Xue Xian's Wild Speculation

The desert is not a naturally formed desert, so the temperature difference between day and night is not large; even at night, the sand underfoot is still scorching hot.

Walking through the desert, sometimes sinking deep and sometimes shallow, Xue Xian wiped the sweat from her forehead, cursing the Xuantian Sect in her heart.

If it weren't for him, I could have comfortably stayed in the city and waited for the Purple Heart Stone to be delivered!

The thought of the Purple Heart Stone brought back the heavy slap she received. The physical wounds on her face could heal, but the wounds in her heart could not. Every time she thought of that scene, her face still ached.

This Bai Qi is a fool. He has absolutely no sense of chivalry and tenderness towards women. He's been gone for most of the day without even taking a break!

"Hello!"

"My name isn't Hey, it's Bai Qi!"

Xue Xian was speechless. Was that what I asked you?

"I mean, can we take a break? I'm so tired, my shoes are full of sand, and my feet are sore and weak!" Xue Xian said in a charming tone.

Yang Ning was taken aback, somewhat puzzled. "Tired? But aren't you a cultivator? How can you be tired?"

"Who says cultivators don't get tired?" Xue Xian said irritably, "I've never walked this far in my entire life!"

"But you're a cultivator!" Yang Ning asked, "Even an ordinary person without cultivation could persevere after walking such a short distance. You, a Ninth Level of Body Refinement cultivator, are complaining about being tired?"

Xue Xian fell silent. Actually, she wasn't really tired; she was just used to being pampered.

"And how did sand get into your shoes?" Yang Ning asked again.

"Of course sand will get in if my feet are in the sand!" Xue Xian said, then glanced at Yang Ning's feet and her expression froze. "Wait, how can you stand on the sand?"

She immediately looked back and realized that although they had walked for a long time, there were only her footprints on the sand!

"What Cultivation Method did you use?"

"This is a fundamental skill in cultivation!" Yang Ning said in a deep voice, "Releasing your Qi and Blood through your feet allows you to lift yourself up. Don't you know how?"

"This is just basic skill?" Xue Xian was bewildered. "Flying on grass and leaving no trace on the snow—shouldn't that be a supreme skill that only those with extremely high levels of lightness Cultivation Method can master?"

"Really?" Yang Ning blinked. "You could do that when you reached the Fifth Level of Body Refinement the Hundred Transformations Realm of Physical Body, let alone the Sixth Level of Body Refinement, when your Qi and Blood circulate freely throughout your body. It should be even easier!"

"What a load of nonsense! Fifth Level of Body Refinement only means you're a bit stronger and faster. As for what you're talking about—the smooth flow of Qi and Blood throughout your body—nobody can actually do that!" At this point, Xue Xian suddenly paused, "Wait, you wouldn't happen to be..."

Is it possible?

Yang Ning fell silent. "No, the Cultivation Method and realms I practiced were all based on the textbook, and the effects after mastering them were consistent with what was written in the book. How come you say it's different from mine?"

"You actually cultivated the Body Refinement Realm to perfection?" Xue Xian's eyes widened, her gaze filled with nothing but bewilderment and shock. "How is this possible? Does such a person really exist?"

"Perfect?" Yang Ning blinked. He wasn't stupid. Hearing this description and combining it with Xue Xian's behavior, he instantly understood what Xue Xian meant.

Taiheng is a sect with a history of 300,000 years. During that time, countless people have created countless Body Refinement Realm Cultivation Method. The fact that these techniques were kept in the Ascension Academy as textbooks speaks volumes about the level of the compilers.

Just like Li Bai and Du Fu, who wrote poetry, the figures that appear in textbooks basically represent the highest level of that realm!

If the Body Refinement Realm is described as having minor, intermediate, and major achievements, then the person who left behind the textbook could probably be called perfect!

What level of cultivation has Yang Ning reached?

To put it simply, even the creators of these Cultivation Method were just ordinary people; at most, they were stronger in spirit, physical talent, and comprehension.

They certainly don't possess Yang Ning's cellular-level control over the body, nor do they have endless computational power.

The perfection they created is the perfection that humanity can achieve.

The level that Yang Ning reached was the limit that could be achieved in cultivation theory!

Yang Ning created a large number of Cultivation Method based on the concept of scientific cultivation, so it is only natural that he is stronger than others. He has paid special attention to this and even created the <Black Tortoise Breath Concealment Technique> to cover up the fluctuations of his Qi and Blood.

