I tricked you into thinking you had the makings of an emperor, but you actually did it?

The news that the Xuan Tian Divine Son had forced the Black and White Academy to close its dojo spread from White Emperor City, causing a huge uproar in the Northern Region within a single day.

Surrounded by admirers, Shen Ming returned to Zuixianlou.

As soon as they entered, Gao Qian from the Sword Casting Manor brought good news: they had captured Wang Min!

When Shen Ming reached the fifth level, Wang Min realized something was wrong.

Before the third round even began, Wang Min ran out of the training ground, intending to make a quick getaway.

If he doesn't leave soon, the Black and White Academy will come after him.

As a result, as soon as he left the training ground, Gao Qian and Jiang Ren, who had been waiting for a long time, joined forces to capture him and bring him back to Zuixianlou.

"You're Wang Min?"

Shen Ming looked at Wang Min, who looked like a stray dog, and asked curiously, "What are you thinking?"

Wang Min knelt down and begged for mercy, tears streaming down his face.

All his words conveyed one meaning: he had no idea Shen Ming could go this far!

He thought that staying in the Black and White Academy would allow him to rest easy and secure his position as a top power in the Central Region.

"What do you think should be done with him?" Shen Ming asked the young lady of the Sword Casting Manor.

Wang Min looked at her expectantly, pleading with Gao Qian to intercede for him out of consideration for their years of friendship as fellow students.

"Wang Min deserves to die a thousand deaths," Gao Qian said coldly, without a trace of pity in her eyes.

The fate of her Sword Forging Manor was hanging by a thread, all because of Wang Min alone.

"good."

Shen Ming nodded approvingly. If Gao Qian pleaded for mercy, he would blame the Sword Casting Manor.

On the contrary, he will not easily take his anger out on others.

He waved and gave Jiang Ren a look.

"Your Highness, rest assured." Jiang Ren understood and dragged Wang Min away.

"Let's leave it at that," Shen Ming said.

"Thank you, Divine Child!" Jiang Ren felt as if he had been granted a pardon. The anxiety he had felt these past few days finally subsided, and he was about to kneel down and kowtow in gratitude.

"Since there's nothing wrong, why kneel again?"

Shen Ming really disliked people kneeling.

"Yes." Gao Qian wiped her reddened eyes, not daring to disobey in the slightest.

"Pack up and come to my room tonight."

Shen Ming gave his instructions and returned to his room on the top floor.

"what?"

Gao Qian stood there, at a loss, a blush gradually spreading across her face.

Does "Jiang Family Divine Son" mean that?

Her heart pounded, and her body involuntarily began to sway.

As the eldest daughter of the Sword Forging Manor, she was not a promiscuous woman, but she couldn't resist the fact that this man was Shen Ming.

Countless women in Baidi City dream of climbing into the bed of the Twin Gods of the Northern Region.

Gao Qian dressed up specially and knocked on Shen Ming's door when the moon rose.

Upon entering the room, one would see Shen Ming sitting there.

Having withstood the ravages of fire and wind, it is almost flawless.

"My Lord God," Gao Qian said sweetly.

"Sit down and help me deduce the Thunder Sword Formation," Shen Ming said.

"Huh?" Gao Qian's almond-shaped eyes widened suddenly; this was not what she had imagined.

Immediately afterwards, Shen Ming used the Mingxin Sword Pill to activate the Thunder Sword Formation.

The sword formation consists of 9,999 flying swords, plus the natal flying sword, making a total of 10,000.

Unless it suffers fatal damage, the flying sword can be restored to its original state.

Shen Ming refined the sword seal through the black and white chessboard and mastered it in a short time. Although he could use it roughly, he still lacked some refinement.

He felt that as a sword cultivator, it was time for him to put in the effort.

Gao Qian is the most suitable person to succeed the Sword Casting Manor.

"Huh? What's the problem?"

Shen Ming looked at her standing there blankly and asked, puzzled.

