World Extinction Path

Begonia Manor.

Ning Qiancheng gave Ning Xiaochuan a deep look, revealing an admiring expression, and said, "Not bad. Although you can't cultivate Martial Dao Profound Qi, you haven't disgraced our Sword Pavilion Marquis's Mansion. You have some of your third brother's style from back then."

Ning Xiaochuan naturally guessed who the man before him was; he must be his second uncle, whom he had never met before.

A legendary figure in the Sword Pavilion Marquis's Mansion.

Ning Xiaochuan carefully asked, "Second Uncle, aren't you leading troops outside? Why did you suddenly return?"

Ning Qiancheng said, "It's been ten years! It's time to come back and take a look! This time, I brought back a very powerful Heart Nourisher from the Heavenly Mystery Dynasty for you, who should be able to cure your congenital illness."

Ning Xiaochuan really wanted to tell Ning Qiancheng that his congenital illness had already been cured, but Ning Xiaochuan was still wary of strangers. After all, this was the first time he had met Ning Qiancheng, and he didn't know him at all.

It would be quite foolish to reveal all his secrets upon their first meeting.

Ning Xiaochuan continued to hide the Martial Dao Profound Qi within his body, and asked, "Where is this Heart Nourisher now?"

"On the way. In two months, he will return to the Imperial City with me," Ning Qiancheng said.

"Two months... later?" Ning Xiaochuan stared at Ning Qiancheng, who was standing right in front of him.

"What you see now is just my Martial Soul Avatar, which can only last for three days before it dissipates. Now, I need to return to the Sword Pavilion Marquis's Mansion. Are you willing to come with me?" Ning Qiancheng asked.

Ning Xiaochuan shook his head and said, "I can't cultivate Martial Dao Profound Qi. What would I go back for? Even if I were to return, it would be when my congenital illness is cured and I achieve great success in Martial Dao."

"Haha! You have backbone."

Ning Qiancheng didn't say much more. With a movement of his body, he disappeared from outside Begonia Manor. The next moment, he had already entered the Imperial City, arriving on a bustling and lively street.

His Martial Soul Avatar could only last for three days, and he had already spent more than two days on the road, leaving him with very little time.

He condensed his Martial Soul Avatar and rushed back ahead of time mainly to discuss a very important matter with the Old Marquis. Intercepting Cloud Marquis from intruding into Begonia Manor was just something he did along the way.

Ning Xiaochuan looked at the dilapidated gate in front of him and sighed, "How much money will it cost to repair this again? Hey, you, go to the military camp in Nanshan Village and tell their general to send me the money to repair the gate. Otherwise, I'll go get it myself."

Ning Xiaochuan walked into Begonia Manor with his hands behind his back. As soon as he entered Purple Qi Garden, he saw Minister Tian sitting by the pool, with a table set up, holding a small bronze horn cup and drinking tea.

He was wrapped in a black robe, and wisps of black Profound Qi emanated from his body, enveloping him.

"You're quite leisurely. Do you know that because of you, Begonia Manor almost got razed to the ground?" Ning Xiaochuan said.

Minister Tian crossed his legs, sat by the pool, admired the fish, held his teacup, and said, "Of course I know. Yue Wuyang already came, didn't he!"

Ning Xiaochuan said, "Since you know that Yue Wuyang has already come, you should know that he might come back at any time. Now is the best time for you to leave."

Minister Tian shook his head and said, "I can't leave. This is the best place to take refuge. Yue Wuyang is always cautious and prudent. He must have arranged for experts to monitor Begonia Manor. Once I leave Begonia Manor, I'll be walking right into a trap."

Ning Xiaochuan had never seen someone with such a thick face, so he ignored him and sat down under the Blood Toad Wood, beginning to break through the last hidden meridian.

After seeing the powerful cultivation of people like Yue Wuyang and Ning Qiancheng, Ning Xiaochuan deeply realized his own shortcomings. Not to mention comparing himself to them, even compared to Yue Wuyang's disciple, Ji Hanxing, he was far inferior.

Ning Xiaochuan now only had one last hidden meridian left. Once he opened it, he could step into the Divine Body Realm.

Once he stepped into the Divine Body Realm, everything would be completely different. His body would transcend the mortal realm, produce divinity, and give birth to Martial Dao Divine Power, unleashing incredible power.

Stepping into that realm would no longer be just a contest of fists and feet, but a duel of Martial Dao Divine Powers.

The third hidden meridian ran from the Martial Dao Star Palace all the way to the cerebral cortex, circulated in the brain, and then returned to the Martial Heart Palace.

This hidden meridian was the shortest, but Ning Xiaochuan had never dared to open it easily, because the most vulnerable part of a person was the brain, which could not tolerate any damage. Once damaged, it could lead to cerebral palsy at best, and death at worst.

"The Profound Qi goes directly to the brain. Is it to develop my intelligence? Or is it related to the soul?"

Ning Xiaochuan stopped thinking so much and began to condense Martial Dao Profound Qi, carefully impacting this hidden meridian.

Minister Tian sat not far away, staring at Ning Xiaochuan, who was sitting under the Blood Toad Wood. A look of surprise appeared in his bone-green eyes. "The hidden meridian actually passes through the brain. This is an extremely rare hidden meridian. If he succeeds in breaking through, this kid's intelligence will rise to another level. Interesting, interesting."

