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 341: Discussion

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When Yin Qingleng was gathering his men to discuss Lu Wang's return, Xu Ning and the others also met with the people from the Ice Feather Institute.

"Brother Jiang, Lu Wang, you are back!"

Inside the loft, a bald old man welcomed Xu Ning and the other three.

The bald old man's name was Xu Siqi, and he was one of the instructors of the Ice Feather Institute. His strength was at the peak of rank four.

Xu Siqi was a hardcore supporter of the Old Institute Head, so after the Old Institute Head died, he had been waiting for Lu Wang to return and inherit the position of institute head.

And now, Lu Wang and Jiang Xu were finally back.

"Brother Jiang, you seem to be injured?"

Xu Siqi noticed something wrong with Jiang Xu.

"I was injured."

Jiang Xu explained his recent near-death experience with Lu Wang to Xu Siqi.

"What?! You were pursued by Yin Qingleng's men!"

After hearing Jiang Xu's words, Xu Siqi was furious and immediately stood up from his seat.

He had a fiery temper. He had a furious look on his face. "I'll go find him now!"

"Instructor Xu!"

Jiang Xu grabbed Xu Siqi. "Don't be rash! If you go to Yin Qingleng now, he won't admit to this. Although it was his men who chased us, there is no direct evidence that they were sent by him."

"If we start a conflict now, he might turn the tables on us. Moreover, he is now the acting institute head, holding great influence. After taking these factors into account, we can't suppress him candidly."

Jiang Xu's words calmed Xu Siqi down.

"I was too impulsive…"

Xu Siqi sighed.

He then looked at Xu Ning. "Thank you, Brother Xu Ning. Thanks to you, Brother Jiang and Lu Wang were able to escape from those scums."

While talking about their escape, Jiang Xu had already told Xu Siqi about Xu Ning rescuing them.

Xu Siqi looked at Xu Ning and felt that he was extraordinary.

At a young age, he was at the peak of the rank four. Only in the top factions of the Barren Wind Region could there be such an outstanding disciple.

"You're welcome."

Xu Ning cupped his fists.

"I have decided to introduce Brother Xu to the Ice Feather Institute."

Jiang Xu said.

"Oh?"

Xu Siqi subconsciously frowned when he heard that.

This was his instinctive reaction.

There had been no precedent of recruiting powerful arcanists of unknown origin to the Ice Feather Institute.

However, after seeing Jiang Xu's eyes, Xu Siqi realized what was going on.

Currently in the Ice Feather Institute, the faction left behind by the Old Institute Head was quite inferior to Yin Qingleng's faction. If Xu Ning could join them, it would be a huge boost to their strength.

Moreover, Lu Wang and Jiang Xu owed Xu Ning a favor, so this deal was not too excessive.

"That's great!"

After understanding all this, Xu Siqi quickly expressed his attitude. "Brother Xu is strong and talented. Him joining the Ice Feather Institute is a good thing. I will fully support you!"

"In the future, I will find a way to help Brother Xu become an instructor."

Jiang Xu expressed his thoughts.

"That might be a bit difficult…"

Xu Siqi pondered for a moment before responding.

'Status of an instructor?'

Xu Ning was a little surprised.

Jiang Xu had never expressed this thought to him before.

'It seems that they want to tie me to their ship…'

Xu Ning thought about it and understood Jiang Xu's intentions.

Becoming an instructor and being tied together with them was a huge help in their fight with Yin Qingleng.

"Brother Jiang, what do you plan to do?"

Xu Siqi asked.

"With the return of Young Master, we must take the initiative to hold a meeting."

Jiang Xu said, "In the meeting, we must mention the matter of Lu Wang inheriting the position of the institute head, and use the Old Institute Head's last words as his final orders to gain the upper hand."

"The men on Yin Qingleng's side will definitely not let us succeed easily. They will definitely try to find all kinds of excuses to stop Young Master from inheriting the position of institute head. Judging from the strength of the two sides, it is almost impossible for us to gain the upper hand in this decision. With Yin Qingleng's style of doing things, even if they would appear morally wrong, they would delay this decision and find other excuses to deal with it. Considering all this, it is difficult to make Yin Qingleng give up the position of institute head."

"However, we can use this opportunity to retreat and advance. When the matter of Young Master inheriting the position of institute head gets rejected, we can recommend Brother Xu Ning to become an instructor. This way, we will receive less resistance."

Jiang Xu's words were obviously thought through.

"Okay!"

After Xu Siqi heard this, he agreed with Jiang Xu's idea. "For this plan to succeed, I will find the others who still support Lu Wang. Everyone, let's work together in the upcoming meeting."

"Thanks for the trouble!"

Jiang Xu said.

Xu Siqi waved his hand and quickly went to find other helpers.

Afterwards, Xu Ning and Guan Yue had their residences arranged and settled down.

"Brother Xu, will we be in danger if we get involved in the vortex of the Ice Feather Institute?"

After calming down, Guan Yue found Xu Ning and expressed her concerns.

Although she had a place to stay, life was still not calm.

"Where there is danger, there are opportunities."

Xu Ning said, "If we don't take advantage of this opportunity, it will be almost impossible for us to join a big arcanist organization. Although the current situation is a little complicated, I think the subsequent results should not be too bad."

Xu Ning's confidence did not come from Jiang Xu and Xu Siqi, but from himself.

If he became an instructor of the Ice Feather Institute in the future, he would obtain a large amount of arcanist resources. With those resources in hand, the time needed to advance to rank five would be much shorter.

Once he advanced to rank five, Yin Qingleng would definitely not be his opponent.

"Mmm…"

After hearing Xu Ning's words, Guan Yue felt a little relieved.

After spending so much time together, she had long regarded Xu Ning as her backbone. She believed whatever Xu Ning said.

Two days went by.

"Brother Xu, let's go!"

Jiang Xu personally came to find Xu Ning. "The higher-ups meeting of the Ice Feather Institute will begin soon. Xu Siqi and I will do our best to let you obtain the position of an instructor."

"Okay."

Xu Ning nodded and followed Jiang Xu to the meeting place.

There were about ten people already in the room.

As soon as Xu Ning walked in, everyone looked at Xu Ning.

There was some curiosity, some kindness, and some with fear and mockery in their eyes.

With just a look, Xu Ning had basically confirmed the identities of both sides.

"Xu Ning, sit."

Jiang Xu gestured for Xu Ning to sit down. "The people who came today are all from the Ice Feather Institute. Except for the instructors, there are also some important people."

"Mmm…"

Xu Ning responded and continued to observe.

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Chapter 342: Dispute, Compromise

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Not long after, two more people came in.

The one in the lead was a feminine-looking middle-aged man, Yin Qingleng.

Half a step behind him was a tall man with a fierce look in his eyes. He was Yin Qingleng's hardcore supporter and one of the instructors of the Ice Feather Institute, Gu Chixing.

"Institute Head!"

After Yin Qingleng came in, a few people in the room immediately greeted him.

The people who yelled out "Institute Head" were from Yin Qingleng's camp.

"Acting Institute Head!"

The group of people led by Jiang Xu and Xu Siqi used another term to call Yin Qingleng.

This obviously showed that they did not recognize Yin Qingleng's current identity.

"Hehe…"

Yin Qingleng laughed coldly, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"Almost everyone is here, please sit down."

Yin Qingleng waved his sleeves, walked to the upper seat, and sat down.

The others also found their seats.

"Let's start today's meeting."

Yin Qingleng said coldly.

"Institute Head, please wait a moment!"

Right at this moment, Gu Chixing suddenly said.

"What is it?"

Yin Qingleng glanced at Gu Chixing coldly.

Gu Chixing stood up and cupped his fists respectfully towards Yin Qingleng first.

He then walked to Xu Ning, who was in the corner.

"Who are you? Why are you here at the higher-ups meeting of the Ice Feather Institute?"

Gu Chixing suddenly attacked Xu Ning with words. "An outsider like you here is obviously up to no good!"

"Huh?"

Xu Ning looked at Gu Chixing's angry eyes and smiled.

"Gu Chixing!"

Xu Siqi suddenly slapped the armrest of his chair, stood up, and pointed at Gu Chixing. "Xu Ning is already a member of the Ice Feather Institute, so it is perfectly reasonable for him to attend this meeting!"

On the second day after arriving at the Ice Feather Institute, Xu Siqi and Jiang Xu had already set Xu Ning's status in the Ice Feather Institute.

"Oh?"

Gu Chixing sneered. "He is a rank four arcanist. Such a powerful outsider with an unknown identity, how can he be allowed to join the Ice Feather Institute?"

Obviously, Yin Qingleng, Gu Chixing, and the others already knew about Xu Ning's arrival. Evidently, they had decided to give Xu Ning a display of power.

"For an arcanist of his level to join the Ice Feather Institute, you have to report to the Institute Head first, not make the decision on your own."

Gu Chixing's argument also increased Yin Qingleng's prestige.

"That's right!"

Jiang Xu stood up. "This kind of major event should be reported to the Institute Head! However, the Institute Head has died and the Acting Institute Head is not the real institute head."

Jiang Xu's words shifted the flames of war to Yin Qingleng.

"You!"

Gu Chixing was at a loss for words. He quickly explained, "Master Yin becoming the Acting Institute Head is everyone's consensus!"

"Everyone's consensus? I think it's more of your consensus?"

Jiang Xu's words were also extremely sharp. "According to the wishes of the Old Institute Head, Lu Wang should inherit the position of the institute head. In the past, Lu Wang could not exercise the authority of the institute head, so it was fine for the Acting Institute Head to act as the institute head. But now that Lu Wang has returned, it is time for the Acting Institute Head to step down."

When Jiang Xu said this, Lu Wang stood next to Jiang Xu.

He didn't speak, but his body language showed that he obviously wanted to take back what belonged to him.

Jiang Xu made everything obvious.

Gu Chixing couldn't continue after that was said.

He secretly looked at Yin Qingleng, waiting for Yin Qingleng's response.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became extremely tense. The people from the two camps were slowly preparing for a war.

'Are they targeting me?'

Yin Qingleng narrowed his eyes with a murderous look.

But he knew very well that he couldn't lose his reason.

"Jiang Xu is right!"

Yin Qingleng stood up calmly.

Before the meeting began, Yin Qingleng had already expected this situation to happen, so he was quite prepared.

"The Old Institute Head had appointed Lu Wang as the successor to the position of institute head. I also agree with this."

Yin Qingleng said coldly before pausing for a moment. "It's just that I don't think now is the time."

"Although Lu Wang's aptitude is good, his strength is too weak and he is too young. He is only in his early twenties, and he is only a rank three arcanist. How can this kind of strength take on the responsibility of the entire Ice Feather Institute? If this matter spreads out and others hear that the head of the Ice Feather Institute is just a weak kid, the prestige of the Ice Feather Institute in the southern part of the Barren Wind Region will be completely gone!"

Yin Qingleng had already prepared this excuse, so he immediately said it without hesitation.

"You're right!"

Gu Chixing also echoed. "The reputation of the Ice Feather Institute is known far and wide, so it must not be affected. Obviously, Master Yin is the most suitable candidate to be the institute head!"

"Yes, now that the Old Institute Head is dead, we must have a strong person in the position of institute head to stabilize the situation and prevent external forces from plotting and attacking us."

"That's right…"

Instantly, everyone in the room echoed in agreement.

Jiang Xu sneered.

"Stabilizing the situation is a lie, but taking over the position of institute head is your real goal!"

Jiang Xu was not polite at all.

"Jiang Xu, I advise you to be cautious with your words!"

Gu Chixing walked in front of Jiang Xu and faced him.

"Gu Chixing, are you threatening Brother Jiang?!"

Xu Siqi also walked up, his eyes full of murderous intent.

The atmosphere was tense.

"Acting Institute Head!"

Just as the situation was about to erupt, Jiang Xu spoke again.

He looked at Yin Qingleng's cold eyes. "What do you plan to do with the current dispute?"

Yin Qingleng frowned when he heard this.

He vaguely felt that Jiang Xu's attitude had eased a little.

'Is he going to compromise…'

Yin Qingleng guessed Jiang Xu's intentions.

In any case, Yin Qingleng would never give up the position of acting institute head. Anyway, he was the strongest person in the Ice Feather Institute. If this matter dragged on, no one would be able to stop it. However, the people in the Old Institute Head's camp would definitely keep stirring up trouble, making it difficult for him to continue on with his tenure.

If he could reach an agreement with Jiang Xu, it would be an acceptable result.

As long as he could control the position of institute head, he would have a lot of room to maneuver in the future.

"How about this…"

Yin Qingleng pondered for a moment. He seemed to have thought deeply.

"I was also indebted to the Old Institute Head. I only temporarily took over the position of the institute head for the future of the Ice Feather Institute. However, Lu Wang is the successor appointed by the Old Institute Head, so I will have to give him the position of the institute head sooner or later."

"How about this, once Lu Wang advances to rank four, he will officially succeed the position of the institute head, how about that?

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Chapter 343: Instructor Identity

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Yin Qingleng knew very well that his proposal would buy him a lot of time in preparation for what was to come.

Although Lu Wang's aptitude was not bad, it would take at least three to five years for him to advance from his current rank.

With such a long period of time available to him, Yin Qingleng could make more preparations.

Yin Qingleng was confident that at that time, the Ice Feather Institute would be completely under his control.

"That is too long."

Jiang Xu responded.

However, his objection was not that strong this time.

Hearing this, Yin Qingleng's heart stirred. He knew that Jiang Xu had already agreed with his idea, but he had to make more compromises with Jiang Xu's side.

"Don't worry, this process won't take long. I will also help Lu Wang's growth."

Yin Qingleng said meaningless words.

Everyone knew that Yin Qingleng's words were definitely not true.

"Mmm…"

Jiang Xu pondered for a moment and slowly said, "Acting Institute Head Yin, your proposal is not too outlandish, but since Young Master Lu Wang is the successor to the position of institute head, even if he has not officially inherited the position of institute head, he has to take on some responsibilities for the Ice Feather Institute, right?"

"So, I hope that Lu Wang can obtain all of the duties of an instructor, and his status must be ranked above all the instructors. In addition to that, he will not be under your orders, but he can give orders to other instructors."

Jiang Xu's tone was firm.

"Huh?"

Gu Chixing and the other instructors on Yin Qingleng's side frowned when they heard this.

If Yin Qingleng agreed to this proposal, it meant that they would be under Lu Wang, a rank three arcanist.

At that time, even if they were only compliant in appearance but disobedient in heart, they still had to bow down to Lu Wang.

"Sure."

While Gu Chixing and the others were still whining in their hearts, Yin Qingleng answered readily.

"In the future, Lu Wang will be the young institute head of the Ice Feather Institute. He will have all the power of an instructor, and all the instructors will listen to his orders. In addition, he can also ignore my orders."

Yin Qingleng knew very well that apart from Lu Wang being an instructor, the other conditions were nothing to him.

It was meaningless for Lu Wang to be able to order around the instructors and refuse to listen to his orders.

The factions on both sides had been divided. The instructors in his faction might seem to be on his side, but at the critical moment, they still had to stand on his side.

Moreover, with Jiang Xu, Xu Siqi and the others around, he couldn't order Lu Wang to do anything to begin with.

"Okay."

Jiang Xu said, "In addition, I have another request."

"More?"

Yin Qing raised his eyebrows. "Go ahead."

"I hope that the Ice Feather Institute will have another instructor."

Jiang Xu said.

"Who is it?"

Yin Qingleng asked.

"Xu Ning."

Jiang Xu looked at Xu Ning.

"Jiang Xu, aren't you pushing your luck?"

It was Gu Chixing who spoke this time. "He is an outsider. Moreover, joining the Ice Feather Institute is already an exception. However, you still want to make him an instructor? You are too much!"

Jiang Xu's expression remained unchanged. "I will guarantee with my reputation that after Xu Ning joins the Ice Feather Institute, he will contribute to the Ice Feather Institute. Once he does something unfavorable to the Ice Feather Institute, I am willing to pay with my life!"

Jiang Xu spoke seriously.

"You…"

Gu Chixing was speechless again, so he could only look at Yin Qingleng and wait for Yin Qingleng's answer.

Yin Qingleng looked at Xu Ning.

He knew that Xu Ning was a helper invited by Jiang Xu.

"Xu Ning…"

Yin Qingleng was actually a little afraid of Xu Ning.

Xu Ning was already a rank four arcanist at such a young age.

Although there was no direct evidence, he suspected that the pursuers he had sent out and not yet returned might have died in Xu Ning's hands.

"Okay, I agree."

Yin Qing thought for a while before finally deciding to compromise.

Although he was a little afraid, Yin Qingleng knew that Jiang Xu would only give in if he agreed to this request.

Moreover, as long as Xu Ning was in the Ice Feather Institute, he had plenty of opportunities to deal with him.

"Alright, Xu Ning is now a new instructor of the Ice Feather Institute!"

Jiang Xu raised his voice.

After the two sides reached an agreement, there was no point in continuing the meeting, so both sides left.

"Institute Head, this gives Lu Wang's faction two more instructors on their side. Their power has also increased a lot…"

Gu Chixing and Yin Qingleng were alone together, so he quickly voiced his concerns.

"There are twelve instructors in the Ice Feather Institute. There are only five people on our side, but there are seven people on their side…"

"It's fine…"

Yin Qingleng waved his hand. "As long as I can occupy the position of institute head, the advantage lies with us. That kid Lu Wang won't be able to advance to rank four within three years. Over the next three years, I have many ways to suppress him and completely control the Ice Feather Institute."

Seeing Yin Qingleng so confident, Gu Chixing was relieved.

"But that outsider Xu Ning doesn't seem to be a simple character."

Gu Chixing said.

"He really is not a simple character…"

Yin Qingleng and Gu Chixing had the same opinion. "So, we have to find a chance to get rid of him."

"It shouldn't be easy to get rid of him."

Gu Chixing gave a worried look.

When Yin Qingleng heard this, he smiled sinisterly.

"It is indeed inconvenient for us to attack him, but if we use someone else…"

Yin Qingleng seemed to have a plan.

"You mean…"

Gu Chixing also realized what was going on in Yin Qingleng's mind and his expression became serious.

"That's right."

Yin Qingleng nodded. "I will contact them later and ask them to assassinate Xu Ning."

"But if this matter is exposed, we will lose everyone's support, even the people on our side…"

Gu Chixing was worried.

"What are you afraid of?"

Yin Qingleng sneered. "We can even scheme against the Old Institute Head, so there is no need to mention Xu Ning."

"Hsss…"

Gu Chixing looked panicked when he heard that.

He quickly looked around, his heart beating fast.

If news of them plotting against the Old Institute Head spread, it would be troublesome.

Once that happened, the entire Ice Feather Institute would see them as eyesores, and there would be countless troubles in the future.

"Calm down."

Yin Qingleng patted Gu Chixing's shoulder. "Send some people to keep an eye on Xu Ning."

After saying that, Yin Qingleng left.

Gu Chixing's forehead was full of sweat. He still felt afraid and had some lingering fear when he thought about the assassination of the Old Institute Head.

But now that he was in cahoots with Yin Qingleng, he had no choice.

After standing still and calming himself for a long time, Gu Chixing left.

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Chapter 344: Rank Five

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Over the next few days, Lu Wang's side and Yin Qingleng's side stabilized on the surface, but there were still some clashes in the dark. However, both sides were relatively restrained, so there was no open conflict.

As for Xu Ning, he did not participate in any conflict. He spent more time gathering resources.

Because he had become an instructor of the Ice Feather Institute, with the support of Jiang Xu and the others, Xu Ning obtained nearly 15,000 units of energy in just three months.

That amount of energy was enough for Xu Ning to advance his realm to the fifth rank and advance his arcane techniques.

The arcane techniques in the Arcanist World were different from the techniques in the Martial Arts World.

In the Martial Arts World, different techniques could not be linked together.

But in the Arcanist World, if the arcane technique he mastered and the arcane technique he wanted to cultivate had the same attribute and activation mechanism, he could directly advance a lower level arcane technique to a higher level arcane technique.

This was reflected in the mechanism of the Martial Arts Panel. Xu Ning could use high-level arcane techniques to replace low-level arcane techniques. In this way, he would consume less energy during the advancement process.

Three months later.

Xu Ning used the accumulated energy to advance his realm.

'Martial Arts Panel!'

After Xu Ning advanced his realm and arcane techniques, he opened the Martial Arts Panel.

…

Name: Xu Ning

Realm: Rank Five Arcanist

Arcane Technique: Storm Barrier, Corrosive Rain, Gravitational Spiral

Remaining Energy: 370 units

…

'This time, my strength has advanced quite a bit!'

Xu Ning was very satisfied with his improvement.

In addition to his advancement in realm, his arcane techniques had also become stronger.

Wind Barrier was upgraded to the Storm Barrier, Arrow of Corrosion was upgraded to Corrosive Rain, and Gravity Field was upgraded to Gravitational Spiral.

This allowed Xu Ning's combat potential to reach the strength of a rank six arcanist.

'The advancement of an arcanist is still very different from the advancement of a martial artist…'

The advancement of an arcanist's rank purely increased the quality and strength of an arcanist's power, allowing them to explode with greater power when using an arcane technique.

But for the advancement of a martial arts artist, every minor realm was different from each other.

'Now that I have advanced to rank five, I don't have to worry about Yin Qingleng's potential threats in the Ice Feather Institute…'

Xu Ning thought to himself.

When he interacted with Yin Qingleng in the past, Xu Ning could feel Yin Qingleng's hidden murderous intent towards him.

In the Arcanist World, the gap between ranks was far greater than in the Martial Arts World, thus it was much more difficult to kill enemies above their rank.

Moreover, in the past, Xu Ning's arcane techniques had not improved yet, so he was not confident in killing enemies above his rank.

Therefore, Yin Qingleng's existence was a threat to Xu Ning.

But now that his strength had improved, Yin Qingleng was no longer a lethal threat to him.

'I should tell Jiang Xu, Xu Siqi, and the others that I have advanced to rank five…'

Xu Ning thought in his head.

He knew that after advancing to rank five, he would completely break the balance between Yin Qingleng's side and Lu Wang's side.

Of course, Xu Ning was willing to help Lu Wang get the position of an institute head in advance.

One reason for this was because of Jiang Xu and Lu Wang's resources. If they hadn't found a way to give him resources, he wouldn't have advanced so quickly.

Secondly, once Lu Wang became an institute head, he would receive more resources in the future.

After all, the subsequent advancement consumed a lot of energy. It would take 120,000 units of energy to advance from rank five to rank six, which was almost ten times more than the energy required to advance from rank four to rank five.

However, this was basically the cost of advancing from the mid level void realm to the high level void realm in the martial arts world.

After advancing to rank five, Xu Ning walked out of his courtyard and went to find Jiang Xu.

Xu Siqi and Lu Wang were both in Jiang Xu's study.

The three of them were discussing something with solemn expressions.

"I can feel that something is wrong with Yin Qingleng recently…"

Jiang Xu said, "He is getting more and more ruthless towards us. He seems to want to expose the conflict and start a war between the two sides…"

"Yes, I feel the same."

Xu Siqi immediately said, "He seems to have something to rely on. It is as if he wants to increase his resistance in preparation to attack us."

"Then what do we do?"

Lu Wang sat on the side. After hearing this, he was a little panicked.

He was still a rank three arcanist, and it was still a long way from him to advance to rank four.

"We are almost certain that Yin Qingleng will definitely not let Young Master advance to rank four safely, then obediently give up his position…"

Jiang Xu said, "He will definitely come up with certain methods before you advance to rank four. We can't rule out the possibility that he will do something to you. Although you are under the protection of the other instructors and me, Yin Qingleng has still tried to assassinate you before."

"Mmm…"

After Jiang Xu finished speaking, the atmosphere between the three was a little tense.

