Starting with the drowned ghost, he synthesized the Myobo no Shinjun.

After sending the two Cao brothers, who were extremely grateful, back to the surface of the lake, Ning Kui dived back underwater.

Holding a steel fork, Cao Laoda looked dejected: "So, on Kunze Lake, Kui Ge'er was the real hero..."

"From now on, brothers, let's stop calling ourselves the best swimmers."

Cao Lao Er stared intently at the water's surface and suddenly said, "Brother, that cave guarded by the black python must contain great treasures. Do you think Kui Ge'er wants to keep the treasures for himself?"

"Hmph, if it weren't for their help, we'd both be dead. What treasure could we possibly have? Second brother, don't let yourself be blinded by greed!"

After being scolded harshly, Cao Lao Er chuckled sheepishly and said, "Brother, I was just saying."

The two brothers stopped talking and began rowing back to the fishing village.

However, before they had gone very far, Ning Kui returned to the surface of the water, holding nothing but the black and gold Divine Martial Halberd.

Cao Laoda called out enthusiastically, "Kui Ge'er, want a ride?"

Although he could ride the waves, Ning Kui still missed the feeling of drifting with the current on a boat, so he readily agreed.

No one noticed that Cao Lao Er's expression was unpredictable, glancing at Ning Kui one moment and then at the underwater area the next.

"It's common knowledge that where monsters dwell, there are bound to be treasures. How come Ning Kui has come up here so quickly?"

Could it be that there are too many underwater treasures for him to carry alone, so he's pretending there are no treasures and planning to come back later to retrieve them himself?

The more Cao Lao Er thought about it, the more he felt it made sense, and his gaze toward Ning Kui gradually revealed contempt.

No matter how high a young man's fighting skills are, he can't match his experience in the martial arts world.

"Tonight, the boss and I will quietly return to the bottom of the water. There's no need to be greedy; we'll only take one or two ounces..."

No, two or three...

"Alright, each of you take five items, and the rest can go to Ning Kui. That will be enough to repay his life-saving grace."

Ning Kui sat at the bow of the boat, quietly enjoying the gentle lake breeze and the brilliant sunset.

He just went down and devoured the black python's corpse.

As for the underwater black hole, in his view, since it was found by the two Cao brothers, it naturally belonged to them.

He disdained to compete.

This time, it only gained 50 Yin Qi points from devouring the black python. Its cultivation was too shallow, and its innate supernatural abilities had not yet been developed.

"What a pity, I thought it was poison in the water..."

Upon reaching the shore, Ning Kui bid farewell to the Cao brothers and then carried the Dragon Scale Halberd back to the South City.

After walking on two legs for a short while, he began to miss the big black horse.

To his surprise, the beast knew the way home and returned to the Ning residence before him.

Stroking the large black horse's obsequious head, Ning Kui repeatedly praised, "What a fine horse!"

Seeing that he seemed determined to tease her for a long time, Xia Chan hesitated for a moment before stepping forward and urging, "Young Master, hurry up and come into the courtyard. Lord Li has been waiting for you in the guest hall for a long time."

"Li Qijue came to the house?" Ning Kui was taken aback. Could it be that he had another mission?

He quickened his pace and entered the courtyard. Li Qijue was standing by the pond feeding the white-spotted ghost fish, the fish food he sprinkled emitting a familiar aroma.

Qi and Blood Elixir!!!

"You actually ground up Qi and Blood Pills into crumbs and fed them to the fish?!"

Ning Kui couldn't help but roar, his voice cracking in his haste.

So, after working hard for ten days, all he gets is a Qi and Blood Pill, which is less than the price of cabbage for feeding fish!

Li Qijue didn't care. He scattered the remaining pill fragments into the pond, causing the four white-spotted ghost fish to scramble for them.

"What are Qi and Blood Pills? There are even better ones like Spirit Ascension Pills and Earth Transformation Great Yuan Pills. As long as you assist me in completing the transformation of Yugu County, you will certainly receive your share of the benefits."

Okay, okay, you're tempting me, aren't you?

Ning Kui sneered repeatedly. Offering him empty promises? He was a professional at making empty promises in his past life!

Seeing that Ning Kui wasn't falling for the trap, Li Qijue looked somewhat embarrassed. He coughed and continued, "There's been a follow-up to the Zhu family's exorcism."

