Beginning with the Five Animals Fist to Become a Saint

Chapter 593 Jiang Ning's Arrival

Shangyang Cave Heaven.

boom--

Long Xiaofeng delivered a punch, and the man with the knife crashed heavily into the mountainside, sending rocks flying and dust billowing everywhere.

Upon seeing this scene, Ye Zhengqi, Xie Yang, and the others immediately frowned and their expressions became solemn.

"The combat power of a top-tier grandmaster! No wonder he is a descendant of the eighteen dragon heads!" Zhong Yue shook his head. Although he already knew Long Xiaofeng's combat power, he was still amazed when he saw this scene.

In their brief exchange, he had already discerned the strength of the man with the knife.

His sword intent transcends heaven and earth, and he has undergone blood transfusions no less than four times.

With both attacks combined, even a seasoned master would find it difficult to withstand several blows.

Long Xiaofeng, however, dealt with their attacks with ease and grace, clearly indicating that the two were not on the same level of strength.

Once the distance closed, Long Xiaofeng easily defeated the knife-wielding man with a single punch.

Such performance and combat prowess naturally make him a top-tier grandmaster.

Moreover, in his judgment, he was not just an ordinary top-tier grandmaster.

the other side.

Long Xiaofeng slapped away the flying sword that was rushing towards him again, and then spoke to Xie Yang on the hilltop.

"Is this all there is to the path of ancient cultivators? I know that you can only unleash your true combat power in the cave world!"

Upon hearing this, Xie Yang's eyes flashed with anger.

He could easily detect the slight sarcasm in Long Xiaofeng's tone.

But thinking that Jiang Ning had not yet appeared, he took a deep breath and suppressed the anger rising in his heart.

If he were to activate the great formation now and Jiang Ning were to notice, he would lose any chance of defeating Jiang Ning.

In order to be the one who stands until the end, Xie Yang secretly adjusted his mindset, and then said loudly, "Brother Long, you are very strong. You truly deserve to have the blood of the dragon clan flowing through your veins!"

"Even I am no match for you now!"

"But you are not invincible here! If Brother Long were to fight me, the end result would be mutual destruction!"

"To then let others act as the unsung heroes behind the scenes and ultimately reap the benefits is extremely unwise!"

Upon hearing this, Long Xiaofeng did not refute Xie Yang's conclusion that both sides would suffer heavy losses.

When Xie Yang said those words, he could hear the absolute confidence in Xie Yang's tone.

He also believed that Xie Yang, as a true disciple of the Qingyang Sect, was not as simple as he seemed!
Especially in the cave world, where ancient cultivators can reveal their true combat power, Xie Yang's true strength is far more than this.
There must be something hidden!!
However, he completely disagreed with Xie Yang's other assessment.

"I am not invincible, then tell me, who here can be stronger than me?" Long Xiaofeng smiled faintly, looking at Ye Zhengqi and Zhong Yue, who had not yet made a move.

"Are you trying to provoke me by saying that these two prefects are stronger than me?" He smiled again.

Xie Yang shook his head and said loudly.

"There is one more person, Brother Long, you may not have seen him, nor is he here!" Xie Yang said loudly, continuing, "I encountered that person before, and my two junior brothers and one junior sister were all eliminated by him. If I hadn't run fast, I wouldn't have been able to appear in front of Brother Long."

"Who is it?" Long Xiaofeng asked with great interest after hearing Xie Yang's words.

"Jiangning, Inspector of Dongling County, Great Xia!" Xie Yang announced.

“Jiang Ning?!” Zhong Yue was stunned. He never expected that the name Jiang Ning would come out of Xie Yang’s mouth.

"Jiang Xunshi??" A look of surprise flashed in Ye Zhengqi's eyes.

"How could it be him??" he asked again.

He then turned his head and saw that Zhong Yue's eyes also showed a strange look.

"Brother Ye, could it be that he wasn't eliminated?" Zhong Yue asked.

Ye Zhengqi shook his head: "I don't know!"

Then, Jiang Ning's past flashed through her mind, and she added, "If it's him, it's possible! After all, he's always been unpredictable along the way!"

"When I first met him, he was just an unremarkable but promising young man. Who would have thought that he would have reached this point and become a third-rank official so early on? He is now a true legend in Guangning Prefecture."

“Then I trust Brother Ye’s judgment!” Zhong Yue said, then closed his eyes again.

Upon hearing Xie Yang's words, Long Xiaofeng immediately sneered.

"You don't think I'm ignorant and unaware of what's happening in the world, do you?"

"That Jiang Inspector is indeed exceptionally talented, a rare find in the world, but if he can match my strength, then haven't I wasted all these years?"

Hear the words.

Xie Yang shook his head: "It seems Brother Long doesn't believe what I'm saying!"

“How could I believe such a joke?” Long Xiaofeng shook his head.

Then, composed himself and said calmly, "Alright, enough said. It's time to wrap things up!"

The words fell.

He suddenly moved.

chant—

A dragon-shaped sound resounded within his body, and the airflow around him gathered into an illusory dragon shape.

The next instant, he headed straight for the direction where Ye Zhengqi and Zhong Yue were.

