nervous when facing Xu Ning.

They all knew that Xu Ning was not only an origin connection realm master, but also a future elder of the Core Sea Demon Sect.

This kind of status and strength made the two young people regard Xu Ning as a tall mountain.

After learning that they would be specially trained by Xu Ning for half a year, the two were excited.

Not only would this greatly improve their strength, but they would also be able to build a relationship with a big shot like Xu Ning.

"You are both not bad."

Xu Ning gave his evaluation.

Hearing this made the two a little excited.

"Sect Master."

Fang Youli, who was at the back of the crowd, took the initiative to squeeze over.

"Sect Master, I'm here too."

Fang Youli acted very casually in front of Xu Ning.

He was a reckless person to begin with. Even after being influenced by the Swallow Heron Sect for a long time, he still did not have the graceful bearing of the average disciples.

"Void realm eighth stage already?"

Xu Ning sensed Fang Youli's strength and smiled in satisfaction.

"If it weren't for you, my training wouldn't have been delayed, and I would have advanced to the void realm ninth stage."

There was even a hint of resentment in Fang Youli's tone.

After seeing Fang Youli's attitude towards Xu Ning, Ling Jie and Bian Huang felt a little jealous.

With their status, they didn't dare to talk to Xu Ning like this.

Xu Ning laughed when he heard this. "What's the hurry? Aren't you just two days late to enter the true domain realm? I specifically called you here to help you break through to the dao realm faster."

"Then you have to keep your word."

Fang Youli gave a simple and honest smile when he heard Xu Ning's words.

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Chapter 316: Devour Beast

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After the three of them arrived, Xu Ning led them to Elder Wei and asked him to check and record their information.

After talking to Elder Wei, Xu Ning learned that Duan Chaomian's three disciples had also been selected. As for Yu Qiao and the other three seeds, they had not yet brought their selected disciples.

In regards to that, Xu Ning could already feel Duan Chaomian's advantage in this assessment.

With the help of the forces behind him, Duan Chaomian's efficiency would definitely be higher than others.

After returning from Elder Wei's place, the first thing Xu Ning did was to exchange those dao weapons and other non-energy absorbable resources for medicinal pills and spirit herbs.

With Xu Ning's current status in the Core Sea Demon Sect, it was not difficult to exchange for vast amounts of resources.

In a short period of time, he had obtained another 20 million units of energy.

After absorbing them, Xu Ning used it all to advance the Core Sea Pill Sutra to the ninth level.

The reason for this was because for Xu Ning, the creation of medicinal pills was his strongest trump card to assist his three disciples in their cultivation.

In the Core Sea Demon Sect, besides the Core Sea Demon Lord, there were only three master alchemists who specialized in alchemy, and their martial arts realm was only in the elementary level of dao realm.

In the Core Sea Demon Sect, only Xu Ning and the Core Sea Demon Lord had such achievements in both alchemy techniques and martial arts.

After Xu Ning exchanged for some spiritual herbs and medicinal materials to refine some supplementary pills, he left the Core Sea Demon Sect's garrison island with Zhang He and his three disciples.

Xu Ning was ready to take them to a quiet place with few people and try his best to block any outside interference.

In the middle north of State Wansheng, there was a continuous chain of snow mountains.

The environment here was extremely cold, with snow blowing all year round. It was impossible for people below the void realm to survive here.

Even in the void realm, survival here was still relatively dangerous.

This was because there were many dao realm demon beasts lurking here.

But with Xu Ning and Zhang He by their side, Fang Youli, Bian Huang, and Ling Jie did not have to worry about safety.

"Let's put this Small Tree World here!"

Zhang He threw the seed into the soil, and a big tree quickly grew out of the soil.

This was what Duan Chaofeng had asked Zhang He to bring.

The Small Tree World was a spatial treasure that was beneficial for cultivation. Duan Chaofeng had previously given a Small Tree World to Xu Ning, and it was still in the Swallow Heron Sect.

"From today onwards, in the next half a year, I will train you three with all my effort."

Xu Ning said to Fang Youli and the other two.

"Thank you, Sect Master!"

"Thank you, Master Xu!"

Fang Youli still looked frank.

Bian Huang and Ling Jie were very humble.

"You three are now considered my in-name disciples."

Xu Ning added.

Bian Huang and Ling Jie were shocked.

