The Ji Family's Pride

Chapter 169: First Place in the Immortal Fate Conference (First Update for Zhuang Zizai)
Wow! Wow!
Ji Xiaoshan and Ji Ning's bodies flashed immediately, and in an instant they displayed the power of heaven and earth and the three heads and six arms.

Suddenly, two tall giants with three heads and six arms, each holding a sword, rose from the ground and appeared above the clouds.

"Ji Ning, be careful." Ji Xiaoshan's mind moved, and the wooden ruler sword technique was immediately performed.

The fifth form of Mu Chi swordsmanship - One sword decides the whole world!
The sword is the king of all weapons, and it is also a blade of killing. Ji Xiaoshan's sword combines several paths of enlightenment, the great way of heaven and earth, the great way of sword, as well as the nine chapters of the wooden ruler and the countless sword marks on the Chaoyin Immortal Palace. It took him several years of hard work to create this sword, so it is naturally extremely powerful.

Rumble!
Suddenly, six green jade unicorns that looked like living creatures appeared in the forbidden formation in an instant. They were full of powerful sword intent and overwhelming momentum, and they pounced on Ji Ning from all directions one after another.

Wow~~

Ji Ning held six magic swords in his hands, and suddenly, under his control, silk-like sword lights were whistling around him, with the sword lights running wild and powerful.

The seventh move of the three-foot sword—single-word sword slash!
Six brilliant sword lights like unicorns searching for cliffs!
Six dazzling sword lights as thin as silk!
The twelve sword lights suddenly collided directly, causing the surroundings to shake for a moment, and the power was terrifying.

BANG!!! As soon as they made contact, Ji Xiaoshan froze, and Ji Ning on the opposite side suddenly changed his expression, and his tall body took three steps back.

Ji Xiaoshan immediately looked at Ji Ning and said, "Ji Ning, show me the swordsmanship you learned from the previous fight with Master Black Stone!"

"Okay!" Ji Ning nodded, his face even more solemn. He thought to himself, "As a bystander, I felt that my brother's swordsmanship was extremely terrifying, but now that I am facing this sword, I feel it is even more terrifying. This sword is comparable to the power of the eighth style of the three-foot sword!"

However, Ji Ning was a man who became more courageous as he fought more. The sword in his hand suddenly changed. The six dazzling sword lights that were originally straight forward suddenly changed. Ji Ning's sword light was like an endless stream of water.

"This is quite interesting." Ji Xiaoshan smiled slightly, and all six arms grabbed the Wind and Thunder Sword and rushed forward. The brilliant sword light immediately cut through the sky.

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"Both of them are using swords. It's better to say they are sparring than fighting." Lu Dongbin shook his head. "Junior Brother Qingping's level of enlightenment is far ahead of Master Beiming. Even if Master Beiming has an unknown powerful magical power, he is still a little stretched in defense against his brother."

He was also a sword master, and naturally had a deep understanding of the way of the sword. He understood the situation inside the forbidden formation at a glance.

“However, this Master Bei Ming is also very good. He has only practiced for thirty years to reach this level, which is incredible enough.” Emperor Xia also nodded.

Those present were all celestial gods or Pure Yang Immortals, and a celestial immortal needed to comprehend at least one great path and five minor paths of the five elements before they could break through to the level of a Pure Yang Immortal. This was naturally clear at a glance from this high vantage point.

“Hmm?” The Yellow Dragon God was also drinking immortal wine and eating immortal fruit. He looked at the clouds and mist and suddenly became shocked. “The third avenue? This is… this is the avenue of cause and effect!”

Lü Dongbin, Xia Huang and ten other gods and immortals were shocked. "The way of cause and effect? ​​This is a more difficult way to walk than the way of life and death!"

“This Master Qingping is really good at hiding his abilities. In previous fights, he had always displayed the way of swordsmanship and the great Dao of the universe. Now, he has even realized the law of cause and effect!” Di Hao looked at the brilliant sword light with a surprised look on his face.

"Hmm. When Junior Brother Qingping was fighting with Master Mu Zhen just now, I felt something was wrong. Master Mu Zhen had both of his avenues reached the level of the avenue realm. Even if he was defeated, he couldn't have lost so easily..." Lu Dongbin also reacted immediately.

"It's rare to realize the way of cause and effect, but it's not impossible. But Junior Brother Qingping's sword technique, which is based on the way of swordsmanship and the way of cause and effect, is even rarer." Huanglong Tianshen sighed, "Master has really accepted an extremely evil disciple! Even the unique skills of Master's ninth incarnation... maybe someone can inherit them!"

