Chapter 7: She Must Have Fallen in Love

Ji Ning's soul was already comparable to many Earth Immortals and loose immortals, and the [One Thought Became a Soldier] was an even more formidable technique than the [Godbane Art], with such tremendous power... it immediately caused the black-robed long-haired man and the silver-haired woman to feel their souls roar, and they fell into a dazed coma. Only the silver-robed youth was momentarily dazed but immediately regained consciousness.

"Not good." The silver-robed youth was greatly alarmed. "Even I was momentarily dazed; how could my junior apprentice brother and sister withstand it?"

But at this moment, he could no longer care about his junior apprentice brother and sister, because Ji Ning was already charging straight at him.

"Who exactly is this person? With such strength, he managed to thwart me with just a divine sense secret art?" The silver-robed youth's heart tightened, and he dared not be the least bit negligent. Ji Ning had only used a lotus spell, and the other had not yet recognized him.

"Your divine sense secret art is formidable, but I don't believe you're equally powerful in close combat." A fierce glint flashed in the silver-robed youth's eyes. "Die!"

Clang!

The power of the hundred-zhang heavenly sword converged, and at the tip of the sword, a trace of golden light formed from the convergence of black and white could be seen. The silver-robed youth was going all out... A strong soul could be innate, and the black-robed youth charging at him might have a powerful soul, but his comprehension of the Dao might not be high.

"Die!" Ji Ning charged in without any mercy. The water and fire lotuses blooming around him blocked the heavenly sword layer by layer, but the heavenly sword fiercely broke through the lotus leaf obstacles.

A cold glint flashed in Ji Ning's eyes.

Divine Ability — Star Picking Hand!

"Clang!" The Northmoon sword in Ji Ning's hand instantly transformed into a dazzling sword light. With a loud crash, it sent the massive heavenly sword flying backward. After Ji Ning's left hand sent the 'heavenly sword' flying, he used the Windwing Evasion technique and was already before the silver-robed youth.

The silver-robed youth was greatly shocked, unable to believe that his strongest move had been sent flying with a single sword stroke. He was a top-tier genius in his own sect. He no longer had the courage to fight Ji Ning and immediately produced a clattering pile of several dozen talismans, throwing them away.

He wanted to abandon the talismans and flee.

One must know that the 'Moon and Water Landscape Painting' was a Pure Yang treasure, naturally possessing a treasure spirit. Every talisman Ji Ning and the others obtained could not be hidden from the treasure spirit. Only by throwing away all the talismans would one be teleported away.

"Swish!"

But Ji Ning's sword light was already upon him.

"Block." The silver-robed youth summoned earthfire and chains, desperately trying to delay for a moment.

"Boom!!!"

Ji Ning's sword light, as if wielded by an ancient god or demon, possessed terrifying power, directly smashing the earthfire into scattering and the chains flying away. The silver-robed youth's body was blasted into pieces, blood, flesh, and bone fragments flying everywhere, and in midair, they were annihilated into nothingness by the terrifying sword energy.

Too fast!

Although the silver-robed youth had already thrown away the talismans, even after throwing them away, being teleported required a brief moment. In a life-and-death close-quarters battle, that brief moment was enough for Ji Ning to strike ten times!

Ji Ning hated that these three had targeted his senior apprentice sister, so he showed no mercy. Moreover, the silver-robed youth was indeed very strong; without using the 'Star Picking Hand,' Ji Ning could at most gain a slight upper hand but could not defeat him... He had to use the Star Picking Hand to overwhelm and eliminate him!

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The massive ice phoenix and fire phoenix both struck the two who had fallen into a brief coma. Although the coma was short, Yu Wei was a true expert and naturally seized the moment to turn defense into offense. The ice phoenix and fire phoenix attacked the black-robed long-haired man and the silver-haired woman respectively, instantly killing them!

Yu Wei then turned her head to look at the black-robed youth, who was eighteen zhang tall with lightning swirling around him and a vertical eye on his forehead, feeling both excited and thrilled.

"Senior apprentice sister." Ji Ning immediately closed his vertical eye, the lightning around him vanished, and he returned to normal size.

"Junior apprentice brother." Yu Wei also spoke, her eyes sparkling.

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Main Hall of the Heavenly Tribute Hall.

"Those three are all disciples of my Heavenly Silkworm Sect. That black-robed girl was about to be unable to hold on, and she would have become another soul under my Heavenly Silkworm Sect's blade." A very gaunt Celestial Immortal ancestor gloated. Normally, before their disciples, Celestial Immortal ancestors maintained a certain dignity, but among other Celestial Immortal ancestors, they revealed their true natures, freely chatting, gloating when appropriate, and mocking when appropriate.

"That black-robed girl is quite formidable too. Look at her two spells, one ice phoenix and one fire phoenix. In my opinion, she has definitely mastered two complete Daos." A fat man with a bare chest and exposed belly said with a smile.

"Yes, she has mastered two complete Daos. That's why she could hold on for a while against the three disciples of my sect." The gaunt Celestial Immortal ancestor said confidently.

"Do you know which tribe or sect this black-robed girl is from?" The fat Celestial Immortal with the bare chest asked.

"No." The gaunt Celestial Immortal ancestor shook his head. "Who knows which small sect or school she's from. If she were from a major tribe or large sect, there would naturally be more disciples, usually two or three, or three to five traveling together."

The fat Celestial Immortal's eyes lit up: "She has help."