They actually became Master Xu's disciple?

"Master!"

The two quickly saluted.

This was not just a relationship with Xu Ning. They had truly become master and disciple.

This time, Fang Youli was a little moved.

When he first joined the Swallow Heron Sect, he wanted to become the disciple of the sect master, but Xu Ning refused.

And now that his wish was fulfilled, Fang Youli was a little happy.

Although he wanted to become Xu Ning's disciple because he wanted to use the title of the sect master's disciple to enjoy more resources, after seeing Xu Ning's strength, his desire to become Xu Ning's disciple never faded.

Finally, today, he was an in-name disciple.

"Bian Huang, Ling Jie…"

Xu Ning looked at the two.

The two listened at the same time.

"I have already figured out the martial arts foundation of the two of you. Next, I will help you break through to the dao realm, then you will fight against the dao realm demon beasts in this snow mountain to improve your combat strength."

Xu Ning took out two bottles of pills and gave them to the two of them.

"The pills in here are specially refined for you. For these pills, remember to swallow one every day. After finishing the bottle, I will create another type of medicinal pill for you."

"You don't have to worry about overconsuming these pills or that it may damage your potential. These medicinal pills are tailor-made for you, it is only beneficial and not harmful to you."

Xu Ning was telling the truth.

Although obtaining the status of the Core Sea Demon Sect's sect master was attractive to Xu Ning, it was not necessary for him to obtain it.

He didn't plan to completely squeeze out the potential of the three of them and let them quickly explode in strength, and caused their future potential to be exhausted and their future advancement to be limited.

"Thank you, Master."

Bian Huang and Ling Jie took it respectfully.

They were not worried that Xu Ning would harm them.

Even if Xu Ning was burning their potential, the two of them accepted it. In their opinion, becoming Xu Ning's in-name disciple was already a huge gain.

Moreover, they all knew that the three of them were the pawns that would help Xu Ning become the sect master of the Core Sea Demon Sect. If they performed well and gave Xu Ning help, then they would most likely become Xu Ning's true disciples.

By then, they would be able to reach the top of State Wansheng.

"You guys enter the Small Tree World and cultivate."

Xu Ning said, "Fang Youli, you shall stay."

"Yes."

Ling Jie and Bian Huang responded obediently.

Although they knew that Fang Youli was being treated specially, they didn't dare to show it.

"Fang Youli."

Xu Ning said, "After deliberating over the past few days, I have some guesses about your uniqueness."

Fang Youli's ears perked up.

Fang Youli was curious about why he could increase his physical strength and realm after swallowing resources.

He didn't know anything about his birth.

"I suspect that the bloodline of the Devour Beast is in your body."

Xu Ning said.

"The bloodline of the Devour Beast?"

Fang Youli was taken aback.

Zhang He, who had been silent all this time, also looked surprised.

Like the Night Beast, the Devour Beast was one of the six apex demon beasts in State Wansheng.

"There's such a thing?"

Zhang He was the one who asked first.

"According to my investigation, Fang Youli's advancement mechanism is very similar to the Devour Beast. Moreover, there is indeed a strange energy in his bloodline. In fact, from the beginning, I suspected that he had fused with a demon beast bloodline, but I had felt that this conjecture was ridiculous. After all, how can a demon beast bloodline coexist with a human bloodline?"

"However, during the attack on the Harmony King Mansion, I came into contact with a master of the Hidden Sect. At that time, he had integrated the blood of a top-tier demon beast into his own, and he could even transform into the form of that demon beast."

"That's why I have this guess."

Xu Ning explained.

Chapter 317: The Crazy Fang Youli

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After Xu Ning finished speaking, a look of reminiscence appeared on Zhang He's face.

When Duan Chaofeng was attacked, Xu Ning and Liu Yi fought each other. At that time, Zhang He had seen the fight between the two in the distance.

At that time, Liu Yi grew wings and indeed had the characteristics of a demon beast.

"So it's like that?"

Fang Youli had a strange expression on his face.

"It's just a possibility, I am still not certain about it."

Xu Ning said, "In any case, it's important to improve your strength first."

"Mmm…"

Fang Youli nodded and didn't probe further into this issue.

He was a big-hearted person, so the thing he looked forward to the most was the improvement of his strength.

"These are the pills I refined for you."