“You two inspectors, it’s not a good habit to stand around watching! I always like to deal with onlookers to prevent others from profiting from the chaos!” Long Xiaofeng’s voice rang out.

"Hmph!" Zhong Yue snorted coldly upon seeing this, took a step forward and said, "You think I, Zhong Yue, am made of clay, huh!"

Facing the roaring winds, like a dragon emerging from the sea.

Zhong Yue pushed out with both palms, and the illusory mountains immediately enveloped him.

Majestic as a mountain!

Unmoving as a mountain!

Seeing this, a thought flashed through Xie Yang's mind.

At this moment, what he saw was not Zhong Yue, but an indestructible mountain.

"What a profound artistic conception!" he exclaimed inwardly.

next moment.

boom--

Long Xiaofeng and Zhong Yue clashed head-on.

An extremely strong shockwave spread outwards as if it were a tangible force.

Wherever the shockwave passed, grass, trees, bamboo, and rocks were instantly swept away.

The earth trembled, as if a dragon was turning over.

the other side.

Jiang Ning suddenly stopped in his tracks.

He could feel the ground tremor beneath his feet.

"What fierce fighting power!"

"Those who can persist until the third day are truly the best of the best, top-tier experts!!"

He was amazed.

Another thought flashed through my mind: I wonder how Ye Zhengqi and Zhong Yue are doing now, and whether they are safe.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.

"Who are they? They've dominated the entire state for years. Their knowledge and experience are so vast, why would I need to worry about their safety?"

He chuckled at the thought that had just crossed his mind.

As the governors of Guangning Prefecture and Wuyue Prefecture respectively, if they needed nanny-like care, how could they have come to this point?
That was an underestimation of the two of them.

He then pinpointed the direction from which the tremor was coming and sped forward.

Soon after.

He climbed over a small hill, stood high above the mountains, and suddenly saw the scene of the battle several miles away.

Ye Zhengqi held a wooden sword in his hand, and the sword flashed like a rainbow, with countless sword shadows enveloping Long Xiaofeng.

But at this moment, Long Xiaofeng's entire body was covered with golden scales.

The sword lights that struck Long Xiaofeng did not leave many wounds, only white marks.

But the white mark only lasted for a few breaths before disappearing.

Long Xiaofeng's two consecutive attacks missed their mark on the afterimages left by Ye Zhengqi.

On the other side, Zhong Yue was breathing slightly, his hands trembling slightly, as if he was trembling from exhaustion.

"They just started fighting?" Jiang Ning scanned the entire arena and only saw these three people and Xie Yang watching the fight.

His gaze then fell on Long Xiaofeng again.

When Zhong Yue introduced the various forces to him before, he emphasized this person.

As a descendant of the eighteen dragon heads, Long Xiaofeng possesses extraordinary bloodline and an extremely strong physique, making him the top grandmaster mentioned by Zhong Yue.

Aside from the Azure Dragon Envoy of the Yingtian Alliance, Long Xiaofeng was the second top-tier grandmaster he had ever met.

As for the Azure Dragon Envoy of the Yingtian Alliance, he was extremely frustrated, encountering a dark wind and storm in the dead of night, and died silently.

Jiang Ning then looked at Zhong Yue and realized that Zhong Yue had obviously made a move just now, and was in very poor condition.

At the same time, the group felt a chill run down their spines as Jiang Ning's gaze swept over them, and the hairs on their bodies stood on end.

Ye Zhengqi swung his wooden sword.

In an instant.

The void seemed to be cleaved in two by his sword strike.

He swung his sword, then abruptly retreated, glancing in the direction of Jiang Ning.

A sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

Jiangning!!
He was slightly startled and immediately turned to look at Long Xiaofeng.

He wouldn't dare to be distracted if he didn't use this move when fighting against Long Xiaofeng, who is a top-tier grandmaster.

at the same time.

Long Xiaofeng stopped in his tracks.

“Lord Ye, you are very strong! If you had a divine weapon, you would be even stronger, and I would not dare to ignore your swordsmanship.”

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhengqi immediately felt somewhat aggrieved.

If he had known beforehand that he couldn't use spatial artifacts in the cave world above Yanghu Lake, why would he have come in empty-handed?

If he had his sword, why would he need to carve a piece of wood into a sword?
Just as Long Xiaofeng said, if he were wielding a sword, the threat to Long Xiaofeng would be a level higher, and Long Xiaofeng would not dare to ignore his attacks as he does now.

As he spoke, Long Xiaofeng also glanced in the direction of Jiang Ning.

The look Jiang Ning had just given him had also triggered his senses.

Those gazes fell upon him like needles.

"It's him!!" The moment he saw Jiang Ning, he instantly remembered what Xie Yang had just said.

He knew about Jiangning long before he entered the grotto above Yanghu Lake.

We also saw Jiangning from afar.

Long Xingyun had also mentioned Jiangning to him.

He had a certain degree of goodwill towards Jiang Ning.

After all, without Jiang Ning's help, he would never have been able to see his sixteenth brother.

"Jiang Ning is the last one. Could Xie Yang be telling the truth?" The thought flashed through his mind again.

at the same time.