The gaunt Celestial Immortal ancestor's pupils also contracted. He also saw that within the huge Moon and Water Landscape Painting outside, when his three disciples were besieging the black-robed girl, a black-robed youth suddenly appeared.

That black-robed youth was ferocious beyond measure, crushing the three with overwhelming force, ultimately killing them all.

"Hmph." The gaunt Celestial Immortal ancestor frowned, put his wine cup on the table, and looked quite annoyed.

"Haha, you said that black-robed girl would die?" The fat Celestial Immortal also laughed heartily.

To these Celestial Immortals, they didn't really care much about the life and death of those geniuses. After all, with a new session every three hundred years, even if they all died, it was a minor matter. But when these Celestial Immortals gathered together, they naturally hoped their own disciples would shine, bringing them some face.

Of course, it was just about face.

...

Below, nearly a thousand Celestial Immortals were sighing among themselves, while above, the Xia Emperor and the other eight Pure Yang True Immortals were also chatting.

"Look." Lü Dongbin suddenly brightened, pointing at a spot in the huge Moon and Water Landscape Painting in the air. "Look at those three besieging that black-robed girl, and a black-robed youth appears beside her. Quick, look, did you see the look in that black-robed girl's eyes? The way she looked at that black-robed youth, that momentary glance... tsk tsk, such complexity in a single glance, as if all her suppressed emotions were revealed in an instant. Though it was just a moment, I dare say that black-robed girl must have fallen in love!"

"Fallen in love?"

The Xia Emperor, Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, Di Hao, the Northern Dipper Immortal, and the others were all dumbfounded.

Earlier, following Lü Dongbin's pointing, they had all been focused on the explosive Ji Ning. But who would have thought Lü Dongbin was paying attention to Yu Wei's gaze.

"That look, tsk tsk, truly... This woman has not only fallen in love, but I dare say she has never told that black-robed youth." Lü Dongbin's gaze swept over the surrounding Pure Yang True Immortals, and he said smugly, "Do you dare to bet with me?"

The Xia Emperor and the others exchanged glances, feeling quite helpless.

"Senior apprentice brother Xiamang, that black-robed youth is quite impressive." Di Hao praised.

The Xia Emperor laughed: "This black-robed youth is named Ji Ning, one of the dozens most famous in this Immortal Fortune Convention. Earlier, his second true body killed a loose immortal."

"Oh?" The True Immortals present nodded. To them, killing a loose immortal was a trivial matter, not worth paying attention to. They were more concerned about whether among the many geniuses of the Immortal Fortune Convention, there would be a future powerhouse of the Three Realms, and if so, who it might be.

"One of the dozens most famous? He lives up to his reputation." Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva praised with a smile.

They did not find Ji Ning particularly dazzling.

Because in the five days since the Immortal Fortune Convention began, among the more than one hundred thousand participants, quite a few had displayed astonishing strength. All were Wanxiang Adepts, yet they could unleash combat power comparable to ordinary loose immortals. Even two monstrous Wanxiang Adepts who had comprehended five complete Daos had already emerged.

Comprehending five complete Daos? The Pure Yang True Immortals present were not surprised.

Because they believed that some peerless geniuses who deliberately lingered at the Wanxiang stage for three hundred years just to make a splash could indeed comprehend five Daos.

These Pure Yang True Immortals... were all major figures in the Three Realms, with broad horizons. Looking across the Three Realms, it was not rare for a Wanxiang Adept who had comprehended five complete Daos to appear in the Immortal Fortune Convention.

"That little girl is interesting, very interesting." Lü Dongbin was intrigued, laughing and praising, "She has been suppressing her feelings for that black-robed youth. I wonder when she will finally speak up."

The Xia Emperor and the others pretended not to hear.

Because everyone knew that Lü Dongbin loved playing the 'matchmaker,' one of his hobbies. Some stories circulating in the Three Realms often featured Lü Dongbin as a matchmaker. They could tell that Lü Dongbin had taken an interest again, and might add some 'spice' between that black-robed girl and the black-robed youth.

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Nine Lotus sat cross-legged behind the Eastward Ancestor, constantly looking up at the huge Moon and Water Landscape Painting. She mainly focused on the six disciples sent by the Eastward clan and the three from the Black-White College, but most importantly, Ji Ning!

"Not good, Senior apprentice sister Yu Wei is in danger." Nine Lotus showed an anxious expression, nervously gripping her robe.

"Ji Ning, Ji Ning is not far away. Ji Ning, please notice, please." Nine Lotus prayed.

As she hoped, Ji Ning sensed the battle fluctuations in the distance and quickly rushed over, even displaying astonishing strength. The three died, and Ji Ning and Yu Wei met and reunited.

"Phew, a crisis averted. Senior apprentice sister Yu Wei is safe." Nine Lotus breathed a sigh of relief. "Now Senior apprentice sister Yu Wei can act together with Ji Ning. With mutual help, they will both be much safer."

Suddenly, Nine Lotus's heart trembled.

It was only natural for Ji Ning and Yu Wei to act together, as they were from the same sect and should help each other. But Nine Lotus suddenly thought that Ji Ning and Yu Wei, a man and a woman alone together, would be together for nearly a year.

"A man and a woman alone together, sharing life and death, for nearly a year..." Nine Lotus's heart trembled, and she felt a surge of complex emotions. Then she gently shook her head. "But what right do I have to think about these things?"

Feelings are so strange.

Even though they had already parted, seeing Ji Ning and Yu Wei together still felt like a stone thrown into the lake of her heart, stirring ripples that were hard to calm.

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