"These are the realms that martial artists cultivate in the human world. Human Martial Arts, Xuan Martial Arts, Earth Martial Arts, Sky Martial Arts, Real Martial Arts, Divine Martial Arts, and Holy Martial Arts. Once you break through the Nine Heavens of Holy Martial Arts, you can become a true god. The early realms of martial artists are divided into the early, middle, late, and peak stages. From the Real Martial Arts Realm onwards, there are nine stages, called the Nine Heavens."
Xuan Ji opened her mouth in shock, revealing a mouthful of snow-white teeth. Although Ding Ning knew that this was an old monster who had lived for thousands of years, he still felt that this action was very cute.
But when he remembered that the Divine Martial Arts Realm was a legend and that there was a Holy Martial Arts Realm above it, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. "I've heard of the Divine Martial Arts Realm but it only exists in legends. I've never heard of the Holy Martial Arts Realm. Right, Senior Xuan Ji, what realm were you in back then?"
"Back then, I was in the Eight Heavens of Holy Martial Arts. I was two heavens away from becoming a god."
Xuan Ji said somewhat sadly.
"Hiss!" Ding Ning couldn't help but inhale sharply. "That Chiyou is even more powerful than you. What realm was he in?"
"His realm should be about the same as mine, but his combat ability was not something I could compare to."
A look of yearning appeared in Xuan Ji's beautiful eyes. "The Great God Pangu created the world and was the ancestor of the witchcraft. However, the witchcraft had long been lost. Yet, Chiyou used his genius and wisdom to recreate the witchcraft and formed his own cultivation system. He was indeed an extremely talented disciple."
Ding Ning's heart surged. The Great God Pangu was a true god of creation. However, that was very far from him. The most important thing now was to figure out how to get out. He didn't know how much time had passed. Luoxue must have been waiting anxiously.
"Senior Xuan Ji, what's with the mermaid and the stone statues outside?"
Xuan Ji looked at him meaningfully. "The stone statues were made by Chiyou using puppetry. They are the outer guards of the Wu Shen Palace. As for the mermaid, she is one of the nine totems of the Jiuli tribe. If it weren't for her, I would have died long ago."
"The mermaid is a totem?"
Ding Ning's expression changed dramatically. He muttered to himself, "She is a beauty, how could she be a totem? Weren't totems drawn? "
"The Jiuli tribe is divided into the Gengjin, Qingmu, Tianshui, Raging Flames, Thick Earth, Black Wind, Dense Fog, Lightning, and Dark Shadow. Each tribe has its own totem. The mermaid outside is the totem of the Tianshui tribe. Other than Chiyou, I'm afraid no one knows the origin of the totem. However, it possesses an extremely mysterious power. In the great battle that year, most of Chiyou's 81 brothers and the adult warriors of the tribe died in battle. However, the nine totems did not participate in the battle. When I escaped here with heavy injuries, I defeated the puppet guards and found that the Tianshui totem was sleeping in this ice coffin. In order to save my life, I pierced the demon-sealing chain through its body and locked it in the underground river at the entrance of the secret land.
I occupied its ice coffin and sealed its life force, waiting for your arrival. "A gloomy expression appeared on Xuan Ji's face." I originally wanted to rely on the Tianshui totem's special healing ability to heal me. However, I never thought that after the Tianshui totem was sealed by the demon-sealing chain, it actually lost its healing ability. After a long period of evolution, it gradually developed another intelligence and became a living body. It must eat to survive. I had no choice but to use the demon-sealing chain to teach it the special skills of the Qingmu tribe and the Dense Fog tribe that I obtained from the stone man so that it wouldn't starve to death. "
Ding Ning's expression was very ugly. He had not thought that the main culprit of all this would be Xuan Ji. Back then, he did not care that she had caused Chiyou's death. After all, although he was undoubtedly Chiyou's descendant, he had no feelings for Chiyou. However, the mermaid was so pure and cute. She had actually killed her. This woman was very vicious.
As if seeing the dissatisfaction in Ding Ning's heart, Xuan Ji smiled bitterly and said, "I know you must think that I am cruel and merciless, but you don't know the power of the totem. If I don't do this, once it wakes up from its slumber, it will kill me. I have to wait for your arrival, so I cannot die."
"Then can you undo the demon-sealing chains?"
After listening to her explanation, Ding Ning's heart calmed a little. After all, people were selfish. In order to survive, Xuan Ji's actions were understandable.
"If it was just the demon-sealing chains, of course I can undo them. Unfortunately, the demon-sealing chains are covered with the Fire of the Underworld. They constantly burn my soul. My power is growing weaker and weaker. I cannot undo the demon-sealing chains at all."
Xuan Ji saw that Ding Ning's expression was unkind and a bitter expression appeared on her face. "My sins are too great to be regretted even if I die. Right now, only you can save her."
"How do I save her?" Ding Ning was overjoyed and asked urgently.
"Open the first level of Wu Shen Palace and obtain the inheritance of the Weapon Grandmaster. Take out Chiyou's Soul Severing Knife, break the demon-sealing chains, and kill me. The Fire of the Underworld is targeting my soul. As long as I die, the Tianshui totem will naturally be able to escape."
A trace of sadness flashed across Xuan Ji's face.
"How … how can I do that? Even if I could, I wouldn't be able to do it, much less open the Wu Shen Palace. Is there any other way? "
Ding Ning was in a difficult position. Although he did not have a good impression of Xuan Ji, just because she looked exactly like the demon, he could not do it.
"Killing me is helping me. For the past thousands of years, my divine soul has been enduring the burning of the Fire of the Underworld at all times. That kind of pain is the cruelest torture for me. Death, for me, is the greatest relief!"
