After the news of the divine tombs appearing on the homeworld spread, those who were hesitant to make a move quickly brought along their prodigies and disciples and hurried to the homeworld. In no time at all, the homeworld, which had been forgotten by many immortals, appeared before everyone's eyes like a juicy piece of meat.
At the same time, the news of Ji Tianming's death spread like a plague. Many forces that did not take Ning Qi seriously began to take this monstrous genius who was able to kill Ji Tianming seriously just a few years after ascending to the top of the Earthly Immortal Ranking.
Some people deliberately spread the news that Ning Qi had killed several elites with the surname Jiang in the Tomb of the God of Sin to the Langya Celestial Realm.
Xuanjian sect.
Ning Qi told Li Xin to stay with Ying Zhenxuan at the Missing Moon Peak, while he headed to the main peak. The Mysterious Sword Old Man had promised him that if he could obtain a great opportunity for the Xuanjian sect, he would teach him the Emotion Extinguishing Sword Art. This matter was related to whether or not Ning Qi could advance to the Heaven Immortal Stage, so Ning Qi naturally would not delay it.
In the valley.
By the time Ning Qi arrived, Old Man Mysterious Sword had already appeared beside the stone tablet. He looked at Ning Qi with a chuckle.
"You've gained quite a lot this time, right?"
Old Man Mysterious Sword said with a smile.
"Along the way, I've discovered that the Immortal Qi of many mountains has increased significantly, especially the main peak, which is twice as abundant as before."
Ning Qi laughed.
"That's right. After I found out about this, I concluded that it had something to do with you. But even so, I still won't teach you the Emotionless Sword Art."
Old Man Mysterious Sword smiled.
"40 low-grade Dao artefacts."
Ning Qi smiled and waved his hand. Forty low-grade Dao artifacts immediately appeared in front of Old Man Mysterious Sword. The valley was immediately enveloped by the Great Dao aura of these Dao artifacts.
Old Man Mysterious Sword was slightly taken aback. Then, he waved his hand and put away the Dao Artifacts. He looked at Ning Qi with a grave expression. After a while, he slowly said, "I guessed that you would obtain quite a few Inferior Grade Dao Artifacts, but I didn't expect you to obtain so many … Are you really going to cultivate the Emotionless Sword Art?"
"Yes."
Ning Qi nodded.
"Fine, but back then, even your master suffered a Qi Deviation because of cultivating the Emotionless Sword Art. I hope you can reconsider."
After a few moments of silence, Old Man Mysterious Sword waved his hand and a jade slip landed in Ning Qi's hand.
When Ning Qi saw this, he put away the jade slip and cupped his hands at Old Man Mysterious Sword. "I know what I'm doing."
"After so many years, you are the person with the most luck that I have ever seen. Perhaps, you can really study this Emotion Destroyer Sword Art thoroughly. Since I have passed the Emotion Destroyer Sword Art to you, there is something that I have to tell you."
Old Man Mysterious Sword's eyes flashed with a trace of reminiscence.
"Ancestor, please speak."
Ning Qi was curious.
"When I first stepped onto the Immortal Dao, I did not learn the sword, but the saber."
Elder Xuanjian said.
"Saber?"
Ning Qi had a strange look in his eyes, but he did not interrupt Old Man Mysterious Sword's narration. He listened quietly. He knew that Old Man Mysterious Sword must have encountered something that caused him to switch to swordsmanship.
"At the time, I proclaimed myself a prodigy, roaming the Homeworld alone with a single blade, visiting all ten prefectures and almost joining the Jade Pure Sect. Your Master was already a Mystic Immortal then, while I was merely an Early-immortal …"
Old Man Mysterious Sword sighed. "Later, because the Jade Pure Sect did not have any elites of the Dao of the Blade, I did not choose to join them in the end. Instead, I wanted to establish my own sect with my own Dao of the Blade."
An Early-immortal who wanted to establish his own sect?
Ning Qi suddenly realized that these Grand Luo were not simple people when they were young. That goal alone was much grander than that of ordinary Earth Immortals.
"Later on, I relied on the blade in my hand to challenge elites of the sword. By the time I ascended as a Heavenly Immortal, there were no less than a thousand prodigies who had lost to me!"
"At the time, I thought that as long as I could attain Dao Fruition and ascend as a Grand Luo, it would be a simple matter to establish my own sect. I worked hard for that goal, but …"
Old Man Mysterious Sword's tone changed.
"Here it comes."
Ning Qi perked up.
"When I was diligently cultivating the Dao of the Blade, I met an old man who might not even be as old as I am. He laughed when he saw me training with the blade, and I thought he was mocking me, so I swung my blade at him. In the end, I was defeated by a single strike from the old man …"
Old Man Mysterious Sword could not help but reveal a hint of reverence in his eyes.
"Patriarch, that old man was either a Golden Immortal or a Grand Luo back then, right?"
Ning Qi asked.
"Neither."
Old Man Mysterious Sword shook his head.
"A Profound Immortal?"
Ning Qi was slightly taken aback.
"A mortal."
Old Man Mysterious Sword stared at Ning Qi. "He was just a mortal, a mortal whose Qi and blood were waning and whose lifespan was near its end. He had no cultivation at all!"
"A mortal?"
Ning Qi was taken aback. A hint of disbelief flashed in his eyes. "Patriarch, you were already a Heavenly Immortal back then. How could a mere mortal defeat you?"
"What if he was a mortal who had comprehended the power of a great dao?"
Old Man Mysterious Sword asked with a chuckle.
A mortal who had comprehended the power of a great dao?
That seemed completely impossible. Those who had comprehended the power of a great dao were at least a Profound Immortal. How could they be considered a mortal?
"You don't believe me, right? Neither do I. That's why I didn't even tell Patriarch Jade Pure about it. I was afraid that he would think I've gone mad if I did. Hehe. "
Old Man Mysterious Sword laughed.
"The power of a great dao that the old man comprehended was related to the sword?"
Ning Qi asked with a slightly solemn expression.
There was nothing in this world that was unchanging. Others might not be able to accept a mortal comprehending the power of a great dao, but Ning Qi could. After all, what he had experienced was considered very special.
"That's right. It's indeed related to the sword. After I was defeated by him, I nearly suffered a Qi Deviation. It took me ten years to figure it out. When I woke up, the old man was nowhere to be seen and there was a jade slip in front of me."
A look of pity flashed in Old Man Mysterious Sword's eyes. "If I had acknowledged him as my master back then, I might have already hatched a Dao Fruit and become a Profound Immortal."
"Don't tell me this is the jade slip?"
Ning Qi flipped his palm and took out the jade slip given to him by Old Man Mysterious Sword.
"That's right. It's the Emotionless Sword Art. Apart from the jade slip, the old man also left a few words for me. It's because of those words that I abandoned the saber and learned the sword."
Old Man Mysterious Sword smiled.
Ning Qi waited for a long time. Seeing that Old Man Mysterious Sword seemed to be waiting for something, he said helplessly, "I wonder what the old man left behind?"
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