His clothes were ragged and his expression was indifferent. He led the cultivators to the Quwo Forbidden Area – Liang Bao Palace!
Thinking about meeting Old Ancestor Jie Xiu soon, Jing Zhuo and the other old ancestors had a hint of expectation in their eyes. Only Ning Fan's heart was as still as water.
He was thinking about how to deal with Jie Xiu …
Although Jie Xiu was only at the Early Nascent Soul Realm and didn't have the False Divine Intent, Ning Fan paid more attention to him compared to Old Scholar Song Yi.
This person had been examining him for three days. During these three days, his spirit sense didn't fluctuate at all. If it wasn't for Ning Fan's Divine Sense Art and his sensitivity towards spirit sense, he wouldn't have noticed it.
This person's spirit sense was like a cold flame, very similar to sword sense …
Moreover, Ning Fan couldn't keep his spirit sense calm for three days …
His heart was as still as water. This state of mind wasn't enough to achieve this. Jie Xiu's heart was already … dead!
To cultivate this state of mind, one must have a dead heart. If one wanted to die, one must have experienced the coldness of the world. Liang Bao Palace … This palace had an extraordinary meaning. Rumor had it that the old ancestor of Han Yi Sect, Jie Zitui, established a country for the Great Jin Ancestor. However, he was buried and eventually burned to death by the Great Jin Ancestor.
The coldness of the world was none other than the Great Jin Ancestor … Great Jin had a dead heart, none other than Han Yi.
Dead heart … These two words seemed to be the reason why Jie Xiu's spirit sense couldn't be hidden from him. There were some insights that were floating in front of him, but he couldn't grasp them.
As he pondered, the crowd passed through the bustling city. The further they went, the quieter it became. The surroundings became colder and colder as they went deeper into the forbidden area.
Rays of formation light and cold air came and went. Every ten li, the cold air would become stronger … In the deepest part of the forbidden area, an ice mountain appeared strangely.
The ice light was blue in color. It was hollowed out and built into a palace called Liang Bao.
Other than a few elders of Han Yi Sect, no one could enter this palace! Even the disciples who guided them didn't dare to enter!
"You can leave now!" A hoarse voice came from inside the palace.
"Yes!"
At the same time, the Gold Core Realm cultivators felt as if they were being probed.
Except for Ning Fan, even Suqiu, and Jing Zhuo, the old ancestor's body shuddered.
As for Jing Zhuo, he was already half a step into the Nascent Soul realm and he cultivated fire. His heart was shaken by the Divine Sense that was extinguished like a cold flame!
"'Cold Perception' What a strange Cold Perception! Rumor has it that once the cultivators of the Han Yi Sect enter the Nascent Soul Realm, they would be able to cultivate the Cold Sense. There was even a Late Nascent Soul Realm ancestor who developed the Cold Sense … "
The Frigid Sense was naturally a type of the Sea of Knowledge. In the past, the Nascent Soul Stage cultivator of the Han Yi Sect was able to develop the Frigid Sense because he had obtained a great opportunity. With the help of the strange Frigid Sense, he could even fight against a cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul Stage!
Ning Fan was not surprised as he had already witnessed Jie Xiu's abilities.
After being invited by the people in the palace, he followed them into Liang Bao Palace.
The palace was empty except for a bald old man in ragged clothes. His eyes were sunken and he was probably two thousand years old.
Both of his eyes seemed to be blind. However, when he looked at everyone with his eye sockets, all of them, except for Ning Fan, felt a little flustered. This was the fear they felt when facing a senior figure!
As for Ning Fan, he could sense the emptiness in the old man's eyes even more clearly. At this moment, he had an illusion that what was staring at him was not the old man's blind eyes but the entire ice palace!
This person was the master of the Han Yi Sect, Jie Xiu!
His gaze swept across everyone but stopped on Ning Fan … He could not see through this kid's background in the past three days. Today, he borrowed the cold power of Liang Bao Palace, but he still could not see through him.
As such, he could only wait for that person to come personally …
"Fellow Daoist Zhou Ming, nice to meet you!" Jie Xiu cupped his fists towards Ning Fan but more of his Cold Perception secretly swept towards Ning Fan.