Although their forces were similar in the competition at the Ice Feather Institute, on Yin Qingleng's side, he was a rank five arcanist, which was quite an oppressive force to them.

"Brother Jiang."

Right at this moment, Xu Ning rushed over.

He was already familiar with Jiang Xu, so he just pushed open the door and entered.

"Young Institute Head Xu."

Xu Ning greeted the other two.

Xu Ning had already sensed that the two of them were also in the room.

It was great timing as Xu Ning could tell them the news of his advancement to rank five to everyone.

"Xu Ning?"

After seeing Xu Ning come in, the three of them all stood up and were quite polite to Xu Ning.

After three months of getting along with each other, they also discovered that Xu Ning was sincerely on their side.

"I came here today to tell the three of you something."

Xu Ning said, "I have advanced to a rank five arcanist."

"You have advanced to a rank five arcanist!?"

Jiang Xu, Xu Siqi and Lu Wang were stunned at first, then they were overjoyed.

Xu Ning used this opportunity to slightly release his rank five aura, allowing the three of them to sense his strength.

"Sure enough, you are rank five!"

Jiang Xu and Xu Siqi looked at each other and laughed.

Lu Wang stood aside and was a little excited.

At the same time, he looked at Xu Ning with a hint of reverence in his eyes.

He was similar in age to Xu Ning, but Xu Ning had already advanced to a rank five arcanist before he even touched the threshold of rank four.

"Xu Ning has advanced to rank five, which means that we have enough combat power to fight against Yin Qingleng!"

Jiang Xu's heart trembled with excitement.

Prior to this, he was still worried about the oppression of Yin Qingleng's realm, but now that Xu Ning was a rank five arcanist, his worries were solved.

Xu Ning had made up for their biggest weakness.

Chapter 345: Collusion, Secret

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"Your advancement is quite timely!"

Xu Siqi could no longer suppress his excitement. "Over the past few days, the confrontation between Yin Qingleng and us has become more and more intense. Before you came, we were still worried about how to resist Yin Qingleng's threats. I didn't expect you to bring news of your advancement to rank five at this time. How timely!"

Xu Siqi sighed at Xu Ning's top-notch aptitude.

He knew that Xu Ning was only in his twenties, but he was already a rank five arcanist.

When Xu Siqi was at Xu Ning's age, he had just broken through to rank three.

Now that thirty years had passed, he was still stuck at the peak of rank four.

"Xu Ning."

Jiang Xu said, "After advancing to rank five, can you hide your true strength from Yin Qingleng?"

"I can."

Xu Ning nodded and gave an affirmative answer.

According to the characteristics of the Martial Arts Panel, once Xu Ning advanced, he would be at the peak of his realm.

Compared to Yin Qingleng, Xu Ning's realm even had the upper hand.

In this situation, with a high-level Aura Restraining Pill, Xu Ning could completely hide his aura.

Even when facing a rank six master, Xu Ning was extremely confident in concealing his true strength.

"That's good."

Jiang Xu said, "In this case, you should hide your strength first. That way, you can be our trump card and take them by surprise at the critical moment."

"Okay."

Xu Ning was quite cooperative.

Jiang Xu revealed a relaxed smile.

This time, the scale of war began to tilt towards their side in their upcoming battle with Yin Qingleng.

Jiang Xu, Xu Siqi, and Lu Wang then explained the current situation to Xu Ning.

Before this, Xu Ning was mainly focused on collecting resources, so he didn't know much about the current situation. Now that he was being briefed by the three of them, he had a deeper understanding of the current situation.

After the exchange, Xu Ning left Jiang Xu's place.

He was going to visit Guan Yue.

Ever since he joined the Ice Feather Institute, the number of exchanges between him and Guan Yue had decreased.

While walking in the Ice Feather Institute, Xu Ning suddenly saw Gu Chixing in the distance.

But Gu Chixing didn't notice Xu Ning's presence.

'This Gu Chixing looks a little flustered…'

Xu Ning noticed Gu Chixing's strange expression.

After thinking about it, Xu Ning hid behind a rock garden and restrained his aura.

Gu Chixing passed by the rock garden, but he did not find Xu Ning lurking in the dark.

After Gu Chixing walked away, Xu Ning appeared behind the rockery.

'He should be heading towards Yin Qingleng's residence.'

Xu Ning's eyes narrowed. 'Judging by Gu Chixing's behavior, he obviously wants to bring some sensitive news to Yin Qingleng.'

Xu Ning followed behind Gu Chixing silently.

Xu Ning now had the ability to sneak into Yin Qingleng's residence and eavesdrop for information.

Sure enough, Gu Chixing walked into Yin Qingleng's courtyard and entered his study.

Xu Ning easily dodged the guards and climbed onto the roof of the study.

When Xu Ning was in rank four, he would definitely be noticed by Yin Qingleng.

But after advancing to rank five, he didn't have to worry about this problem at all.

Xu Ning leaned forward and placed his ear close to the roof, listening to the conversation in the room.

"Institute Head."

After Gu Chixing walked in, he first greeted Yin Qingleng respectfully.

"How is it?"

Yin Qingleng was reading a book, but after seeing Gu Chixing come in, he put it aside.

"The Wind Sea Institute has given an affirmative answer."

Gu Chixing lowered his voice.

'The Wind Sea Institute?'

Xu Ning, who was lying on the roof, heard everything.

Xu Ning's expression changed slightly.

It had been a few months since he came to the southern part of the Barren Wind Region, so Xu Ning had some understanding of the arcanist factions here.

The Wind Sea Institute was an arcanist institution in the southern part of the Barren Wind Region.

Its overall strength was quite strong, and its institute head was a rank six master.

Before the death of the Old Institute Head of the Ice Feather Institute, the Ice Feather Institute had 70% of the Wind Sea Institute's strength, but after the death of the Old Institute Head, the Ice Feather Institute was far inferior to the Wind Sea Institute.

'Yin Qingleng is actually involved with the Wind Sea Institute…'

Xu Ning also knew that there was some friction between the Ice Feather Institute and the Wind Sea Institute.

Listening up until here, Xu Ning knew that Yin Qingleng and Gu Chixing must have some secrets that couldn't be told.

Xu Ning placed his ear closer to the roof and continued to eavesdrop.

"What did they say?"

Yin Qingleng asked.

"They said that as long as we can lure them out of the Ice Feather Institute, they will kill them."

Gu Chixing said.

"Good!"

Yin Qingleng laughed loudly.

"Institute Head, who do you plan to get rid of first?"

Gu Chixing asked.

"Jiang Xu, Xu Siqi, or Xu Ning, any one of these three people will be a major blow to Lu Wang's forces."

Yin Qingleng's tone was cold and murderous.

In his opinion, Jiang Xu and Xu Siqi were the strongest supporters of Lu Wang. Any one of them dead could weaken Lu Wang's strength by 30%.

As for Xu Ning, he made Yin Qingleng feel threatened.

Although Xu Ning rarely participated in the affairs of the Ice Feather Institute, his aptitude was too high. Yin Qingleng felt that Xu Ning was a potential threat.

He was afraid that on the day Xu Ning broke through to rank five, he would deal a huge blow to him.

'They actually colluded with the Wind Sea Institute to kill us!'

On the roof, Xu Ning's eyes were cold.

Jiang Xu and Xu Siqi's judgment of Yin Qingleng was correct. He was indeed going to make his move.

"In a few days, I will hold another meeting. I will randomly assign a mission to send one or two of them out, giving the people of the Wind Sea Institute the opportunity to get rid of them."

Yin Qingleng continued.

"Mmm…"

Gu Chixing nodded and wiped the sweat off his forehead.

"What?"

Yin Qingleng smiled when he saw this. "Feeling pressured?"

Gu Chixing forced a smile.

Gu Chixing knew very well that he was a traitor.

Once this matter was exposed, not to mention the Ice Feather Institute, even in the entire southern part of the Barren Wind Region, he would be hated by everyone.

"What are you afraid of? This is not the first time."

Yin Qingleng walked over and patted Gu Chixing's shoulder. "Isn't the death of the Old Institute Head orchestrated by you too?"

Yin Qingleng brought up the past, causing Gu Chixing to tremble and stop talking.

On the roof, Xu Ning also heard this.

'So the death of the Old Institute Head was also the scheme of Yin Qingleng and Gu Chixing!'

Xu Ning's pupils contracted.

Today, when he followed Gu Chixing here, he really heard some serious information.

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Chapter 346: Beat Them At Their Own Game

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"Institute Head."

Inside the house, Gu Chixing hesitated for a while before finally asking tentatively.

"The connection between us and the Wind Sea Institute seems to be a little too deep… The Wind Sea Institute knows very well what the two of us have done. If this situation continues, they might use this against us in the future."

Gu Chixing seemed worried. "At that time, wouldn't we become their puppets?"

Yin Qingleng's eyes turned cold the moment Gu Chixing asked that.

He glanced at Gu Chixing, making Gu Chixing shudder.

"Become their puppets?"

Yin Qingleng was expressionless. "No… I know what they want. As long as we give them a portion of the resources of the Ice Feather Institute in the future, they will be satisfied. The Wind Sea Institute knows very well that once this matter is exposed, it will be a blow to their reputation as well."

"So, if you and I don't talk about this, no one will know."

Yin Qingleng patted Gu Chixing's shoulder. "Don't worry."

"Yes…"

Gu Chixing nodded humbly.

"Go ahead then."

Yin Qingleng waved his hand, gesturing for Gu Chixing to leave.

Gu Chixing left respectfully and walked out of the house.

The moment Gu Chixing walked out of the house, Yin Qingleng's expression was suddenly full of murderous intent.

"Gu Chixing will get us into trouble sooner or later with that mental state of his…"

Yin Qingleng muttered to himself, "When everything is settled, I have to deal with him first…"

After Yin Qingleng thought about it, he continued with his work.

After Gu Chixing walked out of Yin Qingleng's courtyard, Xu Ning also left the roof.

Until now, Yin Qingleng didn't realize that Xu Ning had overheard his conversation with Gu Chixing.

Xu Ning had already left Yin Qingleng's courtyard.

'Since Yin Qingleng wants to use someone else to kill me, I'll play along…'

Xu Ning already had a plan.

He paused for a moment before chasing after Gu Chixing.

"Instructor Gu."

Gu Chixing was walking back to his courtyard with a heavy heart when he suddenly heard someone calling him.

Gu Chixing who had been in a daze looked up and saw Xu Ning in front of him.

He was taken aback at first, then he forced out a smile.

"Instructor Xu."

Gu Chixing responded.

Although the two of them did not belong to the same faction, and they had had a head-on dispute in the past, they still had to maintain their friendly facade.

"Instructor Gu seems to be pondering deeply?"

Xu Ning asked with deep intent.

Gu Chixing's heart skipped a beat. He was a little flustered, but he quickly calmed down.

"I'm just thinking about something."

Gu Chixing said casually.

"Where is Instructor Xu going?"

Gu Chixing asked casually and changed the topic.

"I am going to find Instructor Xu. In three days, there are some things I need to do outside, so I hope he can come with me."

Xu Ning responded without any caution.

"Huh?!"

After hearing Xu Ning's response, Gu Chixing's heart trembled again.

'He's leaving the Ice Feather Institute?'

Gu Chixing began to think.

According to the plan made by him and Yin Qingleng, he was going to hold a meeting to transfer Xu Ning, Xu Siqi, and Jiang Xu out of the Ice Feather Institute for a mission.

But Xu Ning said that he would take the initiative to go out and even call Xu Siqi to follow him. With Xu Nign taking the initiative to go out, this would save them the trouble of holding a meeting and deliberately transferring them out.

'It is a little far-fetched to hold a meeting to make them leave the Ice Feather Institute at the current moment. If they are killed outside, then Institute Head and I will be suspected by the other teachers. It seems to be more advantageous for us to let them be the ones to take the initiative to go out.'

Gu Chixing's brain was spinning.

"Instructor Gu?"

While Gu Chixing was thinking deeply, Xu Ning called out to him.

"Sorry, I was thinking about something…"

Gu Chixing quickly said, "Since you are going to find Instructor Xu, I won't waste your time. Goodbye…"

Gu Chixing quickly left.

As for Xu Ning, his mouth curved into a smile.

Instead of waiting passively, it was better to take the proactive side.

Thereafter, Xu Ning rushed back to Jiang Xu's study.

On the other side, Gu Chixing stopped and returned after leaving Xu Ning's sight.

The plan had changed into their favor. He was going to find Yin Qingleng and discuss his plan in advance.

In Jiang Xu's study

"Xu Ning, why are you back?"

Jiang Xu was a little surprised to see Xu Ning return.

At this moment, Lu Wang and Xu Siqi had already left.

"Brother Jiang, I met Gu Chixing just now, and I secretly followed behind him to Yin Qingleng's courtyard."

Xu Ning quickly said, "I restrained my aura and secretly heard the conversation between Yin Qingleng and Gu Chixing."

"Oh?"

Jiang Xu saw Xu Ning's serious expression and asked, "Did you hear any important news?"

Xu Ning nodded.

Afterwards, he told them about the connection between Yin Qingleng, Gu Chixing, and the Wind Sea Institute. He also told them about the death of the Old Institute Head and their assassination plan.

"Xu Ning, are you sure you heard it correctly?"

Jiang Xu stared at Xu Ning, his whole body trembling.

It was not that he didn't trust Xu Ning, but this news had shocked him greatly.

Jiang Xu felt his head was exploding and his chest felt suffocated.

"Yes."

Xu Ning didn't say anything long-winded, he just responded affirmatively.

Pak!

Jiang Xu slammed the table, causing it to explode into pieces.

"Yin Qingleng, Gu Chixing!!"

Jiang Xu's eyes were full of murderous intent and hatred.

According to what they said before, the Old Institute Head's death was due to the backlash from cultivating a profound arcane technique.

But in reality, he was plotted against and assassinated.

This was unacceptable to Jiang Xu.

"We have to kill them!"

Jiang Xu growled.

"Brother Jiang, calm down first."

Xu Ning said, "I have already set a trap for Gu Chixing. In three days, Instructor Xu and I will act as bait and kill the ambushers. I will try my best to capture them alive and bring them back to the Ice Feather Institute to reveal the true faces of Yin Qingleng and Gu Chixing."

"That's right."

Jiang Xu calmed down. "We must expose their crimes and let them be punished by everyone!"

Jiang Xu was full of hatred, but he also knew that he couldn't take revenge casually, otherwise he might fall into a passive state.

"Xu Ning, are you confident in dealing with the assassins?"

Jiang Xu asked, "If you are not confident, we can lie low for a while. There is no need to risk our lives for this."

"Don't worry."

Xu Ning said, "I'm confident."

With Xu Ning's current combat power, even a rank six arcanist could not kill him and he could easily escape.

And in Yin Qingleng's assassination plan, the probability of the Wind Sea Institute sending a rank six arcanist was basically zero.

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Although the foundation of the Wind Sea Institute was stronger than the Ice Feather Institute, their strongest members were only two rank six arcanists.

It was impossible for them to be mobilized just to assassinate rank four arcanists. At this moment, Xu Ning's true strength as a rank five arcanist had not been exposed.

"You have to be extremely careful."

Although the hatred in his heart was boiling, Jiang Xu did not lose his mind.

"While you do that, I will secretly restart my investigation of the death of the Old Institute Head."

Jiang Xu said, "Once I find some evidence, I will announce it to all the arcanists in the Ice Feather Institute and even the southern part of the Barren Wind Region. I will completely ruin Yin Qingleng's reputation."

"Mmm…"

Xu Ning nodded.

No one knew that Yin Qingleng, Gu Chixing, and the Wind Sea Institute had secretly colluded.

Even the other instructors on Yin Qingleng's side didn't know these secrets.

Once they learned the truth, they would inevitably separate from Yin Qingleng.

"Alright, I will find Instructor Xu and communicate with him in advance."

After a short negotiation, Xu Ning left Jiang Xu's study to find Xu Siqi.

Three days later.

In the early afternoon, Xu Ning and Xu Siqi went out together.

Because the Ice Feather Institute was located deep in a dense forest, they had to pass through a dense forest first.

As soon as the two walked out of the Ice Feather Institute, several figures began to secretly follow them.

"Instructor Xu, be careful."

Xu Ning reminded Xu Siqi to be wary as they traversed through the forest.

When Xu Siqi heard this, his eyes narrowed. He knew that Xu Ning was telling him that the assassins who were preparing to ambush them were nearby.

Three days ago, after Xu Ning left Jiang Xu's study, he went to find Xu Siqi and told him everything.

After Xu Siqi heard this, he was angry and shocked, but after calming down, he still listened to Xu Ning's opinion and prepared to use himself as bait to catch the Wind Sea Institute's assassins.

Currently, Xu Ning and Xu Siqi were riding on two horses.

These two horses were very tall and muscular.

Moreover, there were very prominent special lines on their bodies.

The surface of the lines exuded the power of an arcanist.

In the Arcanist World, there were no naturally formed demon beasts.

But some special arcanists could alter living creatures to give them extraordinary power.

The two horses under Xu Ning and Xu Siqi had been specially altered. Once altered, they could run extremely fast and had strong endurance.

If a rank six and below arcanist did not use their arcanist's power, their physical strength alone would not be comparable to these two horses.

Clop! Clop! Clop!

The horses galloped through the dense forest.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, more than a dozen ice arrows flew out from both sides of the dense forest trail.

"Be careful!"

Because of Xu Ning's reminder, Xu Siqi was already prepared.

The moment they realized that danger was coming, the two instantly dodged and jumped off their horses.

The two horses were not injured, but they were frightened. They shook off the two of them and fled into the dense forest.

After avoiding the salvo of ice arrows, five figures appeared in the dense forest.

They were all wearing gray clothes and masks that covered their faces.

'One rank five, four rank four…'

Xu Ning determined the strength of the five people.

Xu Ning's mouth curved slightly. He knew very well that with his strength, it was not difficult to deal with these five people.

"Attack!"

The rank five leader gave the order.

Immediately after, the four rank four arcanists quickly activated their arcane techniques and attacked Xu Ning and Xu Siqi.

Among the four rank four arcanists, two activated their close combat arcane techniques, while the other two activated their long-range arcane techniques.

"Storm Barrier!"

Just when the arcane techniques were about to arrive, Xu Ning activated his arcane technique.

A thick wind wall instantly appeared next to him and Xu Siqi.

There were also wind blades attached to the wind barrier.

When the assassins' arcane techniques touched the wind barrier, some of the power of the arcane technique was eliminated, while the other portion was reflected back.

Xu Ning's Storm Barrier was released so suddenly that the assassins couldn't react at all.

The reflected arcane techniques actually injured them.

'Not good!'

The face of the leading rank five arcanist suddenly changed.

"The information is wrong, one of the targets is a rank five arcanist!"

The leader shouted, "Retreat!"

Xu Ning did not give them a chance.

"Gravitational Spiral!"

The four rank four arcanists who wanted to get away from Xu Ning suddenly felt their bodies being pulled.

Then, a strong pressure and tearing force of a spiral wrapped around them.

After several screams, the four rank four arcanists were all lying on the ground, barely surviving.

Xu Ning did not kill them, but with just one attack, he had reduced all their combat power.

'I'm in trouble!'

The rank five arcanist turned around and fled when he saw that.

He had realized that this rank five arcanist that was disguised as a rank four was stronger than him.

"You want to leave?"

Xu Ning immediately chased after him.

He used another Gravitational Spiral to stop the leading assassin from escaping.

"Corrosive Rain!"

Almost immediately, Xu Ning used another arcane technique.

Whoosh!

In a small area, black raindrops fell.

The leading assassin also immediately reacted to the arcane technique. A light screen appeared around him, blocking the corrosive rain.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

The corrosive rain fell on the light screen, making a sizzling sound.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Soon, the light screen of the leading assassin could no longer withstand the corrosion and shattered.

'Not good!'

The leading assassin was about to be drowned by the corrosive rain

But just before the corrosive rain could land on the leading assassin, Xu Ning stopped the corrosive rain with a thought, then knocked out the rank five arcanist with a Gravitational Spiral.

'All done…'

Xu Ning had subdued all of the assassins in just a short amount of time.

From the very beginning, Xu Ning displayed tremendous combat power, so much so that the rank five assassin did not manage to use his full strength.

"Hsss…"

On the other side, Xu Siqi gasped.

He was dumbfounded.

Xu Ning instantly dealt with all the assassins so smoothly.

Moreover, Xu Ning did not just kill them, he captured all of them alive.

This feat was infinitely more difficult.

'This is not the strength of an elementary rank five. Even a peak rank five is not this strong…'

Xu Siqi was stunned.

He was really glad that Jiang Xu had brought Xu Ning back a few months ago.

"Instructor Xu, take these assassins and return to the Ice Feather Institute."

Xu Ning said, "After returning secretly, let's interrogate these assassins to get useful information from them."

"Okay."

Xu Siqi immediately responded.

At this moment, he was completely convinced by Xu Ning.

After subduing the assassins, the two found their two horses that had fled into the dense forest before returning to the Ice Feather Institute with the five completely subdued assassins.

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Chapter 348: Attack

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Once they were near the Ice Feather Institute, Xu Ning and Xu Siqi left their horses outside.

The two of them then carried one or two assassins in each hand through a detour from the main gates and brought the five assassins into the Ice Feather Institute.

According to their previous agreement, they returned back to Jiang Xu's courtyard.

"Four rank four arcanists and one rank five arcanists. They are all the assassins."

Xu Ning and Xu Siqi brought these five assassins to Jiang Xu.

"Good."

After seeing that the assassins were brought back and that Xu Ning and Xu Siqi were not injured, Jiang Xu was relieved.

"We have to interrogate them quickly and get some conclusive statements and evidence!"

Xu Siqi said, "Otherwise, if it takes too long, the Wind Sea Institute and Yin Qingleng will definitely be suspicious."

"That's right."

Jiang Xu nodded and agreed with Xu Ning's idea.

"Throw them into the underground sealed room in the backyard, I will interrogate them personally."

A cold glint appeared in Jiang Xu's eyes.

When he followed the Old Institute Head, Jiang Xu was the Old Institute Head's right-hand man.

Whether it was on the surface or in the dark, Jiang Xu could perfectly handle the chores that the Old Institute Head needed to deal with.

Interrogating enemies was Jiang Xu's specialty.

Afterwards, the three of them escorted the five assassins into the underground sealed room.

Because the servants in the courtyard had been dismissed in advance, the three of them were not exposed.

After entering the underground sealed room, Jiang Xu showed off his interrogation skills.

He tortured the five assassins mentally and physically, and in less than two hours, he extracted all the information they had.

This included most of the details of Yin Qingleng's collusion with the Wind Sea Institute, and even the fact that Yin Qingleng had plotted against the Old Institute Head.

"I have gathered all the useful information they had in their brains. There is no point in continuing the interrogation."

Jiang Xu washed his blood-stained hands with some clean water as he said that.

"Alright, let's quickly gather everyone and hold a meeting to unveil Yin Qingleng's facade."

Xu Siqi couldn't wait any longer.

"The evidence of Yin Qingleng colluding with the Wind Sea Institute to assassinate his own institute head is irrefutable, but there is no direct evidence of him plotting against the Old Institute Head."

Jiang Xu felt a little regretful.

Although colluding with outsiders and assassinating his own people was enough to beat Yin Qingleng to death, Jiang Xu still wanted to make his sins public.

"Didn't those people say that when Yin Qingleng colluded with the Wind Sea Institute, he used a letter to communicate with them. Maybe we can find it at his residence."

Xu Ning thought for a moment and said.

"That will be difficult…"

Jiang Xu shook his head. "How could he leave such evidence in his hands? The letter they wrote has probably been destroyed by Yin Qingleng."

