It was difficult to fight enemies above one’s level in the dao realm.
Even with a secret treasure, one could only fight enemies above their level on an equal standing
Thus, it was rare to see someone defeat an opponent one sidedly. Even though Duan Chaofeng had broad horizons, he only saw such geniuses occasionally.
“That person must have a terrifyingly deep foundation. When he was in the void realm, he definitely condensed more than three attribute seeds.”
The middle-aged man next to Duan Chaofeng said.
“Probably.”
Duan Chaofeng nodded. “If such a talent is recruited and trained well, there should be a lot of benefits.”
When Wei Xiongjian heard this, he remained calm on the surface, but he was already thinking in his heart that if Duan Chaofeng recruited Xu Ning and Xu Ning really joined him, he would have to get closer to Xu Ning.
“Where is the villa? I’ll go take a look.”
Duan Chaofeng said.
He had come out of the mansion this time to tour around. He didn’t have a clear purpose. Now that he had encountered such a talented character, it was worth trying to recruit someone like this.
“The villa is in the southeast of Liuyan County.”
Wei Xiongjian replied, “I will go and inform them to wait for Your Highness.”
“No need.”
Duan Chaofeng waved his hand. “Zhang He can accompany me, no need to trouble everyone.” Zhang He was the middle-aged man next to Duan Chaofeng. He was strong and had been protecting Duan Chaofeng ever since he was born.
With him around, Duan Chaofeng didn’t have to worry about his safety.
“In this case, today’s banquet…”
Wei Xiongjian asked tentatively.
“Cancel it.” Duan Chaofeng said. “Yes.”
Wei Xiongjian responded with cupped fists.
Afterwards, without bringing any other bodyguards, Duan Chaofeng and Zhang He went to the villa where Xu Ning was staying.
At this moment.
Deep in the mountains outside Liuyan County.
This place was not far from the temporary residence of the Swallow Heron Sect, and there were demon beasts everywhere in the mountains.
However, the demon beasts here were not strong. There were only a few void realm demon beasts here.
These beasts were all intelligent, and they knew that there were human powerhouses nearby, so they didn’t dare to rashly appear.
Therefore, some mortal realm warriors would occasionally come here to hunt mortal realm demon beasts and sell them to the merchants in the city in exchange for some martial arts resources.
“Today is our first trial. Everyone, cheer up. Don’t disappoint the Sect Master and elders.”
A group of teenagers walked into the mountains together, accompanied by several guards. They were all in the void realm.
The person in the lead and organized the team was Xu Ning’s disciple, Cheng Xiu.
They had been practicing martial arts in the villa for a month and a half, and today was the day they went out to practice their combat skills.
The elders in the sect all agreed that the martial arts experience of the disciples of the Swallow Heron Sect had to be accumulated from the mortal realm.
“Today, everyone has to hunt a high level mortal realm demon beast. The stronger the demon beast you hunt, the more rewards you will receive. If you can’t complete it, your martial arts resources will be deducted next month.”
Cheng Xiu stood in front and said to the other nine disciples.
Unknowingly, the others had already regarded him as the leader of the disciples.
“Okay, everyone, let’s split up!”
After Cheng Xiu spoke, the team dispersed.
The void realm guards scattered and stood still at predetermined locations.
If someone encountered any danger, they would rescue them immediately.
After separating, Cheng Xiu was extremely confident.
Now that he had practiced Tidal Fist to the first level, his mortal realm external skill had reached perfection under Xu Ning’s guidance. After this, he would be taught a void realm secret scroll.
Today, Cheng Xiu planned to hunt a half-step void realm demon beast and overwhelm everyone to truly become the number one disciple.
Cheng Xiu’s search was relatively smooth. In less than half an hour, he found a half-step void realm demon beast that was hunting.
After a fierce battle, he killed a half-step void realm demon beast while suffering light injuries.
Although his body was bleeding, Cheng Xiu was full of excitement.
After cutting off the demon beast’s head, Cheng Xiu subconsciously said to himself, “The future of the Swallow Heron Sect cannot depend only on Master. As his disciple, I can’t disappoint him!”