"Nice to meet you! I will be relying on Fellow Daoist to help me join the Cultivation Guard! "Ning Fan smiled faintly and released all of his sword sense. A black light shone and shattered the Cold Perception!
This seemingly casual strike was, in fact, a battle of consciousness between Jie Xiu and Ning Fan at full force!
However, the result was that Jie Xiu's Cold Perception was much weaker than Ning Fan's.
The other old monsters only saw a flash of black light and did not know what happened.
As for Jie Xiu, although he was shocked, he acted as if nothing had happened and started to carry out his duties.
He formed his Nascent Soul when he was nine hundred years old and had cultivated Cold Perception for more than a thousand years. However, his Cold Perception was instantly shattered by Ning Fan's black sword sense …
This' Zhou Ming 'actually has Sword Sense … Moreover, the sword qi in his Sword Sense was very terrifying …
"Fellow Daoists, this old Daoist is deeply grateful for coming to my Great Jin to help us eliminate the demon tide. According to the usual practice, you will need to make a Great Vow of Heart's Devil on the Spirit Appraisal Stone and consume the Tracking Pill. After that, you will be sent to the War Division or the Defense Division to carry out missions and obtain battle merits."
Jie Xiu pointed his finger and a gap of ten meters appeared on the frozen ground. A ten meters long ice stone was enveloped by cold mist and flew out from the ground.
This ice stone was called the Spirit Appraisal Stone. It could determine the cultivation base and cultivation technique of experts above Gold Core Realm. Its quality was very different from those stones used to identify Vein Opening Realm cultivators.
It was hard to find out the background of a cultivator who joined the Jin Guard. Therefore, Jie Xiu would not ask about the background and intentions of the cultivators who joined the Jin Guard.
Only by determining the cultivation base and cultivation technique of the cultivator could one know the background of the cultivator.
After making a Great Vow of Heart's Devil, if the person did anything bad to the Great Jin Guard, his Heart's Devil would be born.
As for the Tracking Pill, it was a Middle Grade Third Revolution Pill. Its effect was to determine the location of the person who consumed the pill within a certain period of time through a special formation plate … Therefore, no matter where these cultivators went in Jin Country, they would not be able to hide from the Great Vow of Heart's Devil.
The reason why many cultivators refused to join the Cultivation Guard at the border was not only because they were afraid of the demon tide. Perhaps many of them had designs on the Jin Nation, so they would not make the Great Vow of the Heart Demon, nor would they take the Locating Pill.
However, since Ning Fan and the others had agreed to join the Great Vow of Heart's Devil, they would not object to these basic precautions.
Each of the old monsters had their cultivation bases tested. When it was Ning Fan's turn, all of them craned their necks. Jie Xiu, in particular, was slightly nervous.
He went through a lot of trouble and personally came to investigate Ning Fan's background. However, he failed to do so three times with his cold sense. He could only use the Spirit Appraisal Stone to probe Ning Fan's background.
Jing Zhuo and Yin Suqiu's faces were filled with worry. Yin Suqiu was especially worried about Ning Fan. It was not because she was worried that Ning Fan's cultivation base would be exposed. Even if his Half-Step Gold Core Realm cultivation base was exposed, it would not be a big deal.
What she was most worried about was Ning Fan's cultivation method … Ning Fan cultivated the Dual Cultivation Devil Technique. It would be even more difficult for a Devil Cultivator to join the Great Jin Country's Cultivation Guard. If Ning Fan cultivated the Dual Cultivation Devil Technique shamelessly, would he arouse Jie Xiu's hostility? After all, the Sect Master of Han Yi Sect was an old ancestor of the righteous path …
The two's worries were unnecessary. Even if Ning Fan's cultivation method was exposed, Jie Xiu would only feel disdain but he would not reject Ning Fan's help. It was even more impossible for him to eliminate the Devil and defend the Dao at this crucial moment.
The King of Jin led 14 Nascent Soul Realm cultivators and 17 Divine Envoys of the Rain Palace but they still could not quell the demon tide in Great Jin. Now, Ning Fan could be said to be a crucial combat force. So what if he was a Devil Cultivator? So what if he was shameless?
Ning Fan placed his palm on the Spirit Appraisal Stone and closed his eyes.