"Not necessarily…"

Xu Ning said, "For Yin Qingleng, that letter is not only evidence of his crime, but also a leverage. Once the assassination of the Old Institute Head is exposed, not only will it have a fatal impact on Yin Qingleng, but it will also be extremely detrimental to the Wind Sea Institute. As long as that letter is in his hands, the Wind Sea Institute will be a little wary of him."

Jiang Xu's eyes lit up when Xu Ning pointed that out.

He felt that what Xu Ning said was very logical.

"What we should do now is to hold a meeting to force Yin Qingleng to come out. Then, I will sneak into his courtyard and search for the letter."

Xu Ning said, "It's best if we can find more evidence. If we can't, then just the fact that he colluded with the Wind Sea Institute to harm his own people is enough to completely lose his authority in the Ice Feather Institute."

"Good!"

Jiang Xu and Xu Siqi looked at each other and agreed with Xu Ning's idea.

"There is no time to lose, let's begin!"

Jiang Xu said.

…

"Institute Head, Jiang Xu suddenly wants to hold a meeting with all the instructors present. He said that something big has happened in the institute!"

Gu Chixing brought news to Yin Qingleng.

"Oh?"

Yin Qingleng frowned. "Does he already know that Xu Ning and Xu Siqi are killed?"

"No, if that is the case, we should have received the news first…"

Yin Qingleng seemed a little puzzled.

He vaguely felt that something was wrong.

But after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't find anything wrong.

"Let's go to the assembly hall."

Yin Qingleng thought for a moment and said, "Let's see what Jiang Xu wants to do."

In Yin Qingleng's opinion, he still held the advantage in their contest to gain the position of institute head.

Yin Qingleng took Gu Chixing and rushed to the assembly hall.

Soon after they left, Xu Ning sneaked into the courtyard.

'I have to move faster…'

Xu Ning began to search Yin Qingleng's study.

It was impossible for Yin Qingleng to carry the letter with him. Thus, the study and the bedroom were the most likely places he had hid a letter in.

…

In the assembly hall.

"Brother Jiang, why did you gather us?"

When Yin Qingleng arrived at the assembly hall, the others had already arrived in advance.

Except for Xu Ning and Xu Siqi, everyone else was already seated.

After Yin Qingleng asked the question, the other instructors also looked at Jiang Xu.

They were also confused about Jiang Xu's sudden request for a meeting.

Faced with Yin Qingleng, Jiang Xu sneered, stood up, and looked at him. "Institute Head, I have a question."

"Go ahead."

Yin Qingleng felt that Jiang Xu was a little aggressive today.

"Colluding with outsiders and secretly harming our own instructors, how should we punish this crime?"

Jiang Xu's voice was loud and clear.

'Huh?!'

After Jiang Xu asked that, Yin Qingleng and Gu Chixing's pupils shrank at the same time.

They were almost certain that the collusion with the Wind Sea Institute to assassinate Xu Ning and Xu Siqi had been exposed.

The both of them were immediately flustered.

"Institute Head, why aren't you answering?"

Jiang Xu took two steps forward.

At this moment, the other instructors looked at Yin Qingleng with strange and shocked expressions.

They also vaguely sensed that Yin Qingleng seemed to have done something he shouldn't have.

"Of course they ought to be executed."

Yin Qingleng's expression was a little unnatural.

"Good!"

Jiang Xu clapped his hands. "Bring him here!"

After Jiang Xu finished speaking, they saw Xu Siqi dragging a man who had lost all his mobility in.

This person was the rank five arcanist who tried to assassinate Xu Ning and Xu Siqi.

'Xu Siqi!'

Yin Qingleng and Gu Chixing were shocked.

Xu Siqi was not dead, and the person he brought seemed to be from the Wind Sea Institute.

"Yin Qingleng!"

Jiang Xu shouted sternly, "The evidence of you colluding with the people of the Wind Sea Institute to assassinate Instructor Xu Ning and Instructor Xu Siqi is irrefutable. How are you going to explain this!"

Whoosh!

As soon as Jiang Xu finished speaking, there was an uproar in the assembly hall.

Whether they were on Yin Qingleng's side or not, they all looked at him with surprise in their eyes.

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Chapter 349: Complete Victory

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"You're slandering him!"

Gu Chixing was completely thrown into confusion. Before Yin Qingleng could respond, he quickly refuted.

"Slander?"

Jiang Xu sneered and kicked the assassin on the ground. "He is the leader of the assassins. Now that he has been captured alive, how are you going to refute?"

"Are you saying that I randomly found someone to frame Yin Qingleng?"

Jiang Xu smiled sarcastically. "As long as we want to investigate, we can easily confirm his identity. He has already told the truth, so there is no point in denying it."

Gu Chixing opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

He knew that what Jiang Xu said was the truth.

As long as they verified the identity of the assassin, they could easily verify the authenticity of the claim.

Until now, Gu Chixing still couldn't understand why the assassination failed and how the assassins were captured alive.

Gu Chixing looked at Yin Qingleng.

Yin Qingleng's face was pale, and his brain was spinning furiously.

He had already noticed that all the instructors, whether they supported him or not, looked at him with strong hostility.

Using outsiders to hurt their own people was a matter of principle. It was unacceptable.

"Gu Chixing!"

Suddenly, Yin Qingleng shouted at Gu Chixing.

"How dare you use my name to secretly collude with the Wind Sea Institute!"

Yin Qingleng was distorting the facts and placing all the blame on Gu Chixing.

Gu Chixing was mind blown and felt his entire body go numb.

He didn't expect that in order to get rid of his suspicions, Yin Qingleng betrayed him without hesitation.

"Everyone!"

Yin Qingleng ignored Gu Chixing and looked at the other instructors.

"As the head of the Ice Feather Institute, I would never do such a thing."

Yin Qingleng said, "Prior to this, I noticed that Gu Chixing had a close relationship with the Wind Sea Institute. I even warned him about this. But he told me that it was just a normal interaction, so I didn't take it to heart."

"Now it seems that I did not teach my subordinates well, so I should take on some of the blame."

When Yin Qingleng said this, his tone was firm. It was as he was telling the truth.

"Institute Head, you, how could you…"

Gu Chixing pointed at Yin Qingleng, his whole body trembling.

"Gu Chixing, you violated the rules of the Ice Feather Institute, so you are sentenced to death!"

Under everyone's shocked eyes, Yin Qingleng activated a wind blade and cut off Gu Chixing's head.

Gu Chixing fell and died on the spot.

After killing Gu Chixing, Yin Qingleng's expression was calm.

"Yin Qingleng, you are ruthless!"

Jiang Xu didn't expect Yin Qingleng to do this.

"We should be more decisive when dealing with traitors."

After Yin Qingleng killed Gu Chixing, he was more confident.

Gu Chixing was the only one who showed himself when he colluded with the Wind Sea Institute. Thus, he pushed the blame to him first, then he would slowly find a way to get rid of the suspicions.

"Acting Institute Head, you're quite good at taking a step back to clear yourself of your crimes!"

Another figure walked in from outside the assembly hall.

Xu Ning slowly walked in front of everyone with a small stack of letters in his hand.

"Do you really think that by killing Gu Chixing, you can get rid of all your suspicions?"

Xu Ning waved the letters in his hand. "The evidence of your collusion with the Wind Sea Institute has not been destroyed yet, right?"

'That is…'

Yin Qingleng was shocked.

He recognized that the letters in Xu Ning's hand were evidences of his collusion with the Wind Sea Institute.

These letters even included his plan to assassinate the Old Institute Head.

"Yin Qingleng!"

Xu Ning took a step forward. "In order to become the head of the Ice Feather Institute, not only did you collude with the Wind Sea Institute to assassinate the Old Institute Head, but you also betrayed the interest of the Ice Feather Institute and attempted to assassinate the instructors! Tell me, are you a sinner of the Ice Feather Institute!"

Assassinated the Old Institute Head!?

Everyone looked at Yin Qingleng in horror.

This news was too shocking for them.

"The letters in my hand are evidence of your collusion with them!"

Xu Ning showed the letters in his hand to everyone present.

Yin Qingleng felt like he had fallen into an icehouse.

"Nonsense!"

After a while, Yin Qingleng woke up from his daze.

His eyes were full of murderous intent as he looked at Xu Ning.

"You forged those letters to frame me, you deserve to be executed as well!"

Yin Qingleng ignored the other instructors and attacked Xu Ning.

He knew very well that he had to kill Xu Ning and take the letters from him.

Otherwise, if the evidence were taken seriously, he would really have no chance to turn the tables.

Several large wind blades appeared out of thin air and slashed towards Xu Ning.

Seeing this, Xu Ning smirked.

"Storm Barrier!"

A wind wall condensed around him.

Several wind blades bounced back from the wind wall.

Pfft Pfft!

Yin Qingleng couldn't dodge in time and was slashed by two wind blades.

'Rank five arcanist?!'

Yin Qingleng also realized Xu Ning's true strength.

He finally understood why the assassination attempt of the Wind Sea Institute failed.

Rank five arcanist!

The other instructors had also just discovered Xu Ning's true strength.

'Run!'

Yin Qingleng realized that he was at the end of his rope.

After today, he would no longer have a foothold in the southern part of the Barren Wind Region.

He was about to lose everything he had, so he just wanted to stay alive.

"Trying to escape?"

Yin Qingleng was about to escape from the assembly hall, but Xu Ning activated several Gravitational Spirals and seriously injured Yin Qingleng again.

Even though they were both rank five arcanists, Xu Ning was at the peak of rank five, while Yin Qingleng was only in the middle of rank five.

Moreover, Xu Ning's arcane techniques were more advanced. Yin Qingleng was not his opponent at all.

Bang!

Yin Qingleng was injured and fell to the ground. Xu Ning stepped on him and captured him alive.

At this moment, Yin Qingleng was deeply injured twice, and he fainted from his fury.

"Everyone, these are the letters, please read them one by one."

After subduing Yin Qingleng, Xu Ning distributed the evidence in his hand to the instructors present.

Everyone exchanged the letters. After browsing through it, their faces were all pale.

Some of them even wanted to kill Yin Qingleng themselves.

The Old Institute Head held a lot of prestige in the hearts of these instructors. Everyone respected him.

But that Old Institute Head was killed by Yin Qingleng's scheme.

Among these instructors, there were a few who supported Yin Qingleng. But now that they knew the truth, they were all ashamed and full of hatred.

"Everyone, don't blame yourself."

Jiang Xu quickly comforted. "You were all fooled by Yin Qingleng. His mistakes have nothing to do with you."

Jiang Xu knew that after the chaos, he had to stabilize the people's hearts.

"Now that Yin Qingleng has become a sinner of the Ice Feather Institute, it is time for Young Institute Head to inherit the position of the institute head!"

Xu Siqi took the opportunity to speak..

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Chapter 350: Aftermath, Accumulation

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"That's right, Yin Qingleng is dead, Young Institute Head should inherit the position of the institute head!"

An instructor from Yin Qingleng's camp quickly said.

Everyone agreed.

The instructors who previously stood on Yin Qingleng's side all used actions to cut ties with him.

"Since everyone agrees, from now on, Lu Wang will be the new head of the Ice Feather Institute!"

Jiang Xu saw the situation and quickly announced.

The situation was clear. Lu Wang becoming the new institute head was the natural course of action.

A relieved smile finally appeared on Lu Wang's face.

Yin Qingleng was dead. For him, he had completed half of his grandfather's revenge. Now that he had obtained the position of the institute head, he had also fulfilled his grandfather's wish.

"Today, I became the head of the Ice Feather Institute all because of the support of my seniors. Thank you!"

Lu Wang cupped his fists and said to everyone.

However, his gaze mainly swept across Xu Ning, Jiang Xu, and Xu Siqi.

"I am only a rank three arcanist. My strength is shallow, and I am young. It is impossible for me to manage the overall situation of the Ice Feather Institute alone. I hope that in the future, all the seniors here can support me. I will definitely learn from you."

Lu Wang's words were sincere.

He knew very well that it was impossible for him to control the Ice Feather Institute alone.

If he wanted the Ice Feather Institute to maintain its current strength, Xu Ning, Jiang Xu, and Xu Siqi had to chip in.

After speaking, the others also expressed their support for Lu Wang.

Jiang Xu and Xu Siqi began to clean up the mess.

What happened today would have a huge impact on the Icy Feather Institute. Jiang Xu had to join forces with other instructors to ensure the stability of the Icy Feather Institute.

As for Xu Ning, he did not intervene in these specific matters.

In fact, ever since Xu Ning came to the Ice Feather Institute, he had been focused on cultivation and did not deal with any of those annoying chores.

Although this made him seemed a little lazy, in fact, it was also a way to make Jiang Xu, Xu Siqi, and Lu Wang feel at ease.

After all, Xu Ning was an outsider with extremely strong combat power. If he wanted to take over the Ice Feather Institute and spent all his efforts on the institute, he would definitely be suspected.

Moreover, Xu Ning was not interested in dealing with such chores.

He only wanted resources.

Time flew by, and several days went by in the blink of an eye.

Over the past few days, besides going to find Guan Yue and giving her some pointers, Xu Ning just stayed in his courtyard and did not go out.

On this day, Jiang Xu came to find Xu Ning.

Jiang Xu looked a little tired after days of not resting.

In the Arcanist World, unless one was a rank seven arcanist, their physical state was only the limit of a mortal.

Unless one had the power of arcanism to support their body, they could not even defeat some mortal masters with just their physical body.

"Brother Xu."

Jiang Xu was very welcoming.

He had a good impression of Xu Ning.

Jiang Xu had some concerns when he brought Xu Ning to the Ice Feather Institute. Xu Ning was an outsider after all, and he was extremely strong. If he had any strange intentions, it would bring great trouble.

But the situation was too precarious at that time, so he had no better choice.

Luckily, after Xu Ning really came to the Ice Feather Institute, Jiang Xu discovered that Xu Ning was not interested in managing the Ice Feather Institute at all.

His only requirement was to have a lot of resources, which made Jiang Xu heave a sigh of relief. Feeling relieved, he also tried his best to find a way to help Xu Ning to gather resources.

This time, Xu Ning played the greatest role in their plan to get rid of Yin Qingleng and helping Lu Wang obtain the position of the institute head, but just like before, he did not have the intention to get involved with the power structure of the Ice Feather Institute. This made Jiang Xu feel extremely satisfied.

"Brother Jiang, you look tired. You should rest more."

Xu Ning said in a relaxed tone.

Jiang Xu laughed when he heard this. "Brother Xu, the institute has been stabilized. The Ice Feather Institute will soon be on the right track."

"That's good."

Xu Ning also smiled.

This way, his supply of resources would increase again.

"Moreover, we have reached a temporary agreement with the Wind Sea Institute."

Jiang Xu lowered his voice and stopped smiling.

"Oh?"

Xu Ning raised his eyebrows.

The Wind Sea Institute's collusion with Yin Qingleng had caused a lot of damage to the Ice Feather Institute.

Not only were their resources secretly given to them, but they also plotted to assassinate the Old Institute Head. This kind of hatred was very difficult to completely eliminate.

"Although there is a deep hatred between us and the Wind Sea Institute, we have no way to retaliate and take revenge as of now."

There was a hint of helplessness in Jiang Xu's tone.

The Wind Sea Institute had two rank six arcanists. Even when the Old Institute Head was still alive, the Ice Feather Institute was already weaker than the Wind Sea Institute.

Now that the Old Institute Head was dead and the Ice Feather Institute had experienced turbulence, its overall level had fallen by two levels. It was impossible for them to fight head-on against the Wind Sea Institute.

"The Wind Sea Institute obviously doesn't want to expose their collusion with Yin Qingleng and their encroachment on the Ice Feather Institute. After all, this will affect their reputation in the southern part of the Barren Wind Region. Therefore, the two sides made a compromise."

Jiang Xu said, "If we hand over the evidence of their collusion with Yin Qingleng, they will also give us a large amount of resources."

"Is that so…"

Xu Ning nodded.

He could understand Jiang Xu's pain.

The other party was involved in the assassination of the Old Institute Head, but Jiang Xu could only hold back.

This was because they were no match for the Wind Sea Institute.

"We still have a chance for revenge."

Xu Ning patted Jiang Xu's shoulder. "As long as the Ice Feather Institute becomes strong enough, the Wind Sea Institute will sooner or later pay the price."

"Mmn."

Jiang Xu nodded heavily.

"Brother Xu."

Jiang Xu continued, "The institute has decided to provide you with a lot of resources. I hope you can cultivate in peace and improve further. This way, the high-level combat power of the Ice Feather Institute will be guaranteed."

"I will do my best."

Xu Ning responded.

After the two talked for a while, Jiang Xu left Xu Ning's residence.

Over the next few days, just like Jiang Xu said, a large amount of resources were distributed to Xu Ning.

Xu Ning absorbed it all to improve his realm.

It was just that the energy needed to advance to rank six was a little too much. He obviously couldn't save the amount needed in such a short time.

However, Xu Ning was not in a hurry.

Thus, Xu Ning began to live a relatively idle life.

In addition to absorbing resources, he would be guiding Guan Yue and Lu Wang's cultivation.

Among them, Lu Wang's advancement was not obvious, but Guan Yue's improvement was great. She directly broke through to a rank three arcanist.

This made Guan Yue very happy.

As for Xu Ning, he was slowly accumulating energy during this idle period..

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Chapter 351: Rank Six

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In the blink of an eye, several months went by.

Xu Ning had been in the Arcanist World for more than a year.

Over the past few months, Jiang Xu fulfilled his promise to Xu Ning and continued to give a lot of resources to Xu Ning.

This allowed Xu Ning to naturally accumulate 120,000 units of energy. Xu Ning used this opportunity to advance to a rank six arcanist.

A rank six arcanist was considered a top expert in the entire southern part of the Barren Wind Region.

Duan Huiye, the Core Sea Demon Lord, had descended into the Arcanist World multiple times, but the best he had achieved was only rank six.

Whereas, Xu Ning reached this realm in less than a year in his first attempt.

However, although he had advanced, Xu Ning was not very happy.

If he wanted to continue to advance, the energy needed to advance from rank six to rank seven had reached a terrifying 3 million units.

In the Arcanist World, advancing from rank six to rank seven was equivalent to advancing from the void realm ninth stage to the dao realm third stage. Not only did he advance three realms in a row, but he was also crossing a major realm.

Therefore, a huge amount of energy was necessary.

'Do I need to leave the southern part of the Barren Wind Region already…'

Xu Ning stood in the courtyard and looked at the sky.

'The resources that the Ice Feather Institute can provide me are limited now…'

Xu Ning thought to himself.

The Ice Feather Institute could still provide more than 100,000 units of energy, but it was almost impossible to provide him with more than a million units of energy.

The southern part of the Barren Wind Region was already a small stage for Xu Ning.

After deliberating for a while, Xu Ning decided to leave.

'However, before leaving this place, I have to get rid of the troubles of the Ice Feather Institute.'

Xu Ning had principles.

For him to advance to rank five and to rank six had consumed a vast amount of resources from the Ice Feather Institute.

If he left suddenly, not only would the Ice Feather Institute suffer a huge loss, but it would also be gradually eaten away by other forces because of the loss of high-level combatants.

Xu Ning had already made a plan. Even if he wanted to leave, he had to deal with the Wind Sea Institute first, then find a suitable high-level combatant for the Ice Feather Institute.

Xu Ning walked out of the courtyard and went to find Jiang Xu.

"Brother Jiang."

When Xu Ning found Jiang Xu, Jiang Xu was still working.

Jiang Xu was a little surprised to see Xu Ning.

Ever since the situation stabilized, Xu Ning rarely came out to walk around.

"Brother Xu, it's rare to see you here."

Jiang Xu stopped working.

"Brother Jiang, it is time to completely resolve the feud with the Wind Sea Institute."

Xu Ning went straight to the point.

Jiang Xu was taken aback.

"What do you mean…"

Jiang Xu couldn't react for a moment.

"I have advanced to a rank six arcanist, so I can fight against the Wind Sea Institute."

Xu Ning said.

Not only did the Wind Sea Institute secretly harm the Old Institute Head and take the resources of the Ice Feather Institute, but they also sent assassins to assassinate Xu Ning.

Therefore, whether it was from the perspective of institute rivalry or personal grudges, Xu Ning had to resolve this matter.

"Rank six!"

Jiang Xu was shocked.

Xu Ning had just advanced to rank five a few months ago, so how did he break through to rank six so quickly?

Jiang Xu was a little dazed.

He had thought highly of Xu Ning, but he still underestimated him.

'With this aptitude, can Xu Ning advance to the legendary rank nine in the future?'

This thought suddenly appeared in Jiang Xu's mind.

A rank nine arcanist was a top existence in the Arcanist World.

Jiang Xu gradually calmed down with great difficulty.

"Brother Xu…"

Jiang Xu slowly recovered and slowly said, "Now that you have just advanced to rank six, isn't it a little too hasty to attack the Wind Sea Institute? After all, the two rank six arcanists of the Wind Sea Institute have already been at their current realm for many years…"

Xu Ning smiled. "It's okay, Brother Jiang, don't forget that when I just advanced to rank five, I already killed a rank five opponent."

After being reminded by Xu Ning, Jiang Xu thought of Xu Ning's terrifying combat strength.

With this kind of aptitude and ability, Jiang Xu could already foresee Xu Ning's future achievements.

"Brother Jiang, make the arrangements first. After everything is ready, I will deal with the high-level combatants of the Wind Sea Institute."

Xu Ning was talking about taking over the resources of the Wind Sea Institute.

"Okay…"

Seeing Xu Ning being so resolute, Jiang Xu finally expressed his support.

A few days later.

Jiang Xu found Xu Ning again.

"Brother Xu, everything is ready."

Jiang Xu looked at Xu Ning. "We have also secretly spread the news of the death of the Old Institute Head."

"Good."

Xu Ning also understood that Jiang Xu's move was to take advantage of public opinion.

They had to let the other forces in the southern part of the Barren Wind Region know that the proactiveness of the Ice Feather Institute was for revenge and not to invade.

Although the two sides had compromised in the past, the hatred was too deep. This battle was inevitable.

"Then the rest is up to you."

Jiang Xu was full of expectations for Xu Ning.

"Don't worry."

Xu Ning left the Ice Feather Institute and went to the Wind Sea Institute.

At the same time, several instructors and a large number of disciples began to move towards the Wind Sea Institute.

…

Wind Sea Institute.

Inside a courtyard.

"The Ice Feather Institute seems to be a little disobedient lately."

The person who spoke was a bald old man. He frowned and looked a little annoyed.

"Indeed."

Opposite the bald old man was a ruthless-looking old woman. "They have violated our previous agreement and released a lot of information that is detrimental to the Wind Sea Institute."

"Unbelievable…"

The bald old man snorted.

"Forget it, we all know that the agreement is only temporary. There will inevitably be another battle between the two sides. It seems that they are going to take the first move."

The old woman was a little puzzled. "I just don't understand, what gives them the confidence to take the initiative to attack us? With just their foreign rank five arcanist?"

"Mmm…"

The bald old man fell into deep thought.

"Could they have contacted other helpers?"

The old woman asked again.

"Probably not… No faction in the southern part of the Barren Wind Region is willing to directly oppose us…"

The bald old man was quite confident.

The two were confused for a moment.

While the two were thinking, they suddenly felt that something was wrong.

The next moment, the two felt several huge spiraling forces tearing at their bodies.

"Enemy attack!"

The two instantly realized what was going on. They quickly activated the power of arcanism to break free from this force.

However, they still reacted a little too slowly.

When they struggled free, they were already seriously injured.

"Who are you?"

The two huddled together, their eyes full of panic.

"Ice Feather Institute… Xu Ning."

Xu Ning appeared.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Two giant wind blades flew out.

Pfft Pfft!

The two rank six arcanists couldn't resist at all and died on the spot.

"All done…"

Xu Ning chuckled.