“I have to improve quickly and contribute to the rebuilding of the sect.”
Cheng Xiu left with the demon beast head.
He didn’t notice that two figures had appeared on the mountain peak not far away.
They were Prince Duan Chaofeng and his follower Zhang He, who were going to the villa where the Swallow Heron Sect was.
“The Swallow Heron Sect?”
Duan Chaofeng obviously heard Cheng Xiu’s mutterings. “Zhang He, the name Swallow Heron Sect sounds familiar.”
Zhang He was half a step behind Duan Chaofeng. “Young Master, you forgot that the Swallow Heron Sect was originally a sect in State Guqing, but after participating in the exploration of the overseas archipelago, they became enemies with two other sects, the Wind Parasol Pavilion and the Green Edge Sect. In the end, they were forced to disband, and their sect master also died.”
“I remember now.”
Duan Chaofeng’s eyes narrowed and his expression was a little unhappy. “Mo Lan was involved in this matter.”
“The Swallow Heron Sect, the Wind Parasol Pavilion, and the Green Edge Sect were all sects of State Guqing. I don’t know what the Wind Parasol Pavilion and the Green Edge Sect were thinking, but they were connected to Mo Lan. With Mo Lan’s support, they divided the territory left behind by the Swallow Heron Sect.”
Zhang He stood aside and did not speak.
He knew very well that the reason why Duan Chaofeng remembered this matter so clearly was because Mo Lan’s actions had angered Duan Chaofeng.
It was not because these sects were important, but because Mo Lan had reached out to State Guqing Duan Chaofeng wanted to demand an explanation, but was stopped by his father, so the matter was left unsettled.
Although the two sides did not fall out, Duan Chaofeng always remembered this.
“How are the Wind Parasol Pavilion and the Green Edge Sect doing?”
Duan Chaofeng asked. “Their sects have all moved to the border between State Guqing and State Luzhi and joined Princess Mo Lan.”
Zhang He hesitated for a moment before speaking the truth.
Duan Chaofeng sneered. “In order to save face, Father didn’t publicize the things she did. But because of her close relationship with the empress, Mo Lan doesn’t care about anyone. If we just tolerated her, she would really think that she was superior to other princes and princesses.”
Zhang He just listened silently and stood aside without saying a word.
He knew very well that although he and Duan Chaofeng were the only ones present, he couldn’t say anything out of line when it came to the Duan family.
Duan Chaofeng’s eyes revealed a pondering gaze.
After a pause, Duan Chaofeng said, “The young man just now seems to be a disciple of the Swallow Heron Sect. This Swallow Heron Sect seems to be rebuilding in secret.”
“That should be the case…”
Zhang He responded.
“Let’s follow them and go to the Swallow Heron Sect later.”
Duan Chaofeng said, “If there is a need, there is no harm in giving them a push.”
“Yes.”
Zhang He lowered his head and responded.
Zhang He knew very well that Duan Chaofeng did not care about a small sect like the Swallow Heron Sect.
The reason why he was willing to do this was entirely because he hated Princess Mo Lan.
The efficiency of the Swallow Heron Sect disciples was extremely high. In less than four hours, everyone was holding their spoils of war.
Among them, the demon beast that Cheng Xiu killed was obviously the strongest.
With this, Cheng Xiu’s prestige had increased again.
After cleaning up, everyone returned to the villa.
During this process, Duan Chaofeng and Zhang He secretly followed them.
“Huh? They seem to be going to the villa we are visiting.”
Duan Chaofeng noticed this.
“I wonder how the person Canton Governor Wei talked about is related to the Swallow Heron Sect…”
Zhang He said. They rode all the way back to the villa and entered with their loot. Duan Chaofeng and Zhang He also appeared outside the villa.
“Let’s go in and take a look.”
With Duan Chaofeng and Zhang He’s strength, they could have easily entered, but they still walked through the door.
The guards noticed the two approaching and wanted to stop them.
But when they saw Duan Chaofeng, they couldn’t help but feel nervous, their hearts tightened.
It seemed that as soon as they saw Duan Chaofeng, they felt an inexplicable sense of submission.
