Who said I practiced the exercises incorrectly?

"Is there something wrong with this trial?"

After a long silence, Wu Xuantian couldn't help but ask.

"On the surface, the problem is indeed quite serious."

On the side, Zhu Kexin pondered:

"But the Sword Master wouldn't give a trial that is impossible to complete, right?"

As he said this, he looked up at Ning Yan.

Ning Yan nodded and said:
“That’s what I thought.”

"If even he himself finds it difficult to complete this trial, how can he place it on the trial-taker?

After all, the strength of the trial-taker is far weaker than his, and it is impossible for him to achieve that level no matter what.

But he was definitely not joking when he gave such a trial.

Therefore, the only explanation is that Sect Master Shao is most likely still alive, but his strength must have been greatly weakened.

There is even reason to speculate that he fought with Li Jianshou, and although he won in the end, he was probably seriously injured and has been sleeping in the ruins until now, which is why Li Jianshou left such a trial. "

"So, this is another Qiongqi Divine Envoy?"

Wu Xuantian was pondering the problem.

"But this Sect Master Shao is much stronger than the Qiongqi Divine Envoy."

Zhu Kexin continued:
“After all, he is a strong man at the peak of the third realm, or even at the fourth realm. It is impossible to imagine how terrifying the power of a strong man at this level is.

Even though he is seriously injured and sleeping till now, he might be able to defeat an ordinary third realm warrior, and who knows what powerful trump cards he might have."

"It looks like this is a complete trap."

Wu Xuantian scratched his head, looking annoyed:

“Don’t even mention that Junior Brother Ning has only just entered the realm of strength. Even if he successfully enters the third realm, he will still have to bear huge risks when carrying out this trial. This is totally useless!”

Zhu Kexin looked at Ning Yan and asked:
"Did the trial mention any detailed information about Sect Master Shao?"

Ning Yan shook his head:

“The battle situation was urgent at the time, and in order to support the battlefield, I did not ask any further questions and just left.

When I become stronger, I can go to the Sword Domain again and ask what this mission means.

If it is too dangerous, I won't do it. After all, the Sword Master can't come out and force me to perform the trial mission."

"That's the advice of an old man."

Wu Xuantian agreed.

Zhu Kexin said in a deep voice:

"Based on the content of his trial, the Shao Sect Master is very likely sleeping deep in the ruins. The problem is that the ruins are not so easy to enter.

Just from what we have seen before, such as the blood-corroding storm, it is difficult for people below the level of transformation to pass through, not to mention that there are other dangers hidden inside that are comparable to or even greater than it.

Perhaps the seriously injured Shao Zongzhu could be easily killed by then, but it would be difficult for you to enter the depths of the ruins, so you must be aware of this."

Ning Yan nodded to show that he understood.

Then everyone talked about some trivial matters, and then there was a knock on the door, followed by a very respectful inquiry:
"My Lords, Liushui Sect disciple Bai Xunhei said he wants to visit you for something."

"White looking for black?"

Ning Yan said casually:
"Let him in."

Soon, Bai Xunhei, with a bald head, walked in from outside.

After a round of greetings, Ning Yan asked in surprise:

"Brother Bai, you managed to survive the beast tide with great difficulty. Why are you running here instead of recovering now? If you have anything to say, can't you just tell someone to pass it on?"

Bai Xunhei smiled and said:

"It would be better if I come here in person to report this matter. Didn't you say you wanted to visit our sect's Master Ji when you came into the city? Now Master Ji and his men have returned from the ruins."

"came back?"

Hearing this news, Ning Yan was immediately delighted and said hurriedly:

"Come on, take me to visit Sect Master Ji."

Before his death, Yue Letang left a will, that his ashes be divided into three parts, one part to be scattered at his residence, one part to be scattered in front of the city gate, and the last part to be handed over to his junior brother, the leader of Liushui Sect, Ji Dinghuang.

It was only because Ji Dinghuang led his men deep into the ruins of Shinra at that time that the matter was delayed.

I didn't expect that he would finally bring people back now.

For safety reasons, and because Zhu Kexin was still recovering from his injuries and Wu Xuantian also had to look after his ointment, they did not follow. Ning Yan held the urn and, under the guidance of Bai Xunhei, they headed to Liushui Sect.

On the way, he also learned some relevant information about Liushui Sect.