However, he only noticed the apparent strength of his Qi and Blood, but neglected that his foundation was also far superior to others. In addition, the foundation is inherently hidden, and he had not communicated with others much along the way. Others did not discover it, and neither did he!

Even tonight, Xue Xian followed Yang Ning for quite a while before realizing something was wrong.

"How old are you this year?" Xue Xian's tone instantly changed from charming to gentle and kind.

This child has actually perfected the Body Refinement Realm!

Although it's unclear which realm he's reached perfection in, even if he only has one, it means this young man possesses extraordinary talent!

This explains why he was able to unleash such powerful Thunder Method.

Such a talented young man should naturally be kept close at hand!

"15!" Yang Ning said casually.

Xue Xian's gaze sharpened. At 15, she was a bit old, but her Ninth Level of Body Refinement, with some levels even at their peak!

What a genius!

After all, judging from his appearance, he doesn't seem to come from any major sect. To have grown to this level with the resources and education of a small sect is no less than a golden phoenix flying out of a mountain valley!

She quickly asked, "What sect do you belong to?"

Yang Ning is ignoring everyone.

Xue Xian didn't care and quickly followed Yang Ning, saying, "It doesn't matter which sect you come from. Now I invite you to join our Tianyi Sect. With my recommendation and your talent, you can not only become a Human-level disciple directly, but I also guarantee you will enjoy the treatment of an Earth-level disciple. When you advance to the Qi Refining Stage, you might even get Heaven-level treatment!"

The Tianyi Sect does not distinguish between inner and outer sects, nor does it have a system of True Disciple or Artifact Forging Master.

Based on their cultivation level and talent, they divided their disciples into three levels: Heaven, Earth, and Human, each with corresponding benefits.

Yang Ning shook his head. "I have no intention of leaving the sect!"

"Why not retreat? We possess Peerless Divine Abilities, Supreme Divine Ability!" Xue Xian pressed, "I admit that some people have excessive biases and sentiments about their origins, but we cultivators seek immortality! Only by joining the Tianyi Sect will you have a greater chance!"

Yang Ning remained silent.

Xue Xian continued, "Even if you're doing this to repay your sect, joining the Tianyi Sect is still your best choice. If you can become a Heaven-level disciple, you can protect the entire sect with your own strength!"

Yang Ning still didn't answer. He didn't know that Tianyi Sect would poach people in this way, so he wanted to hear her conditions to broaden his horizons.

"You don't have to leave your original sect, you can, as long as you add the identity of a disciple of the Tianyi Sect!" Seeing that Yang Ning still ignored her and his expression didn't change, Xue Xian was not discouraged, but became even more excited.

This shows that Yang Ning not only has amazing talent in cultivation, but also a strong will.

If an ordinary person heard they could join the Tianyi Sect, wouldn't they be begging and pleading to be admitted?

Hesitating for even a second is a disrespect to the title of "Number One Sect Under Heaven"!

"You're still young, you might not understand what the Tianyi Sect means in this world!" Xue Xian, "You can also discuss it with your elders or your sect!"

"Aren't you afraid of recruiting spies with all this hiring?" Yang Ning finally couldn't help but ask.

"A spy?" Xue Xian was taken aback at first, then a smile crept onto her lips, "Believe me, no sect would be willing to send out a disciple qualified to join the Tianyi Sect as a spy!"

"Moreover, with the charisma of our Tianyi Sect, even spies can be won over and become the most loyal disciples of the Tianyi Sect!"

Yang Ning shook his head. "Your conditions may be very good, but I still won't leave my mother clan!"

"Why?" Xue Xian frowned. "That's the number one sect in the world! And they possess Peerless Divine Abilities, Supreme Divine Ability! Aren't you even a little bit tempted?"

"Or is it that you are from Taiheng, the Myriad Saints Alliance, and possess Supreme Divine Ability within your own family?"

Yang Ning gently shook his head and said, "You probably don't know the sect I came from; it's called Harbin Institute of Technology!"

"Harbin Institute of Technology of Technology Sect? Harbin Institute of Technology Gate?" Xue Xian thought for a moment, indeed not recognizing it. "Does your sect have any special Divine Ability?"

"No, not only do they Supreme Divine Ability, they don't even possess Peerless Divine Abilities!" Yang Ning shook his head and said, "There are very few people left, besides me, there's only my master, who passed away twelve years ago!"

"Ah, this..." Xue Xian was taken aback and asked, "So, you're currently all alone? Since you have no ties, why don't you want to come to my Tianyi Sect?"