Every martial artist's hidden meridians were different. Some were just a small segment in the body, some only appeared in the abdominal cavity, and some only appeared in the arms. Very few people's hidden meridians would enter the brain.

Generally speaking, the longer a martial artist's hidden meridians were, the greater their potential would be.

The more mysterious a martial artist's hidden meridians were, the more mysterious their physique would be.

If Minister Tian knew that Ning Xiaochuan's first two hidden meridians had respectively traveled through the limbs and the internal organs, he would probably be even more surprised.

Because these two hidden meridians almost covered the entire body, a martial artist with such hidden meridians had truly infinite potential.

For three consecutive days, Ning Xiaochuan had been opening up the third hidden meridian.

The third hidden meridian, although the shortest, was also the most complex, requiring a cautious and gradual approach.

It took Ning Xiaochuan a full three days to finally expand the third hidden meridian to its final stage.

Just one last step, and he could break through this hidden meridian.

Ning Xiaochuan's body was completely enveloped by streams of flowing Profound Qi.

"Break!" he uttered.

"Boom!"

The last hidden meridian was breached, and Martial Dao Profound Qi surged out from the Martial Heart Palace, rushing along the hidden meridian into the cerebral cortex.

The hidden meridian transformed into countless fine channels, like thousands of Profound Qi rivers flowing into the cerebral cortex, activating Ning Xiaochuan's brain cells and accelerating his thought processes beyond normal limits.

Then, the Profound Qi flowed back into the Martial Heart Palace, completing a full cycle.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Ning Xiaochuan's body underwent transformations, constantly emitting explosive sounds. His blood vessels, bones, internal organs, and marrow were all resonating, with streaks of lightning being released from his body.

From the inside out, he was releasing lightning.

Minister Tian, sitting by the pool, was once again astonished, staring intently at Ning Xiaochuan. "The Divine Body he's cultivated seems extraordinary. It's actually releasing lightning from his body. Could it be a Celestial Phenomenon Divine Body?"

Minister Tian knew that this was a crucial moment for Ning Xiaochuan's breakthrough, so he didn't disturb him.

Heaven and earth's Profound Qi rapidly flowed into Ning Xiaochuan's body. One could even see strands of Profound Qi flowing with the naked eye, disappearing into his pores and being absorbed by him.

Within Ning Xiaochuan's heart, the blood-red Demon Sword was also frantically absorbing Profound Qi and blood Qi. The source of the blood Qi was the Blood Toad Wood tree beside Ning Xiaochuan.

The blood Qi from the Blood Toad Wood tree rapidly flowed into Ning Xiaochuan's body, causing the tree bark to wither.

The Demon Sword rotated in his heart, the blood vessels on the sword's body becoming clearer, emitting a tremendous suction force.

Ning Xiaochuan felt the Demon Sword pulling at his soul, dragging it alive into his heart.

Standing before the Demon Sword, Ning Xiaochuan felt his body was incredibly small, like a grain of sand. The Demon Sword, on the other hand, was boundless, like a blood-red mountain piercing the clouds.

"Who exactly are you? How could you be hidden inside my heart?"

Ning Xiaochuan felt that the Demon Sword was not just a sword, but more like a person, a person with intelligence? On the sword's body, the shadow of a woman appeared!

This woman was mysterious and unpredictable, with long flowing hair, jade-like skin, and was as beautiful as an immortal, like a goddess in a painting, inspiring a desire to kneel and worship.

Ning Xiaochuan didn't expect that he would actually summon a person, and took two steps back, saying, "Who exactly are you? How can you be inside the sword?"

The woman's temperament was not like a goddess, but rather like an evil enchantress, saying, "World Extinction Path, third-generation successor, Sui Hanyu."

"World Extinction Path!"

Hearing this name, Ning Xiaochuan felt a violent tremor in his heart, and images of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and falling stars appeared in his mind. "Then how could you be sealed inside the sword?"

Sui Hanyu did not answer Ning Xiaochuan's question, saying, "There is a wisp of World Extinction Sword Qi in your body, which means the World Extinction Sword Qi has chosen you as the fourth-generation successor of the World Extinction Path. It was also the World Extinction Sword Qi that brought you here, but we can only have a brief communication. When your cultivation reaches a certain level, the World Extinction Sword Qi will naturally bring you to see me, and the questions in your heart will naturally be answered."

"Bang!"

The scene before him shattered.

Ning Xiaochuan felt that something had been added to his mind, some strange inscriptions. These inscriptions converged into a single word: "Sword."

So, the Demon Sword inside my heart is merely a gathering of a strand of World Extinction Sword Qi. A strand of Sword Qi is already so powerful, how powerful must the World Extinction Sword itself be?

Ning Xiaochuan closed his eyes to comprehend the word "Sword", then suddenly opened his eyes and uttered a word, "Sword!"

A blood-red giant sword flew out from his chest, carrying boundless demonic nature, and endless Sword Qi, slashing towards Minister Tian with a single strike.

The Sword Intent was incomparably vast, giving people a sense of killing intent.

Logically speaking, with Minister Tian's cultivation, a martial artist who had just reached the Divine Body Realm would not pose any threat to him.

However, when the Sword Qi rushed out, it still startled him, feeling like a demon god was wielding a sword and slashing at him.