Chapter 352: City of Arcanists

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After Xu Ning killed the two rank six masters of the Wind Sea Institute, everything went much smoother.

Because of Xu Ning's intimidation, the Wind Sea Institute was taken over by the Ice Feather Institute without any resistance.

While all this was taking place, those who had participated in the assassination of the Old Institute Head and Xu Ning were dealt with in different ways.

Among them, for the experts above rank four in the Wind Sea Institute and did not participate in harming the Ice Feather Institute, they were given the choice to submit. Those that were willing were allowed to join the Ice Feather Institute, while those who were unwilling to submit were expelled from the southern part of the Barren Wind Region.

This was to ensure the stability of the Ice Feather Institute.

With this, the Ice Feather Institute gained two rank five arcanists and six rank four arcanists, greatly increasing their overall combat power.

Because with Xu Ning around, they didn't have to worry about these people daring to rebel internally.

The sudden movement of the Ice Feather Institute brought a huge impact to the southern part of the Barren Wind Region.

Instantly, many large forces in the southern part of the Barren Wind Region were anxious, afraid that the Ice Feather Institute would attack them as well.

They had all learned that Xu Ning, who was comparable to a rank seven master, was present in the Ice Feather Institute.

Xu Ning's strength was already at the ceiling of the southern part of the Barren Wind Region. The entire southern part of the Barren Wind Region was extremely afraid of him.

But soon, the Ice Feather Institute expressed their goodwill.

The evidence of the Wind Sea Institute's malicious attack on the Ice Feather Institute made the other forces in the southern part of the Barren Wind Region understand that the rumors were true.

Although the Ice Feather Institute had forcibly annexed the Wind Sea Institute, the Wind Sea Institute was in the wrong first.

In that case, the other forces were relieved.

However, they still had some inexplicable fear towards the Ice Feather Institute.

After this incident, they had realized how terrifying top-level combatants were in a power struggle.

The overall strength of the Ice Feather Institute was not as good as before, but because of Xu Ning, an almost rank seven master, the situation was reversed.

The other forces were also worried about how they would resist Xu Ning if the Ice Feather Institute had the intention to rule the entire southern part of the Barren Wind Region.

Fortunately, their worries did not become reality.

After resolving the matter of the Wind Sea Institute, in addition to annexing resources, the Ice Feather Institute began to unite with various parties to promote the common interests between the Ice Feather Institute and the various forces.

In fact, this was to pave the way for Xu Ning to leave the southern part of the Barren Wind Region.

Whether it was Jiang Xu, Xu Siqi, or Lu Wang, they all knew that Xu Ning would leave this place sooner or later.

Before he left, the Ice Feather Institute had to do its best to gain independence.

Time flew by, and another two years went by.

Over the past two years, Xu Ning still hadn't left the southern part of the Barren Wind Region.

With his help, the Ice Feather Institute and the big forces in the southern part of the Barren Wind Region had formed an alliance. Even if Xu Ning left, the Ice Feather Institute could ensure that it could operate independently and would not fall behind in level.

In addition, Xu Ning also helped Jiang Xu and Xu Siqi to advance to rank five arcanists. Lu Wang also advanced to a rank four arcanist.

Jiang Xu and Xu Siqi's advancement provided the promise of high-level combat power to the Ice Feather Institute.

Of course, Xu Ning also gained a lot during this period.

Half a month ago, Xu Ning was promoted to a rank seven arcanist.

Over the past two years, the Ice Feather Institute had annexed the Wind Sea Institute and gradually expanded its own forces. During this process, Jiang Xu continued to provide Xu Ning with large amounts of resources as a reward for Xu Ning's previous efforts.

Xu Ning used this opportunity to gather 3 million units of energy needed to advance to rank seven.

It could be said that Xu Ning's 3 million units of energy were the bonus from swallowing the Wind Sea Institute and the Ice Feather Institute's progress.

After this, it would be impossible for him to continue to advance to rank eight in a place like the Barren Wind Region.

So, it was time for Xu Ning to leave.

Before leaving, Xu Ning bid farewell to the people around him.

Although Jiang Xu, Lu Wang, Xu Siqi, and Guan Yue had already foreseen Xu Ning's departure, they were still emotional.

This time, Guan Yue did not decide to travel with Xu Ning.

She could no longer keep up with Xu Ning's pace, so staying in the Ice Feather Institute was the best choice for her.

After bidding farewell, Xu Ning began to walk forward again.

This time, he was going to the City of Arcanists.

The City of Arcanists was the place where arcanists mainly gathered.

There were as many arcanists as mortals there. Powerful arcanists were everywhere, and there were even many rank nine arcanists.

Xu Ning knew that only there could he obtain the tremendous amount of resources he needed to advance.

Xu Ning only needed to advance two more ranks before he could completely comprehend the origin of the Arcanist World. He would then take back his clone and break through to the grandmaster realm.

Time flew by.

Another year went by.

Xu Ning spent the entire year traveling.

Even though he was already a rank seven arcanist, it took him a year to travel there.

'I'm finally at the City of Arcanists!'

Xu Ning looked at the huge wall in front of him. He felt relieved.

After a long journey, he finally reached his final destination.

According to Xu Ning's plan, this City of Arcanists would be his last stop before advancing to rank nine.

Seeing the arcanists walking in and out of the city, Xu Ning walked over as well.

"A new arcanist?"

Xu Ning was stopped by the city guards at the city gate.

Even the city guards were generally above rank four.

The leading city guard was even at rank six.

This kind of strength was considered strong in other regions.

"Yes."

Xu Ning nodded.

"We need to assess your strength and register your information."

The city guards were quite polite to Xu Ning. They had already sensed that Xu Ning was very strong.

"Okay."

Xu Ning was also quite cooperative.

After the city guard registered Xu Ning's identity, he gave Xu Ning a badge certificate. At the same time, he also gave Xu Ning a booklet, on which was the internal map of the city, as well as various rules of the city.

What surprised Xu Ning was that this relatively complicated job did not cost Xu Ning anything.

'As expected of the City of Arcanists!'

After entering the city, Xu Ning sensed the aura of arcanists everywhere.

Among them, rank three and rank four arcanists were the most common, while rank one and rank two arcanists were rare.

Under normal circumstances, unless one was born in the City of Arcanists, rank one and rank two arcanists who were from elsewhere would not come here at all.

For ordinary arcanists, the competition in the city was fierce.

'I'll find a place to stay first, then familiarize myself with the environment here…'

Xu Ning glanced through the booklet given to him by the city guard and looked for a place to stay.

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Chapter 353: Arcanist Tower

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After staying in the city for half a month, Xu Ning had basically figured out the situation in the city.

The City of Arcanists was jointly ruled by many parties, and the various forces consisted of many arcanist institutions and arcanist families.

Outside the city, arcanists gathered through joining institutions. There were very few arcanist families.

But in the city, the number of arcanist families was basically the same as the number of arcanist institutions.

After Xu Ning made some preparations, he decided to join an arcanist family.

Recently in the City of Arcanist, the major arcanist institutions and arcanist families were recruiting mid to high level arcanists above the rank of six and seven.

By gathering some information, Xu Ning discovered that the Arcanist Tower was about to be open, which was why so many strong arcanists were being openly recruited by various factions to form teams to enter the tower.

Arcanist Tower was right in the heart of the City of Arcanists.

According to the legends, this Arcanist Tower was forged many years ago by three rank ten arcanists.

Rank ten arcanists were equivalent to grandmasters in the Martial Arts World, the realm where Duan Huiye and Yu Zhiyin was in.

After those three rank ten arcanists finished building the Arcanist Tower, they vanished without a trace.

From then on, there was no more appearance of a rank ten arcanist in the Arcanist World.

Some said that the secret to advancing to rank ten lay within the Arcanist Tower.

And because of that, various arcanist factions would recruit tons of strong arcanists to explore the tower whenever it opens every ten years.

Now, there was only less than two months until the next opening of the Arcanist Tower.

Xu Ning was truly fortunate to have come to the City of Arcanists at this period of time.

Since the opportunity to explore the Arcanist Tower was right in front of him, Xu Ning would not let this opportunity slip.

By joining an arcanist family, not only could he receive resources as reward for choosing them as his backing, he could even gain the chance to enter the Arcanist Tower.

The faction Xu Ning chose to join was the reputable Gao Arcanist Family in the City of Arcanists.

The overall combat strength of this arcanist family was top five in the City of Arcanists.

As for why he joined the Gao Arcanist Family and not other arcanist factions, the reason was simple. It was because the Gao arcanist family paid the most.

As long as he accepted the recruitment of the Gao family, even if he did nothing, he would receive the first batch of rewards. If these rewards were exchanged into energy units, they were worth 5 million.

After coming out of the tower, he would receive the second batch of rewards, which was also worth 5 million units.

This also meant that after coming out of the tower, Xu Ning would receive 10 million units of energy.

The energy he required to advance from rank seven to rank eight was 25 million units. By doing this, Xu Ning had gathered 40% of the energy he needed to advance.

This was almost unimaginable outside the city.

"I'm here to join the exploration team of the Arcanist Tower."

After Xu Ning came to the Gao family, he explained his intentions.

The guard led Xu Ning into the Gao family mansion and brought him to a middle-aged man.

Xu Ning sensed the powerful aura of a rank eight arcanist from this middle-aged man.

"Rank seven arcanist?"

The middle-aged man asked Xu Ning in an unsure tone.

When he sensed Xu Ning's strength, he felt a little confused.

"Yes, I am a rank seven arcanist."

Xu Ning said.

"Pretty good foundation."

The middle-aged man praised.

He could sense that Xu Ning was a peak rank seven arcanist.

The Gao family's exploration team was in shortage of experts, so Xu Ning's entry was like a godsend.

"Have you entered the tower before?"

The middle-aged man asked.

"No."

Xu Ning responded.

"There are various rich resources in the tower, but it is also full of danger. I won't hide it from you, there is a great risk of death."

The middle-aged man was quite honest. He explained the dangers to Xu Ning first.

"I understand."

Xu Ning's expression remained blank.

This Arcanist Tower looked a little like a mystic realm in the Martial Arts World.

"Once you join the exploration team, you can't choose to quit midway."

The middle-aged man said, "Moreover, you have to follow our instructions and arrangements in the tower."

"Okay."

Xu Ning nodded.

This request was not unreasonable.

"Great, let's sign a contract."

The middle-aged man said, "Once the contract is completed, you will receive the first payment in the agreement. In the two months before the opening of the Arcanist Tower, you will have to stay in the Gao family's compound and wait for further arrangements."

"Okay."

Xu Ning was very straightforward.

Afterwards, the middle-aged man personally signed a contract with Xu Ning and completed the process.

Xu Ning was assigned to a residence, and someone delivered the first payment.

Xu Ning did not waste any time. He directly absorbed the resources worth 5 million units of energy.

'As expected of the City of Arcanists, it is much easier to obtain resources here than in the outside world.'

After absorbing the resources, Xu Ning sighed.

In order to gather the 3 million units of energy he needed to advance to rank seven, he had spent nearly two years.

But now, obtaining 5 million units of energy was so easy.

According to their previous agreement, Xu Ning was not allowed to leave the Gao family before the Arcanist Tower opened, so he just stayed in the independent courtyard.

Over the past two months, the Gao family gathered several members of the exploration team and explained the internal environment of the tower many times.

They wanted all the members of the exploration team to have a rough understanding of it.

Xu Ning also figured out the rough situation of the exploration team.

There were about 100 members in the Gao family's exploration team.

The leader was a peak rank eight arcanist, a member of the Gao family.

In addition to him, there were four other rank eight arcanists, a total of five people.

There were twenty-five rank seven arcanists in total, half of them were recruited from the public like Xu Ning.

The other seventy people were all rank six arcanists.

A rank six arcanist could only play some basic duties in the tower.

At critical moments, it still depended on the performance of the rank eight and rank seven arcanists.

Two months went by.

Finally, it was time for the Arcanist Tower to open.

On this day, the Gao family's exploration team was ready and began to head to the center of the city.

"Xu Ning, how do you feel?"

Beside Xu Ning was a bald young man.

The bald young man had a domineering aura and an excited look in his eyes.

His name was Gao Qixuan, and he was a rank seven arcanist of the Gao family. Over the past two months, he had become familiar with Xu Ning, and they had a pretty good relationship.

"I'm fine."

Xu Ning was not excited or stressed. Entering the tower was like entering a mystic realm for him.

"This is the first time I am entering the tower. I'm looking forward to it."

Gao Qixuan couldn't wait any longer.

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Chapter 354: Hidden Fragments, Low Roar

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Soon, the group arrived at the center of the city, where the tower was.

The area within a thousand meters of the tower had been completely sealed off. No one was allowed to approach it unless they were from the various big factions in the city.

The top-notch treasure trove of resources, the Arcanist Tower, was actually monopolized by the various arcanist factions in the city.

Xu Ning and the members of the Gao family unhurriedly entered the sealed area and arrived at the tower.

'Almost everyone from the various factions is here…'

Xu Ning looked around. There were people everywhere outside the tower. There were about a thousand people.

There were more than a dozen factions in the city that were qualified to enter the Arcanist Tower.

The stronger the faction, the more people they could have entering the tower. This was a consensus reached by various parties after a fierce discussion.

The power of the Gao family could be ranked top five in the city, thus they had a hundred spots for their members.

Those factions stronger than the Gao family had between one hundred to two hundred spots.

As for those from the weakest faction, they were only allocated less than twenty spots.

'The tower has a specific rule. Rank nine arcanists can't enter, so the leaders of the various forces are all rank eight masters.'

Xu Ning also looked around. 'The tower is also full of dangers, otherwise the various forces here would have sent more rank eight masters.'

Although the various factions wanted to obtain more from the Arcanist Tower, once too many top masters were lost, it would be a huge blow to the arcanist faction behind them. It might even shake their foundation.

Therefore, although many masters came, this was not the full strength of the various factions.

"The Arcanist Tower is opening!"

At this moment, someone shouted.

Xu Ning looked at the tower and saw that the surface of the tower began to emit a faint white light.

Soon, the light became more and more blinding.

Whoosh!

Finally, the light faded. The surface of the tower was filled with colorful hues, creating an iridescent surface that looked like flowing liquid.

"We can enter!"

The leader of the Gao family's rank eight arcanists, Gao Yuji, said.

This Gao Yuji was the middle-aged man who had previously interviewed Xu Ning and allowed him to join the Gao family.

"Everyone, after entering the tower, not only do you have to be careful of the dangers inside, but you will also have to be careful of the people from other factions."

Gao Yuji said, "After entering the Arcanist Tower, everyone will be randomly teleported. After meeting our own people, you must gather together and face the dangers together!"

"Yes!"

Everyone responded.

Most of the people looked excited and a little afraid.

"Let's go!"

Gao Yuji gave the order.

Afterwards, the Gao family's forces, like the other factions, rushed into the liquid light curtain outside the tower.

"Xu Ning, I hope everything goes well for you."

Gao Qixuan said to Xu Ning before entering.

"You too, try to come out alive."

Xu Ning responded.

The two smiled at each other before entering the tower.

…

After feeling dizzy, Xu Ning found himself in a dark red space.

In this space, there were many volcanoes, dense dark clouds, and a pungent smell filled the air.

According to the information he had received previously, Xu Ning knew that there was a large amount of independent space inside the tower.

Every space had a teleportation gate. After entering the teleportation gate, one would be randomly sent to another independent space.

In these independent spaces, the risks and resources were different for each of them. In most independent spaces, the risks and resources were proportional, but in a few independent spaces, there could be large amounts of resources and no danger, or there could be no resources but with high levels of danger.

Therefore, no matter which independent space he entered, he would encounter an environment that he couldn't predict.

'After entering the tower, all the arcanist resources I encounter will belong to me, but if I obtain a 'hidden fragment', I will have to give it to the Gao family after leaving.'

This was the agreement between the Gao family and the recruited members before entering the tower.

The recruited member would be paid and be given the opportunity to enter the tower, but the condition was to help them search for the hidden fragments.

After obtaining the hidden fragments, they could also use it to exchange for resources with the Gao family.

In a sense, the Gao family was quite generous to their recruits.

'What is that hidden fragment? After obtaining it, I have to investigate it…'

Xu Ning was a little curious about those hidden fragments.

According to the information Xu Ning knew, this hidden fragment was a secret that could help a rank nine arcanist advance to rank ten.

It had been a long time since a rank ten arcanist appeared in the Arcanist World.

Ever since the three rank ten arcanists who built the tower disappeared, the method to advance to rank ten was no longer circulated outside, and the rank nine arcanists lost their direction.

All the secrets of advancing in this world were hidden in these hidden fragments.

'According to the realm of the Martial Arts World, the difference between rank nine and rank ten is the difference between the dao realm and the grandmaster realm. Therefore, those hidden fragments should be related to the outer worlds.'

This was Xu Ning's own guess.

'I wonder how many resources there are in this independent space, and how dangerous it is…'

Xu Ning looked at the dark and oppressive space and thought to himself.

'I'll investigate first. If it's not too dangerous and the amount of resources here are not bad, then I'll gather some resources here. If the resources are poor and the environment is dangerous, then I'll find the teleportation gate and leave this place…'

Xu Ning walked on the ground and found no signs of life in this independent space.

Not even plants exist.

In a hot independent space, it was difficult for arcane plants to survive.

'There are no resources, and there is no danger…'

Xu Ning was a little disappointed. 'In that case, I should find a teleportation gate and leave this place to enter a different independent space…'

'Wait…'

Xu Ning looked at the volcano in the distance.

'Let's go and take a look…'

Xu Ning climbed up the nearest volcano.

He looked down and saw bubbling magma.

This magma was different from ordinary magma. It was dark red in color, giving off a dangerous aura.

Xu Ning felt that even a rank six arcanist would be injured by this magma.

'There are no resources inside the volcano either…'

Xu Ning felt a little helpless.

'Let's continue to search for the teleportation gate…'

Just when Xu Ning gave up searching for resources, a low roar suddenly came from the distance.

Xu Ning looked over at the source of the sound.

The source of the roar was from the highest volcano.

At this moment, magma was bursting out of the volcano.

'Let's go and take a look!'

Xu Ning's heart stirred and he quickly rushed over.

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Chapter 355: Monster, Absorption

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Xu Ning quickly rushed towards the highest volcano.

'There should be a terrifying creature in that volcano, maybe it is a monster cultivated by an arcanist…'

The closer he got, the more Xu Ning could feel the terrifying aura of the volcano.

Sure enough, Xu Ning cautiously touched the crater. He looked into the crater while guarding against the magma.

'It really is a monster created by the power of an arcanist!'

In the magma of the volcano, a monster covered in golden scales was soaked in it.

There were strange lines on its scales that had been altered by the power of an arcanist.

Its body was extremely large, almost filling the entire inner area of the volcano.

The monster's head, neck, and back were exposed, while its torso and limbs were soaked in magma, as if it was in a hot spring.

The monster closed its eyes and breathed heavily, not sensing Xu Ning's approach.

'This monster should be in deep sleep… That low roar just now should be the ravings in its sleep…'

Xu Ning felt a huge pressure coming from this monster.

'The strength of this monster should be comparable to an elementary ninth stage. The current me is no match for it…'

Xu Ning carefully observed it. 'If it hadn't fallen asleep, it might have sensed my existence and smashed my clone…'

'The ones who could create a monster of such a level should be the three rank ten arcanists who built this tower…'

Xu Ning guessed.

'Huh?'

When Xu Ning looked away from the monster, he suddenly noticed that there were densely packed brown crystals embedded in the inner wall of the volcano.

These crystals had the same color as the inner walls. If one didn't look carefully, they would easily be ignored.

'Those are… Rock Flame Crystals!'

Xu Ning quickly recognized the brown crystals.

Rock Flame Crystals were an extremely precious arcane technique resource.

When Xu Ning was in the Barren Wind Region, the Ice Feather Institute had given him a Rock Flame Crystal before.

'If I absorb this many flame crystals, I can at least obtain more than 3 million units of energy…'

Xu Ning was a little excited.

He had just entered the tower, but he had already encountered such a large amount of resources, which was quite unexpected.

However, it was not easy to obtain these flame crystals.

If he entered the volcano and leaned against the inner wall to pry off these flame crystals, it was very likely that he would wake up the monster in the magma.

This would definitely be extremely dangerous.

'I have to think of a way out first…'

Xu Ning thought. 'It's best to find the teleportation gate of this independent space first. This way, even if I alert the monster, I can teleport to another independent space and escape danger…'

After thinking about this, Xu Ning slowly walked away from the volcano and went to find the teleportation gate.

Xu Ning took about two hours to find the teleportation gate that was at the foot of a small volcano.

Xu Ning felt more at ease with a way to retreat.

Afterwards, he returned to the highest volcano and went down from the mouth of the volcano. He leaned against the inner wall and prepared to pick some flame crystals.

'I should just absorb it…'

Xu Ning wanted to take off the Rock Flame Crystal first, but after thinking about it more, it was obviously more efficient to absorb it directly.

Xu Ning's finger touched a palm-sized flame crystal.

…

Discovered 5100 units of energy, absorb?

Yes / No

…

'Yes.'

Xu Ning absorbed the energy in the Rock Flame Crystal.

After Xu Ning finished absorbing the energy, the flame crystal turned into powder and fell into the bubbling magma.

Xu Ning repeated his previous actions and absorbed the flame crystals.

Xu Ning absorbed the energy while staring at the monster, in case it suddenly woke up and attacked.

Time slowly passed by. Most of the flame crystals embedded in the inner wall of the volcano had been absorbed by Xu Ning.

Only the flame crystals above the monster's head had not been absorbed yet.

'Should I take the risk and absorb the flame crystals above the monster's head?'

Xu Ning was still weighing his options.

If he took the risk to absorb them, it was very likely to wake this monster up.

Even though he had found the teleportation gate, he was still not 100% confident that he could escape to the teleportation gate.

But if he just gave up like this, Xu Ning would feel extremely unfortunate.

The quality of the flame crystals embedded in the area above the monster's head was obviously higher.

The energy contained in them would be extremely rich.

'Before I began absorbing these flame crystals, I estimated that after absorbing all the flame crystals, I would be able to obtain 3 million units of energy. But now, I have already absorbed 3.5 million units of energy… If I absorb those top-quality flame crystals above the head of the monster, the energy I will get in total this time should exceed 5 million units.'

Xu Ning hesitated for a moment before finally deciding to take the risk.

He was a rank seven arcanist. Even if he woke up the monster, although he was not 100% sure he could escape to the teleportation gate, it should not be too difficult.

After making up his mind, Xu Ning gently climbed to the top of the monster.

Just like before, he began to absorb the high-quality flame crystals.

'As expected of a high-quality Rock Flame Crystal, the energy contained in it is five to ten times that of the previous Rock Flame Crystals!'

Xu Ning quickly absorbed the energy. His remaining units of energy were about to reach 10 million.

Finally, there were only five or six more flame crystals left.

However, just when Xu Ning was about to continue absorbing, he suddenly noticed that the monster's breathing had stopped.

He looked down subconsciously and saw that the sleeping monster had opened its eyes.

A pair of cold, terrifying eyes stared at him.

'Not good, I am discovered!'

Xu Ning made a prompt decision. He waved his hand and put away the remaining Rock Flame Crystals.

Afterwards, he activated his full strength and jumped out of the volcano.

Behind Xu Ning, there was a roar, followed by a burst of terrifying aura. Immediately after, magma spewed out with a loud rumble.

'Run!'

Xu Ning fled towards the teleportation gate.

A light membrane condensed around his body, protecting him completely.

This was an arcane domain that could only be activated by existences above rank seven arcanists.

This arcane domain was condensed by all the arcane techniques of the arcanist, which was similar to the true domain of the Martial Arts World.

However, the power of an arcane domain was obviously greater. After all, a true domain was only a void realm technique.