"Although we do not Supreme Divine Ability or Peerless Divine Abilities, we have passed down two sayings!"

"What did you say?"

"Strict standards, superb craftsmanship!"

"And then? Is there anything special about these two sentences?" Xue Xian blinked. They seemed to be just common sayings in the mortal world, not some kind of cultivation riddle!

Yang Ning was speechless. Had he encountered an illiterate person?

He sighed, somewhat reluctant to explain, but he couldn't remain silent; perhaps she should suspect her ancestral origins in Taiheng.

"Tell me, where do all the Supreme Divine Ability and Peerless Divine Abilities in the world come from?" Yang Ning asked.

"Uh, the Dragon Clan Inheritance?" Xue Xian.

"Where did the dragon race obtain such Supreme Divine Ability and unparalleled Peerless Divine Abilities?"

Xue Xian was taken aback. "That's a question I really don't know the answer to?"

"Talent inheritance?"

When one breaks through from the Body Refinement Realm to the Qi Refining Stage, one enters a state of Celestial Person. If one has also absorbed the Primordial Chaos Qi, there is a chance to unleash innate supernatural Divine Ability.

Although innate supernatural Divine Ability are bestowed by heaven, they can be passed on to others, provided that the essence of innate supernatural Divine Ability is clearly understood.

Humans possess many innate Divine Ability passed down through generations, but these are few in number and of low quality, with the highest level only reaching the Heavenly Rank.

Over hundreds of thousands of years, not a single case of Peerless Divine Abilities has appeared.

Yang Ning nodded. "That's one possibility, but it's impossible that all those supernatural Divine Ability were inherited from innate Divine Ability!"

"Then why do you think it is?"

"I guess that the peerless divine power didn't start out as Peerless Divine Abilities, Supreme Dao Arts didn't start out as Supreme Dao Arts. They all progressed from the most ordinary Divine Ability!" Yang Ning said seriously.

Xue Xian was immediately startled. "You really come from that... Harbin Institute of Technology?"

"Yes!" Yang Ning nodded. "Is there a problem?"

"What you've said is also what some of our elders in the sect believe!" Xue Xian's eyes brightened even more. Their sect's Cultivation Method research institute had studied countless Cultivation Method and even Supreme Divine Ability abilities before arriving at this conclusion!

This boy in front of me is only 15 years old, and he comes from an ordinary small sect, yet he can realize this problem!

He's not only a genius in cultivation, but also a genius in the research of Cultivation Method!

I was wondering why his demeanor seemed so familiar. Wearing glasses and with a vacant look, he looked exactly like the researchers at the Cultivation Method research institute!

I must have him!

Even Born Snow Master needs people under her command!

If she could win over such a genius, or even if she didn't win him over but instead formed an alliance with him, her position in the Tianyi Sect would be much more secure!

"So, what do you want?" Xue Xian asked excitedly, eager to hear the answer she was hoping for.

Yang Ning nodded. "That's right. I don't need the Supreme Divine Ability of other sects because, given time, I will create my own Supreme Divine Ability!"

"Then you should join our Tianyi Sect even more!" Xue Xian immediately said, "Our Tianyi Sect has the world's best research on Cultivation Method, the world's largest Cultivation Method research institute, and the most complete Cultivation Method library. If you want to create Supreme Divine Abilities, you will inevitably need to refer to a large amount of information. As long as you join the Tianyi Sect, you can obtain all of that!"

Yang Ning remained silent. "I used this reason to reject you, so why am I being swayed by your words?"

However, this is not accidental, but inevitable.

After all, Tianyi Sect is the World's Number One Sect, and it can provide whatever Yang Ning wants. No matter what reason Yang Ning gives, how strange or unusual the things he wants, or how eccentric his hobbies are, Tianyi Sect can provide them!

Even if Yang Ning says his dream is to become the world's number one Artifact Forging Master, he can only achieve better development by going to the Tianyi Sect.

Taiheng established an Artifact Forging Master Association to serve Artifact Forging Master under Yang Ning's leadership, but Tianyi Sect had supported the joint establishment of the Yiyuan Pill Cauldron Sect by Artifact Forging Master groups and Pill Refining Master groups as early as 16,000 years ago!

Thinking about it this way, if Yang Ning's sect wasn't Taiheng, or if he were still a pageboy, then going to Tianyi would actually be a pretty good choice!

Unfortunately, Xue Xian encountered the only exception.

So Yang Ning shook his head. "Sorry, I still can't join Tianyi!"