"No, Divine Child."

Gao Qian, with a deep look in her eyes, obediently sat down and began explaining the Thunder Sword Formation to Shen Ming.

"Sword formations are formed by controlling the sword with the mind and creating an array with the sword. The higher the level of swordsmanship, the greater the power."

The Divine Child's ability to detonate the sword formation originates from the Earth Sword Realm.

Besides that, there's the lightning power within the sword formation, which is divided into three layers..."

Gao Qian began to explain, thinking that this was a way for her to make her own contribution.

After a night of exhaustion, Gao Qian looked at the enthusiastic Shen Ming and suddenly understood the difference between ordinary people and geniuses.

"The sword formation should be used as a trump card."

After listening to Gao Qian's explanation, Shen Ming understood this point.

When sparring with others, the main method is still "Wuji Swordsmanship".

After reaching the Earth Sword realm and undergoing tribulation, Shen Ming was able to master Sword Nine, Sword Ten, and Sword Eleven.

Immediately afterwards, Shen Ming took out the Yin-Yang fish jade pendant.

Thinking of what Elder Ji Jiu had said, that the sword intent within this jade pendant was a dragon-fish swimming through the nine heavens and ten earths, observing the scenery of all worlds, he felt it was magical.

The disciples of the academy can continuously comprehend sword intent simply by using this jade pendant.

Shen Ming had comprehended sword intent techniques before, but they were all ordinary. After mastering the "Limitless Sword Dao," he never used them again.

The ultimate sword intent is naturally quite powerful.

The five ultimate sword intents are: Nirvana, Spirit, Profound, Calamity, and Nothingness.

The disciples of the academy have not mastered it for hundreds of years, but Shen Ming, with his innate sacred body and Dao embryo, is confident in comprehending it.

The only problem is timing; the Northern Region Supreme Ranking will begin this month.

Sword formations, sword intent, and sword techniques all require time to hone.

"Indeed, time is fair to everyone."

Shen Ming sighed.

……

At this moment.

Baidi City, Daluo Palace.

A woman in palace attire floated in, her gorgeous palace dress billowing as if she had stepped out of a painting.

As soon as she appeared, countless eyes turned to her.

People quickly noticed that she was quite young, around sixteen or seventeen years old.

"Princess Yunxi of the Yunlan Dynasty."

"Isn't that the fiancée of the Jiang family's divine son?!"

"She's my ex-fiancée!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, I wonder how she'll feel if she knew what happened yesterday."

No need for "what ifs," I already know. Yunxi heard that Shen Ming was challenging the Black and White Path Palace when she arrived.

She remained expressionless, as if she hadn't heard, and walked forward.

During the day, the World Tree reflected in the Daluo Palace appears somewhat unreal, like a mirage.

The giant tree that connects heaven and earth stretches as far as the eye can see. The branch closest to Baidi City has fiery red leaves.

Yunxi's pupils contracted sharply as she thought of something unpleasant.

Outside the Daluo Palace, the people of Baidi City were stunned when they saw her, exchanging bewildered glances.

"I want to compete for the Supreme Ranking and enter the Great Luo Palace."

Yunxi snapped out of her daze and stepped forward to explain her purpose.

“Alright, but to enter the Great Luo Palace, we must kill a demon beast and bring its demon core,” said the person from White Emperor City.

"Give."

Yunxi took out a bright red demon core from her storage bag, and the immense energy it contained stunned the people of Baidi City.

"A fifth-tier demon core?!"

A fifth-tier demonic creature corresponds to the Sovereign Realm.

"The World Tree will not bestow blessings unless you personally kill the demonic beast," the people of White Emperor City reminded them.

"This is the one I killed."

As she spoke, Yunxi revealed her aura.

Heaven is supreme!

Those around were astonished.

After Shen Ming, the Northern Region has another Heavenly Sovereign in his teens who can kill fifth-order demons!

Moreover, these two people were once engaged!