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"Ji Ning. I have a sword. This sword has been brewing in my heart for a long time, but it is only a prototype now." Ji Xiaoshan looked at Ji Ning with a burning gaze, his voice as loud as a bell, "But this sword contains all the essence of the sword that I have learned..."

After that, Ji Xiaoshan took a deep breath and said loudly: "Be careful! This sword of mine confuses cause and effect, and confuses effect to cause - reciprocating sword style!"

Wow~~

In an instant, Ji Xiaoshan put away his three heads and six arms, his power to control the heavens and the earth, and his overwhelming aura also dissipated.

In his hand, there was only a purple-green sword that was shining with brilliant light.

This sword seemed extremely simple, yet it revealed an indescribable splendor.

The sword move was extremely simple, just a very plain sword strike. There was no complicated sword style at all, nor did it draw on the immense vitality of heaven and earth.

Even the sword swung casually by ordinary creatures in the mortal world seemed to be more powerful than Ji Xiaoshan's sword. However, this sword exuded a despairing aura, as if it was the judgment of fate, the inevitability of cause and effect, which made people unable to avoid it.

laugh!
As the sword thrust out, time seemed to stop flowing at this moment, and space was easily penetrated. The purple-green sword instantly stabbed towards Ji Ning, with an unstoppable force, and easily passed through Ji Ning's tall body that was flashing with lightning and light snakes, and directly cut it in two like a dead tree or rotten wood.

When everything was settled, Ji Xiaoshan slowly put away the sword in his hand.

Wow~~

Ji Ning's body, which was cut into two pieces, twisted. He shook his body lightly and immediately returned to his original state.

“Brother, this sword of yours…Back then in Shuiyun Tower, you said you were sure that you could save me from the hands of Floating Cloud Immortal in the Blood Plate Sealing Heaven Array. Was it this sword?” The remaining shock in Ji Ning’s eyes had not yet dissipated.

Recalling the thrilling moment just now, the pressure brought by the sword was too strong. He knew in his heart that the wind wing escape technique and the fleeting light and shadow he had learned were useless in front of this sword.

That sword ignored time and space, as if it had transcended all the rules of this world. Even if he ran away to the ends of the earth, he would still find it difficult to avoid this fateful sword.

"Yes. This is the cycle of cause and effect. We can simply ignore the Blood Plate Sealing Heaven Formation and kill the Floating Cloud Immortal with one sword." Ji Xiaoshan nodded.

Of course, although this sword of cause and effect cannot be avoided, it is not unsolvable.

You know, for the gods and demons who have practiced the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art, their divine bodies are amazing, just like the toughness of magic treasures. Once the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art is practiced to perfection, the strength of their divine bodies can directly rival that of innate spiritual treasures. In the entire Three Realms, there is no means that can directly crush an innate spiritual treasure in battle.

Even if such a cultivator was directly hit by Ji Xiaoshan's extremely sharp sword, as long as Ji Xiaoshan could not break through this strength limit, he would not be able to kill him directly with this sword. After all, the defensive ability of the divine body of the cultivator who practiced the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art was too amazing.

However, there are exceptions to everything.

Now this sword is just the prototype of swordsmanship.

If Ji Xiaoshan were to go deeper in the Way of Cause and Effect and Sword, he would be able to comprehend a more powerful sword technique. He would be able to directly ignore the extremely powerful divine body defense of this kind of divine and demonic body cultivators... and directly act on the divine soul or even the true spirit of the cultivators...

Ji Ning also turned back to normal size. He looked at Ji Xiaoshan with a hint of helplessness, "Brother, I lost. I accept the loss sincerely."

In the previous confrontation, although he was suppressed, he also gained some insights and benefited a lot from it.

"Yes." Ji Xiaoshan nodded, "Winning or losing temporarily doesn't mean anything. Daozu Chi Ming doesn't care about winning or losing in our fight. It's just some empty reputation! All I want is to have a clear conscience and no regrets."...

“The sword of Master Qingping just now…” Xuanji Tianxian’s face was extremely ugly. Even he felt a little threatened just now. “What kind of swordsmanship is this? It actually made me feel a little palpitated for a moment!”

"What a monster! I was so eager to avenge Nong'er that I was careless!"

Ji Xiaoshan has only practiced for less than a hundred years and has such a powerful swordsmanship that it can even threaten him. This is just Ji Xiaoshan's original body in the Wanxiang realm performing this swordsmanship. What if his second soul, which has reached the level of returning to the void, is used? What if the immortal sword in the hands of the second soul is also an immortal-level magic weapon?
Xuanji Tianxian didn't dare to think about it too much, as he felt terrified when he thought about it too deeply.