Xu Ning fled frantically.

Behind him, the monster had already jumped out of the volcano.. Its huge body stepped on the ground as it furiously chased after Xu Ning.

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Chapter 356: Multiple Teleportation

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Bang! Bang! Bang!

The monster shot out multiple fireballs towards Xu Ning as it chased him.

Xu Ning reacted quickly, dodging all of them.

"Huh?"

As he was frantically trying to escape, Xu Ning glanced back.

He suddenly noticed a small lump of silver glow under the monster's neck.

'That is… a hidden fragment!'

Xu Ning recognized it instantly.

'I wonder if I can find a way to snatch it!'

Xu Ning thought as he fled.

At this moment, the distance between Xu Ning and the monster was getting shorter and shorter.

But Xu Ning was also about to reach the teleportation portal.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The monster was still shooting out lava fireballs. After the rocks and the ground exploded, rubble splattered near Xu Ning, but they were blocked by the arcane domain light membrane around Xu Ning.

'The teleportation gate is right in front of me!'

A few dozen meters in front of Xu Ning was a distorted ring that was as tall as a person.

As long as he entered the ring, Xu Ning could leave the independent space and go to another independent space.

Roar!

At this moment, the monster behind Xu Ning gave off an unresigned roar.

It was still hundreds of meters away from Xu Ning, so it could no longer catch up to Xu Ning.

However, when it continued to roar towards the sky, Xu Ning's eyes lit up.

'Good opportunity!'

Xu Ning did not continue to rush towards the teleportation gate, instead he accelerated the activation of the arcane domain to increase his speed.

Xu Ning rushed over a distance of a few hundred meters in the blink of an eye.

Pak!

Xu Ning grabbed the hidden fragment on the monster's scales and rushed towards the teleportation gate.

The monster was taken aback at first, then its eyes were full of madness and murderous intent.

It didn't expect Xu Ning to dare to come back and make a fool out of it.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

This time, a large number of lava fireballs spewed out of the monster's mouth, covering Xu Ning's path like a chain of firecrackers.

Xu Ning activated his arcane domain to the limit. The light membrane around his body endured the impact from the lava fireballs.

"Pfft!"

The violent vibrations caused Xu Ning to vomit blood.

Fortunately, Xu Ning's arcane domain had not been broken yet.

Swoosh!

In the end, Xu Ning blocked the impact of the lava fireballs, and his body smoothly passed through the teleportation gate.

Xu Ning then felt a distorted sensation.

When he reappeared, he was surrounded by endless green grass and a vast blue sky.

Compared to the independent space from before where it was filled with dark clouds and dense smoke, it formed a strong contrast to the current environment.

Breathing in the fresh air, Xu Ning felt refreshed.

'Fortunately, I'm safe for now…'

Xu Ning did not feel any danger from the current environment.

He was quite lucky. Xu Ning was already injured. If he came to another dangerous environment again, he would definitely die.

'I'll heal my injuries first…'

Xu Ning took out a healing arcane medicine from his spatial ring and swallowed it.

The spatial ring in the Arcanist World was the storage ring in the Martial Arts World. There was not much difference between the two.

However, in comparison, spatial rings were more precious in the Arcanist World.

Xu Ning did not obtain a spatial ring when he was in the Barren Wind Region. He only obtained one when he was recruited by the Gao family in the City of Arcanists.

Xu Ning did not move, instead he stayed on the spot.

If he encountered any danger in this independent space with his current injuries, the situation would be quite troublesome.

'What is this hidden fragment…'

While waiting for his injuries to heal, Xu Ning checked the small silver object in his hand.

Although it was called a hidden fragment, it was actually an irregular piece of metal.

Xu Ning poured the power of arcanism into it and a vague feeling came.

'This feeling… is a little similar to how I felt in the Martial Arts World when I advanced to the ninth stage of dao realm and sensed the outer worlds…'

Xu Ning understood. 'Sure enough, this hidden fragment is actually the coordinates of the outer worlds.'

'For some unknown reason, after the three rank ten arcanists disappeared, the rank nine arcanists in the Arcanist World seemed to no longer be able to sense the coordinates of the outer worlds, so they couldn't find a way to advance to rank ten?'

Xu Ning speculated in his heart.

However, Xu Ning was not sure about this guess. He would only know the correct answer when he advanced to rank nine.

Xu Ning did not continue to worry about this problem, instead he put away the hidden fragment.

After taking it to the outside world, he could hand it to the Gao family and exchange it for resources.

Xu Ning rested for a few hours. His injuries had completely recovered with the help of the arcane medicine.

This was also because after Xu Ning advanced to rank seven, his mortal body had improved.

Otherwise, if he still had a mortal body, Xu Ning's clone might have been shattered by the lava fireballs.

'Next, I'll explore the amount of resources and gauge the danger in this space… At the same time, I have to confirm where the teleportation gate is.'

Xu Ning began to explore this space.

After exploring for half a day, Xu Ning finally figured out the situation of this independent space.

There were weeds everywhere, the sky was high, and the environment was comfortable.

However, with it being a safe environment, resources were scarce.

'I'll stay here for a while longer. If I don't find anything, I'll go to the next independent space…'

Xu Ning also realized that there were a lot of independent spaces in this sealed tower, and there was a high probability that there were more than 1,000 different independent spaces.

Otherwise, Xu Ning wouldn't have gone through two separate spaces and never met anyone besides himself.

'It must be extremely difficult to build an independent space with more than a thousand different environments similar to the real world. Only a rank ten arcanist can do this…'

Half a month went by in the blink of an eye.

Three months had passed since the opening of the tower. One-fifth of the total duration the tower would be opened for had already passed.

Over the past half month, Xu Ning had gone through multiple teleportation gates and entered several different independent spaces.

During this period, Xu Ning finally encountered other arcanists during his few teleportations.

However, although he discovered other arcanists, Xu Ning did not approach them. He still acted independently.

Although Xu Ning encountered some dangers in different independent spaces, he also obtained a lot of resources as a result.

Xu Ning's energy reserves had reached 23 million units.

As long as he obtained another 2 million units of energy, he could advance to rank eight.

In addition, Xu Ning also obtained some hidden fragments. These hidden fragments varied in size, and when combined, it was considered a huge gain.

On this day, Xu Ning passed through the teleportation gate again and arrived at a new independent space.

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Chapter 357: Rank Eight

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'This space…'

Xu Ning stepped on the muddy ground, surrounded by dense branches and trees that were about a hundred meters tall.

The sky was basically covered, with only the gaps between the branches and leaves present, allowing some sunlight to seep in, preventing this place from turning pitch black.

'Let's go up and take a look…'

Xu Ning began to climb.

Cha cha cha…

Xu Ning moved upwards using the branches and leaves and soon arrived at the top of a giant tree.

He looked into the distance and all he saw was a sea of trees.

'Is this the environment of this independent space…'

Xu Ning had a rough idea.

Xu Ning learned from his experience over the past half month.

The environment in every independent space was basically uniform throughout.

It was either a continuous volcanic area, a never-ending grassland, or a lone island on a lake…

The scenes didn't have many elements.

'There are no signs of life in this sea of trees…'

Xu Ning looked up at the sky. There were no birds in the sky, only a glowing sphere that emitted light like a sun.

'Let's go down and take a look…'

Xu Ning went down from the top of the giant tree and landed on the ground again.

Just like before, he began to explore the giant forest.

While searching for resources and hidden fragments, he also found the teleportation portal here.

Xu Ning walked in the dense forest.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, Xu Ning heard a strange sound, and a sense of danger rose in his heart.

Xu Ning turned around subconsciously and saw more than a dozen tentacles sticking out from a short tree, whipping at Xu Ning.

The dozens of tentacles were covered in spikes, and the surface of the spikes was glowing with green light.

"Arcane domain!"

Xu Ning immediately activated his arcane domain and covered his body with a light membrane.

Pata! Pata! Pata!

The tentacles hit the arcane domain light membrane.

'A plant with its own consciousness…'

This was the first time Xu Ning had encountered such a creature after coming to the tower.

However, although this plant with tentacles was strange, it did not cause any substantial damage to Xu Ning.

After all, its tentacles were unable to break Xu Ning's arcane domain light membrane.

Whoosh!

Xu Ning counterattacked.

More than a dozen wind blades slashed across, cutting off the tentacles.

Afterwards, Xu Ning stepped towards the short tree and pierced the tree trunk with a spiral wind spike. The wind attribute power destroyed most of the short tree's vitality.

'There seems to be something in this tree…'

Xu Ning used his perception to cut open the short tree and took out a transparent solid object.

'What is this… Could this be the essence of this tree?'

Xu Ning sensed that the vitality of the tree was waning.

After his palm touched the transparent solid object, a notification came from the Martial Arts Panel.

…

Discovered 2 million units of energy, absorb?

Yes / No

…

'2 million units…'

Xu Ning smiled. 'What a coincidence. After gathering 2 million units of energy, I can advance to rank eight…'

Without hesitation, Xu Ning absorbed the 2 million units of energy.

Whoosh!

After Xu Ning absorbed the energy, the transparent solid substance in his hand instantly turned into a viscous liquid and fell onto the ground.

Xu Ning activated his arcane power and a water ball condensed in his palm.

The ball of water dispersed and washed away the viscous liquid in Xu Ning's hand.

The current Xu Ning had learned many arcane techniques of various attributes and integrated them into his arcane domain.

The greater the number and the stronger the arcane techniques were, the more powerful his arcane domain would be.

'It's time to advance to a rank eight arcanist…'

Xu Ning clicked "" beside the realm.

…

Consume 25 million units of energy to advance to a rank eight arcanist?

Yes / No

…

After Xu Ning confirmed the advancement, he felt the pleasure of advancing his realm.

'I'm rank eight…'

Xu Ning expanded the range of his arcane domain to more than a hundred meters.

'The limit of my arcane domain should be five hundred meters now…'

Just like the void realm true domain in the Martial Arts World, arcane domains were used to cover the enemy in one's arcane domain and then attack and kill them.

'I'm only one realm away from breaking through to rank nine and understanding the world origin of the Arcanist World…'

Xu Ning was a little excited.

However, Xu Ning knew very well that it was definitely not easy to advance to rank nine.

Because the energy required to advance from rank eight to rank nine was 120 million units!

This was a terrifying amount of resources.

'I'm just one step away. I have to do my best to gather the resources, but I also have to proceed steadily…'

The more he traveled, the more Xu Ning felt that he couldn't be complacent. He had to stay alert at all times.

But after advancing to rank eight, Xu Ning was more confident.

"Stop, hand over all the hidden fragments and I will spare your life!"

After advancing, Xu Ning was about to explore again, when he heard a shout from a distance.

'Is there a conflict between the arcanists of the different factions…'

Xu Ning thought about it and decided to take a look.

In the dense forest.

A bald young man fled frantically, occasionally throwing out a few arcane techniques to obstruct the pursuers behind him.

The three pursuers behind him looked fierce. They looked as though they would not stop until they caught up with him.

'Where is the teleportation gate? Why haven't I found it yet?'

The bald youth looked at the approaching enemies behind him and was very anxious.

This bald young man was one of Xu Ning's companions, Gao Qixuan.

"You guys are breaking the rules!"

As Gao Qixuan fled, he roared, "Before entering the tower, all parties have agreed that no one is allowed to attack each other, but you still attacked me!"

"What a joke!"

A brown-clothed pursuer sneered. "A superficial promise can be taken seriously? Over the years, the Arcanist Tower has opened countless times, and every time there is such a promise, but no one abides by it. You are using this to restrict us, what a joke!"

The three pursuers were unmoved, instead they gradually accelerated.

'It's over, I'm going to die here!'

Gao Qixuan felt helpless.

He was only in his thirties, but he was already a rank seven arcanist.

With his aptitude, he could definitely fight for the position of the Gao family head in the future.

It would be a shame to die here.

"I'm warning you one last time, hand over the hidden fragments and I will spare your life!"

The pursuers shouted again.

"No!"

Gao Qixuan roared.

He knew that the pursuers behind him were not trustworthy.

'Since I can't escape, I'll go all out!'

Soon, Gao Qixuan realized that he couldn't escape and steeled his resolve. 'I'll take them down with me!'

Gao Qixuan suddenly turned around and was about to fight to the death.

The three pursuers saw this and also pounced towards Gao Qixuan.

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Chapter 358: Accumulation

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As the enemies approached, Gao Qixuan activated his arcane domain to the extreme to protect himself.

A rank seven arcane domain only had a small coverage area, making it difficult to pull enemies into it. The greatest use of an arcane domain was to use it to protect oneself and allow one's combat power to receive a boost.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Gao Qixuan fought one against three and released his arcane techniques frantically.

His fighting style was extremely aggressive. He didn't care whether he would be injured or not. He just wanted to use his full strength to kill the enemies in front of him.

The three pursuers were a little hesitant after seeing Gao Qixuan's unrelenting attitude.

They held the advantage, so they didn't want to be dragged down by Gao Qixuan.

'I can't hold on any longer!'

As the battle continued, Gao Qixuan began to struggle.

He gradually realized that he might be reaching his end.

"Arghh!"

Gao Qixuan roared and was ready to kill an enemy without caring for the consequences.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

However, right at this moment, a line of blood suddenly appeared on the chests of the three enemies in front of Gao Qixuan. Immediately after, the three of them fell over and died.

'What's going on?'

Gao Qixuan was shocked.

He quickly looked around and only then did he notice Xu Ning was approaching him.

"Xu Ning!"

Gao Qixuan slapped his bald head with his eyes wide open.

"You saved me?"

Gao Qixuan immediately asked as Xu Ning walked over.

"If not me, who else?"

Xu Ning smiled and asked in return.

He had a good relationship with Gao Qixuan, so when he saw that Gao Qixuan was about to be ganged up on and killed, he immediately lent a helping hand.

"You were so far away just now, but you killed three rank seven experts with one blow… Could it be that you have advanced to rank eight?"

Gao Qixuan asked.

"With the help of the abundant resources in this tower, I broke through to rank eight."

Xu Ning responded.

Gao Qixuan took a deep breath and said, "Impressive!"

Gao Qixuan knew that Xu Ning was younger than him. Xu Ning's overall aptitude was unmatched, even in the City of Arcanists.

"How did you get into a conflict with these people?"

Xu Ning took off and put away the three spatial rings on the dead pursuers.

Because Xu Ning attacked quickly, the three of them couldn't react at all, otherwise they would inevitably crush their spatial rings and let all the resources in their spatial rings flow into the space-time turbulence.

"After coming to this independent space, I found a hidden fragment half the size of a fist in the trunk of a special giant tree. When I found it, I was very excited, so I held it and examined it for a while…"

"But while I was examining it, these three people noticed me, so they planned to secretly ambush me. Fortunately, I avoided their ambush, but they still chased me because they held the advantage in numbers. If you hadn't come, I might have been killed by the three of them."

Gao Qixuan still felt a lingering fear in his heart.

Just now, he was ready to crush his spatial ring just before he met his death.

"Which faction are they from?"

Xu Ning asked again.

"The Green Frame Institute."

Gao Qixuan said, "Otherwise, they would not be so domineering."

"The Green Frame Institute…"

Xu Ning nodded silently.

The Green Frame Institute and the Smoke Rune Institute were the two strongest factions in the city.

"Since we finally found each other, I will follow you."

Gao Qixuan said.

After experiencing the taste of death just now, he began to worry about wandering alone.

But now that he was with a rank eight master like Xu Ning, his safety was guaranteed.

"Okay…"

Xu Ning thought about it and agreed.

He was now at the peak of rank eight, and his combat power was comparable to an elementary rank nine. There were no opponents that were on par with him in the tower, so bringing Gao Qixuan along was not a big burden.

"Let's search for more resources and hidden fragments in this independent space, then we can find the teleportation gate and teleport elsewhere."

Xu Ning said.

"Okay."

Gao Qixuan agreed with him.

Afterwards, the two continued to search for resources and hidden fragments.

Gao Qixuan knew what to do very well. He did not follow Xu Ning closely as he knew that this would slow down Xu Ning's speed.

He kept a distance from Xu Ning. When Xu Ning searched one area, he went to the neighboring area.

This way, he would not drag down Xu Ning, while still able to send out a signal if he was in danger.

Two months went by quickly.

Now, there were less than ten days before the closing of the tower.

During this period, as Xu Ning's realm improved, the amount of resources he had gathered had quickly exceeded 40 million units. He was getting closer and closer to advancing to rank nine.

Entering the tower greatly shortened the time Xu Ning needed to advance.

In addition to collecting resources and hidden fragments, Xu Ning and Gao Qixuan also encountered the main force of the Gao family and joined them.

There were more than sixty people gathered in the Gao family's team, which accounted for 60% of the people who entered the tower.

Logically speaking, with thousands of independent spaces and random teleportation gates, it was almost impossible to gather so many people.

The reason for this was that in the last twenty days of the Arcanist Tower, people from various independent spaces would be teleported into the only complex independent space in the Arcanist Tower.

This independent space was larger than all other independent spaces, and the environment here was diverse with numerous elements.

In this independent space, the various factions would have a final showdown.

According to past experiences, in this complex space, resources and hidden fragments would appear frequently in the last few days.

Half of the resources they would get from the tower would be obtained during this period of time.

Xu Ning was also prepared for this. He wanted to increase his energy reserves to 80 million before leaving the tower. This way, after leaving the tower and exchanging the hidden fragments, his energy reserves would basically be close to 100 million. At that time, he would truly be one step away from advancing to rank nine.

'I didn't expect that obtaining resources in the Arcanist World would be smoother than in the Martial Arts World…'

Xu Ning had only been in the Arcanist World for five years.

Of course, the reason for his success was related to the information given by Duan Huiyao.

Moreover, the resources in the Arcanist World were relatively more concentrated. As long as one was in the core position in the Arcanist World, it was easier to obtain resources than in the Martial Arts World.

"Master Xu Ning, Master Gao Yuji asked you to go over."

At this moment, someone came to inform Xu Ning.

The Gao family camp had been established in the complex space, and Xu Ning was in his tent.

"I understand."

Xu Ning responded and walked out of the tent to meet Gao Yuji.

After becoming a rank eight arcanist, Xu Ning became an important force in the Gao family.

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Chapter 359: Concentration Point

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Xu Ning came to the wooden house in the center of the camp and walked in.

This wooden house was built with arcane techniques.

"You're here, Xu Ning."

When Gao Yuji saw Xu Ning walking over, he smiled.

In Gao Yuji's eyes, Xu Ning was originally just an outstanding rank seven arcanist.

Although he was relatively strong among their rank seven arcanists, he was not a core member of the Gao family's exploration team.

However, Gao Yuji didn't expect that when he met Xu Ning again in the complex space, he had already advanced to rank eight, and from the aura and state of his body, he didn't look like he had just advanced to rank eight at all.

As a result, Xu Ning's status in the Gao family's exploration team immediately soared, and he became one of the important pillars.

"Master Gao."

Xu Ning cupped his fists towards Gao Yuji, then looked at the others in the room.

Other than Gao Yuji, there were three other people in the room, all of whom were rank eight arcanists.

These four rank eight arcanists were the top combat power of the Gao family when they entered the tower.

Two of the four people, including Gao Ji, were from the Gao family, while the other two were recruited from the public.

"Since everyone is here, let's get down to business."

After Xu Ning sat down, Gao Yuji began to talk.

"Everyone, there are less than ten days before the tower is sealed."

Gao Yuji's expression was serious. "According to past experiences, it will be at most three days before the resources and hidden fragments of this complex space will explode in concentration. The last few days will become the time for the various factions to fight each other."

"Although all parties have long made an agreement not to fight each other in the tower, this agreement is just for show. When the benefits are in front of us, no one will care."

Gao Yuji's words made Xu Ning nod silently.

Gao Qixuan being hunted down by three Green Frame Institute's arcanists was a perfect example of this.

"Although there are more than sixty people in our team, in the battle for precious resources, only rank seven and rank eight arcanists can play a role. In fact, when some super-rare resources appear, even rank seven arcanists can't intervene. Only rank eight arcanists are qualified to fight for them."

Gao Yuji continued, "In other words, only the five of us are qualified to fight at the most crucial time."

"Among the five of us, there are people from the Gao family and those who are not from the Gao family. But at this moment, regardless of our identities, our interests are completely aligned."

"I hope that in the subsequent confrontations, we can work together and help each other against the enemy."

Gao Yuji glanced at everyone.

"Master Gao, don't worry, we were aware of this before we came here."

The person who spoke was a middle-aged man with sharp eyes and a domineering temperament.

Everyone, including Xu Ning, expressed their attitudes.

"Alright then, I will explain the specific arrangements to everyone."

Gao Yuji took out a map.

"According to past experiences, there are a total of eight concentrated resource points in this independent space."

Gao Yuji hung up a map and marked eight locations.

"The subsequent outbreaks of resources are mainly centered on these eight places."

"There are five of us now, so we can each occupy one concentration point first. When the resources burst out, we will fight for it immediately."

"Next, I will arrange the concentration points that each of us will be responsible for."

Gao Yuji had already made arrangements in his heart beforehand so they were quickly assigned.

Xu Ning was assigned to a huge inland lake.

"Everyone, do you have any objections with the allocation?"

Gao Yuji asked again.

The other four waved their hands, indicating that there was no problem, agreeing with Gao Yuji's arrangement.

"The five of us will occupy five concentration points, while the remaining three concentration points will be allocated to the rank six and seven arcanists in the team."

Gao Yuji said, "It's not only us who have made this arrangement, but all factions will do the same. Therefore, when the resources burst forth, fierce competition is inevitable. Everyone, you must protect yourselves."

Afterwards, after some simple arrangements, the meeting between the five rank eight arcanist was over.

Xu Ning returned to his temporary residence. After waiting for two days, he went to the huge lake and reserved a good position in advance.

Xu Ning found a small island in the middle of the huge lake and stopped there.

This small island was less than a thousand square meters.

'How much energy can I get during the outbreak of resources…'

Xu Ning looked forward to it.

Half a day went by.

'Hmm?'

Xu Ning was sitting cross-legged.

Suddenly, he felt unfamiliar auras approaching the island.

Xu Ning got up and rushed over. He saw a person wearing a light purple robe, flying with a wind attribute arcane technique, and landing on the small island.

Once he landed, his eyes moved when he saw Xu Ning.

"Sir, I have occupied this place first, you can go somewhere else."

Xu Ning said straight out without any signs of courtesy.

The purple-robed man looked at Xu Ning and did not back down.

Xu Ning saw this and did not retreat. He immediately released his peak rank eight aura.

'Peak of rank eight?'

After sensing Xu Ning's strength, the purple-robed man's expression changed slightly.

Although he was a rank eight arcanist, he was only in the middle of rank eight. The difference between him and Xu Ning was quite obvious.

"Excuse me."

The purple-robed man cupped his fists at Xu Ning and turned around to leave.

It was not time for resources to explode yet, so there was no need to create discord with a powerhouse like Xu Ning.

After chasing the purple-robed man away, Xu Ning sat down on the shore and waited quietly.

Afterwards, Xu Ning felt the aura of several rank eight arcanists approaching.

But after sensing Xu Ning's existence, those rank eight arcanists avoided him. The situation of someone wanting to seize the island no longer occurred.

Half a day went by just like this.

'The time of the outbreak should be close…'

At this moment, there were already many people waiting outside the lake.

There were rank eight arcanists like Xu Ning, as well as the weaker rank seven and rank six arcanists.

Everyone was waiting quietly for the time to come.

Early morning.

The lake breeze blew gently.

There were only a few sounds surrounding the huge lake. There were only the sounds of the occasional fish jumping out of the water, and the sounds of birds flying across the lake.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang in the quiet environment.

Xu Ning looked over at the source of the sound.

An area on the surface of the lake suddenly exploded, and a huge water pillar burst out of the lake.