This time, Xu Ning just gave Fang Youli a storage ring.

"That much?"

Fang Youli took the storage ring and sank his consciousness into the ring.

After discovering a huge amount of pills, Fang Youli was a little surprised.

Although when he was in the Swallow Heron Sect, he could enjoy resources freely, those were ordinary resources after all, but what Xu Ning had given him here were all top-notch medicinal pills.

"Sect Master, why haven't I seen some of these pills before?"

Fang Youli asked.

"Many of the medicinal pills are tailor-made for you based on your physique. They are either specially innovated or improved for you. Such medicinal pills have the least negative impact on you and its effect will be even better."

After Xu Ning advanced the Core Sea Pill Sutra to the ninth level, he was already the top alchemist in State Wansheng.

Innovating or improving pills were not difficult for Xu Ning.

"Thank you, Master."

Fang Youli thanked him. He could feel Xu Ning's concern for him.

Although he had a carefree personality, he could also sense that Xu Ning obviously valued him more than Ling Jie and Bian Huang.

"Go cultivate."

Xu Ning indeed had high expectations for Fang Youli.

Although Bian Huang and Ling Jie were not bad, there was definitely still a gap between them and Duan Chaomian's disciples.

Although their talents were excellent in State Wansheng, they were not the best.

In comparison, Fang Youli's upper limit was obviously higher.

"Yes, Master."

Fang Youli also felt the responsibility on his shoulders. He took the pills and entered the Small Tree World.

"I hope these three won't disappoint you."

Zhang He said.

"They just have to do their best."

Xu Ning smiled.

Zhang He didn't say anything else.

Xu Ning had now obtained the status of a future elder of the Core Sea Demon Sect. His status in State Wansheng was not much lower than Duan Chaofeng.

If he really had the opportunity to lead the Core Sea Demon Sect, then Duan Chaofeng could even have to borrow Xu Ning's power to gain a greater say in the Duan family.

Two months went by.

Amidst the flying snow.

"Ha!"

Fang Youli held a giant axe and attacked Bian Huang who was in front of him.

There was a dao realm power attached to the surface of the giant axe.

Whoosh!

The axe slashed down.

Bian Huang dodged it and counterattacked with his sword.

There was also a dao realm power attached to his sword.

Under Xu Ning's guidance and the help from the pills, over the past two months, Bian Huang, Ling Jie, and Fang You broke through the void realm bottleneck one after another and became a dao realm master.

Now, Fang Youli was currently sparring with Bian Huang.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Fang Youli's attacks were fierce and full of explosive power.

The first stage of the dao realm was a great amplification to the body, which increased the strength of Fang Youli's body that was already impossible to find on the same realm.

Bian Huang was already struggling to face him.

"This Fang Youli is amazing!"

Zhang He praised.

At this moment, Xu Ning and Zhang He stood on a mountain in the distance, watching the two fight.

Behind them was Ling Jie, who had already fought with Fang Youli.

Before this, Ling Jie had been beaten by Fang Youli to the point where she couldn't fight back.

Although she and Fang Youli were both in the first level of the dao realm, her combat power was far inferior.

Ling Jie finally understood why Xu Ning valued Fang Youli more.

Although Fang Youli's realm was not as high as hers and Bian Huang's when he first came, with Xu Ning's help, he improved extremely quickly.

Although he was the last one to advance to the dao realm among the three, his combat strength was much higher.

Xu Ning was very satisfied with Fang Youli's performance.

Fang Youli did not have a lot of combat experience, but his combat instincts were extremely strong.

'Bian Huang can't hold on much longer…'

Xu Ning thought to himself as he observed the battle.

And in the next moment, Bian Huang could no longer withstand Fang Youli's pressure. Seeing this, Fang Youli seized the opportunity and smashed him into the thick snow.

"Awesome!"

Fang Youli was obviously excited.

His eyes began to turn red.

"Senior Brother Fang is amazing, I'm not as good as you!"

Bian Huang popped his head out of the snow to admit defeat.

However, Fang Youli seemed to not have heard him. He held the giant axe in his hand and swung it towards him.

"Senior Brother Fang!"

Bian Huang turned pale and quickly dodged, but his arm was still injured by the giant axe.

The wound was so deep that his bones could be seen clearly.