“I came to visit the Swallow Heron Sect.”
Duan Chaofeng said. The guards were shocked.
The villa set a strict rule that the rebuilding of the Swallow Heron Sect should not be made public.
But this person knew that the villa was the territory of the Swallow Heron Sect. The guard leader was alert. “Please wait a moment, I will go in and report.”
Afterwards, the guard leader quickly entered the villa.
Xu Ning, Cheng Zengtao, Shao Xun and others personally welcomed the disciples back from the trial.
Each of these ten disciples had their own master.
Only in the current Swallow Heron Sect could one see a dao realm master cultivating and raising a mortal realm disciple.
In other sects, some void realm disciples could not even find a dao realm martial artist as master.
“The results of this trial are good. Although some people were injured, they all completed the assessment.”
Cheng Zengtao was very satisfied.
In fact, as a dao realm master, they had a lot of resources in their hands, so they could easily use medicinal pills to let them quickly advance.
But as the first batch of disciples since the rebuild, Cheng Zengtao and the others still planned to build a good foundation for them, trying their best to raise the upper limit, so as to avoid being overly hasty.
“Sect Master.”
Suddenly, the guard leader came in and whispered to Xu Ning.
After Xu Ning heard this, his pupils shrank as he looked at the entrance of the villa.
“Someone came to visit? And they even know about the existence of the Swallow Heron Sect…”
Even at this moment, Xu Ning didn’t notice anyone approaching the villa.
“They actually avoided my perception…’
Xu Ning knew very well that the people who came to visit him were in a realm that far exceeded his own. They were at least in the mid-level dao realm.
‘But they shouldn’t have any ill intentions, otherwise they wouldn’t have come so politely…’
Xu Ning called Cheng Zengtao and went out to welcome them.
Walking to the entrance of the villa, Xu Ning saw the two people who came to visit him.
One of them had a domineering and arrogant aura. He was wearing a brocade robe and a gold crown on his head. He was obviously not an ordinary dao realm master. Although the person behind him looked restrained and ordinary, he also exuded a lot of pressure. He was obviously a follower.
It was difficult to fight enemies above one’s level in the dao realm.
Even with a secret treasure, one could only fight enemies above their level on an equal standing
Thus, it was rare to see someone defeat an opponent one sidedly. Even though Duan Chaofeng had broad horizons, he only saw such geniuses occasionally.
“That person must have a terrifyingly deep foundation. When he was in the void realm, he definitely condensed more than three attribute seeds.”
The middle-aged man next to Duan Chaofeng said.
“Probably.”
Duan Chaofeng nodded. “If such a talent is recruited and trained well, there should be a lot of benefits.”
When Wei Xiongjian heard this, he remained calm on the surface, but he was already thinking in his heart that if Duan Chaofeng recruited Xu Ning and Xu Ning really joined him, he would have to get closer to Xu Ning.
“Where is the villa? I’ll go take a look.”
Duan Chaofeng said.
He had come out of the mansion this time to tour around. He didn’t have a clear purpose. Now that he had encountered such a talented character, it was worth trying to recruit someone like this.
“The villa is in the southeast of Liuyan County.”
Wei Xiongjian replied, “I will go and inform them to wait for Your Highness.”
“No need.”
Duan Chaofeng waved his hand. “Zhang He can accompany me, no need to trouble everyone.” Zhang He was the middle-aged man next to Duan Chaofeng. He was strong and had been protecting Duan Chaofeng ever since he was born.
With him around, Duan Chaofeng didn’t have to worry about his safety.
“In this case, today’s banquet…”
Wei Xiongjian asked tentatively.
“Cancel it.” Duan Chaofeng said. “Yes.”
Wei Xiongjian responded with cupped fists.
Afterwards, without bringing any other bodyguards, Duan Chaofeng and Zhang He went to the villa where Xu Ning was staying.
At this moment.
Deep in the mountains outside Liuyan County.
This place was not far from the temporary residence of the Swallow Heron Sect, and there were demon beasts everywhere in the mountains.
However, the demon beasts here were not strong. There were only a few void realm demon beasts here.