Zhong Yue and Xie Yang both looked in the direction of Jiang Ning.

"Here he comes!!" Upon seeing Jiang Ning's figure, Xie Yang clenched his fist.

The array is based on spirit crystals and has not yet been activated, all in preparation for the arrival of the last person, Jiang Ning.

Now, the last trial participant has appeared.

He couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

this moment.

Seeing the last person appear, and seeing Jiang Ning appear, Long Xiaofeng stopped making a move.

After a while.

Jiang Ning emerged from the forest.

“Inspector Jiang!” Long Xingyun looked at Jiang Ning with a complicated expression.

He once thought Jiang Ning was an incredible person.

The way Jiang Ning appeared before him back then was simply unbelievable.

This made him revere Jiang Ning as a god for a time.

He later learned that Jiang Ning wasn't as incredible as he thought.

Although he still couldn't understand the methods, it was clear that Jiang Ning was not the kind of person he had imagined.

Jiang Ning nodded to Long Xingyun.

They then walked in the direction where Ye Zhengqi and the others were.

"Inspector Jiang, we meet again!" Xie Yang said.

"Xie Yang, are you ready for today?" Jiang Ning asked Xie Yang.

Before he arrived, he discovered the trick Xie Yang had prepared in advance.

Under his fiery gaze, no energy flow could escape his eyes.

After activating his Heavenly Eye, nothing could escape his gaze.

Before he arrived, he had already discovered the trickery Xie Yang had left behind.

But he was not afraid, nor did he intend to enter the great formation left by Xie Yang.

The profound mysteries of formations have been described extensively in books.

Some ancient formations possessed the power to kill gods and immortals, and he did not want to risk his life.

at the same time.

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's words, Xie Yang immediately replied, "I'm all prepared. I've already set up the Four Spirits Formation again. If you dare to come, I'll gladly oblige!"

Upon hearing Xie Yang's words, a look of surprise flashed in Jiang Ning's eyes.

Then he smiled.

Xie Yang's direct admission surprised him somewhat.

But he quickly realized that this was clearly Xie Yang's move of feigning retreat to advance.

Normally, Xie Yang's Four Spirits Formation would have been defeated by him yesterday.

If the same formation is used again today, why would he be afraid?

But he had just clearly seen something different.

I saw some crystals with extremely concentrated energy.

Spirit Crystal.

The corresponding information immediately flashed through his mind.

This thing has been mentioned countless times in ancient books, and there are many records about it.

Among cultivators of the ancient lineage, spirit crystals are the most widespread and most important resource, without exception.

Spirit crystals are also an important resource for setting up formations.

Compared to yesterday, with the assistance of spirit crystals, he believed that the Four Spirits Formation would be much more powerful.

The Four Spirits Formation already provided Xie Yang with a significant boost to his combat power, and now it will only be even more exaggerated.

He gave Xie Yang an ambiguous smile, then walked towards the direction where Ye Zhengqi and Zhong Yue were.

"Prefect Ye, Prefect Zhong!" Jiang Ning greeted them with a smile.

"It really is you!" Zhong Yue looked at Jiang Ning in disbelief.

“Of course it’s me!” Jiang Ning nodded.

"Last night... was it you?" Ye Zhengqi looked at Jiang Ning with a serious expression.

Seeing Ye Zhengqi's expression, Jiang Ning nodded.

"it's me!"

"So it really is you!" Ye Zhengqi's eyes flashed with a complicated expression when he heard Jiang Ning's direct answer. He then recalled Xie Yang's words just now.

Then he said, "Those people from the Qingyang Sect were also defeated by you?"

Jiang Ning nodded.

"They weren't killed, were they?" Zhong Yue asked immediately.

Jiang Ning thought about what he had done to Ge Xian'er and Wang Xuan, then shook his head: "I didn't kill them!"

"That's good!" Zhong Yue nodded, and when he saw Jiang Ning's gaze, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Don't look at me like that. The Qingyang Sect has some elders outside, and we can't handle them. The situation is beyond our control, so we have to be more restrained!"

"Understood!" Jiang Ning nodded.

He knew that Zhong Yue was right.

Looking across the thirty-six prefectures of the Nine Provinces, his current strength can be described as that of a powerful figure.

Even figures like Ye Zhengqi and Zhong Yue, who are capable of serving as inspectors of a prefecture, are no longer his match.

With his current strength, he is more than capable of serving as the inspector of Dongling County, or even any other prefecture.

However, he is temporarily unable to be promoted in this regard, not only because of his seniority, but also because there is a fixed position for each person, and if the person is not removed, the position will not be made available for him.

In terms of strength, they are completely outmatched by the old monsters in the blessed lands.

He had secretly observed the old woman who brought Xie Yang and the others beforehand.

That being was someone he was completely unable to deal with at his current level.

It must be an existence that stands at the pinnacle of the human realm, below the realm of immortals.

If this were in ancient times, that person would have already become an immortal.

He had already taken this into account, so he injured but did not kill Qingyang Sect members and others, leaving them with a lot of leeway.

(End of this chapter)