Bian Huang noticed that Fang Youli had a crazed expression on his face. His eyes were red, and he looked like he had lost his mind.

"Master!"

Bian Huang quickly rushed towards Xu Ning with Fang Youli following closely.

'This is happening again…'

Xu Ning looked helpless.

This was not the first time Fang Youli had done this.

Xu Ning noticed that after Fang Youli advanced to the dao realm, the bloodline in his body had a deeper influence on him.

This greatly increased Fang Youli's combat power, but what followed was that he would lose his mind whenever he was excited from a fight.

This was the disadvantage of Fang Youli's bloodline.

He couldn't be like Xu Ning in the end.

If Xu Ning advanced through the Martial Arts Panel, there would be no negative effects, but Fang Youli could not. He had to pay the price of losing his mind.

Xu Ning moved and appeared in front of Fang Youli.

He pointed at Fang Youli's forehead and gently tapped it.

Fang Youli, whose blood had rushed to his head and had lost his mind, finally regained clarity in his eyes.

"Master…"

Fang Youli's expression was a little solemn. "Did I lose my mind again just now?"

"Mmm…"

Xu Ning nodded.

"This…"

Fang Youli saw the injured Bian Huang behind Xu Ning.

"Junior Brother Bian, I'm sorry…"

Fang Youli's tone was apologetic.

"It's fine…"

Seeing that the crisis was over, Bian Huang was relieved.

But the fear in his eyes had not faded yet.

"Master, I…"

Fang Youli looked at Xu Ning with a helpless look in his eyes.

Xu Ning patted his shoulder. "Don't worry, after I observe you for a while, I will think of a solution for you."

After being assured by Xu Ning, Fang Youli felt relieved.

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Chapter 318: Return, Before the Assessment

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After calming Fang Youli down, Xu Ning gathered his three in-name disciples around him.

"All of you have made great progress over the past two months. I am very satisfied."

Xu Ning first expressed his affirmation of their progress. "Over the next four months, I hope you can all break through to the astral qi realm, but it is best to break through to the origin returnance realm."

Not long after they advanced to the dao realm, he had set a goal for them to break through two realms in a row for the next four months.

If outsiders heard this, they would definitely think it was wishful thinking.

But the three of them did not feel that there was anything wrong with it.

Xu Ning had refined special medicinal pills according to each of their own unique circumstances. In addition to Xu Ning's deep understanding of martial arts, he had carefully guided them over the past two month, affirming their belief that they could fulfill Xu Ning's expectations.

"Yes, Master!"

The three responded confidently.

Afterwards, the three of them returned to the Small Tree World.

"Xu Ning, you have to take Fang Youli's issue seriously…"

Zhang He's expression was a little serious.

"I know."

Xu Ning nodded. "Over the past two days, I have begun to develop a pill that can restrain his instinctual outburst."

Both Zhang He and Xu Ning knew very well that Fang Youli was the most likely candidate to have an exceptional performance during the assessment.

Time flew by.

Another four months went by.

"Half a year is up…"

Xu Ning stood on the top of a mountain. Everything below was covered in white snow.

"It's time to return to the Core Sea Demon Sect…"

Xu Ning called his three disciples out of the Small Tree World.

"Master."

Fang Youli, Bian Huang, and Ling Jie bowed respectfully.

Compared to half a year ago, the temperament of these three disciples had changed greatly.

Over the past four months, the three of them had reached the third stage of the dao realm.

Among them, Fang Youli was the first to advance, while Ling Jie was the slowest.

This advancement speed was even faster than Xu Ning back then.

After all, Xu Ning did not have enough resources at that time. He had obtained all of his resources through his own exploration and adventures.

But these three people had an unlimited amount of resources, and additionally, they were guided personally by him.

Of course, this was only because they were in the elementary level of dao realm, that's why Xu Ning could make them improve so quickly.

But once they reached the mid level of dao realm, their advancement speed would inevitably slow down. Even if Xu Ning gave them as much guidance, their advancement speed would not be as fast as before.

"Half a year has passed, it is time to return to the Core Sea Demon Sect and wait for the assessment."

Xu Ning glanced at the three of them.

After Xu Ning finished speaking, the three of them shivered.

After cultivating for half a year, it was time for them to show what they were capable of.

The three of them were under tremendous pressure. Among the three, Fang Youli was in a better state as he was carefree as always, but Bian Huang and Ling Jie felt pressured.

