Start slaying demons from the proficiency panel.

When the guard saw Zi Chen suddenly hug him, he was completely stunned.

As a servant, and the other party as the master, is it inappropriate to behave like this in public, especially in front of Princess Ziying?

Before he could think too much, a fleshy worm had already crawled out of Zi Chen's body and burrowed into the guard's body.

No one knew what had happened. Faced with Zi Chen's identity, no guard dared to resist. Before long, all the guards were invaded by flesh worms.

When Zi Chen, Zi Ying, and all the maids and guards present became parasites of the flesh worms, a strange smile appeared on everyone's face at the same time. They looked at each other, nodded and bowed to each other.

"A small part was successful."

"Take it slow and be more careful. We absolutely cannot let the big shots of the Purple Dragon Clan find out before it is completely finished, otherwise all our efforts will be in vain."

"Jie Jie Jie Jie..."

Each member of the Purple Dragon Clan chuckled at the other. As their expressions softened and turned cold, everyone's eyes returned to normal, though they were somewhat bewildered and couldn't quite recall what had just happened.

This memory is blank and missing.

"Mr. Zichen?" Ziying asked with some confusion.

Because in her eyes, Zi Chen was currently embracing a male guard intimately, a scene that was somewhat indecent.

"Huh?...Huh!" Zi Chen snapped out of her daze, quickly pushed aside the guards in front of her, and shouted, "What's wrong with you? What kind of behavior is this!"

The guard also looked aggrieved. He had no idea what had happened or why Zi Chen was holding him so tightly.

The atmosphere became somewhat awkward and strange, making it unsuitable to linger and chat any longer. Zi Chen made an excuse to say goodbye to Zi Ying and quickly left the garden.

What happened today was truly shameful.

……

Out of caution, Tianjue Kingdom did not send any more of its Dragon Elephant Realm experts to the battlefield to provoke Ning Xiu. As a result, Ning Xiu, who was stationed at the other end of the teleportation array on the battlefield, unexpectedly found peace and tranquility before his arrival.

Since the Tianjue Kingdom was so understanding, Ning Xiu naturally wouldn't be idle.

They immediately notified the other end of the teleportation array in Qingque Prefecture to send craftsmen to build a city around the teleportation array on the battlefield.

Once this city is completed, it will become Ning Xiu's Protectorate in Yaotuo Prefecture.

Two months later.

With the full support of the Shang Dynasty, in just two months, a city rose up in Qingque Prefecture and Yaotuo Prefecture at both ends of the teleportation array. Although they were relatively simple, they were able to resist some of the attacks from the demon army.

The appearance of this city on the battlefield has stepped on the landmine of the Tianjue Kingdom. This area of ​​the battlefield is the gateway between Zixiao Prefecture and Yaotuo Prefecture, and whoever controls it will have the initiative.

The reason the two states have been fighting each other all along is to gain control of this battlefield.

The Shang Dynasty has done nothing but build a city there, which is not something the Tianjue Kingdom can stand by and watch, but they have no way to protest.

If they send anyone to find Ning Xiu again, it will either lead to war or a fight, and they will likely end up like the Black Wind Demon Lord and the Azure Mountain Demon Lord.

There was no other way; the Tianjue Kingdom could only turn a blind eye.

Anyway, that checkpoint is also very important to Zixiao Prefecture, and the Zilong Clan will also be anxious. With both sides secretly worried, Tianjue Kingdom suddenly feels much more at ease.

Ning Xiu was not idle during these two months.

He still had hundreds of thousands of general proficiency points remaining on his proficiency panel, but all the techniques he possessed had been upgraded to the limit and were now useless.

During the city's construction, Ning Xiu asked Qin Daorong to help him copy some immortal cultivation techniques from the Three Saints Hall and send them to Yaotuo Prefecture for him to study.

Qin Daorong would not refuse Ning Xiu's request.

Ning Xiu's talent and potential were once taken very seriously by Ning Xiu. Now that Ning Xiu has attained the Upper Realm of Dragon Elephant, his future is even more extraordinary. He is simply the next Martial Saint of the Great Shang Dynasty.

Such a being, let alone need cultivation techniques, could even have 100,000 beautiful women in Yaotuo Prefecture to relieve loneliness, revel every night, and live like a god.