Xuan Ji smiled sadly and looked at Ding Ning with tears in her eyes. "Countless times, I have wanted to end my life but I am not willing. I have forced myself to live until now just to wait for your arrival. I only beg of you, if one day you become a god, I hope you can take care of the Xuan Nv tribe. Consider it atonement for the mistakes I have committed."
Ding Ning's expression changed. He had not thought that Xuan Ji would endure the pain of her soul being burned for thousands of years just to atone for her sins. This changed his impression of Xuan Ji greatly. He said solemnly, "I promise you, if one day I become a god, I will protect the Xuan Nv tribe. If I have enough power, I will definitely clear the Xuan Nv tribe's grievances."
"Wu Shen Palace is a nine-level divine tool personally made by Chiyou. Now that you have the Tianshui totem and the stone man, you can enter the first level of Wu Shen Palace and obtain the inheritance of weapon refining techniques. You can take out the Soul Severing Knife."
Xuan Ji revealed a gratified expression and looked deeply at him. "Since you can't bear to kill me, in order to repay your promise, I will use a secret technique to end my own life. I will also erase Liu Guang's spiritual imprint and turn this divine weapon into an ownerless object for you to bind with blood."
"Flowing Light?" Ding Ning's eyes focused on the hiltless blade that had pierced through Xuan Ji's chest.
Xuan Ji nodded. "That's right, Flowing Light is a divine tool that the gods bestowed upon the Yellow Emperor to kill me. These years, I have used sealing techniques to seal away most of its power. Once I erase the spiritual imprint on it, this divine tool will become ownerless. After you bind it with your blood, as your cultivation increases, the seal will gradually unravel and its power will increase."
"I don't know how to use a sword. I don't even have a hilt. What do I need it for?"
Ding Ning shook his head. Chiyou was a Weapon Grandmaster and a top weapon refiner. He was filled with anticipation for the Soul Severing Knife. However, when he thought about how Xuan Ji would die because of it, he felt extremely conflicted.
"Silly boy, Flowing Light is a divine tool refined from primordial divine light from the Immortal Realm. It is not a weapon, but a ray of light. It is a light that can be controlled with spiritual energy. Not only can it transform into any shape according to your thoughts, it can also kill people invisibly. I will pass on to you the Imperial Sword Technique. If you learn it, it will be easy for you to kill people above your level."
Xuan Ji's eyes were full of warning as she looked at Ding Ning. "But you must remember, even the gods of the Immortal Realm will covet this Flowing Light. So, unless you don't use it, once you do, you must kill it and not leave any future trouble. Otherwise, if news of this gets out, even the gods will control their believers in the human world to make trouble for you."
Ding Ning had just been tempted when a bucket of cold water was poured over his head, causing him to shiver all over. Damn, if he was targeted by the gods, wouldn't he die? Wasn't this the case of an innocent man getting into trouble because of his wealth? Flowing Light, he didn't need it. Xuan Ji seemed to see through his thoughts.
"You don't have to worry. At most, you won't use Flowing Light unless your life is in danger. It's also good to use it as a life-saving trump card at a critical moment. According to what you said, there are probably no cultivators in the God Martial Arts Realm in this world, so you have even less to worry about. When you have the cultivation of the Sky Martial Arts Realm, you can easily kill cultivators in the Real Martial Arts Realm. Even if the gods covet Flowing Light, they can't directly target you. After all, the rules set by the God of Creation are there. At most, they will find believers in the human world to make trouble for you. You have Flowing Light in your hands, so what do you have to fear? With Flowing Light in your hands, what do you have to fear? If there is trouble, it will only be after you become a god. However, at that time, with your combat ability, I'm afraid those gods will not be a match for you. What do you have to fear? In the past, Chiyou dominated the world and no one dared to challenge him. You are his descendant, how can you weaken his reputation? "
"Elder Xuan Ji is right. I have nothing to fear."
A heroic spirit suddenly rose in Ding Ning's chest. However, when he thought of how Xuan Ji was using her life as the price, he felt waves of pain in his heart. He lowered his head and said sadly, "But … since you taught me the Imperial Sword Technique, you are my master. How can I just watch you die?"
Xuan Ji's beautiful eyes flashed and she said softly, "In these thousands of years, although my soul has been constantly burned by the Fire of the Underworld, disaster and fortune come together. It's not that I haven't benefited at all. My soul is more than a hundred times stronger than before. If you want, I can seal a strand of my soul in Flowing Light. I believe that when you become a god, you will have learned the highest inheritance of Wu Shen Palace. It's not impossible to resurrect me."
"Are you serious?" A look of pleasant surprise appeared on Ding Ning's face.
Xuan Ji's heart trembled. As the leader of the Xuan Nv Tribe and the most powerful cultivator in the world, she was respected everywhere. From a young age, she had a pure heart and few desires. She wholeheartedly pursued the supreme path. She had never had the heart to love. She didn't even have a friend of the opposite sex.
However, in these thousands of years, her heart was filled with self-blame and regret. She also had to constantly endure the torment of the Fire of the Underworld. It was not an exaggeration to say that her heart was like dead ash. She had only survived until now because of her stubborn determination. Now that her wish had been fulfilled, she was ready to die without any more worries.
But now, seeing Ding Ning's true feelings, the feeling of being cared for touched the softest part of her heart. A strange warmth quietly flowed through her heart.
A charming blush crept up her pale face. She murmured in her heart, "If one day you can resurrect me and you are worthy of me, I will be your cultivation companion."
The corners of her mouth curved into a soul-stirring smile. "I'm not sure because I don't know what Chiyou's core inheritance is. For him to treasure it so much in Wu Shen Palace, I'm just gambling on that hope."
"You still can't be sure?" Ding Ning revealed an expression of undisguised disappointment.
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