They all knew that their performance would directly affect their master Xu Ning.

It could even determine the future of the top circles in State Wansheng.

This kind of pressure made them feel a little suffocated.

"Relax your mind."

Xu Ning also noticed their mental state.

He said comfortingly, "There is no need to feel any pressure. I don't care about being the sect master of the Core Sea Demon Sect. You just have to do your best and live up to your efforts. Even if you don't get a good result in the end, I won't blame you."

These words touched the three of them.

"Master, we will do our best!"

Bian Huang cupped his fists and said firmly.

"We will definitely not disappoint you!"

Ling Jie also gritted her teeth.

"Me too."

On the side, Fang Youli raised his head and puffed up his chest, his eyes shining in anticipation.

The situation of Fang Youli losing control was now under control.

Four months ago, after Fang Youli and Bian Huang fought and the former injured Bian Huang, Xu Ning had developed a pill that targeted Fang Youli's loss of rationality.

Before a battle, as long as Fang Youli swallowed this one pill, he would be able to maintain his rationality.

Although this was merely curing the symptoms and not curing the root of the problem, it was the best solution right now.

Caw!

A cry rang out.

Zhang He arrived on a mid level dao realm flying demon beast.

He had already put away the Small Tree World.

"Let's go."

Xu Ning said and jumped onto the back of the flying demon beast.

Fang Youli and the other two followed closely behind.

The flying demon beast turned into a stream of light and disappeared in the falling snow.

…

A few days later.

"We are back!"

Xu Ning and the others finally returned to the island where the Core Sea Demon Sect was located.

"The three of you, follow me to see Elder Wei."

Xu Ning called Fang Youli, Ling Jie, and Bian Huang to follow him and find Elder Wei.

"Elder Wei!"

Xu Ning greeted Elder Wei.

"Xu Ning?"

Elder Wei glanced at the three disciples behind Xu Ning with a surprised expression.

Three origin returnance realm masters.

One had to know that half a year ago, the two of them were only in the void realm ninth stage, while the remaining one was in the void realm eighth stage.

"It seems that your ability to train disciples is also first-rate."

Elder Wei chuckled.

"Elder Wei is too kind."

Xu Ning smiled.

"There are still ten days before the final assessment day. So far, no one has returned except for you."

Elder Wei said.

"No one is back yet?"

Xu Ning raised his eyebrows. "It seems that they are all taking the final sprint."

"The competition between your disciples will be held at the Island Heart Peak in ten days. At that time, not only will the Sect Master attend, the Grandmaster will also be there."

Elder Wei said.

In State Wansheng, the only person called the Grandmaster was Duan Huiye from the Duan imperial family.

"The Grandmaster will also attend?"

Xu Ning was a little surprised.

When he had gone overseas for the previous operation, Xu Ning had seen Duan Huiye once when he appeared for a short moment.

Duan Huiye's aura back then gave Xu Ning a huge shock.

When Fang Youli, Bian Huang, and Ling Jie heard this, the pressure on them increased.

The Grandmaster was the strongest person in State Wansheng. He was a legendary figure.

In a few days, they would be stared at and judged by him.

This made their hearts pound.

"Your disciples have good foundations. Maybe there are surprises this year."

Elder Wei added before falling silent and recording the information of the three disciples.

Afterwards, Xu Ning took his three disciples to the courtyard at the foot of the island and waited for the assessment to begin in ten days.

Over the next few days, in addition to Xu Ning, the other five seeds and their disciples also returned to the island.

According to Xu Ning's investigation, apart from Duan Chaomian, who had cultivated a disciple into a dao realm fourth stage master, the strongest ones were merely in the dao realm third stage.

This made Xu Ning more confident.

Fang Youli was now at the peak of the origin returnance realm, so he totally had the ability to fight above his realm.

If he seized the opportunity well and if the rules were relatively favorable to him, he might even win in the final assessment.

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Chapter 319: Group Battle

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Ten days later.

On the Island Heart Peak.

Xu Ning arrived first with Fang Youli, Bian Huang, and Ling Jie.

Afterwards, Yu Qiao and the other three seeds also brought the disciples they had groomed to the Island Heart Peak.

Duan Chaomian was the last to arrive.