Emperor Wu would indulge him and let Qin Daorong make proper arrangements for Ning Xiu.

Inside the stone city, in the library.

A vast number of books and bamboo tubes were piled up everywhere in the pavilion, all of them containing cultivation techniques. Outsiders who wanted to enter didn't even have a place to put their feet; they could only step on the cultivation techniques to get in.

Deep within the library.

Ning Xiu held a book in his hand, leaning against a pillar made of stacked books, gazing intently at the text with a serious expression.

"I no longer need to concern myself with martial arts and Buddhism. Of the three main paths, only the Immortal Path remains. If I can thoroughly understand all the Immortal Path techniques, it will greatly enhance my own strength."

Ning Xiu recited the contents of the book from memory, silently comprehending them.

Once you grasp the basics, it will appear on the proficiency panel and directly increase to the maximum level.

After two months, Ning Xiu's strength in the Immortal Path had reached the second rank. If this growth rate were to be told, it would be enough to shock every Immortal Path expert in the Great Shang Dynasty.

Even if you ate an elixir of immortality, this is outrageous! Are you even human? Are you some kind of monstrous genius sent from heaven?

[Li Yang Kui Water True Technique: Ninth Level] → [Li Yang Kui Water True Technique: Tenth Level] → [Li Yang Kui Water True Technique: Perfection]

Ning Xiu raised two fingers, and water droplets immediately surrounded his fingertips, eventually forming a water ball.

What's truly amazing is that inside this water sphere, a crimson flame was slowly drifting.

Water and fire are inherently incompatible, but at this moment, they appear so harmonious and peaceful in Ning Xiu's hands.

The arts and techniques of the immortal path are arguably the most unique among the three paths of immortality, martial arts, and Buddhism.

Martial arts emphasize cultivating qi and blood, increasing strength, opening martial acupoints, and combining offense and defense.

Buddhism and Taoism emphasize cultivating the mind and strengthening the body, enduring boundless pain, and withstanding endless external forces. Sitting cross-legged on the ground, one becomes an invincible and immortal Buddha.

The Daoist path emphasizes comprehending nature, connecting the spirit and the universe, and controlling wind, rain, thunder, lightning, the earth, rivers, and seas with a wave of the hand.

A first-rank immortal can control clouds and rain anywhere, and in the eyes of the common people, they are no different from immortals.

In the past two months, Ning Xiu has learned countless immortal cultivation techniques and possesses numerous minor and major supernatural abilities related to immortality.

Although it cannot compare to the fifth level of the Peak Force in terms of quality and power, even without using spells, he is no different from an immortal by relying on his supernatural abilities.

"When water and fire merge, earth is produced; earth produces metal; water produces wood; and in this formless way, the Five Elements are the Great Dao." Ning Xiu spread his five fingers and his mind stirred.

Incredibly, flames, saplings, water droplets, minerals, and soil were born on each of his five fingers.

“Immortal cultivation, if I just study it like this, I will definitely not be able to break through to the Dragon Elephant Upper Realm.” Ning Xiu frowned.

He could sense that he had reached the limit of learning the first-grade immortal path, and it would be extremely difficult to reach the level of the Dragon Elephant Upper Realm in the immortal path.

Because my body is not pure enough, I still lack the necessary understanding and connection with nature.

After attaining the Dragon Elephant Upper Realm through martial arts, his impression of martial arts still dominated, causing him to be unable to fully understand some aspects of immortality.

"Very well, today I will sever all my understanding of the Immortal Path. Someone else will cultivate this path for me and enter the Dragon Elephant Upper Realm." Ning Xiu cut his fingertip and pressed it directly to his brow.

Suddenly, a brilliant light shone from the blood between his brows, and a bloodstain silently split open, directly dividing Ning Xiu's entire face in two.

Then a white-haired, fair-skinned Ning Xiu pushed aside the bloodstains, and a soft, snake-like creature struggled and crawled out.

Throughout the entire process, Ning Xiu did not move an inch, letting the white-haired Ning Xiu exert himself.

Soon, the white-haired Ning Xiu's entire body crawled out of Ning Xiu's body and collapsed to the ground.

In that instant, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, without any prompting, flowed in from all directions like a madman, pouring into the body of the white-haired Ning Xiu.