Even though it was not a big deal to expose his cultivation method, it would still be troublesome.
The Yin Yang Devil Veins in his body circulated the Snow Treading Art. Immediately, the Spirit Appraisal Stone emitted an endless icy light.
After he secretly infused his sense power into the stone, a ray of black light rose from the icy light. The light was countless times brighter than before, reaching the level of an Early Nascent Soul Realm cultivator.
"How could this be …" Suqiu's cherry lips slightly opened, feeling puzzled. However, Jie Xiu felt relieved.
"Ice Spirit Cultivation Method, Early Nascent Soul Realm … It seems that Fellow Daoist's cultivation is not stable yet. You should have formed your Nascent Soul Realm not long ago. However, I didn't expect Fellow Daoist to be an Ice Spirit Cultivator. Pardon me! "
Jie Xiu cupped his fists towards Ning Fan. This time, half of his wariness towards Ning Fan was gone.
As for the black light, Jie Xiu thought that it was because of Ning Fan's sword sense.
Jie Xiu chuckled as he felt relieved. He monitored the Gold Core Realm cultivators and swore the Heart Devil Oath one by one. After that, he distributed the Location Locating Pills to the Gold Core Realm cultivators. After Ning Fan consumed the pills without hesitation, he felt relieved.
He swore the Heart Devil Oath and ate the Location Locating Pills. If Ning Fan forcefully attacked Great Jin, he would suffer the backlash of the Heart Devil … In this case, he could finally be at ease.
The last thing he did was to distribute the 'Merit Jade' to everyone – a jade plate that recorded their battle merits.
In the end, everyone was assigned to their respective destinations.
Currently, Great Jin was invaded by demons and the people were plunged into misery and suffering. The demons used the 'Dragon Dream Swamp' as their base and expanded their territory to millions of li. They occupied one-third of Great Jin's territory in the northwest.
The reason why there was a demon tide was because the old monsters of the demon race had built strongholds in many places. They used a secret technique to turn the birds and beasts into demons … In an instant, there were a hundred thousand demon soldiers wreaking havoc in Great Jin.
For this reason, while defending the border cities, there was also a need for a combat division to take the initiative to eliminate the demon strongholds and stop the demon soldiers from breeding.
The battle merits of the defense division depended on the cities they guarded. Cultivators were divided into three levels according to their cultivation realm. The cities were divided into low, middle and high levels according to the degree of danger.
The higher the level, the more dangerous the city would be. It would be attacked by the demon race more often and the defense would be more dangerous.
An Early Gold Core Realm cultivator would get 100 battle merits a month for guarding a low level city. The battle merits would be doubled if their cultivation realm increased by a small realm. The battle merits would be doubled if the city's danger level increased by one level.
With Yin Suqiu's Peak Gold Core Realm cultivation, she would get 800 battle merits if she guarded a low level city for a month. If she guarded a high level city, she would get 3200 battle merits a month. If Ning Fan was an Early Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, he would get 6400 battle merits a month. It would only take him one and a half years to accumulate 100,000 battle merits.
Great Jin's battle merits could be exchanged for Immortal Jade. However, Immortal Jade could not be exchanged for battle merits … 100,000 battle merits was equivalent to 100,000 Immortal Jade. To Yin Suqiu, guarding a high level city would give her 38400 battle merits a year, which could be exchanged for 40,000 Immortal Jade. Of course, there would be constant consumption of magical treasures, pills and even life-threatening danger. Even if she threw away half of the Immortal Jade, she would still get 20,000 per year.
This amount of battle merits was not a small amount. However, it was exchanged with her life. You would never know when a Nascent Soul Realm old demon would attack the city and kill you.
To Ning Fan, the danger was secondary. Even if he was guarding the most dangerous border city, he would still need to spend one and a half years to accumulate enough battle merits …
Now, he only wanted to break through to the Peak Spirit Severing Realm as soon as possible. Why would he waste his time here? One and a half years?
As such, he could only join the War Division.
The battle merits were calculated by the number of people killed in the War Division. Vein Opening Realm demons were worth 1 battle merit per demon. Harmonious Spirit Realm demons were worth 100 battle merits. 2000 Gold Core Realm demons and 100,000 Nascent Soul Realm demons!