When he arrived at the Island Heart Peak, Xu Ning and the others glanced at him and the three disciples behind him.

Duan Chaomian looked calm and confident, as if he was extremely confident in the results of this assessment.

Behind him, there was a male disciple who looked quite eye-catching.

This disciple had a feminine appearance. He was wearing a wide robe, and his long hair covered half of his face.

'Is that Pei Bing…'

Xu Ning's gaze paused on this disciple for a moment.

He had already learned from the previous news that a disciple under Duan Chaomian had advanced to the core materialization realm, and his name was Pei Bing.

Pei Bing was the personal disciple of a dao realm ninth stage hidden master in State Wansheng. His aptitude was considered outstanding, even in the entire State Wansheng.

Duan Chaomian had spent a lot of effort to temporarily recruit him.

Duan Chaomian stood still with his three disciples behind him.

'Comparatively speaking, the three disciples under me are not inferior at all…'

Xu Ning thought to himself after sensing the abilities of other disciples.

The three disciples of Duan Chaomian were the strongest among them, with one of them in the fourth stage of dao realm, and the other two being in the third stage.

Aside from him, Xu Ning and Yu Qiao's disciples were the strongest among the rest. Their disciples were all in the third stage of dao realm.

As for the other three seeds, one of them had two dao realm third stage disciples, one dao realm second stage disciple, and as for the other two seeds, they both had one dao realm third stage disciple and two dao realm second stage disciples.

Before the final assessment began, their strength on the paper had already been clearly distinguished.

While Xu Ning was checking the competition, Duan Chaomian was also thinking.

'Except for Xu Ning and Yu Qiao's disciples, the others are no threat to me at all.'

Duan Chaomian's gaze swept across Fang Youli. 'It's just that that disciple feels a little strange. Maybe he is a miraculous weapon… However, the gap between the third and fourth stages of dao realm is the watershed between the elementary and mid level of the dao realm. It is quite difficult to fight someone above your realm. Moreover, Pei Bing's foundation is extremely strong, so it is impossible for him to be easily defeated by someone below his realm.'

Duan Chaomian glanced at Pei Bing with a relieved look in his eyes.

Whoosh!

Soon after, a few more figures appeared.

These people were all elders of the Core Sea Demon Sect.

Among these elders, except for Elder Wei, they were all veteran elders, and it was time to step down.

At that time, Xu Ning and the others would then take over.

After the elders appeared, Xu Ning, Duan Chaomian, Yu Qiao, and the others did not react, however, the disciples were generally feeling a little uneasy.

This was the first time they had seen so many top-notch dao realm masters gathered together.

Everyone waited for a while.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a ball of black fog appeared out of thin air.

The black fog dissipated, and two figures appeared.

One was a black-haired black-robed man, while the other was a silver-haired teenager.

The two of them did not take the initiative to release their auras, but by just standing there, their auras were like surging waves.

The disciples behind Xu Ning, Duan Chaomian, and others turned pale when they saw the two appear. They were almost overwhelmed by this aura.

"Greetings, Grandmaster! Greetings, Sect Master!"

The elders, Xu Ning and the rest bowed respectfully.

Afterwards, the disciples also woke up from their daze and greeted in unison.

Duan Huiye and Duan Huiyao waved their hands and sat on their respective seats.

"The final assessment between the seeds begins now."

After seeing Duan Huiye and Duan Huiyao sit down, Elder Wei said.

"The content of the first assessment is very simple. The six teams will draw lots and two sides will fight against each other, there will be three rounds and the first to two wins."

Elder Wei added some details as he explained.

Afterwards, the draw began.

Xu Ning and the others walked forward and took out a bamboo stick from Elder Wei's hand.

Below the bamboo stick, it was marked with different colors.

Those with the same color would fight each other.

The color of Xu Ning's bamboo stick was the same as the color of the bamboo stick in the hand of a seed named Fan Xingjian.

Among Fan Xingjian's disciples, one was in the third stage of dao realm, while the other two were in the second stage.

Fan Xingjian shook his head when he saw that his opponent was Xu Ning.

Although he knew that there was a high probability of defeat, Fan Xingjian did not feel regretful.

After knowing the strength of Xu Ning, Yu Qiao, and Duan Chaomian, he knew that no matter what, he would definitely not win.

However, he was already satisfied with just being an elder.