The Liushui Sect has not developed well in recent years. First, a group of the most promising true disciples in the sect died while training outside. Then, several powerful elders who were responsible for guarding the mines accidentally ran into the ghost city and were directly wiped out.

In addition, as the mineral resources were gradually exhausted, several subordinate businesses suffered huge losses due to poor management, which led to drastic cuts in all expenditures of the clan.

Upon seeing this, some of the priests immediately slipped away, either becoming free men or joining other sects.

This also caused the Liushui Sect's reputation to decline greatly, almost ranking last among the three sects.

Of course, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even if the Liushui Sect has been unlucky, it is not something that the four sects in the outer city can easily challenge.

After all, Ji Dinghuang of Liushui Sect has been in the Silk Power for more than ten years. Even if those who have entered the Power in the outer city have ten times the courage, they may not dare to step forward to provoke him.

But the many problems faced by Liushui Sect had to be solved, so Ji Dinghuang set his sights on the Shinra ruins, trying to excavate some resources from the ruins to supplement the sect.

Then there are the so-called "conventional expeditions."

Every once in a while, Ji Dinghuang would lead some people into the Shinra ruins to obtain various resources.

Over the past few years, we have gained a lot of benefits from it, and the entire sect has gradually recovered its vitality like a patient who has just recovered from a serious illness.

This time, when exploring the ruins, Ji Dinghuang, in addition to searching for conventional resources, was more ambitious and led his team into the Divine Weapon Tower to try to obtain a spiritual weapon.

As long as they can get the spiritual weapon, Liushui Sect will surely be greatly promoted and become famous in the city again. Whether the spiritual weapon is used as a foundation or traded with others, it can greatly improve Liushui Sect.

Unfortunately, they accidentally hit the mechanism of the Divine Weapon Tower and were trapped inside.

Some manpower was lost during the process, but because they were trapped in the Divine Weapon Tower, they avoided the subsequent scramble for the two spiritual weapons and even avoided the traps hidden behind the spiritual weapons.

So it’s hard to say that this is a bad thing.

After everyone evacuated from the ruins, Ji Dinghuang and others took another two days to break the mechanism and escape from the Divine Weapon Tower.

Ning Yan listened to these fragmentary accounts and felt that Sect Master Ji had a very difficult life.

Mingming was an extremely powerful silk-force warrior in Fulong City, and even dogs on the street had to salute him on the spot. However, in order to support the entire sect, he had to lead the team himself and often went to the Shinra ruins to plunder resources.

All I can say is that Sect Master Ji lives a very frustrating life.

Of course, this is also because he values ​​the sect. Otherwise, if he were to be alone and do whatever he wants, with his strength and realm, he would be very unhappy.

After figuring this out, Ning Yan couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

Originally, he was a little worried that sending the ashes to Ji Dinghuang's home would be targeted, and he even planned to wait until he was promoted to a senior level before visiting him.

Now he has reached the peak of his strength and has several spiritual weapons in his hands. Even though Ji Dinghuang is a silk-strength warrior, he is not afraid at all.

But being able to coexist peacefully is of course the best. Judging from the information provided by Bai Xunhei, it is very likely that Ji Ding Huang is not a bad person.

After all, if he cares so much about his own sect, how bad can he be?
Soon, the two arrived at Liushui Sect.

The Liushui Sect is located in a market town on the west side of the inner city. It does not appear to be very large, with only dozens of buildings in total, surrounded by a huge courtyard wall.

However, according to Bai Xunhei, a large area of ​​buildings outside the courtyard wall, including several nearby streets, originally belonged to the Liushui Sect. However, most of them were sold later due to poor management and the need to recover funds.

This shows how destitute the Liushui Sect is. No wonder Ji Dinghuang, the sect leader, had to take action personally.

Walking through the bustling crowd and entering the slightly deserted Liushui Sect, Bai Xunhei greeted a familiar junior fellow disciple, asked about the whereabouts of the sect master, and then took Ning Yan directly there.

As he went further in, he could occasionally see warriors hurriedly passing by, most of them with worried looks on their faces. Ning Yan understood why this was the case.

Putting aside the experiences of Ji Dinghuang and the others, many warriors from various major sects entered the ruins to explore, which was like a grand carnival.

However, the final result of the expedition was quite bad. Except for a very few people who gained something, most people returned empty-handed.

Of course, coming away empty-handed is not a bad result, after all, many people died there.

