The Desolate Era
17

Two days later.

Inside the forest with dense foliage, a large number of black armored riders surrounded the snake monster.

It was a blood-red large snake that shone with a silver light around its body. Around his body, he had two pairs of twisting claws with four toes, and a pair of terrifying red snake eyes. However, right now, the giant snake had been completely covered by the giant net. No matter how much he struggled, it could not escape.

“Ha ha ha.” The red-clothed bearded man laughed loudly. Stupid snake. You were captured alive by us easily. You, go tie it up.

“Ya.”

Instantly, several dozen black armored knights threw black chains one after another, sending them flying towards the giant snake, quickly tying it. The red snake was securely tied so that no matter how it wrinkled, it could do nothing. Immediately, it had been completely encased by the metal chain and was fastened so securely that it could not even open its mouth.

Commander, where did this giant snake come from? Why does it have two claws? A black armored rider nearby was curious. No matter how long he pondered, he could not discern what kind of Godbeast this was.

The bearded man laughed. Snake-type creatures often mix with blood. I myself have seen over a hundred snakes with Fiendgod blood. Only, some lineages were very pure and therefore became famous and named. This kind of mutant Godbeast like this had no name at all.

The young master needed some powerful Houtian level monster to train his sword. This snake monster would be a good choice. The bearded man weighed the snake with his gaze, then nodded in satisfaction. “Taking back.”

“Ya.”

The black armored riders acknowledged respectfully.

The commander of this regiment was a Xiantian level living being belonging to the Ji clan of the Western Prefecture the number one expert archer, Blindfish! Blindfish was still one of Ning's young master instructors, and without question in the Ji clan, he stood by Ji Young and Ji Yichuan's side. In addition, Blindfish was quite proud to have taught Ning.

The story of how young master Ning was going to use ferocious beasts to train his swordplay had spread some time ago.

After all, for him to kill one every three days resulted in a large number of ferocious beasts being killed. These beasts were almost all brought back by the black armored riders, so the news quickly spread among the soldiers.

Young master Ning reached the peak of the Houtian stage a long time ago, and his swordplay was at the advanced level of ‘one with sword’. Moreover, he practiced the most powerful sword techniques of our Ji clan. Killing a peak Houtian monster should be a simple matter.

“Should have, he even killed a Houtian-level Godbeast.”

Think about who young master Ning is. He must have a precious weapon that was extremely sharp and could not be blocked. With a weapon like this, relying on his ‘forward’ level sword technique of killing a peak Houtian level Godbeast was not too difficult.

The legends circulating among the soldiers of the Western Prefecture were quite clear and fantastic.

Even the other powerful member of the Ji clan from the Western Prefecture, Ji Lee, believed that Ning Ning was only capable of killing Godbeast because she had some kind of precious weapon.

Dragon Castle. Cages.

A strong-bodied ferocious beast with black spots lay on the ground. The thick fur on his body had been split in many places, and the blood from the huge wound was staining the ground.

Ning was still standing there, frowning as he thought. The sharp sword in his hand disappeared into thin air. While fighting with most of the peak Houtian monsters, he only used his internal energy, and the weapon he used was only a fairly decent weapon that could not be described as ‘worth’. After all, he was already so physically strong that using a precious weapon on it would render the practice useless.

“Ji Ning!” A voice from above.

Ning could not help but look at her father, Yichuan, who was on the viewing platform. This made Ning quite surprised. “Dad, why did you come?”

Since he fought every three days in the Dragon Castle, other than the first fight with Howling Moonwolf, the next dozens of battles, his father was absent

I want to see your swordplay progress, Yichuan said. “Have you reached ‘initiasi’?”

“But.” Ning shook his head. I haven't gained any expertise in the many attacks contained within the [Rain Drip Sutra] or the [Fire Lightning Sword].

[The Raindrop Sutra] had a total of nine attack techniques.

The [Thunderflame Sword] had a total of three attack techniques.

All these attack techniques are very special.if one can train it to a high level, one will feel as if it has become ‘one with world’ and can use the power of the world itself. This is what is known as ‘initiasi’. But this does not really symbolize that someone has reached the third level of swordplay, ‘one with dunia’, because the level of the swordplay ‘one with the real world’ is when one can use any sword attack, be it as something.as simple as piercing, cutting, or scraping, as well as, and harness the power of the world itself with that attack. Only then will one be at the level of ‘one with dunia’!

Initiation simply means that one can temporarily achieve the effect of ‘one with dunia’ while using a certain technique.

According to what his father said …

After reaching ‘initiation’, one will reach a certain level of expertise in a technique.

When one reaches the level of ‘one with dunia’, it means that he has mastered a technique.

Legendarily

There is a higher and deeper level above the level of ‘one with dunia’. The techniques of [Raindrop Sutra] and [Thunderflame Sword] were developed by people who were beyond the level of ‘one with dunia’.

There is no need for you to continue to work hard while practicing the sword, Yichuan said. Today, grab Spring Grass and Autumn Leaf and take a walk.

Ning nodded. Yeah, dad.

Ning turned his head and went through that narrow tunnel. As for the corpses of the dead beasts, someone would come pick them up later.

..

The city of West Prefecture has hundreds of thousands of citizens. It's a big city.

“Young master, it's been a long time we didn't go for a walk.” The Spring Grass and Autumn Leaves, his two female servants, were obviously very happy as they followed by his side.

Look at this woman. Look at his big chest, his big ass. She could have given birth to many babies. Ten sheepskins for him!