After the water pillar exploded, a large number of hidden fragments floated in the air.

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Chapter 360: Hidden Danger

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Boom! Boom! Boom!

Several pillars of water shot out from the lake; they were scattered around the lake.

The water pillars dissipated, and a large number of resources and hidden fragments floated in the air.

'The concentration outbreak has started!'

Xu Ning immediately reacted and rushed to the nearest resource outbreak point.

The people from the various factions who had been waiting for a long time also frantically struggled for resources.

Whoosh!

After approaching an outbreak point, Xu Ning grabbed the air and pulled a large amount of resources and hidden fragments into his spatial ring.

During this process, other rank eight arcanists also approached and fought with Xu Ning over the resources.

However, Xu Ning was the fastest to act. Most of the resources and hidden fragments at the outbreak point were already in Xu Ning's pockets.

Only a small portion of it was divided among the other rank eight arcanists.

Xu Ning looked at the other competitors and saw the wariness in their eyes.

However, although they were hostile to each other, they were relatively restrained and did not fight each other.

After all, this was the beginning of the outbreak of resources. There was no need to risk their lives.

If they were injured now, they would miss the opportunity to obtain more resources.

After Xu Ning finished fighting for one resource point, he was about to turn and fight for other outbreak points, but it was too late.

While he was seizing this outbreak point, the others were also frantically seizing other outbreak points. The other outbreak points were also instantly divided up.

'The competition for resources is indeed fierce…'

Xu Ning thought to himself.

After this fight, Xu Ning returned to the island and waited.

There would be breaks between each round of outbreak. Now that the first round was over, they had to wait for the next round to begin before they could continue to compete.

'When the resources burst out just now, all of the resources and hidden fragments seemed to have surged up from the bottom of the lake, but they actually appeared out of thin air under the lake before surging out… This is a spatial technique.'

Xu Ning thought back to the scene just now.

'Before the next round erupts, I should sense spatial fluctuations in advance. If I do use this to increase my reaction speed, then it will greatly increase my harvest…'

Xu Ning thought to himself.

The resource outbreak was still ongoing.

One day, two days, three days…

Soon, there was only one day left before the tower was sealed.

During this period, the accumulation of resources allowed everyone to gain a lot.

Especially the rank eight arcanists from various forces, they used their strength to obtain a large amount of resources and hidden fragments.

At the same time, as the day of the closure of the tower approached, the competition between the various forces also increased by more than one level.

In the past, the competition for resources was relatively restrained, but now, there were violent fights and even looting.

Using violent methods to force the weak to hand over their spatial rings was easier.

It was also because of this that some rank six and even rank seven arcanists had already given up on competing for resources in advance.

They had already found a hiding place in advance, waiting for the tower to close before being safely ejected.

Although they were giving up a lot of resources by doing this, they could at least ensure that they would not give up the resources they had already obtained.

AS for Xu Ning, he had gained a lot during this period of time.

The sudden outbreak of resources exceeded Xu Ning's expectations.

Xu Ning initially expected that when he left the tower, he would have more than 80 million energy left.

But now, his energy reserves had reached 100 million.

He was still 20 million units of energy away from advancing to rank nine and understanding the origin of the Arcanist World.

With the fact that there were more hidden fragments popping out recently, as it was close to closing time of the Arcanist Tower, with the amount of hidden fragments in Xu Ning's hands, he could exchange for 20 million units of energy of resources from the Gao family as long as he exited the tower.

At that time, Xu Ning would advance to rank nine and return to the Martial Arts World.

Boom!

Another round of resources burst forth.

Xu Ning had already sensed the spatial fluctuation in advance. He quickly occupied an outbreak point and put away all the hidden fragments that were spewed out.

'There are no more arcanist resources this time… They are all hidden fragments.'

Xu Ning thought to himself, 'If I can piece together these hidden fragments, I can determine the coordinates of the other outer worlds, but I don't really know how to piece them together…'

However, Xu Ning didn't care about this. He didn't need to do this.

The resource outbreak continued.

The closer it was to the closure of the tower, the more frequent the outbreaks would be.

In between the outbreaks, two people were talking on another island not far from Xu Ning's island.

"Senior Brother, the number of resources and hidden fragments that the Gao family's rank eight arcanist obtained during this period of time is ridiculous!"

The person who spoke was a man in a green shirt. He was more than 30 years old and was an elementary rank eight arcanist.

The man he called "Senior Brother" had a thick beard and a fierce face. He was a peak rank eight arcanist.

"Should we just deal with him and take his spatial ring?"

A look of ruthlessness appeared in the green shirt man's eyes.

"It's hard."

The senior brother of the green shirt man said, "Although we have more people, we may not be his opponent."

"What a shame…"

The green shirt man looked regretful.

"How is it a shame?"

A deep smile appeared on the senior brother of the green shirt man's face.

"Huh?"

The man in the green shirt didn't understand why his senior brother was smiling.

"There is no way to snatch his resources in the tower, but after leaving, there will be a chance."

The green shirt senior brother said.

"Wouldn't it be harder after we get out?"

The man in the green shirt said, "After we leave, people from the various factions will gather together. It is impossible to snatch his hidden fragments at that time. Moreover, after leaving the Arcanist Tower, no one can attack openly, otherwise it will break the balance of power in the city and we will be immediately targeted by other factions."

"In the past, that was indeed true. Even if we are from the Green Frame Institute, we can't resist the combined forces of other factions…"

The senior brother lowered his voice. "It's just that this time is different."

"I have heard some news that after the tower is sealed, there will be a major upheaval in the city."

"The Green Frame Institute will act as the leader and control the situation of the entire city. We will make all factions hand over all the hidden fragments they have collected over the years and refine them together in order to obtain the secret to advance to rank ten!"

The senior brother's eyes were full of excitement.

"Really?!"

The man in the green shirt was shocked. "Does this mean that the Institute Head will become the first rank ten arcanist in hundreds of years?"

"That's right!"

The senior brother nodded.

Then, the two looked at each other and laughed heartily.

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Chapter 361: Rank Nine

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"Great harvest!"

Xu Ning's spatial ring was full of hidden fragments.

The last round of resource outbreaks was over. The tower was about to be sealed, and the arcanists who entered would soon be ejected from the tower.

'The resources in the tower are so abundant…'

Xu Ning was a little curious about where the resources in the tower came from.

If the three rank ten arcanists had stored these resources in advance, then the amount of resources they had stored at that time must have been unimaginable.

'The space is starting to distort…'

Xu Ning felt a slight fluctuation in space.

Soon, the fluctuations became more and more intense.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, the area around Xu Ning began to warp, and the feeling of teleportation came again.

When Xu Ning regained his perception, he had already appeared outside the tower.

'I'm out…'

In front of Xu Ning was the Arcanist Tower that had returned back to normal.

Xu Ning looked around.

Outside the tower were all the arcanists that had previously entered the tower.

'There are thirty to forty percent fewer people…'

Xu Ning estimated in his heart.

Before entering, there were more than a thousand people from various factions.

But now, there were only about six to seven hundred left.

'There are still some dangers in the tower…'

When Xu Ning first entered the tower, he was still a rank seven arcanist. At that time, he had also experienced several crises.

'Let's meet up with the Gao family…'

Xu Ning began to search for the Gao family.

Soon, Xu Ning found Gao Yuji.

There were already people surrounding Gao Yuji.

"How is your harvest, Xu Ning?"

After seeing Xu Ning come out safely, Gao Yuji was relieved.

When the final outbreak of resources erupted, many forces began to fight, causing numerous casualties.

"Got a great harvest."

Xu Ning responded.

Xu Ning estimated that the hidden fragments in his hand could be exchanged for 50 million to 80 million units of energy.

"That's good!"

Gao Yuji smiled.

This time, he had gained a lot as well. In addition to the resources he had obtained, he could also exchange the hidden fragments for the items he needed from the family.

Gao Ji was not worried that the large amount of resources he would exchange for would drain the family's reserves.

Although the top families in the City of Arcanists were located in the city, they had branches outside the city.

In the Arcanist World, many resources would flow into the City of Arcanists through higher-level channels.

Not long after, the Gao family members who came out of the tower had all basically gathered.

Before entering the tower, there were a hundred people in the team, but now there were only about sixty people.

Among them, one rank eight arcanist, ten rank seven arcanists, and thirty rank six arcanists were lost.

In regards to this, Gao Ji didn't feel regretful.

First of all, more than half of the casualties, including the rank eight arcanist who had died in the tower, were not members of the Gao family. These recruited people were all working for resources. Even if they did not come out, it would not affect the Gao family.

Secondly, although their own personnel were also lost, the resources they brought out could easily make up for the Gao family's losses.

"Return to the mansion!"

Gao Yuji quickly brought the group back to the Gao family mansion.

After returning to the Gao family, there were already people waiting for them.

The group handed over the hidden fragments they had obtained. After calculating the quantity and quality of the hidden fragments, they waited for the exchanged resources to arrive.

When Xu Ning delivered his hidden fragments, the Gao family was shocked.

The number of hidden fragments obtained by Xu Ning alone was similar to the combined number obtained by the other three rank eight arcanists.

This made the Gao family look at Xu Ning in a different light.

Even the rank nine arcanist of the Gao family heard about this and personally met Xu Ning.

The rank nine arcanist of the Gao family even offered to let Xu Ning join the Gao family as a guest elder, but Xu Ning refused.

Once Xu Ning obtained the resources, Xu Ning would absorb them and advance to rank nine.

At that time, Xu Ning would leave the Arcanist World, and it would be impossible for him to take on the responsibilities of a guest elder.

The rank nine arcanist did not insist after Xu Ning declined.

After that, Xu Ning stayed in the Gao family mansion and waited for the resources to be delivered.

Two days later, the resources Xu Ning exchanged for were delivered to him.

After absorbing these resources, Xu Ning obtained a total of 60 million units of energy.

This way, Xu Ning had a total of 160 million units of energy.

Even after advancing to rank nine, Xu Ning would still have 40 million units of energy remaining.

After Xu Ning undo his clone, the remaining energy would be merged into his Martial Arts Panel, so there would not be a waste.

Regardless, his main body in the Martial Arts World did not lack these resources.

In the Martial Arts World, Xu Ning was the sect master of the Core Sea Demon Sect, and he was backed by the Duan imperial family.

Xu Ning could easily obtain resources from all over State Wansheng, even from abroad. In the short term, he did not need to worry about lacking resources.

'I should hurry up and improve…'

Xu Ning thought to himself, 'After advancing to rank nine, I will comprehend the world origin of the Arcanist World, then return to the Martial Arts World and advance to the grandmaster realm…'

Xu Ning opened the Martial Arts Panel and clicked "" next to the realm.

…

Consume 120 million units of energy to advance your realm?

Yes / No

…

After confirming this, Xu Ning began to advance.

'Origin power…'

Xu Ning felt a familiar yet unfamiliar power.

'This is the origin power of the Arcanist World!'

Because his advancement allowed him to advance straight to the peak, Xu Ning easily touched and understood the origin of the Arcanist World, and his body began to absorb the origin power.

'Rank nine, completed!'

Xu Ning felt relieved.

With that, his goal of coming to the Arcanist World had been perfectly achieved.

'In the past, the Core Sea Demon Lord entered the world of arcanists dozens of times, but he only became a rank six arcanist… While I comprehended the origin in my first attempt!'

Xu Ning knew that he was only able to do this because of the Martial Arts Panel.

Two different worlds and two different transcendent paths gave a completely different feeling when one was cultivating.

However, the Martial Arts Panel could ignore such differences and simplify Xu Ning's advancement mechanism.

'However, after advancing to rank nine in the Arcanist World, my perception of outer worlds is still very vague…'

Xu Ning also discovered that when he tried to sense other outer worlds, he could only feel a hazy space-time turbulence.

In the Martial Arts World, when he advanced to the ninth stage of the dao realm, Xu Ning could vaguely sense the coordinates of other outer worlds. At that point, it would only take a hundred years to accurately locate them.

But here, he couldn't sense the existence of other outer worlds at all.

'Sure enough, just like I guessed before… The rank nine arcanists in the Arcanist World can't sense the coordinates of the outer worlds at all, thus they can't comprehend two kinds of origin and advance to rank ten…'

'But if that is the case, how did the three rank ten arcanists do it?'

Xu Ning was curious.

Chapter 362: Coercion

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'Forget it, I won't think about it anymore…'

Xu Ning shook his head.

For him, this question was meaningless.

For him, the most important thing now is to return to the Martial Arts World and advance to the grandmaster realm.

However, just when Xu Ning was about to undo his clone, he suddenly felt several powerful auras approaching.

'There are a total of eight rank nine arcanists approaching the Gao family…'

Xu Ning raised his eyebrows.

He paused his decision to return to the Martial Arts World.

Soon, the eight rank nine arcanists broke into the Gao family mansion and came to the Gao family's courtyard.

'Who are the big shots that are arriving?'

Gao Linhe, the Family Head of the Gao family, a rank nine arcanist, also sensed the arrival of outsiders.

He came out with the other three rank nine arcanists of the Gao family.

"So it's the people from the Green Frame Institute and the Smoke Rune Institute!"

Gao Linhe came to the central courtyard and was shocked when he saw who they were.

Of the eight rank nine arcanists who came to the Gao family, five were from the Green Frame Institute, and three were from the Smoke Rune Institute.

'Why are they together?'

Gao Linhe smiled, but a strong fear was brewing in his heart.

The Green Frame Institute and the Smoke Rune Institute were the two strongest forces in the city. Normally, there were conflicts between them, and they would even secretly fight each other.

But at this moment, they gathered together and barged into the Gao family mansion without greeting anyone. Moreover, they looked extremely unfriendly.

"Family Head Gao!"

The leader was the Green Frame Institute Head, Fei Qingyi.

He had the appearance of a young man, but his eyes were full of vicissitudes and coldness.

"I came to the Gao family today because I have a request!"

Fei Qingyi said.

Although he was asking for help, his attitude was overbearing.

"Please speak."

Gao Linhe seemed straightforward, but he was already on guard.

"The Smoke Rune Institute and I wish to borrow the Gao family's hidden fragments."

Fei Qingyi's expression did not change, as if he was just making a casual request.

But for Gao Linhe, his expression changed greatly.

His smile was a little forced. "Is Institute Head Fei joking? How can hidden fragments be borrowed?"

"I'm sorry, I can't agree to your request."

Gao Linhe stretched out his hand. "Institute Head Fei and the gentlemen present, please leave."

Fei Qingyi was not angry at Gao Linhe's rejection. Instead, he smirked.

He turned his body slightly and exchanged looks with the other silver-clothed man next to him.

The silver-clothed man stood out.

"Family Head Gao, I might as well tell you the truth."

The silver-clothed man said, "As of now, the Green Frame Institute has joined forces with our Smoke Rune Institute. We are preparing to gather the hiddens fragments of both sides and study them together. Together, we will solve the secret of advancing to rank ten."

"But during the research process, we discovered that our hidden fragments are still not enough. We have decided to gather another batch of hidden fragments. Therefore, we are ready to borrow a batch of hidden fragments from the Gao family and several other forces to study them further."

Gao Linhe recognized the silver-clothed man.

He was Qiu Shili, the Deputy Institute Head of the Smoke Rune Institute.

"However, Family Head Gao, you can be rest assured. Once we make progress in the study of the hidden fragments and solve its secrets, we will share it with the Gao family."

"So, Family Head Gao, please agree to our request."

Qiu Shili cupped his fists towards Gao Linhe.

Although his posture looked lower, he was still aggressive.

Gao Linhe could feel the hostility from the guests.

He knew very well that once he refused, these eight rank nine arcanists might directly attack him.

However, Gao Linhe also knew that since the other party had already made such a move, there was a high probability that he would not be able to get back the hidden fragments after lending them out.

Furthermore, with both sides acting so domineering today, he didn't believe that the other party would tell them the secret of advancing to rank ten.

However, the current situation was quite serious.

"How many hidden fragments are you planning to borrow?"

Gao Linhe's tone softened.

"All of them."

This time, it was Fei Qingyi who answered.

"All of them?"

Gao Linhe's face was pale. "Are you kidding me?"

Gao Linhe would never agree to this request.

Handing over the Gao family's hundreds of years worth of hidden fragments was essentially an act of betrayal to the family.

"It seems that Family Head Gao is unwilling."

Fei Qingyi showed a look of pity. "In this case, we will do it ourselves!"

As soon as Fei Qingyi finished speaking, the eight of them instantly rushed towards the Gao family's forbidden area.

"Stop them!"

Gao Linhe shouted anxiously.

The direction where Fei Qingyi and the others went was the Gao family's treasury.

It was an independent space, and all of the hidden fragments of the Gao family were stored in it.

Gao Linhe and the three rank nine arcanists intercepted Fei Qingyi and the others.

"Pathetic!"

Fei Qingyi was at the peak of rank nine, the strongest person in the city. He was only one step away from rank ten.

He would not be at a disadvantage against the entire Gao family alone, not to mention that he had several helpers by his side.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Fei Qingyi spread out his arcane domain, covering half of the Gao family.

"Fei Qingyi, Qiu Shili, you are too much!"

Gao Linhe and the other three felt endless pressure coming from Fei Qingyi's arcane domain. They even found it difficult to activate the power of arcanism in them.

"If you keep talking, I will kill all of you!"

Fei Qingyi's eyes were full of murderous intent.

Gao Linhe was full of grief and indignation, but there was nothing he could do.

However, at this moment, Gao Linhe and the other three suddenly felt their bodies lighten.

Fei Qingyi's arcane domain actually disappeared.

Fei Qingyi was taken aback.

"Coming uninvited and taking advantage of others, isn't this a robbery? If the Green Frame Institute Head does such a thing, won't he be a laughing stock?"

A voice rang out.

Xu Ning slowly descended from the sky.

"This… is Xu Ning!"

Gao Linhe and the other three also recognized Xu Ning.

Xu Ning had contributed a lot of hidden fragments to the Gao family, which made the four rank nine arcanists aware of his existence.

One of the rank nine arcanists even offered Xu Ning an invitation to join the Gao family, but Xu Ning refused.

'His aura… is at the peak of rank nine!'

Gao Linhe and the other three were confused.

Xu Ning was only in rank eight previously. Even if he advanced to rank nine, he should be in the early stages. How did he suddenly reach the peak of his realm?

The difference in stages in the Arcanist World was huge. The difference between the elementary, middle, and peak stage was equivalent to a minor realm in the Martial Arts World.

"Who are you?"

Fei Qingyi and Qiu Shili were on guard.

They didn't expect such a top-notch master to be hidden in the Gao family.

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Chapter 363: Battle of Rank Nine

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Before this, Fei Qingyi and Qiu Shili weren't aware of Xu Ning's existence.

So when they saw Xu Ning, they were shocked.

Xu Ning did not look to have spent much effort just now to destroy Fei Qingyi's arcane domain.

Fei Qingyi was the closest person to rank ten in the entire Arcanist World, but he was obviously not Xu Ning's opponent.

It was not that Fei Qingyi was weak, it was just that Xu Ning was too strong.

The existence of the Martial Arts Panel allowed Xu Ning to reach the limit of his realm every time he advanced.

This made Xu Ning's foundation extremely solid every time he advanced, causing him to have great strength.

In addition to that, Xu Ning had advanced to a rank nine arcanist, which was the limit of his realm. In front of him, Fei Qingyi was indeed much weaker.

Within rank nine, no one was Xu Ning's opponent. Xu Ning was truly invincible in the same realm. It was easy for Xu Ning to fight against many alone.

"Sir, please excuse us. We will leave right away."

Qiu Shili reacted quickly and humbled himself.

He could already tell that this person who suddenly appeared from the Gao family was far stronger than Fei Qingyi.

This person had such great strength, but he did not seek fame. His background was indeed mysterious.

What he needed to do now was to avoid this person. He had to make a new plan.

"Leave?"

Xu Ning spread out his arcane domain and enveloped the eight rank nine arcanists.

These eight rank nine arcanists, except for Fei Qingyi, were all in the elementary and middle stages. They felt extremely depressed and uncomfortable in Xu Ning's arcane domain.

"Family Head Gao, are we letting them go?"

Xu Ning turned his head and looked at Gao Linhe. "You decide."

Xu Ning's action was a form of repayment to the Gao family.

Although the Gao family recruited him for their own benefits, it was undeniable that without the Gao family, Xu Ning would not have been able to advance to rank nine and comprehend the origin of the Arcanist World this quickly.

Now that he was about to leave the Arcanist World, he would feel much better if he did something for the Gao family.

Because of Xu Ning's appearance, the situation suddenly reversed, making Gao Linhe feel a little surreal.

"Family Head Gao!"

Qiu Shili was quick to change his attitude. "Please forgive us if we have offended you previously!"

"When we figure out the secrets of the hidden fragments and find a way to advance to rank ten, we will definitely share it with you!"

Qiu Shili quickly expressed his goodwill.

Fei Qingyi stood aside with a frown and kept quiet.

Obviously, he felt that showing weakness was harmful to his dignity, but he had no choice.

For a moment, Gao Linhe didn't know what to do.

The Green Frame Institute and the Smoke Rune Institute had obviously begun to scheme against the Gao family.

There was a strong conflict between the two sides.

Gao Linhe really wanted to kill all of them at the bottom of his heart.

But if this happened, the Gao family would become the target of everyone in the city.

Unless they completely destroyed the Green Frame Institute, the Smoke Rune Institute, and the factions that were friendly with them, once Xu Ning left the City of Arcanists, the Gao family's situation in the City of Arcanists would turn dangerous.

"Brother Xu Ning, let these people go."

After weighing his options, Gao Linhe did not let Xu Ning continue.

"Okay."

Since Gao Linhe did not intend to pursue the matter, there was no need for Xu Ning to intervene.

Whether the Gao family would be targeted by the two sides in the future had nothing to do with Xu Ning.

"Let's go."

Xu Ning restrained his arcane domain and let them out.

"Thank you very much."

Qiu Shili quickly thanked him.

As for Fei Qingyi, after looking at Xu Ning, he turned around and left.

Afterwards, the other rank nine arcanists also left the Gao family compound.

"Brother Xu Ning, thank you!"

Gao Linhe quickly went forward.

He didn't know why Xu Ning suddenly became so strong, but showing him a good attitude definitely won't go wrong.

"It's nothing much."

Xu Ning had returned the favor in his heart. He was ready to leave the Arcanist World.

"Brother Xu, are you willing to join the Gao family and be an elder of the family? Don't worry, we will definitely not restrict you in any way. Moreover, you will enjoy all the power of the family. The Gao family will also provide you with resources unconditionally. In addition, you can freely use the hidden fragments."

Gao Linhe knew Xu Ning's significance. With such an existence in the Gao family, no one in the Arcanist World could provoke them.

Therefore, he wanted to show his greatest sincerity and keep Xu Ning in the family.

"I appreciate Family Head Gao's kindness, but it is time for me to leave."

Gao Linhe's conditions were not tempting at all for the current Xu Ning.

Gao Linhe sighed in his heart. He also noticed Xu Ning's intention to leave, so he stopped pestering him.

"In that case…"

As Gao Linhe was talking, he suddenly saw Xu Ning's expression change slightly before he was quickly enveloped by Xu Ning's arcane domain.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Outside Xu Ning's arcane domain, there was a series of explosions.

"This…"

Gao Linhe and the other three rank nine arcanists had not figured out the situation yet.

Xu Ning looked into the distance.

He saw Fei Qingyi and another feminine man standing in the air, expanding their arcane domains and looking straight at Xu Ning.

"That person is the Institute Head of the Smoke Rune Institute, Feng Yushan!"

Gao Linhe recognized this person.

'Coming back again, are these two here to take my life?'

Xu Ning was not surprised.

"Oh well, I planned to leave this place, but since you are provoking me like this, I don't mind completely displaying my strength before leaving."