At first, it was just a trickle, but as more and more spiritual energy from heaven and earth surged forth, it directly formed a visible spiritual energy tornado above the stone city.

It stands thousands of feet tall, capable of supporting the heavens above and holding up the earth below.

The source of the tornado was none other than the white-haired Ning Xiu.

He was automatically infused with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, like a darling of the world. He began to have the strength to sit cross-legged and absorb all that spiritual energy to cultivate, and his aura changed drastically.

Ninth rank... Eighth rank... Seventh rank...

Fourth rank... Third rank... Second rank...

One product!

Ning Xiu's immortal path was only at the second rank, but the white-haired Ning Xiu surpassed him in an instant, and not only surpassed him, but also reached a realm that Ning Xiu had not reached.

Opening his eyes, Ning Xiu's white-haired pupils were pure white, without a trace of any other color. Looking into them was like looking at a vast, pure snowfield.

"Greetings, fellow Daoist," said Ning Xiu, the white-haired Daoist, calmly.

Back then, Master Chanhui was able to help Ning Xiu create the external avatar of Demon Buddha Ning Xiu. With Ning Xiu's current strength at the Dragon Elephant Upper Realm, creating another external avatar would not be difficult.

However, for most people at the Dragon-Elephant Upper Realm, having an additional avatar is unnecessary.

Do you want him to learn anything? That will only be a waste of time.

If you don't let him do anything, creating an external avatar will consume a lot of spiritual energy, and once it dies, it will also have a ripple effect on the original body.

In short, it's a thankless and arduous task.

However, Ning Xiu is different. He has a proficiency panel, and as long as he digests a large amount of a certain cultivation method, he can create an external avatar and share his knowledge with it.

Therefore, at this moment, the white-haired Ning Xiu also possessed all the immortal cultivation techniques that Ning Xiu had mastered over the past two months.

Given time, he also has a chance to break through to the Dragon Elephant Upper Realm.

Once Ning Xiu possesses an external avatar at the Dragon Elephant Upper Realm, he can act with impunity in a place like Yaotuo Prefecture, and no one will dare to touch him.

Once the Demon Buddha Ning Xiu also enters the Dragon Elephant Upper Realm, the three Dragon Elephant Kings will become one, and Ning Xiu will directly transform into a fearsome figure in the outer realms. No demon kingdom will dare to provoke him.

After all, if you want to deal with three Dragon Elephant Realm experts, you need to send out at least ten Dragon Elephant Realm experts to ensure that you can kill one or two of them. In addition, you will also suffer a considerable cost on your side. It is equivalent to killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of your own.

"From now on, you shall be called Heavenly Lord. I wish you a speedy advancement to the Dragon-Elephant Upper Realm, so that you may stand with me in the Demon Tuo Prefecture," Ning Xiu nodded and smiled.

“Very good.” Tianjun Ningxiu stood up. As he released his spiritual power, his body, which was originally empty, immediately gained a robe made entirely of spiritual power.

The Heavenly Lord Ning Xiu had white hair, delicate features, a handsome face, and a cold gaze. There was a red mark between his eyebrows, and his whole demeanor was ethereal and otherworldly. His image truly lived up to the name of the Heavenly Lord.

This is a world apart from the hideous and evil image of the Demon Buddha Ning Xiu; they are worlds apart.

"When I return from my travels, I will certainly lend you a hand," said Heavenly Lord Ning Xiu casually, before turning and drifting away.

This is exactly what Ning Xiu hoped for. Once you reach the first rank, it is difficult to break through by cultivation alone. You need both good fortune and enlightenment, neither of which can be lacking.

Traveling is the best course of action. Take Ning Xiu, for example. If he hadn't gone to the Evil Barbarian City, it certainly wouldn't have been so easy for him to break through to the Upper Dragon Elephant Realm. Who knows how long it would have taken?

After Heavenly Lord Ning Xiu left, Ning Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, threw down the book in his hand, stood up and strode out of the library.

Now that Heavenly Lord Ningxiu has arrived, there's no need for me to cultivate the immortal path anymore; I can finally be a hands-off manager.

"Lord Ning." Upon seeing Ning Xiu emerge, the two soldiers guarding the door immediately saluted.

"Go and fetch Daoist Kongxu. I have something to tell him." Ning Xiu looked at the sky, his eyes filled with the life stars of Tianjue Kingdom.