These beasts were all intelligent, and they knew that there were human powerhouses nearby, so they didn’t dare to rashly appear.
Therefore, some mortal realm warriors would occasionally come here to hunt mortal realm demon beasts and sell them to the merchants in the city in exchange for some martial arts resources.
“Today is our first trial. Everyone, cheer up. Don’t disappoint the Sect Master and elders.”
A group of teenagers walked into the mountains together, accompanied by several guards. They were all in the void realm.
The person in the lead and organized the team was Xu Ning’s disciple, Cheng Xiu.
They had been practicing martial arts in the villa for a month and a half, and today was the day they went out to practice their combat skills.
The elders in the sect all agreed that the martial arts experience of the disciples of the Swallow Heron Sect had to be accumulated from the mortal realm.
“Today, everyone has to hunt a high level mortal realm demon beast. The stronger the demon beast you hunt, the more rewards you will receive. If you can’t complete it, your martial arts resources will be deducted next month.”
Cheng Xiu stood in front and said to the other nine disciples.
Unknowingly, the others had already regarded him as the leader of the disciples.
“Okay, everyone, let’s split up!”
After Cheng Xiu spoke, the team dispersed.
The void realm guards scattered and stood still at predetermined locations.
If someone encountered any danger, they would rescue them immediately.
After separating, Cheng Xiu was extremely confident.
Now that he had practiced Tidal Fist to the first level, his mortal realm external skill had reached perfection under Xu Ning’s guidance. After this, he would be taught a void realm secret scroll.
Today, Cheng Xiu planned to hunt a half-step void realm demon beast and overwhelm everyone to truly become the number one disciple.
Cheng Xiu’s search was relatively smooth. In less than half an hour, he found a half-step void realm demon beast that was hunting.
After a fierce battle, he killed a half-step void realm demon beast while suffering light injuries.
Although his body was bleeding, Cheng Xiu was full of excitement.
After cutting off the demon beast’s head, Cheng Xiu subconsciously said to himself, “The future of the Swallow Heron Sect cannot depend only on Master. As his disciple, I can’t disappoint him!”
“I have to improve quickly and contribute to the rebuilding of the sect.”
Cheng Xiu left with the demon beast head.
He didn’t notice that two figures had appeared on the mountain peak not far away.
They were Prince Duan Chaofeng and his follower Zhang He, who were going to the villa where the Swallow Heron Sect was.
“The Swallow Heron Sect?”
Duan Chaofeng obviously heard Cheng Xiu’s mutterings. “Zhang He, the name Swallow Heron Sect sounds familiar.”
Zhang He was half a step behind Duan Chaofeng. “Young Master, you forgot that the Swallow Heron Sect was originally a sect in State Guqing, but after participating in the exploration of the overseas archipelago, they became enemies with two other sects, the Wind Parasol Pavilion and the Green Edge Sect. In the end, they were forced to disband, and their sect master also died.”
“I remember now.”
Duan Chaofeng’s eyes narrowed and his expression was a little unhappy. “Mo Lan was involved in this matter.”
“The Swallow Heron Sect, the Wind Parasol Pavilion, and the Green Edge Sect were all sects of State Guqing. I don’t know what the Wind Parasol Pavilion and the Green Edge Sect were thinking, but they were connected to Mo Lan. With Mo Lan’s support, they divided the territory left behind by the Swallow Heron Sect.”
Zhang He stood aside and did not speak.
He knew very well that the reason why Duan Chaofeng remembered this matter so clearly was because Mo Lan’s actions had angered Duan Chaofeng.
It was not because these sects were important, but because Mo Lan had reached out to State Guqing Duan Chaofeng wanted to demand an explanation, but was stopped by his father, so the matter was left unsettled.
Although the two sides did not fall out, Duan Chaofeng always remembered this.
“How are the Wind Parasol Pavilion and the Green Edge Sect doing?”
Duan Chaofeng asked. “Their sects have all moved to the border between State Guqing and State Luzhi and joined Princess Mo Lan.”
Zhang He hesitated for a moment before speaking the truth.