The county magistrate, Lin Wenlong, personally delivered the thank-you gift to the yamen. Your share has already been placed in a gift box and brought over.

Ning Kui was taken aback. The two of them had "joined forces" to kill the starving ghost raised by the Zhu family and also defeated the Elephant Realm demon beast that the other party was offering.

The Zhu family even offered a generous gift in return?

"How many?"

Ning Kui didn't bother trying to guess what the Zhu family was thinking; he only cared about how much he would get.

"Well, it's 1,000 taels of silver, but you lent me 500 taels yesterday, so I only brought 500 taels with me."

I have ten Qi and Blood Pills. I just used one to feed the fish, so I have nine left.

One hundred catties of demon beast meat. This stuff is extremely nutritious. Remember, only you can eat it; others can only eat a small piece at most per meal.

Alright, alright, so the pills he just fed the fish still belong to him.

And the silver, before it even passed through his hands, was intercepted by half.

Li Qijue, Li Qijue, if you have such a clever mind, go use it on others!

Just as I was secretly relieved that I hadn't been ripped off by the monster meat, an unprecedented aroma wafted from the kitchen.

The aroma alone is enough to make one's mouth water and one's lips salivate.

Ning Kui's throat moved slightly as he looked at Li Qijue in disbelief. The latter said calmly, "Oh, I'll have that little girl cook ten catties to try first."

She even thanked me.

Thank you my foot, cicada, you're so confused.

Those are all the resources that will help me become stronger.

Ning Kui's lips twitched, and he suddenly felt less guilty for using Li Qijue as a henchman to deal with the old white ape on Head Mountain.

"You can't just eat this meal for free. I got bullied by an old white ape. You're coming with me tomorrow to get revenge."

"An old white ape?"

Li Qijue's expression changed slightly: "What kind of old white ape?"

Upon learning that the earth-shattering tremor that morning was caused by Ning Kui, Li Qijue was at a loss for words.

He had only been away from Ning Kui for a day, and Ning Kui had already caused such a big problem.

"Flying Stone Technique, Old White Ape..."

"The Yuan family from Sichuan has also joined in the fun."

Li Qijue reached out and patted Ning Kui on the shoulder: "Not bad, you've dug out another rat hiding in the shadows for me."

The two agreed to kill the old white ape the next day and then chatted about cultivation.

Yesterday I received a letter from a friend in Yujing City.

The letter said that the Third Prince had broken through to the Elephant Realm and awakened the martial will "Golden Crow Soaring Through the Sky". He then went to challenge seventeen renowned figures in the Elephant Realm and defeated them all.

It wasn't until the eighteenth person challenged the previous third-place scholar in the imperial examination that they were defeated and sent home empty-handed.

Li Qijue generously shared the secrets of cultivation in Yujing City with Ning Kui, and when he talked about the Third Prince's defeat, a hint of schadenfreude appeared in his tone.

"Martial arts will?"

Ning Kui was puzzled. Shouldn't a powerhouse at the Elephant Earth Realm awaken the Forbidden Void? He had already experienced the power of the Forbidden Void firsthand. What, then, was Martial Will?

"Forbidden Ruins are the product of evil spirits' cultivation, and the conditions for their formation are extremely harsh."

The first rule is to have a territory that bears the imprint of one's own scent; many wild animals instinctively mark their territory for this reason.

The second method is to slaughter all living beings within the territory and use the Blood Fiend Qi of Ten Thousand Spirits as an array to help the fragments of the Dao principles merge with the territory.

The third method involves continuously nourishing and expanding the forbidden area with blood and evil energy. As a result, many creatures within the forbidden area are kept in captivity for generations, serving as nourishment for its maintenance.

If humans cultivate forbidden techniques, how are they any different from demons?

"And the cultivation methods of my human race are supremely brilliant and magnificent."

The key is to sense the Great Dao through one's own body, integrate it into one's own martial arts, and awaken the martial arts will in order to step into the Elephant Realm.

It's so difficult! So difficult! So difficult!

Li Qijue paused slightly after sighing, scratched his head and said, "Of course, if you're as lucky as the two of us, you'd find a seed of supernatural power right after you started cultivating."

All you need to do is cultivate the Blood Refining Realm to its peak and then upgrade the Divine Power Seed to its peak.

That would be enough to advance to the Elephant Realm.