Faced with the beast tide and the Yellow Springs Disaster, even those who had entered the realm of strength suffered many casualties. Now the atmosphere in the major sects is probably almost the same.

Walking forward, we arrived in front of the imposing hall, and saw a group of disciples gathered outside, craning their necks to eavesdrop. They could faintly hear the sound of a fierce argument from inside:
"I don't agree! These organ embryos must be given to us. After all, this was agreed upon in advance!"

"Old He, our Liushui Sect suffered heavy losses this time. Please consider the heavy losses and leave some for us."

"Heavy losses? Didn't our Qianyan Sect suffer heavy losses? I sent eight of you into the martial world, and in the end only two died. Isn't this a heavy loss?

What's more, the reason why we have to pay such a huge price this time is entirely the responsibility of your Liushui Sect.

If your people had not ignored the advice and explored deeper, how could they have stepped on the trap and caused everyone to get into trouble?

I have clearly warned you in advance, but you just ignored my words! How do you control your subordinates? ! "

"After all, Xiao Liu went in to save people. During the exploration, one-third of the team was infected with poisonous miasma, including yours.

But we didn’t bring any effective antidote with us, so Xiao Liu and his team went in to find the antidote in order to save people.”

“No one let them go in to find the antidote! When I sent them in, I warned them that no matter what danger they encountered, they must not go deep into the forge. The forging room is the absolute dead end.

They can't possibly disobey my orders. This disaster was clearly caused by you, the Liushui Sect. You must hand over all the embryos to us!"

"But we only brought out three embryos this time. No matter what, you have to leave one for us."

"I have already agreed with you in advance that for this expedition to the Divine Weapon Tower, we from Qianyan Sect only need three embryos. No matter how many embryos or spiritual weapons you get, it has nothing to do with us. This was decided from the beginning. You can't break your promise at this time."

“Having said that, you promised me at that time that with that map, I could get at least six instrument embryos and one spiritual instrument.

As it turned out, only three of the six embryos were intact, and the location of the spiritual weapon was too dangerous, so I was unable to get it even though I was injured.

Is this the promise you made to me?"

"I didn't expect that you have made no progress in these years. The spiritual weapon was clearly placed in front of you, but you just couldn't get it. It seems that you have been busy with sect affairs in these years, and your strength has regressed a lot. Now I can easily suppress you with one hand."

"Say that again, old man?!"

"What's the point of talking nonsense? If you dare to fight, just do it, and let me teach you a lesson."

"court death!"

……

Hearing the sudden sound of wind and thunder coming from inside, Ning Yan's face changed drastically. His figure was like a phantom. He jumped out from the crowd at the door and rushed straight in.

When entering the hall, they saw two warriors staring at each other with swords drawn. The one on the left was wearing a purple robe. He looked very old, but his body was extremely strong. He was nearly seven feet tall, with arms as thick as ordinary people's thighs, and muscles all over his body were like rocks. It was obvious that he was the founder of Qianyan Sect, He Qianyan.

As for the right side, it is a middle-aged scholar wearing indigo cloth. He looks elegant and suave, but his face is deeply wrinkled, and his temples are gray. There is a hint of sadness for no reason. There is no doubt that this is the leader of Liushui Sect, Yue Letang's junior brother, Ji Dinghuang.

At this moment, the two people who seemed to be on the verge of a fight were holding cards with pictures of flowers, birds, insects and fish in their hands. There were also a lot of cards piled on the table. Ji Dinghuang raised his right hand high, as if he was about to play a card.

Ning Yan was stunned when he saw this scene.

What about the promised fight?

Why the hell are you all playing cards?!
Seeing Ning Yan suddenly breaking in, Ji Dinghuang and He Qianyan were also puzzled.

Soon, He Qianyan reacted. He suddenly stuffed a few cards in his hand into the pile of cards on the table and shouted:
"I don't want to play anymore. Being interrupted is such a bummer!"

Ji Dinghuang laughed in anger:

"You old man, you're obviously going to lose, yet you dare to destroy the cards?!"

"Who said I ruined the cards? Which eye of yours saw me ruin the cards? If you have the guts, come back and play again. Why would I be afraid of you?"

He Qianyan spoke confidently while reshuffling the cards.

Ji Ding threw the cards into the deck without hesitation, then looked at Ning Yan with an unhappy expression:

"Didn't I tell you that we are discussing important matters and no one is allowed to come in? What's wrong with you?" (End of this chapter)