Duan Chaofeng sneered. “In order to save face, Father didn’t publicize the things she did. But because of her close relationship with the empress, Mo Lan doesn’t care about anyone. If we just tolerated her, she would really think that she was superior to other princes and princesses.”
Zhang He just listened silently and stood aside without saying a word.
He knew very well that although he and Duan Chaofeng were the only ones present, he couldn’t say anything out of line when it came to the Duan family.
Duan Chaofeng’s eyes revealed a pondering gaze.
After a pause, Duan Chaofeng said, “The young man just now seems to be a disciple of the Swallow Heron Sect. This Swallow Heron Sect seems to be rebuilding in secret.”
“That should be the case…”
Zhang He responded.
“Let’s follow them and go to the Swallow Heron Sect later.”
Duan Chaofeng said, “If there is a need, there is no harm in giving them a push.”
“Yes.”
Zhang He lowered his head and responded.
Zhang He knew very well that Duan Chaofeng did not care about a small sect like the Swallow Heron Sect.
The reason why he was willing to do this was entirely because he hated Princess Mo Lan.
The efficiency of the Swallow Heron Sect disciples was extremely high. In less than four hours, everyone was holding their spoils of war.
Among them, the demon beast that Cheng Xiu killed was obviously the strongest.
With this, Cheng Xiu’s prestige had increased again.
After cleaning up, everyone returned to the villa.
During this process, Duan Chaofeng and Zhang He secretly followed them.
“Huh? They seem to be going to the villa we are visiting.”
Duan Chaofeng noticed this.
“I wonder how the person Canton Governor Wei talked about is related to the Swallow Heron Sect…”
Zhang He said. They rode all the way back to the villa and entered with their loot. Duan Chaofeng and Zhang He also appeared outside the villa.
“Let’s go in and take a look.”
With Duan Chaofeng and Zhang He’s strength, they could have easily entered, but they still walked through the door.
The guards noticed the two approaching and wanted to stop them.
But when they saw Duan Chaofeng, they couldn’t help but feel nervous, their hearts tightened.
It seemed that as soon as they saw Duan Chaofeng, they felt an inexplicable sense of submission.
“I came to visit the Swallow Heron Sect.”
Duan Chaofeng said. The guards were shocked.
The villa set a strict rule that the rebuilding of the Swallow Heron Sect should not be made public.
But this person knew that the villa was the territory of the Swallow Heron Sect. The guard leader was alert. “Please wait a moment, I will go in and report.”
Afterwards, the guard leader quickly entered the villa.
Xu Ning, Cheng Zengtao, Shao Xun and others personally welcomed the disciples back from the trial.
Each of these ten disciples had their own master.
Only in the current Swallow Heron Sect could one see a dao realm master cultivating and raising a mortal realm disciple.
In other sects, some void realm disciples could not even find a dao realm martial artist as master.
“The results of this trial are good. Although some people were injured, they all completed the assessment.”
Cheng Zengtao was very satisfied.
In fact, as a dao realm master, they had a lot of resources in their hands, so they could easily use medicinal pills to let them quickly advance.
But as the first batch of disciples since the rebuild, Cheng Zengtao and the others still planned to build a good foundation for them, trying their best to raise the upper limit, so as to avoid being overly hasty.
“Sect Master.”
Suddenly, the guard leader came in and whispered to Xu Ning.
After Xu Ning heard this, his pupils shrank as he looked at the entrance of the villa.
“Someone came to visit? And they even know about the existence of the Swallow Heron Sect…”
Even at this moment, Xu Ning didn’t notice anyone approaching the villa.
“They actually avoided my perception…’
Xu Ning knew very well that the people who came to visit him were in a realm that far exceeded his own. They were at least in the mid-level dao realm.
‘But they shouldn’t have any ill intentions, otherwise they wouldn’t have come so politely…’
Xu Ning called Cheng Zengtao and went out to welcome them.
Walking to the entrance of the villa, Xu Ning saw the two people who came to visit him.
One of them had a domineering and arrogant aura. He was wearing a brocade robe and a gold crown on his head. He was obviously not an ordinary dao realm master. Although the person behind him looked restrained and ordinary, he also exuded a lot of pressure. He was obviously a follower.