"Why?" Xue Xian was completely bewildered.

Yang Ning remained silent.

Even with his Spirit Realm calculation abilities, he couldn't come up with a good reason for a moment.

After all, the allure of the Tianyi Sect is truly immense!

Unless you reveal your identity and say, "I'm from Taiheng,"

But it doesn't matter if you can't think of a reason, Xue Xian will make it up in her own mind.

"Is there something you're having trouble telling us?" Xue Xian asked softly. "Have you suffered some injustice from the Tianyi Sect? Or do you have enemies Tianyi Sect?"

Yang Ning remained silent.

"Could it be...?" Xue Xian thought of another possibility: Could it be that someone she admires is in the Tianyi Sect?

Boys generally have strong self-esteem. If the person they love has a bright future, they will naturally strive to be worthy of her.

Logically speaking, under these circumstances, he should have joined the Tianyi Sect.

But since he had recommended it himself, he couldn't accept it, otherwise the girl would misunderstand!

Bai Qi 15 years old, so the girl he likes should be 12 years old or older, but no older than 24.

Because children begin to remember things at age 3, Tianyi Sect recruits disciples at age 12, when Bai Qi three years old, the girl could only be between 0 and 12 years old.

The younger ones couldn't join the Tianyi Sect, and the older ones had already joined when Bai Qi was still a child, so he couldn't possibly know them.

There are many female cultivators in this age group, and I'm one of them!

After thinking for a moment, Xue Xian tentatively asked, "Um, if I may ask, how much do you know about our Tianyi Sect?"

Yang Ning shook his head. "It's just what you just mentioned!"

"Do you know any disciples of the Tianyi Sect?"

"I know a few names, like Tai Su Yi, but I don't recognize them!" Yang Ning answered honestly.

"Where is the female cultivator?" Xue Xian asked again.

Yang Ning thought for a moment, then said hesitantly, "You Ruo?"

The Holy Maiden of the Tianyin Sect, who made the news for running away from her arranged marriage, is the only woman Yang Ning knows who is connected to the Tianyi Sect.

Xue Xian's eyes lit up—the case was solved!

You Ruo is 18 years old this year, which is within the acceptable age range.

She is not a member of the Tianyi Sect, but she is related to the Tianyi Sect. If Bai Qi likes You Ruo, then he and Gui Tianhai of the Tianyi Sect would be rivals in love.

Therefore, Bai Qi's diligent cultivation and attempt to create Supreme Divine Ability were aimed at defeating Gui Tianhai and obtaining You Ruo!

The reason why he is so skilled in Thunder Method is now clear: Gui Tianhai cultivates the <Tianyi Divine Sea Art>, and as everyone knows, lightning overcomes water!

So, is this why You Ruo ran away from her wedding?

In an instant, Xue Xian understood the entire story.

Twelve years ago, three-year-old Bai Qi fell in love with a girl You Ruo. The two held hands and made a pinky promise by the river, vowing to marry each other when they grew up!

Six years later, You Ruo was chosen as a disciple by the Tianyin Sect because of her beautiful singing voice, and because of her extraordinary talent and stunning beauty, she became the Holy Maiden of the Tianyin Sect.

Even so, she never forgot the promise she made by the river years ago.

Fortunately, the young man didn't fall behind for too long. Nine years later, he was also chosen by the immortal sect and became a cultivator.

Since they were both cultivators, they finally had the possibility of being together for all eternity.

Until a few months ago, misfortune struck. Gui Tianhai saw You Ruo at a banquet and asked the Tianyin Sect for permission to marry You Ruo.

The Tianyin Sect was powerless to resist and could only offer up the Holy Maiden. However, You Ruo already had someone she loved and was unwilling to submit to her fate. So she ran away from the wedding and disappeared without a trace.

Her lover, Bai Qi, was equally unwilling to submit to fate. Despite being a researcher, he resolutely stepped into the Great Tai Array and participated in this dangerous and unpredictable outer sect trial!

He loves her, and she loves him!

She ran away from her arranged marriage for him, and he risked his life for her!

Oh my god, this is so touching!

"I understand you!" Xue Xian said, tears welling in her eyes, as she gently patted Yang Ning's shoulder. "I support you too. You two can definitely be together!"

Yang Ning was speechless. What was this girl imagining?

Fortunately, he remained expressionless, so he wasn't afraid of revealing anything through his emotions. However, it was better that she imagined it herself, so she wouldn't have to find excuses for herself.