Xu Ning's draw was good, but Yu Qiao's draw was a little more awkward.

Her opponent was Duan Chaomian.

Defeating Duan Chaomian in three rounds would not be easy for Yu Qiao.

Duan Chaomian frowned slightly when he saw the opponent he got was Yu Qiao.

Yu Qiao's three disciples were all in the third stage of the dao realm.

Although the overall combat power on his side was stronger, in this fight, his disciples would definitely have to expose their trump cards in the upcoming fights.

If he fought other opponents afterwards, he would be at a slight disadvantage.

However, compared to drawing Xu Ning, drawing Yu Qiao was not the worst result.

At least he didn't have to encounter that strange disciple among Xu Ning's disciples.

"The draw is over, let the assessment begin!"

Elder Wei waved his hand and a barrier appeared on the Island Heart Peak.

Inside the barrier was the venue of the assessment.

"Xu Ning's disciples, Fan Xingjian's disciples, get ready!"

Elder Wei announced the first group to fight.

'So I'm in the first group…'

Xu Ning was still calm.

He turned his head and looked at Ling Jie. "Ling Jie, you are up first."

"I'm first?"

Ling Jie was already a little nervous. And now that she was the first to fight, she was even more nervous.

"Relax, you are no weaker than anyone on the other side."

Xu Ning smiled and said firmly.

This gave Ling Jie more confidence.

"Understood, Master."

Ling Jie's eyes were full of fighting spirit.

Fang Youli and Bian Huang also cheered Ling Jie on from the side.

Afterwards, when Elder Wei announced the start, Ling Jie puffed out her chest and strode into the barrier.

The disciple on the other side had already entered the stage.

The disciple was a male disciple in the third stage of the dao realm. He was the strongest disciple under Fan Xingjian.

This disciple was under a lot of pressure.

He knew that once he was defeated, Fan Xingjian would definitely not have the opportunity to turn the tides of the assessment.

With this thought in mind, the two introduced themselves and began to fight.

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Chapter 320: First Victory

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Pak! Pak! Pak!

Ling Jie waved a black and gold whip.

The power of dao realm was attached to the long whip, causing astral qi to surge and explode with muffled sounds.

This black gold whip was a secret treasure.

It was not given to her by Xu Ning, but by the family behind Ling Jie.

Ling Jie had been using this black gold whip for many years, so she had long mastered it.

The disciple on the opposite side did not back down.

13 flying knives circled around him.

One of the flying knives was a secret treasure, while the other 12 knives were first-class dao weapons.

The flying knives were arranged into groups, and under the control of the disciple on the opposite side, they formed a flying knife formation that attacked Ling Jie fiercely.

For a moment, the two were evenly matched. Neither side could tear apart the other's defenses.

"Can Ling Jie hold on…"

Behind Xu Ning, Bian Huang was a little nervous. He looked at Ling Jie with genuine concern in his eyes.

Bian Huang and Ling Jie were similar in age, and they had practiced under Xu Ning for so long, so the two had long developed feelings for each other.

Therefore, when Ling Jie's battle was in a stalemate, he was a little nervous.

"It's no problem, Ling Jie will definitely win."

At this moment, Fang Youli replied.

Xu Ning raised his eyebrows. Fang Youli thought the same as he did.

"Why do you think Ling Jie will definitely win?"

Bian Huang asked Fang Youli.

Fang Youli crossed his arms in front of his chest. "A feeling."

"Although I can't specifically sense the strength and weakness of the two, I can feel that although the two are evenly matched, Ling Jie's strength is still stable, as if she is waiting for the final critical hit. Although her opponent's aura is fierce, he always has a sense of weakness. It's like an arrow at the end of its flight, but he still has to hold on."

Fang Youli said.

"Senior Brother Fang, why don't I feel the same?"

Bian Huang tilted his head and looked at Fang Youli. "I even think Ling Jie is at a disadvantage?"

Fang Youli glanced at him and said, "Then you have felt wrong."

Xu Ning heard his words and the corners of his lips curled up.

Fang Youli was right.

'To be able to sense the enemy's weakness so clearly, this ability is extremely terrifying…'

Xu Ning glanced at Fang Youli secretly. 'If he can sense the enemy's state at any time in actual combat, then he will have a huge advantage in combat.'

Sure enough, not long after, the situation inside the barrier changed.