Xu Ning pushed Gao Linhe and the others away, and his arcane domain instantly expanded.

Inside Xu Ning's arcane domain, lightning, storm, and violent rain were wrapped around him. Ordinary rank nine arcanists could not hold on for long if they were dragged into his domain.

"Institute Head Feng, be careful of this person. He is stronger than both of us!"

Fei Qingyi quickly said to Feng Yushan when he saw Xu Ning activating his domain.

After Fei Qingyi left just now, he called over Feng Yushan, who had just seized the hidden fragments from another family, preparing to deal with Xu Ning together.

The two of them could be said to be standing on top of the Arcanist World.

But now that Xu Ning suddenly appeared, not only did he threaten their status, but he also offended them.

This caused Fei Qingyi and Feng Yushan to think that Xu Ning must be eliminated.

"Okay!"

Feng Yushan responded.

Afterwards, the two arcane domains merged together to fight against Xu Ning's arcane domain.

'So strong!'

Xu Ning's arcane domain fought against the two merged arcane domains.

Inside the arcane domain, various attribute-based arcane techniques exploded.

The attribute-based attacks of Fei Qingyi and Feng Yushan's arcane domain rushed towards Xu Ning, but it could not hurt Xu Ning at all.

During this period, Xu Ning had been on the defensive and did not take the initiative to attack.

"Institute Head Fei, he seems to be stronger than you described!"

Feng Yushan realized this problem.

Fei Qingyi was a little flustered.

He initially thought that Xu Ning was only 30% stronger than him. He thought if he pulled Feng Yushan here, he would definitely be able to defeat Xu Ning.

But now it seemed that he had miscalculated.

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Chapter 364: Rank Ten Appears

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Xu Ning did not feel any pressure from Fei Qingyi and Feng Yushan.

With his current realm, unless it was a rank ten arcanist, no one couldn't suppress him at all.

"Enough, let's settle this quickly…"

Xu Ning stopped defending and went all out.

Boom!

Xu Ning's arcane domain's strength rose to another level.

Crack!

Xu Ning won the fight between arcane domains.

Even though Fei Qingyi and Feng Yushan's arcane domains merged with each other, they were still shattered by Xu Ning's arcane domain.

'How did this happen!'

Fei Qingyi and Feng Yushan's expressions changed drastically.

Especially Fei Qingyi, this was completely different from what he had expected.

He thought that as long as he joined forces with Feng Yushan, Xu Ning would definitely lose.

But now, the situation was completely the other way round.

One had to know that he and Feng Yushan were the strongest and second strongest person in the city.

"Retreat!"

Feng Yushan also realized that he was not a match for Xu Ning.

Only now did Fei Qingyi realize that he had underestimated Xu Ning too much.

"You can't leave…"

Xu Ning didn't plan to let the two go.

His body suddenly rushed forward, and his arcane domain expanded again, enveloping the two of them.

Afterwards, the force of attraction in his arcane domain pulled the two towards Xu Ning.

Fei Qingyi and Feng Yushan, who were suppressed by the arcane domain, found it difficult to even activate their arcane power, let alone resist.

"It's over…"

Killing intent surged in Xu Ning's eyes.

Fei Qingyi and Feng Yushan finally looked frightened.

As the two strongest people in the city, were they about to die?

"Sir, please give me face and show mercy."

However, at this critical moment, Xu Ning heard a gentle voice.

This voice seemed to appear out of thin air, echoing in Xu Ning's ears.

Xu Ning was shocked.

Afterwards, his arcane domain was subconsciously put away. Fei Qingyi and Feng Yushan were saved.

A normal looking man in a white robe exuded an aura of transcendence as he stood in front of Xu Ning and looked at him with a smile.

But Xu Ning did not feel relieved because of this smile. Instead, he felt like he was facing a powerful enemy.

'Rank ten arcanist…'

Xu Ning was already certain of the opponent's strength.

The only person who could force Xu Ning to withdraw his arcane domain and suddenly appear in his perception range was a rank ten arcanist.

"Rank ten arcanist!"

Fei Qingyi and Feng Yushan were also stunned.

As the top existences in the Arcanist World, they were not aware that there were still rank ten arcanists in the Arcanist World.

The secret of advancing from rank nine to rank ten was sealed hundreds of years ago, right? Wasn't it only by exploring the secrets of the hidden fragments could one advance to rank ten?

The two were a little stunned.

"Let's talk somewhere else."

The white-robed man waved his hand, and Xu Ning felt the space distort.

This feeling was extremely similar to the feeling of teleportation in the tower.

After Xu Ning regained his vision and perception, the environment around him changed.

He and the white-robed man appeared on a high peak at the same time.

Cloud and fog surrounded the peak, giving it a rather artistic vibe.

"Let me introduce myself, I am Shangguan Ji."

The white-robed man said with a smile.

"Shangguan Ji?!"

Xu Ning's pupils contracted.

After staying in the Arcanist World for so long, he had heard of this name long ago.

Shangguan Ji was the last rank ten arcanist to be seen in the Arcanist World, and he was also one of the three rank ten arcanists who built the tower.

Shangguan Ji, a rank ten arcanist who had disappeared nearly a thousand years ago, suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Congratulations sir, you are about to advance to rank ten… No, wait…"

Shangguan Ji continued, "You are not from the Arcanist World, so the transcendent system in your world is definitely different…"

Xu Ning pursed his lips.

Obviously, Shangguan Ji was aware of the secret that he was not a person of this world.

However, Xu Ning also noticed that Shangguan Ji did not have any ill intentions towards him.

Otherwise, he could have easily shattered his clone with one blow, turning all of his hard work and invested time into nothing.

"Also, I have to apologize to you first…"

Shangguan Ji said, "I had no choice but to stop you from killing those two. In the current Arcanist World, only the two of them can advance to rank ten. If they are killed by you, it will be a huge loss for the Arcanist World."

"They can advance to rank ten?"

Xu Ning was a little surprised when he heard that.

The rank nine arcanists of the Arcanist World couldn't even locate the coordinates of an outer world, so how could they advance to rank ten?

"Not now, but maybe in the future."

A look of helplessness appeared in Shangguan Ji's eyes when he saw that.

Xu Ning raised his eyebrows. He was curious.

Shangguan Ji might be able to answer his questions about the secrets of the Arcanist World and the Arcanist Tower.

"Sir Shangguan, can you explain it to me in detail?"

Xu Ning asked again.

"After I advanced to rank nine, I discovered that I couldn't sense the coordinates of other outer worlds at all in the Arcanist World. If this is the case for everyone, rank nine arcanists in the Arcanist World have no chance of comprehending the origin of the other outer worlds, let alone advance to rank ten."

Xu Ning asked in detail.

Shangguan Ji answered, "A thousand years ago, the Arcanist World could still sense the locations of the outer worlds. It was also at that time that I comprehended the origin of another world and reached rank ten."

"However, a thousand years ago, there was a chaotic turbulence in the space-time turbulence around the Arcanist World. This turbulence changed the external environment of the Arcanist World greatly."

"Chaotic turbulence?"

Xu Ning knew a little about chaotic turbulence.

The space between worlds was blocked by space-time turbulence.

This was the reason for the divide between the many outer worlds and the time-flow difference.

The so-called chaotic turbulence was the chaos of space-time turbulence.

In the first place, space-time turbulence was extremely dangerous, no need to mention when it became chaotic.

If a chaotic turbulence occurred near the main body of a world, it might even damage the world.

"That's right."

Shangguan Ji continued, "Although the chaotic turbulence did not cause any damage to the Arcanist World, the outer part of the Arcanist World was greatly affected."

"The space-time turbulence outside the Arcanist World is even more chaotic, causing the flow of time inside and outside the Arcanist World to change greatly."

'The flow of time changed…'

Xu Ning remembered when Duan Huiye provided him with the coordinates of the outer worlds, he said that the flow of time in other outer worlds and the Martial Arts World was generally below three to one, but for the Arcanist World, it was an astonishing ten to one.

Now it seemed that the reason for this was because of the chaotic turbulence.

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Chapter 365: Return, Advance

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"Moreover, after the chaotic turbulence, the space-time turbulence outside the Arcanist World also changed."

Shangguan Ji continued, "Entering the Arcanist World from the outside world is the same as before. When you came to the Arcanist World, you passed through the space-time turbulence and the world membrane, you shouldn't have felt any discomfort."

"However, if you want to pass through the space-time turbulence outside the Arcanist World from the inside, you will encounter great obstacles."

Shangguan Ji said, "Rank ten arcanists can break through this kind of obstacles, but not rank nine arcanists."

"In other words, even if they can locate the coordinates of outer worlds, the arcanists of the Arcanist World still don't have the means to reach the outer worlds."

"I didn't expect this…"

Xu Ning didn't expect the impact of the chaotic turbulence to be so huge. "So, this is the reason why the Arcanist World can't produce a rank ten arcanist again…"

"That is right…"

Shangguan Ji sighed. "At that time, including me, there were a total of three rank ten arcanists in the Arcanist World. The three of us knew the impact of the chaotic turbulence on the Arcanist World. If we can't find a way to resolve the negative effects of the turbulence, the transcendent system of the Arcanist World will be completely shaken."

"When the rank nine arcanists can't see the path forward, then the development of the arcanist transcendent system will most likely stagnate, or even fall into a worse situation…"

Xu Ning nodded silently.

He understood what Shangguan Ji meant.

Whether it was the martial artists in the Martial Arts World or the arcanists in the Arcanist World, transcendents pursued higher realms and stronger strength.

The sudden disappearance of the current path ahead would cause fundamental damage to the transcendent system.

The entire transcendent system would be rejected.

"So, in order to cover this fact, I and the other two arcanists built the tower."

Shangguan Ji explained, "We hope to cover up the chaotic turbulence. We even deliberately created rumors that the three of us hid the method to advance to rank ten inside the Arcanist Tower."

"So, you came up with a lie with the hidden fragments?"

Xu Ning asked.

"It's not a lie."

Shangguan Ji said, "After all, the coordinates of the outer worlds are indeed hidden in the hidden fragments. After finding a way to resolve the negative effects of the turbulence, the coordinates of the outer worlds will be useful."

"Sir Shangguan…"

Xu Ning asked again, "In addition to you, are the other two rank ten arcanists still in the Arcanist World?"

"No, in the Arcanist World, we couldn't find a way to solve the chaotic turbulence. So the two of them took the risk to leave the Arcanist World and go to the outer worlds to find a way to solve it."

"It's just that after hundreds of years, they still haven't returned…"

A look of worry flashed in Shangguan Ji's eyes.

"Exploring the outer worlds with their true bodies… This is indeed a huge risk…"

Xu Ning thought so too.

Even the physical body of a rank ten arcanist could not withstand the turbulence of time and space for long.

Only by comprehending the origin of the infinite worlds could one survive in the space-time turbulence for a long time.

"They have put in a lot of effort for the Arcanist World…"

Xu Ning admired the two rank ten arcanists.

For the future of the arcanist transcendent system, they were even willing to bet their lives.

At this moment, Shangguan Ji looked into the distance and sighed.

"Sir, how long do you plan to stay in the Arcanist World?"

After a moment of silence, Shangguan Ji asked.

When Shangguan Ji saw Xu Ning, he saw through Xu Ning's clone.

He knew that Xu Ning had already comprehended the world origin of the Arcanist World. Once he returned to his original world, he would advance to rank ten just like him.

"If it weren't for those two, I might have already returned to my original world."

Xu Ning smiled.

"Sir, after you return to your original world and advance to rank ten, if you find a way to resolve this chaotic turbulence, please tell me."

Although he felt that this possibility was low, Shangguan Ji still asked Xu Ning for help.

"Okay."

Xu Ning nodded.

He had a good impression of Shangguan Ji, and the Arcanist World was also the first outer world he had explored.

"Alright, I'm going to leave soon."

Xu Ning no longer had any reason to stay in the Arcanist World.

"Oh right…"

Xu Ning seemed to remember something. "Sir Shangguan, please protect the Gao family in the City of Arcanists. After I leave, the two people you saved may harm the Gao family."

"Okay."

Shangguan Ji nodded.

Just a word from Xu Ning solved the calamity that the Gao family might face.

"Goodbye."

Xu Ning cupped his fists towards Shangguan Ji.

"Goodbye."

Shangguan Ji also cupped his fists.

'Return!'

Xu Ning moved his consciousness.

A dazzling white light bloomed from his body.

Whoosh!

Xu Ning then disappeared into thin air, as if he had never been here.

Shangguan Ji looked at the place where Xu Ning disappeared and was in a daze.

Soon after, his figure disappeared from the peak.

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Martial Arts World.

State Wansheng.

Imperial City.

The forbidden area.

Xu Ning suddenly opened his eyes in the dark space.

"Did you fail?"

The moment Xu Ning opened his eyes, Duan Huiyao and Duan Huiye also noticed it.

They looked at Xu Ning with regret in their eyes.

'Sure enough, it is difficult to reach the peak of the transcendent system of an outer world in just the first attempt.'

Duan Huiyao and Duan Huiye thought to themselves.

"No."

However, Xu Ning's response surprised the two.

Whoosh!

Afterwards, the two origin powers in Xu Ning's body merged together.

The dao realm bottleneck was finally broken.

Origin realm grandmaster!

Xu Ning had successfully advanced.

"This!"

Duan Huiye and Duan Huiyao were shocked.

Less than half a year had passed in the real world, but Xu Ning had broken through from the dao realm ninth stage to the origin realm!

"Good! Good!"

Duan Huiye clenched his fists with an excited expression.

He didn't know how long it would take for Yu Zhiyin to arrive.

But Xu Ning's advancement speed might allow him to comprehend the origin of the infinite worlds before Yu Zhiyin appeared.

If that was the case, Yu Zhiyin was nothing to be afraid of.

'Is this the grandmaster realm…'

Xu Ning felt the sensation after his advancement.

He had clearly left the Arcanist World, but he could still use the origin power of the Arcanist World.

'Next, I have to find the common nature of these two origins and comprehend the origin of the infinite worlds…'

Xu Ning knew the path to advance further.

This was difficult for others.

But for Xu Ning, energy was his only requirement.

"Grandmaster, I have a request."

Xu Ning said.

"Tell me!"

Duan Huiye said.

"I want resources, an insane amount of cultivation resources!"

Xu Ning said.

Chapter 366: Advancement Plan

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"Cultivation resources?"

Duan Huiye and Duan Huiyao were puzzled.

In fact, at Xu Ning's realm, he no longer needed martial arts resources to assist his cultivation.

"Okay, I'll give you as much as you want."

However, although he was curious, Duan Huiye still agreed.

Xu Ning had his own thoughts, so there was no need for him to interfere. He just needed to support him.

"Grandmaster, Demon Lord, thank you."

Xu Ning thanked the two and didn't change how he addressed them.

Duan Huiye and Duan Huiyao had provided a lot of help to Xu Ning.

"You're welcome."

Duan Huiye said, "Your martial arts aptitude and your aptitude for adapting to different transcendent systems has exceeded my understanding. I would like to see you comprehend the origin of infinite worlds."

"I will do my best."

Xu Ning responded.

Instantly, the pressure on Duan Huiye and Duan Huiyao lessened.

Previously, Yu Zhiyin's proclamation made the two feel like there was a sword hanging above their heads.

No one knew when Yu Zhiyin would break through, or when he would come back for revenge.

They were all worried that Yu Zhiyin would advance quicker than them.

After Duan Huiye and Yu Zhiyin ran into each other last time, Yu Zhiyin said that he would fight Duan Huiye to the death after he comprehended the origin of the infinite worlds.

At that time, Duan Huiye could feel that Yu Zhiyin was full of confidence, as if he was completely confident that he could comprehend the origin of the infinite worlds.

As for Duan Huiye himself, he was not confident in his own advancement.

But now, Xu Ning had advanced to the origin realm in half a year. His aptitude was already terrifying, so it was entirely possible that he would be the first to comprehend the origin of the infinite worlds.

In this case, Xu Ning could replace him and withstand the pressure from Yu Zhiyin.

It could be said that Xu Ning was now Duan Huiye's confidence.

"I have to go back to the Core Sea Demon Sect first."

Xu Ning said, "Now that I have reached the origin realm, there is not much meaning in being the sect master of the Core Sea Demon Sect. I am ready to hand the position of sect master to Duan Chaomian. I wonder if you agree?"

Duan Chaomian was a member of the Duan imperial family. From the beginning, Duan Huiye wanted to hand the Core Sea Demon Sect to him.

However, Xu Ning's performance was too outstanding, so this position was given to Xu Ning instead.

"Then thank you for taking care of the Duan imperial family."

Duan Huiye said. He also understood why Xu Ning passed the position of sect master to Duan Chaomian.

Afterwards, Xu Ning left the Duan family's forbidden land.

Duan Huiye also left the dark space, found his trusted subordinates, and ordered the Duan imperial family to gather as many resources as possible for Xu Ning.

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Core Sea Demon Sect.

Xu Ning returned to the island.

As soon as he returned, Xu Ning gathered all the elders in the sect, including Duan Chaomian, Yu Qiao, and the others.

Everyone had arrived at the main peak, but Xu Ning had not yet appeared.

No one knew what Xu Ning wanted to do by gathering all the elders in one place.

Not long after Xu Ning became the sect master of the Core Sea Demon Sect, he began to relinquish his power and disappeared for half a year. His style of doing things was extremely similar to the Core Sea Demon Lord.

Whoosh!

Xu Ning suddenly appeared.

"Greetings, Sect Master!"

After seeing Xu Ning appear, all the elders quickly greeted.

'Huh?'

Several dao realm ninth stage elders were the first to notice something odd.

They could acutely sense that Xu Ning was different from before.

His current state was extremely similar to the Grandmaster of the Duan imperial family.

'Could it be…'

Their hearts were beating fast.

Next, the weaker dao realm eighth stage elders also noticed this.

Duan Chaomian and Yu Qiao secretly looked at each other and saw the astonishment in each other's eyes.

"After returning to the sect today, I have something to tell everyone."

Xu Ning glanced at everyone and finally fixed his eyes on Duan Chaomian.

"After discussing with the Grandmaster and the Demon Lord, we have decided that from today onwards, I will step down as the sect master of the Core Sea Demon Sect and this position will be inherited by Duan Chaomian."

Xu Ning's words shocked everyone.

Xu Ning had stepped down from his post after becoming the sect master for less than a year.

"This…"

Duan Chaomian was still confused.

Beside him, Yu Qiao nudged Duan Chaomian and helped him regain his senses.

Looking at this, the relationship between Duan Chaomian and Yu Qiao had improved a lot.

"Thank you for your guidance, Sect Master, I won't disappoint you."

Duan Chaomian's mind was in a complicated state. He was both excited and confused.

Nearly a year ago, he was still fighting with Xu Ning for the position of sect master, but in the end, he had lost.

He thought that he had no fate with the position of sect master. He didn't expect that after going around in circles, he would still become the leader of the Core Sea Demon Sect a year later.

"Mmm…"

Xu Ning nodded. "After you succeed the position of sect master, please take care of my Swallow Heron Sect."

Xu Ning didn't hide his wishes and said it openly.

"Sect Master, don't worry!"

Duan Chaomian respected Xu Ning very much.

The reason for this was not because Xu Ning had decided to hand over the position of sect master to him, but because Xu Ning had already touched the realm of a grandmaster.

"Okay, everyone, farewell."

After this, Xu Ning no longer had to worry about the Core Sea Demon Sect.

As for Gu Songying and his trusted aides in the sect, as long as Duan Chaomian was not stupid, he would definitely help them.

"Sect Master."

Just when Xu Ning was about to leave, Yu Qiao walked out of the crowd.

Among the elders of the Core Sea Demon Sect, Yu Qiao was the only one who had some private relationship with Xu Ning.

"What is it?"

Xu Ning asked.

"May I ask if you have advanced to the grandmaster realm?"

Yu Qiao asked what everyone was thinking.

The elders were also waiting for Xu Ning's reply.

"I have."

Xu Ning gave an affirmative answer.

Although they had already guessed it, everyone's mind was blown.

Xu Ning's advancement speed completely exceeded their understanding of martial arts aptitude.

With that said, Xu Ning disappeared from the Core Sea Demon Sect.

Everyone was left standing in a daze.

After leaving the Core Sea Demon Sect, Xu Ning returned to the Swallow Heron Sect and made some arrangements.

Afterwards, Xu Ning went to the Harmony King Mansion to meet with Duan Chaofeng.

When Duan Chaofeng heard that Xu Ning had advanced to the grandmaster realm, he was instantly stunned.

He didn't expect that Xu Ning, whom he got to know on a whim, would become an existence that surpassed the dao realm.

Duan Chaofeng knew very well that with Xu Ning as a friend, his status in the Duan imperial family even exceeded the core members of the imperial family.

Xu Ning did not stay in the Harmony King Mansion for long. After everything was done, he went back to the imperial capital.

The resources arranged by Duan Huiye should be on their way.

Xu Ning also wondered if he should go back to the Abyss North and see his family.

But after thinking about it, he decided to return after comprehending the origin of the infinite worlds.

Just like this, Xu Ning began to prepare for his next advancement.

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Chapter 367: Transcendence Limits, Before the Final Battle

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Half a year went by quickly.

Duan family's forbidden land.

…

Discovered 10,000 units of energy, absorb?

Yes / No

…

'Yes!'

After absorbing the energy in the special crystal in front of him, Xu Ning's calm face finally revealed a smile.

'I finally have enough energy to comprehend the origin of the infinite worlds!'

Over the past six months, the Duan imperial family had gathered a lot of resources for Xu Ning.

The imperial family had truly spent a lot of effort in order to obtain these resources.

Xu Ning controlled the Martial Arts Panel with his consciousness.

…

Name: Xu Ning

Realm: Origin Realm (Dual World Origin)

Available energy: 1 billion units

…

'Comprehending the origin of the infinite worlds is right in front of me…'

As his strength continued to increase, the level where he was at was brought higher and higher, causing Xu Ning's speed of advancement to become faster and faster.

Xu Ning thought for a bit and clicked "".

…

Consume 1 billion units of energy to advance your realm?

Yes / No

…

'Yes!'

Xu Ning had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

The moment he confirmed his advancement, the two types of origin power in Xu Ning's body began to merge.

The two types of origin power that were originally different actually began to alter themselves towards a common similarity.

And from there, Xu Ning's understanding of the world origin also underwent a huge change.

In an instant, Xu Ning noticed the same inner core of the Martial Arts World's origin and the Arcanist World's origin.

Afterwards, by studying this similar inner core, a new understanding of the origin formed in Xu Ning's mind.

At the same time, Xu Ning's body began to strengthen again.

Xu Ning's body was originally strong enough to temporarily stay in the space-time turbulence.

But his strengthened body allowed Xu Ning to be unrestrained in the space-time turbulence.

Moreover, because of the fact that he would reach the peak of his realm the moment he advanced, Xu Ning's body could save itself from the long process of transforming his body with the origin of the infinite worlds, thus instantly forming a body that adapted to the infinite worlds.

This kind of physical strength allowed Xu Ning to freely travel between different worlds and adapt to the transcendent system of each world.

No matter which world he went to in the future, Xu Ning could maintain his strength. He did not need to learn a new transcendent system like before.

Moreover, with his current physical strength, even if Xu Ning encountered a chaotic turbulence, he would not be injured at all.

"Origin power of the infinite worlds!"

After advancing, Xu Ning's entire perception was refreshed.

Previously, Xu Ning had a natural affinity with the Martial Arts World and the Arcanist World.

But now, in the entire universe, Xu Ning had this connection with many worlds.

'The origin of the infinite worlds… can also be called the origin of the universe…'

Xu Ning was certain that he had reached the limit of a transcendent in this universe.

