Digging up spiritual roots and seizing blood? You scumbags, wait and tremble.

The news that a peerless swordsman had been recruited today had spread throughout the mansion.

Even her father, the city lord, met the genius in person.

Most sword cultivators are aloof and not easy to recruit. How could the city lord not meet a genius like Lu Yuanhao?

"I didn't expect that Senior Brother is so famous now."

Zhong Ran took the handkerchief handed to him by the maid, gently wiped the corner of his mouth, wiped his hands, and handed it back.

"Thank you Miss Ningshuang for your hospitality and company today. I won't disturb you any more."

As she said that, she stood up, clasped her fists, and without waiting for Ningshuang to say anything else, turned and walked out.

Ningshuang looked at her back quietly until her figure disappeared. Then she stood up and walked out with the maid beside her.

Not all the women went back to their rooms to rest or practice after dinner.

There were two people standing under the pavilion not far away, looking over here.

They were not waiting for Zhong Ran, but for Miss Ningshuang.

After Zhong Ran returned to her room, they came over and clasped their fists slightly. "We've heard a lot about Miss Ningshuang. I wonder if there's a chance for us to spar with each other?"

Ningshuang did not refuse. If the City Lord's Mansion wanted to recruit these geniuses and work for them sincerely, they had to be convinced.

They approached her to challenge her, and if she refused, she would come across as useless.

Without waiting for the three of them to change venues, she exuded a powerful and cold spiritual pressure, which turned out to be the cultivation level of the peak of the foundation building stage.

When the two women sensed her cultivation level, their faces turned pale and they subconsciously stepped back.

They had heard that Miss Ningshuang was a very good talent, highly valued and loved by the city lord, so they wanted to learn from her.

But after sensing her cultivation level, their thoughts calmed down.

However, the topic has already been brought up, and if they back out at this time, they will definitely be looked down upon.

"Miss Ningshuang, please show mercy."

The two men shouted loudly and attacked together.

A long sword appeared in one man's hand and he quickly attacked Ningshuang.

The other person formed seals with his hands, and a vine quickly appeared under Ningshuang's feet and wrapped around her.

However, the vine was moving very slowly because the cold air around Ningshuang hindered its speed.

Ningshuang floated to the side with an expressionless face, formed seals with his hands, and quickly condensed ice spears around him, shooting towards the two of them at an extremely fast speed. In the blink of an eye, they were already close.

The two women's faces changed drastically, and they quickly dodged to the side while also attacking the ice spear.

There were too many frost spears and they were coming too fast, making it extremely difficult for them to deal with them.

Although Zhong Ran was in the room, he was paying attention to the battle outside.

It has to be said that the cultivators of Fengming Continent are much more powerful than those in the hidden world.

How long has it been since she saw such a battle?

Ningshuang's strength is unquestionable. Her cultivation is extremely solid and her talent is not bad. I think her current strength can challenge the early stage of Jindan.

In this world, fighting against opponents of higher levels is much more difficult than in the hidden world.

Anyone who has the ability to fight against opponents of higher levels and escape unscathed can become famous.

In her previous life, she also knew this truth, but at that time Lin Hongqiang did not allow her to fight with others casually, let alone hunt monsters.

He always said that her biggest task was to devote herself to cultivation and strive for advancement.

At that time, she didn't quite understand and thought that as long as her cultivation level improved, she would be strong enough.

Now she understood that cultivation was not the same as strength.

Without practical experience, no matter how high your cultivation level is, it is just empty talk and is completely useless.

Miss Ningshuang's cultivation and strength are extremely strong. If she had not chosen a different path in this life, I am afraid that she would only be able to look up to such a genius at this moment.

The two women were quickly injured, and if Ningshuang hadn't wanted to kill them, they would have been dead by now.

"Thank you, Miss Ningshuang, for showing mercy."

The woman's face was pale, she had suffered multiple injuries, and her breathing was a little disordered.

The two of them attacked together, but were still injured by Ningshuang. It was obvious that Ningshuang's strength was far superior to theirs.

They were recruited by the City Lord's Mansion not because of their talents, or simply because the City Lord's Mansion needed talents like them.

Ningshuang didn't say anything, just looked back at Zhong Ran's room, turned around and left with the maid beside her.

Hers were ice spears that dissipated after piercing their defenses.

They will be injured, but not seriously, and will be fully recovered after two days of rest.

This is also due to her powerful control over ice aura.

Zhong Ran withdrew his spiritual consciousness and sat silently at the table in deep thought.

Looking at the talents that have been recruited so far, their strength is not that strong. Perhaps they were recruited only because they have certain characteristics.

Or perhaps, it was the result of deliberate connivance by the person on the ring.

But, why?

If they really want these geniuses to pave the way for geniuses in their family, they must at least recruit some strong ones, right?

Even she thought those two women were nothing special, let alone in the eyes of a strong man like the city lord.

So, what is their purpose?

She was too lazy to think about it anymore. Now she had some ability to protect herself, and sooner or later she would be able to figure out the thoughts of these families.

Moreover, she really wanted to enter the cave of that powerful god-transforming master to see if there were any good things.

She now needs to condense the five elements of gold, wood, water, earth and wind before she can advance to the foundation-building stage and continue her cultivation.

In order to condense the five spirits, she needs treasures of this kind.

For a strong person like that in the Spirit Transformation Stage, ordinary treasures are not worth their attention.

It would be great for her if she could find one of them.

Otherwise, she could only look for a blessed place with rich spiritual energy.

In the hidden world, such a blessed place is not easy to find, but it should be possible in Fengming Continent.

Without thinking any more, she took out the book and started reading again.

Xiao Ding emptied the libraries of the Huang, Yun and Qin families, which contained countless books.

Now she reads books whenever she has free time, and reads as many books as possible, including all kinds of miscellaneous books.

She could even use some spiritual skills at will, activating them with just a thought.

She also looked through some cultivation notes, essays, strange encounters and stories.

More importantly, I practiced drawing talismans.

However, now that she is in the City Lord's Mansion, there are powerful people here. The foundation-building cultivators here can already cultivate spiritual awareness and may be spied on at any time. She doesn't want to reveal too much.

Sure enough, from time to time a spiritual consciousness would sweep by, obviously observing these new geniuses.

Zhong Ran seemed unaware of all that. When someone tried to investigate her cultivation, she did not hide it.

The cultivation level of the eighth level of Qi Refining will not attract too much attention, nor will it cause too much trouble.