The disciple on the opposite side controlled the flying knife formation and attacked Ling Jie again.

But Ling Jie suddenly changed her defensive state. The black gold whip was like a black python as it rushed towards the disciple on the opposite side.

The disciple quickly controlled the flying knives to defend, but he was still a step too late.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

Ling Jie's black gold whip lashed out more than a dozen times.

More than a dozen astral qi exploded in front of the disciple's chest.

The disciple's mouth was bleeding, his face pale. He wanted to counterattack, but Ling Jie's black gold whip was already wrapped around his neck.

As long as Ling Jie exerted more force, his head would be cut off.

"Victory has been decided!"

Before the disciple on the opposite side could admit defeat, Elder Wei announced the result outside the barrier.

After hearing the result of her victory, Ling Jie finally smiled.

She did not embarrass her master in the first fight.

"Excuse me."

Ling Jie put away the black gold whip.

"My skills were inferior, you are impressive."

The disciple sighed and returned Ling Jie's courtesy.

Afterwards, Ling Jie walked out of the barrier and walked to the front of Xu Ning.

Confidence began to appear on her face.

"Ling Jie, well done."

Xu Ning was not stingy with his praise.

"Thank you, Master."

After being praised by Xu Ning, Ling Jie's smile widened.

Afterwards, Ling Jie stood behind Xu Ning.

She began to calm down. Ling Jie knew that this was only the beginning. There would definitely be more difficult challenges ahead.

"The second battle, Bian Huang you are up."

Xu Ning said.

"Yes, Master."

Bian Huang strode into the barrier.

This time, his opponent was only in the dao realm second stage.

After greeting each other, he took out his longsword secret treasure and fought against his opponent.

In just a dozen breaths, the opponent was defeated.

It was indeed difficult to win with a difference in realm.

After all, not everyone could do what Xu Ning did. Ever since he began practicing martial arts, he had always been able to fight opponents above his realm.

"Xu Ning's side wins!"

Elder Wei announced the result again.

"You let me win!"

Bian Huang cupped his fists and left the barrier.

After the two fights ended, Xu Ning had eliminated Fan Xingjian.

Fan Xingjian, who was disqualified, could only sighed slightly, but he was not too disappointed.

After all, this result was expected.

"Next, Yu Qiao against Duan Chaomian!"

Elder Wei announced the next match.

Duan Huiyao and Duan Huiye, who had calm expressions just now, also glanced sideways.

The two looked at each other, then looked at the barrier.

In fact, Duan Huiye was the one who suggested the content of the final assessment.

With regards to this, Duan Huiyao was conflicted. He could clearly see that this rule was beneficial to Duan Chaomian.

However, Duan Huiyao finally compromised under Duan Huiye's advice.

"Begin!"

Duan Chaomian and Yu Qiao both sent out their disciples that were groomed by them.

Pei Bing, who was in the fourth stage of dao realm, was not sent up by Duan Chaomian immediately.

The two disciples on the stage began to fight.

'The foundations of both of these two disciples are not bad…'

Xu Ning was also paying attention to the fight inside the barrier.

Now that he was watching the fight between the two, he could observe the details of their fight in advance, or even wait for them to force out each other's trump cards.

In that case, they would gain an advantage in information for the next few battles.

'But it seems that Duan Chaomian's disciple is still stronger…'

Xu Ning thought to himself.

The strength of the two on the stage was similar to Bian Huang and Ling Jie.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The fight inside the barrier was quite intense.

After a long time, Yu Qiao's disciple revealed a flaw, and it was caught by Duan Chaomian's disciple.

Afterwards, the situation inside turned quickly. In just a few breaths, Duan Chaomian's disciple won the first round.

Afterwards, the second disciple from both sides went on stage.

Even now, Pei Bing still did not appear.

Yu Qiao's expression was a little solemn at this moment.

She had already sent out her strongest disciple.

Yu Qiao originally planned for this disciple to fight against Pei Bing at the end, but now it seemed that if she didn't let him come out now, there would be no third fight.

Even if she was going to lose, she had to win at least one round.

Compared to Yu Qiao's seriousness, Duan Chaomian was much more relaxed.

He knew very well that even if he lost this round, as long as Pei Bing went on stage, the final result would be his victory.

Pei Bing was his greatest trump card.

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