These guys are all good fighters. They can all lift over a thousand pounds. Only five gold bars. If you buy one, we'll include a child as well.

A bald man wearing animal fur shouted at the top of his lungs. He had several dozen feather-clad warriors standing guard around him, while he also had many slaves dressed in filthy, ragged fur. They all stared pityfully at their surroundings, hoping they would meet the kind-hearted master who would buy them. There were signs on their heads.

These signs indicate that they will be sold.

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They walk around and look around.

There were slave traders, fur traders, arms dealers, animal traders, terrible animal traders. There were even some precious books, precious weapons, poison and herbs, secret technique manuals, and other things to sell.

Over a hundred soldiers in our tribe died for the sake of obtaining this precious weapon, and then we had to go back through the wilderness and face many hardships before we arrived in Western Prefectural City. We don't even want to sell it for thirty gold beastheads, but you want to try and buy it for ten? That's too little. At least a hundred golden beastheads! A man with a rough voice shouted from close.

Ning glanced curiously.

He saw about a dozen people in a circle surrounding three powerful men wearing pitch-black fur, one of whom had a black snake wrapped around his arm. The man continued: “One hundred beastheads out of gold, anyone who pays a hundred beastheads can pick them up!”

“How greedy.”

“He really dared to demand a hundred golden beastheads.” Spring Grass and Autumn Leaf both muttered.

Ning was surprised as well. A golden beasthead was about ten pounds. A hundred beastheads means a thousand pounds of gold. Although to the young master of the Ji clan, it was nothing, to an ordinary tribe member, it was a great fortune.

“No matter how sharp it is, it is just a weapon.”

This is not like a perfect magic treasure. It was only a broken magic treasure that could be used as a weapon.

Twenty heads of animals. I will pay at most twenty beastheads. You want to sell, and I want to buy!

Someone made an offer.

“One hundred animal heads.” The man did not flinch at all. The two men by his side watched the crowd carefully, afraid that someone would try to snatch their treasures. For the sake of this treasure, many people in their tribe had died, and as they walked from tribe to city through the desolate wilderness, dozens of other warriors had died. They had to sell this treasure at a high price.

After selling it, they would be able to buy some slaves and some good weapons, thus allowing the tribe to increase its strength.

“Let me see it.” Ning looked at the precious weapon the man was holding and immediately stepped forward.

The people nearby all turned to look at him.

“Lady.”

“Lady.”

“This is the young master of the Ji clan? The Rain Drip Sword's son?

Many people backed off politely. Anyone who could afford such a high price was an extraordinary person. Moreover, in the past few years, Ning went every day with Whitewater Hound out of town to practice archery. Every time they left the city, many people saw and recognized him as the great young master of the Ji clan. Other people who did not recognize him, after hearing others discuss him, also became aware.

When the man with the black snake saw others retreat, then heard the words ‘young lord of the Ji’ clan and ‘son of the Rain’ Drip Sword, he was instantly so frightened that his heart started to tremble. As people living in the territory of the Ji clan, they all knew the legendary Rain Drip Sword. This was the number one expert in the entire area around the Western Prefecture of the Ji clan, a god-like presence.

And the person in front of him was the only child of the Raindrop Sword?

“Let me see it.” said Ning.

“Esteemed young master, please see.” The man respectfully offered the sword in both of his hands. The two men behind him were both feeling extremely nervous. They were afraid that this young master who had an extremely high and grand status would take their treasures by force. In the tribe, for a strong person or a person of high status to seize treasures by force was quite common. Although it was forbidden in the Western Prefectural City and no one dared to challenge the laws of the Ji clan, the young man before them was the young master of the Ji clan, the only son of the Rain Dropping Sword!

Ning received the sword, and his hand slightly dropped from its weight. This is a pitch-black sword. The thick black scabbard looked very plain and unadorned, but if one looked at it up close, one would find that this scabbard actually had three swords veiled within it.

“One sheath, three swords?” Surprised, Ning pulled out a sword.

Clangs!

As it pulled out the three swords, a cold light flashed across the sword surface, and the shattered ancient runes shone faintly.

“Honey once.” Ning shook his head and sighed. He had seen many treasures in the prefecture. Looking at that mysterious rune and the power it emitted, he knew that this was previously a magical treasure. It should have been three flying swords controlled by an Immortal practitioner. But these runes were all destroyed. Clearly, this magical treasure was severely damaged. It can only be used as a weapon now.

Ci. Ning tested his finger on the sword blade.

“Be careful. That's very sharp. The man with the snake called out warily. This precious weapon could pierce through rocks like tofu.

Ning felt the skin of her fingertips tremble slightly. He could not help but feel surprised. I have a Goldstar Shirt that protects my body, which is currently spreading to every inch of my skin. Back then, when I casually sliced my finger it really had an impact on the Goldstar Shirt. If I swung the sword down hard, it would probably break through the defenses of the Goldstar Shirt. I walk through the streets of the city every day on my way to archery training and have seen countless weapons, but I have never seen such a sharp and valuable weapon.

Others just felt that this weapon was extremely sharp, but they did not know exactly how sharp it was. But Ning had a premonition that even his Goldstar Shirt would have trouble blocking this precious weapon.

“I want this weapon.” Ning looked at the man with the snake.

The man was happy and nervous. He hurriedly said, “Young master, for the sake of this weapon, our tribe ..” In front of this grand status youth, he was nervous and did not dare to demand a certain price.