Ning Jian

If it could be settled with force, there was no need for underhanded schemes.

Most importantly, this could be done openly and aboveboard. Even if the Nine Sacred Venerables learned of it, they would only lend their full support.

If Ning Ye could one day use this path to ascend to Sacred Venerable, it would make for quite an amusing tale.

In truth, Ning Ye could indeed accomplish it. He simply had no interest.

His ambitions soared high; the Metal Path was merely a minor road. He had no real interest in it himself, but it was more than enough to intimidate Black Flame.

Of course, it was not entirely an intimidation tactic. He had already decided who would walk this path.

Xuanyuan Long!

The greatest strength of the Metal Path was body refinement. The Heavenly Net Evil Rakshasa's demonized golden bones were practically the hardest substance in the world, impervious to all laws.

Xuanyuan Long also cultivated the body-refinement line, making him perfectly suited for this path. Coupled with all those demonized golden bones he had acquired before, using them to refine his body meant heaven, earth, and man were all in alignment.

Naturally, Ning Ye would not tell Black Flame any of this.

Seeing Ning Ye's methods, Black Flame was completely convinced. "All right, all right, my young master Ning. I know you're formidable—I can't do anything to you. Since that's the case, why did you call me here?"

"Of course, it's about your unpaid debt," Ning Ye said with a smile.

Back then, Black Flame had promised him two Dao-Proving Demon Bones, yet had only given Ning Ye one, which had been used on Tianji. During this period, Tianji had been preparing to use it to charge into the Human Emperor Realm. Now that the Evil Rakshasa