He only needed to kill one Nascent Soul Realm demon to accumulate enough battle merits!
Even if he couldn't, he could kill 100 Harmonious Spirit Realm demons with his sword sense. That would be 10000 battle merits. It wouldn't take long for him to accumulate 100,000 battle merits. He could even help Jing Zhuo and Yin Suqiu gather enough battle merits.
Jing Zhuo and Yin Suqiu had the strength of an old ancestor. They wanted to join the War Division but Ning Fan suggested them to join the Defense Division.
Ning Fan was only prepared to enter the War Division alone. There was no need for the two of them to take the risk … Spirit Severing Realm Demon General … The War Division was dangerous …
Ning Fan even had a premonition that the demon tide was just a delaying tactic of the demon race … They seemed to be waiting for something. Once the wait was over, even a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator would find it hard to protect himself if he ventured into the hinterland of the demon race …
Ning Fan was an exception. He had many trump cards with him. With the power of two Demon Generals, he might not be able to fight against those below the Spirit Severing Realm unless he encountered the Demon General himself. However, he would still be able to escape!
"Wang Yang, Early Gold Core Realm. Join the Defense Division and guard a low-grade cultivation city, Yi City …"
"Qin Wu, Late Gold Core Realm. Join the War Division … En, he's quite courageous …"
"Jing Zhuo, Half-Step Nascent Soul Realm. Join the Defense Division and guard a mid-grade cultivation city, Ju Shan Guan …"
"Yin Suqiu, Peak Gold Core Realm. Join the Defense Division and guard a mid-grade cultivation city, Ju Shan Guan … It's a pity that she didn't join the War Division …"
"Shao Ze …"
"Wen Zhu Zi …"
One by one, the Gold Core Realm cultivators left the giant hall and returned to the inn after being organized into the Cultivation Guards.
It was Ning Fan's idea that Jing Zhuo and Yin Suqiu chose to guard a mid-grade cultivation city.
Jing Zhuo was happy to not take the risk. However, Yin Suqiu started to look for trouble again … It's fine if she doesn't want to join the War Division. It's fine if she wants to guard a mid-grade cultivation city. How can she do that? Jin Country needs her help …
She couldn't change Ning Fan's mind. She was slightly dissatisfied and chose the most dangerous place in the mid-grade cultivation city, Ju Shan Guan …
In the end, she didn't want to wait for the demon tide to end.
However, Jie Xiu didn't give Ning Fan a chance to choose even after everyone had left.
Only Ning Fan and Jie Xiu were left in the giant hall. It was silent.
Ning Fan frowned and took the initiative to speak.
"Fellow Daoist Jie, I'm willing to join the War Division. Please introduce me to you …"
"Hehe. There's no hurry. There's no hurry. Let's wait for a while more …"
"Who are we waiting for?" Ning Fan raised his brows and became vigilant. He actually had to wait for the recruitment of the Defense Division. Was it because Jie Xiu couldn't decide where he would go? Or … did he have other plans?!
The human heart was unpredictable and he had to be cautious. However, he wasn't afraid of Jie Xiu's tricks since he had the Demon General's attack.
Both of them closed their eyes and waited.
However, Ning Fan's mind seemed to be stretched into a straight line. As long as Jie Xiu made any unusual move, he would immediately regret it.
A few hours later, Ning Fan suddenly opened his eyes. Jie Xiu also slowly opened his eyes.
"Hehe. Fellow Daoist Zhou, you've been waiting for a long time … He's here …"
"Who?!"
All of a sudden, Ning Fan felt a strong sense of danger.
A middle-aged man wearing a black dragon robe slowly appeared in front of Jie Xiu.
He had a short beard and eagle-like eyes. He looked majestic even when he wasn't angry.
Ning Fan's spirit sense couldn't detect any trace of him when he appeared. He only opened his eyes because he sensed danger.
The place where this person stood was filled with an imposing aura. When Ning Fan met his eyes, his eyes seemed to flash with a golden light. Immediately, the golden light entered his body and went into his mind, causing Ning Fan's mind to ache. He couldn't help but want to take a step back to avoid the sharp light. However, he gritted his teeth and didn't take a step back.