Xu Ning walked out of the sealed room and looked at the distant sky. He was full of emotions.

Xu Ning sighed when he thought about how he went from an ordinary village boy to his current realm.

In the eyes of other martial arts masters, this process did not take too long.

After all, Xu Ning had only been in this world for less than ten years.

Ten years might not be enough for some martial artists to even advance a minor realm, but Xu Ning had already reached the peak of his martial arts realm.

"Xu Ning!"

"Xu Ning!"

Two figures appeared next to Xu Ning. They were Duan Huiye and Duan Huiyao.

Just now, they felt a mysterious aura in the forbidden land.

"Could you have…"

Duan Huiye asked tentatively.

"I have already comprehended the origin of the infinite worlds."

Xu Ning responded.

Duan Huiye and Duan Huiyao looked at each other and laughed heartily.

From now on, they no longer have to worry about Yu Zhiyin.

"He's coming."

Just when the pressure was off Duan Huiye and Duan Huiyao's shoulders, Xu Ning suddenly said.

"Who? You mean Yu Zhiyin?"

Duan Huiye stopped laughing and asked.

"Yes, him."

Xu Ning nodded.

This was just his feeling.

But this feeling was so real.

This feeling was not instinctive, but it was a special sensation.

"In other words, the battle with Yu Zhiyin is about to begin…"

Duan Huiye and Duan Huiyao frowned.

Prior to this, they were still happy about Xu Ning's advancement, but now that there was a real battle incoming, they still felt depressed.

Compared to the two, Xu Ning was relatively calm.

With his current realm, he could definitely protect himself against Yu Zhiyin.

The only thing to worry about was whether the people around him would be hurt.

"We need to be fully prepared…"

Xu Ning said.

"Mmm…"

Duan Huiyao and Duan Huiyao were also ready to deal with the subsequent situation.

…

At this moment.

In an outer world.

Yu Zhiyin opened his eyes.

Just now, he had comprehended the origin of the infinite worlds and touched the limit of the transcendent realm in the universe.

The only thing he could improve on was his physical strength.

Over time, the origin power of the infinite worlds in his body would strengthen his physical body. And after thousands of years, he would gain the adaptive body of the infinite worlds. At that time, Yu Zhiyin would also have the perfect physical body.

"It's time to find Duan Huiye…"

Yu Zhiyin muttered under his breath.

There was a look of reminiscence in his eyes.

He and Duan Huiye had a sincere friendship when they were young.

But his master's death and the upheaval in the sect made Yu Zhiyin and Duan Huiye enemies.

From the moment Yu Zhiyin left State Wansheng, his goal was to avenge his master and his sect.

He wanted to kill his old friend Duan Huiye with his own hands, destroy the Duan family with his own hands, and overthrow everything that had killed his master and destroyed his sect.

In fact, the last time he saw Duan Huiye, Yu Zhiyin had already touched the boundary of the origin of the infinite worlds.

Over the past year, he had finally crossed this threshold.

"It's time to end everything…"

Yu Zhiyin closed his eyes and sighed.

When he opened his eyes again, there was only indifference in his eyes.

He left the outer world and traveled in the space-time turbulence.

The tearing of space and time in the turbulence did not hurt him at all.

Whoosh!

After a long time, Yu Zhiyin passed through the world membrane and arrived at his homeworld, the Martial Arts World.

He floated in the air and looked into the distance before appearing in State Wansheng.

'Huh?'

The moment he stepped on the land of State Wansheng, Yu Zhiyin was taken aback. He looked at the imperial capital in surprise.

'There is an origin realm grandmaster who has also comprehended the origin of the infinite worlds like me…'

Yu Zhiyin's gaze seemed to be able to penetrate space. 'But that aura is not Duan Huiye's… Who could have reached this realm…'

'It seems that a decisive battle is inevitable…'

Yu Zhiyin disappeared again.

When he reappeared, he had already arrived at the imperial capital.

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Chapter 368: Battle in the Space-Time Turbulence

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

"He's coming…"

Xu Ning suddenly raised his head and looked into the distance.

Duan Huiye and Duan Huiyao who were beside him also understood what Xu Ning meant.

"Yu Zhiyin is here?"

While feeling the pressure of the incoming battle, Duan Huiye also felt an inexplicable sense of relief.

In just two short years, Yu Zhiyin had already comprehended the origin of the infinite worlds.

If Xu Ning hadn't reached this realm before this, then he and the entire Duan family would have been massacred by Yu Zhiyin. It could even be said that the entire State Wansheng would once again fall into chaos, stirring up a bloody storm.

"Are we going to stop him?"

Duan Huiye asked.

Xu Ning shook his head. "He's already here."

A figure appeared in the courtyard the moment Xu Ning said that.

It was naturally Yu Zhiyin.

"Yu Zhiyin!"

After Duan Huiye and Duan Huiyao saw Yu Zhiyin, they were instantly on guard.

"Duan Huiye, you are inferior to me."

Yu Zhiyin glanced at Xu Ning first, then looked at Duan Huiye. "When we were young, people always said that we are comparable. But now, the facts have proven that they are wrong."

"You… are inferior to me."

Yu Zhiyin repeated this sentence again.

"However, you are quite lucky."

Yu Zhiyin looked at Xu Ning. "You didn't comprehend the origin of the infinite worlds, but someone else did it for you."

"It seems that the decisive battle we talked about is inevitable, but it is not a decisive battle between you and me."

Yu Zhiyin chuckled.

There was a hint of mockery in his laugh.

Duan Huiye didn't care. He looked at Yu Zhiyin. "Xu Ning will settle this for me."

"Xu Ning…"

Yu Zhiyin had no impression of Xu Ning at all.

"You should be a junior, right?"

Yu Zhiyin looked at Xu Ning. "I didn't notice you before. It seems that you are a top genius who rose up within a hundred years…"

"Being able to fight a life-and-death battle with such a junior is also a pleasure."

Yu Zhiyin smiled.

Xu Ning looked at Yu Zhiyin without answering.

For a moment, the scene became silent.

Whoosh!

After a few breaths, Xu Ning and Yu Zhiyin suddenly moved at the same time.

The space was torn apart, and Xu Ning and Yu Zhiyin entered the space-time turbulence together.

Afterwards, the space was sealed.

Duan Huiye and Duan Huiyao looked at each other. They were waiting for the result of the fight.

…

At this moment, time and space was distorted in the space-time turbulence.

If one was not an origin realm grandmaster, they would not be able to survive in this harsh environment for long.

Xu Ning and Yu Zhiyin were in the space-time turbulence, facing each other.

"Bring it on!"

After entering the space-time turbulence, Yu Zhiyin put away his previous calmness. He was full of fighting spirit.

"Our realm is the limit of the universe, the end of all transcendent systems!"

Yu Zhiyin said, "This battle can be regarded as the ultimate battle! I also want to know if there is a difference in strength between existences at the transcendent limit!"

With that said, Yu Zhiyin couldn't wait any longer and attacked first.

The origin power of the infinite worlds instantly exploded from Yu Zhiyin's body.

Outside his body, the invisible origin power of the infinite worlds had already wrapped around him.

Yu Zhiyin waved his fist and brought along the endless origin power of the infinite worlds to attack Xu Ning.

'It's coming…'

Xu Ning exploded without holding back.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In the space-time turbulence, Xu Ning and Yu Zhiyin fought fiercely.

At their realm, there were no more so-called secret techniques, moves, or other techniques, nor were there any dao weapons or secret treasures.

They relied on themselves.

They were already at the limit of the transcendent realm.

'The winner can't be determined like this…'

Xu Ning realized this as he exchanged more and more blows.

The confrontation between the two was actually a competition of the origin power of the infinite worlds.

The advancement in the origin realm was different from the advancement in the dao realm, the void realm, and the mortal realm.

In those realms, after breaking through, one needed to accumulate and improve before they could reach the peak of a realm.

Advancing in the origin realm required one to comprehend the origin.

One would first comprehend the origin of another world, then the origin of the infinite worlds.

Once one understood the key point, their origin power would undergo a qualitative change. There was no such thing as an elementary realm and a peak realm.

The only thing that needed time to stabilize and become stronger was the change in one's physical body by the origin power of the infinite worlds, turning it into a body that could adapt to the infinite worlds.

In other words, Xu Ning's only advantage against Yu Zhiyin was his adaptive body.

However, this advantage could be completely ignored in this fight.

The origin power of the infinite worlds was too strong, so his physical advantage did not matter.

'Sure enough, we are evenly matched…'

At this moment, Yu Zhiyin realized this.

'It seems that I need to employ some other methods…'

Yu Zhiyin seemed to have expected this situation and had already prepared a backup plan.

Afterwards, as he continued to fight Xu Ning, Yu Zhiyin began to deliberately guide him.

'Huh?'

Xu Ning slowly noticed Yu Zhiyin's strange behavior.

'Yu Zhiyin seems to be deliberately deviating from the battlefield…'

Xu Ning could feel that Yu Zhiyin seemed to want to lead him somewhere.

'He must have some plan…'

Xu Ning understood Yu Zhiyin's intentions.

However, Xu Ning did not show any abnormality. Instead, he took the initiative to cooperate with Yu Zhiyin.

Xu Ning was confident in his own safety since he had a body that was adapted to the infinite worlds.

Gradually, Xu Ning and Yu Zhiyin deviated to an area far away.

"It seems that the limit of transcendence cannot be determined."

Yu Zhiyin suddenly pulled away from Xu Ning.

"So, why did you lead me here?"

Xu Ning stopped and asked.

"So you noticed…"

Yu Zhiyin was not surprised.

"Between us, we can't determine victory or death through fighting… But other methods might work…"

Yu Zhiyin said.

"What do you mean…"

Xu Ning did not panic and remained calm.

Yu Zhiyin did not speak again, instead he suddenly fled.

At this moment.

The distortion of space-time turbulence in the place where Xu Ning and Yu Zhi stood instantly intensified.

The distorted space-time turbulence began to become chaotic.

'Chaotic turbulence!'

Xu Ning finally understood Yu Zhiyin's plan.

'So that is why… He was prepared to pull me into the chaotic turbulence and let the chaotic turbulence destroy me…'

Xu Ning smiled.

In Yu Zhiyin's mind, he definitely had not yet formed an adaptive body for the infinite world, so he could not resist the tearing force of the chaotic turbulence.

But this time, he miscalculated.

The peak advancement mechanism of the Martial Arts Panel had saved Xu Ning a thousand years of time.

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Chapter 369: The End

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

"It's over…"

The chaotic turbulence swallowed Xu Ning.

Yu Zhiyin stood on the edge of the chaotic turbulence and smiled.

When Yu Zhiyin first entered the origin realm, before his body could adapt to the space-time turbulence for a long time, he had explored the outer area of the Martial Arts World.

At that time, he had noticed the signs of a chaotic turbulence in this area.

When the chaotic turbulence occured, Yu Zhiyin was almost swept into it as well.

Afterwards, he observed the chaotic turbulence here for a period of time and concluded that the chaotic turbulence here appeared with a regular pattern.

After Yu Zhiyin discovered this regular pattern, he didn't care much about it back then.

But later, just before he was about to return to the Martial Arts World and fight the decisive battle, he suddenly thought of this area of chaotic turbulence.

With it, Yu Zhiyin thought of an absolute killer move.

If he returned to the Martial Arts World and found out that Duan Huiye had also comprehended the origin of the infinite worlds, he would lead him here and use the chaotic turbulence to get rid of him if he couldn't kill him normally.

After all, the formation of an adaptive body would take too long.

However, in the end, Duan Huiye did not comprehend the origin. Xu Ning was the one who comprehended the origin of the infinite worlds.

Therefore, Yu Zhiyin followed his previous plan and finally lured Xu Ning in.

"In this case, I should go back and settle things with Duan Huiye…"

Yu Zhiyin looked at the chaotic turbulence and muttered to himself, "It's a pity that such a talented person turned into nothing in the chaotic turbulence after reaching the limit of transcendence…"

"A shame… What a shame…"

Yu Zhiyin sighed.

He waved his sleeves and was prepared to return to the Martial Arts World.

Bang!

However, right at this moment, a figure rushed towards Yu Zhiyin like a cannonball.

Yu Zhiyin then felt something grabbing his neck.

Xu Ning's face appeared in his vision.

"You!"

Yu Zhiyin's brain was buzzing.

He clearly saw Xu Ning being swallowed by the chaotic turbulence, so why was he here!

"What a good plan…"

Xu Ning stared at Yu Zhiyin. "If it weren't for the fact that I had formed a body that can adapt to the infinite worlds, I might have been tricked by you…"

"What?!"

Yu Zhiyin couldn't believe what he had just heard. "You have already formed the body that can adapt to the infinite worlds!?"

"How is that possible!"

Yu Zhiyin didn't expect this at all.

The adaptive body of the infinite worlds could only be formed under the long-term influence of the origin power of the infinite worlds!

But how did he do it?

Could it be that Xu Ning was not a junior of the Martial Arts World, but a senior who had already matured in the Martial Arts World?

Yu Zhiyin couldn't think anymore.

"I didn't know how to completely deal with you, but now I know."

Xu Ning's voice echoed in Yu Zhiyin's ears.

Yu Zhiyin seemed to realize something and tried his best to break free from Xu Ning's grasp.

However, Xu Ning did not give him a chance to escape.

"I can't completely defeat you in the confrontation between the origin power of the infinite worlds, but… the chaotic turbulence can completely annihilate you!"

Xu Ning dragged Yu Zhiyin towards the chaotic turbulence.

"No!"

Yu Zhiyin resisted desperately, but it was useless.

"It's over!"

Xu Ning dragged Yu Zhiyin into the chaotic turbulence.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Yu Zhiyin's body began to disintegrate inside the chaotic turbulence.

He opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

Just like this, Yu Zhiyin was completely destroyed by the erosion of the chaotic turbulence.

The special clothes that Xu Ning had changed into also gradually disintegrated.

The material of the clothes could temporarily withstand the space-time turbulence, but it could not withstand the chaotic turbulence.

After seeing Yu Zhiyin destroyed in the chaotic turbulence, Xu Ning escaped from the chaotic turbulence and put on some new clothes.

'I didn't expect the adaptive body of the infinite worlds to actually become my trump card for this battle…'

Yu Zhiyin wanted to use the chaotic turbulence to deal with Xu Ning, but he didn't expect Xu Ning to kill him with his method instead.

The chaotic turbulence continued, but Xu Ning did not leave.

After a long time, the chaotic turbulence finally ended.

Xu Ning paused for a moment before returning to the Martial Arts World.

"Xu Ning is back!"

Duan Huiye and Duan Huiyao quickly went forward to welcome Xu Ning when they saw him coming back in one piece.

"How is it?"

Duan Huiye asked.

"Fortunately, it's over."

Xu Ning replied.

Duan Huiye and Duan Huiyue breathed a sigh of relief.

Ever since Yu Zhiyin fled State Wansheng a few hundred years ago, he had become a threat that could return at any time.

But now, this threat was finally eliminated by the hands of Xu Ning.

Duan Huiye felt relieved, but then he felt depressed right afterwards.

He thought of the friendship between him and Yu Zhiyin once again.

But everything was over.

"Since Yu Zhiyin has been dealt with, and everything is stable right now. In this case, I will bid farewell first."

Xu Ning looked north—that was the direction of the Abyss North. "I have to go home now."

Duan Huiye and Duan Huiyao nodded. "Thank you for everything."

"Thank you for your help too. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to advance to my current realm."

Xu Ning was sincerely grateful to Duan Huiye and Duan Huiyao.

Afterwards, Xu Ning bid farewell to Duan Huiye and Duan Huiyao and began his journey home.

"Abyss North, I seem to have been away for nine years…"

Xu Ning's eyes showed a hint of warmth.

Over the past nine years, he had gone from a small fry to the top existence in the Martial Arts World.

His family and friends should have changed a lot as well.

"Abyss North, I'm back…"

…

Abyss North.

State Feiyun.

Inside a desolate mountain.

"Surrender!"

Three young disciples in the white uniforms of the Source Sect were chasing a black-robed man.

Among the three Source Sect disciples, there was a young girl holding a longsword. Her long hair was soft, and she had a heroic look on her face.

One could vaguely see that her face was somewhat similar to Xu Ning's.

This girl was Tao Tao.

Today, Tao Tao, along with her senior brother and sister, was arresting a ruthless and wicked void realm martial artist.

This void realm martial artist had a lot of innocent lives in his hands. Today, the three of them were going to take him back to the Source Sect and execute him.

"Damn it!"

The black-robed man was extremely anxious when he saw his pursuers were getting closer and closer.

He knew very well that once he was caught by those three, he would definitely die without a doubt.

'I'll go all out! I'll die either way, so I might as well take two of them down with me!'

The black-robed man took out a pill and swallowed it. He then turned around and took the initiative to attack Tao Tao and the other two.

"He took a Desperation Pill!"

Tao Tao instantly realized the danger they were in.

"Senior Brother Li, Senior Sister Yang, be careful!"

Tao Tao quickly reminded.

"Junior Sister Tao, stick with me!"

Senior Brother Li quickly said.

This Senior Brother Li was named Li Zhi. His skin was dark, and he was tall. He held a heavy sword in his hand, giving off a domineering aura.

Tao Tao's Senior Sister Yang was named Yang Xuechun. She had a beautiful face and a gentle temperament. She stood next to Li Zhi with a light sword in her hand.

Li Zhi and Yang Xuechun were both disciples of the Source Sect, and they were also a martial arts couple.

The two of them and Tao Tao were called the three most outstanding elite disciples of the Source Sect.

Among them, Li Zhi and Yang Xuechun were both void realm fourth stage masters.

As for Tao Tao, although her realm was a little lower and she was only in the void realm third stage, because of her deep foundation, she could fight enemies above her level, gaining the combat power of a void realm fourth stage master.

The black-robed man they were chasing was also in the void realm fourth stage.

However, after taking the Desperation Pill, his strength was comparable to a void realm fifth stage master or even a void realm sixth stage master.

"Junior Sister Tao, I will fight him with your Senior Sister Yang, you should wait for an opportunity to severely injure him!"

Li Zhi said.

"Okay!"

Tao Tao quickly responded.

Afterwards, Li Zhi and Yang Xuechun, the former holding a heavy sword and the latter holding a light sword, cooperated with each other.

On the side, Tao Tao was harassing the black-robed man.

'The disciples of the Source Sect are so troublesome!'

After the black-robed man took the Desperation Pill, he felt his vitality rapidly flowing away. If this continued, he would probably die before he could hurt the three of them.

Gulp! Gulp!

The black-robed man took two more pills.

This time, black smoke came out of his body and his aura was even stronger.

"His aura has risen to the void realm seventh stage!"

Tao Tao exclaimed.

"Run!"

Li Zhi shouted at Tao Tao before pushing Yang Xuechun away.

He was ready to risk his life to fight back. in exchange for the survival of the two.

"Senior Brother Li!"

Tao Tao exclaimed.

"Die!"

The black-robed man's current strength was comparable to a void realm seventh stage master.

A black fog spear condensed in his hand. Once it pierced Li Zhi, he would definitely die.

However, just when the black fog spear was about to pierce through Li Zhi's chest, the black-robed man's movements suddenly stopped.

A bloody hole appeared on his forehead.

Immediately after, his body collapsed. He was dead.

"What's going on?"

Li Zhi was ready to die, but he didn't expect the enemy to fall first.

Tao Tao and Yang Xuechun also rushed to Li Zhi's side.

"Kid, you are quite fierce…"

A voice came from behind the three of them.

Tao Tao's body trembled when she heard this voice. She seemed to have frozen.

Li Zhi and Yang Xuechun turned their heads and saw a man in white standing with his hands behind his back, smiling at them.

"Thank you for saving me, Senior!"

Li Zhi and Yang Xuechun also understood that they were saved by a passing senior.

At this moment, Tao Tao turned around silently.

"Uncle…"

Tao Tao choked.

"Uncle?!"

Li Zhi and Yang Xuechun were shocked.

'Isn't Junior Sister Tao's uncle, Xu Ning? The strongest person in the Abyss North nine years ago?'

Apparently, he advanced to the dao realm and went to State Wansheng nine years ago.

Xu Ning was now a legend in the entire Abyss North.

He had advanced to the dao realm ten years ago, so how strong was he now?!

Now that this legend was standing in front of them, Li Zhi and Yang Xuechun were shocked.

Tao Tao rushed into Xu Ning's arms just like she did when she was still a young child.

Xu Ning hugged Tao Tao. He suddenly felt a little sad.

He missed Tao Tao's growth over the past nine years.

"Tao Tao, I'm back…"

Xu Ning hugged Tao Tao with a warm smile on his face.

…

Half a month later.

State Feiyun.

Kangyun County.

Tao Village.

Today, the Tao Village was full of celebration.

That was because Xu Ning, a super martial artist from the Tao Village, had returned with his family today.

After Xu Ning returned to the Tao Village, he first visited Clan Head Tao Jingxing, Clan Elder Tao Jinglu, Tao Jingfang, as well as Tao Yungang, Tao Yunmeng, and others who had helped him in the past.

Xu Ning remembered the Tao Village's kindness.

This was also the place where Xu Ning's martial path began.

After seeing Xu Ning return, the Tao Village seniors were both happy and relieved.

The Tao Village had rode on Xu Ning's prestige to become a famous and reputable family.

After visiting the seniors of the Tao Village, Xu Ning and his family returned to the courtyard where they lived previously.

The courtyard had been renovated, but Xu Ning could still remember the past.

"Tao Tao, come and help me!"

Xu Lian shouted to Tao Tao.

Today, they were going to hold a family banquet.

"Coming!"

Tao Tao rushed to Xu Lian's side.

Tao Tao and Xu Lian were busy. Xu Ning and his brother-in-law Tao Yunchuan had set up a small table in the courtyard. The two snacked on cooked peanuts and drank tea.

"Xu Ning! I'm here!"

An excited shout came from outside the door.

Guo Ye strode in, followed by a young woman and a seven to eight-year-old child.

"Guo Ye!"

Xu Ning laughed and quickly greeted him.

"Sister Lian, Brother-in-law!"

Guo Ye greeted Xu Lian and Tao Yunchuan, while Tao Tao greeted Uncle Ye.

"Come here and kowtow to your godfather!"

Guo Ye pulled the boy behind him forward.

"Godfather!"

The boy was as strong as a calf. He was not afraid of strangers, so he immediately kowtowed.

"Your son?"

Xu Ning looked at the child with joy.

"He is also your son now."

Guo Ye replied.

"Good!"

Xu Ning helped the boy up and patted the dirt off his pants.

"Son, you're in luck! Do you know who your godfather is?"

Guo Ye said.

"I know, Xu Ning, the strongest warrior in the Abyss North!"

The boy's eyes lit up.

Guo Ye and Xu Ning looked at each other and laughed.

"Time to eat!"

Xu Lian and Tao Tao called out.

"Coming!"

Xu Ning's family and Guo Ye's family were finally reunited after so many years.

After three rounds of drinks.

"Xu Ning, what are your plans next? Do you still want to go on an adventure?"

Guo Ye's face was red. He didn't fully understand Xu Ning's current realm.

"I won't go out for now, I'll stay in the Tao Village for a few decades."

Xu Ning responded.

"Okay! Then I won't leave as well."

Guo Ye was very happy.

Xu Ning smiled.

Xu Ning had reached the limit of transcendence in the universe.

His next step would be to adventure through many outer worlds and accumulate resources from various outer worlds.

If he advanced again, he could leave this universe and explore other universes.

However, this plan would be delayed a long time. Now Xu Ning only wanted to accompany his family.

The meal went on until the evening.

After Guo Ye left with his family, Xu Ning returned to his bedroom.

Xu Ning lay on the bed in the darkness. Through the gap in the window, he could see the sky full of stars.

"Tao Village…"

"The place where everything began…"

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