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"Is this the law of cause and effect?" Dong Yan Tianxian was in doubt. His eyes fell on the figure in green robe. "This sword technique should be at the level of a million-year-old immortal! The young people nowadays are really amazing and talented. They are worthy of being the disciples chosen by the great Taoist masters."

"Compared to him, his fellow Bei Ming Zhenren is still a little behind..."

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The time span of this Immortal Fate Conference is extremely long. By this time, all the cards that should be played have already been played, and the strength of all the gods and immortals can be seen at a glance.

The second match was between Ji Ning and Wan Nianfeng.

Ji Ning and Wan Nianfeng, one is a genius in swordsmanship and the other is a genius in knifesmanship. They both practice the Chi Ming Jiu Tian Tu and both come from the Black and White Academy. Naturally, the fight between swordsmanship and knifesmanship is tit-for-tat.

In this battle, Ji Ning displayed his sword skills wantonly and madly unleashed all his attacking means.

The same is true for Wan Nianfeng, and his Minghong swordsmanship is even more powerful.

Finally, Ji Ning already had many insights, and he gained another epiphany during the battle. His swordsmanship suddenly became more and more mysterious, sometimes fierce, sometimes fierce, sometimes swift, sometimes gentle... complex and varied, yet mysterious and unpredictable.

Although the Minghong sword technique performed by Wan Nianfeng was extremely powerful, it was still somewhat insufficient in front of Ji Ning who had just had an epiphany.

In the end Wan Nianfeng had to admit defeat.

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The outcome of each battle is determined as time goes by.

In the blink of an eye, the showdown between the top three of the Immortal Fate Conference was decided.

Three competitions.

Ji Xiaoshan won two games.

Ji Ning wins one game.

Wan Nian Feng was defeated.

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The main hall of Tianmang Palace.

Ji Xiaoshan, Ji Ning, and Wan Nianfeng all stood respectfully, waiting for Emperor Xia's orders.

"This Qing Ping Zhenren is indeed a disciple chosen by the Taoist masters. He is really amazing. He has only been practicing for a short period of about fifty years! He has directly comprehended three great ways, one of which is the extremely mysterious and difficult to understand cause and effect way."

"All of them have been practicing for less than a hundred years. There are really many evildoers in this Immortal Fate Conference!"

"If nothing unexpected happens, the disciple of the Chi Ming Dao Patriarch will be chosen from the two masters, Bei Ming and Ming Hong! I am really looking forward to it!"

"It will be soon. Your Majesty will send the watermark recording the battle scene to Daozu."

Thousands of celestial beings below were also discussing the matter.

The Immortal Fate Conference has ended, Ji Xiaoshan is first, Ji Ning is second, and Wan Nianfeng is third.

But now everyone is more concerned about who the Chi Ming Dao Zu will choose as his disciple! The first place in the Immortal Fate Conference is just an empty title, and becoming the disciple of the Chi Ming Dao Zu is the real benefit that can reach the sky in one step.

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"Finally, I've reached the last step..." Ji Xiaoshan thought silently. Whether he could become the Taoist's disciple and soar into the sky in the upcoming catastrophe of the Three Realms depended on the decision of Taoist Chi Ming.

If you succeed, you will become a disciple of the Taoist Master Chi Ming. With the support of various resources, you will soar to the sky and have a bright future.

Failing that, he prepared to travel alone, to various dangerous places, using unconventional means to improve his strength, hone himself, thereby increasing his own foundation and seeking to survive the catastrophe.

After all, his second soul has already become a terrestrial immortal, and he has enough resources. The most important thing at the moment is naturally to survive the heavenly tribulation and become a celestial immortal.

Sudden--

Emperor Xia's voice immediately echoed in the hall.

"Master Qingping, Master Beiming, Master Minghong, I have recorded all the scenes of the previous battle between the three of you using the watermark technique. And my second soul has already gone to the Taoist temple of Master Chiming Daozu, but all this takes time." Emperor Xia looked at the three figures below and said in a deep voice, "As I said before, the top three of this Immortal Fate Conference can go to my Great Xia Royal Family's treasury and choose any magical skill as a reward. And as the top three of this Immortal Fate Conference, the three of you can go to my Great Xia treasury and choose any magical skill."

"Prince Qi." Emperor Xia said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty!" Prince Qi immediately responded respectfully.

"Take the three of them to my Great Xia Treasury now and let them choose a magical power!"

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(End of this chapter)