I can't take a step back! Taking a step back is equivalent to surrendering! As for the golden light, it would grow stronger and stronger, killing him from the inside out!
"Break!"
The sword sense in his body twisted and shattered the golden light that went into his mind!
His breath was slightly chaotic. His eyes were gloomy as he stared coldly at Jie Xiu and the black-robed man.
"You're the King of Jin!"
"Yes! I'm patrolling in the south and I'm not far from here. I heard that a Nascent Soul Realm fellow Daoist has joined the Cultivation Guard. That's why I'm here to take a look … Those Gold Core Realm cultivators are nothing but ants in my eyes. I initially thought that you're the only one in the Southern Lock Boundary who could make me pay attention and give me special treatment. Unexpectedly, I'm greatly disappointed … You're just a Harmonious Spirit Realm cultivator, pretending to be a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator and plundering Wei Country! But in my eyes, I can see through your disguise! Hmph! Jie Xiu! I'll remember this for your poor judgment of people! You can't even tell if the other party is a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator or a Harmonious Spirit Realm cultivator! "
The man's words carried the aura of a superior monarch. The magical power of a Late Nascent Soul Realm expert made the entire hall tremble slightly. Jie Xiu's face was filled with fear.
King of Jin!
Jie Xiu was stunned. He invited the King of Jin here to probe Ning Fan's background. He claimed that Ning Fan was a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator and had the intention to join the Cultivation Guard. However, Ning Fan's thoughts were not pure and he needed the King of Jin to recruit him personally.
That was why the King of Jin went to great lengths to come to Quwo City.
But Ning Fan, who Jie Xiu was so afraid of, was he just a Harmonious Spirit Realm junior? A Harmonious Spirit Realm cultivator that could rob Wei Country? A Nascent Soul Realm spirit sense? It can't be, but the King of Jin wouldn't be wrong … The King of Jin's Golden Eye Technique would never be wrong!
He was confused. He never expected that things would turn out like this.
However, the King of Jin said indifferently after looking at Ning Fan for a few breaths.
"Even though you're a Harmonious Spirit Realm cultivator, your strength is indeed extraordinary. A Silver Bone Realm cultivator is enough to rob a mere Wei Country. Do you want to join the Cultivation Guard and use the Immemorial Teleportation Formation?! "
"That's right!" Ning Fan was not afraid at all. a Late Nascent Soul Realm cultivator might be strong, but he had a trump card that could severely injure this person!
"I'm a man of my word. I've given an order that only Gold Core Realm cultivators can join the Cultivation Guard. This promise has nothing to do with my Dao Heart. It's not that I can't break my promise, but I want to see if you have the qualifications to make me break my promise! I'll give you a chance to attack me with all your strength. Let me see if your means are enough to move me! If your means are only Silver Bone, then I don't need it! Furthermore, I might consider you as an accomplice of the Demon Race and kill you just because of the trace of demon blood in your bloodline! "
The King's eyes flashed and his body shone with silver light! He even pointed out that Ning Fan's body had awakened a trace of Feather Demon Blood!
This person was not only a Late Nascent Soul Realm old monster, but also a Second Realm Silver Bone Body Refinement Cultivator!
This person wanted to test Ning Fan's strength. If he couldn't satisfy him, then he would be erased! Demon blood was a hidden danger!
"Show me your full strength! Let me see if you're useful to my Great Jin! "
"…"
Ning Fan didn't answer.
There was a trace of unyielding will boiling in his heart.
That Golden Eye Mystic Ability had enraged him. If he couldn't resist it or take a step back, he would die under the golden light!
So what if he's a Late Nascent Soul Realm cultivator?! So what?! It's not enough to erase me!
This person wants to test me … Fine! I'll fulfill his wish!
"Ice Shatter!"
He roared and punched the ice, freezing heaven and earth!
But before the ice could form, the King's eyes were filled with disappointment as he crushed it with his finger.
Ice shards fell!
"If this is all you have, I can't let you live!"
"Ice Shatter!" Ning Fan punched again, freezing heaven and earth!
"This technique is useless against me …"
"Is that so?! Then what about this?! "
At this moment, the lightning star on Ning Fan's glabella flashed and the heaven and earth thundered!
For the first time, the King's expression changed.
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