An Audience with the Sect Master
The three did not pursue the Hengming Tower; how could Spirit Artifact be qualified to pursue a celestial artifact?
The fan started to tremble even from a great distance.
Yang Ning looked at Xu Guiyuan, but he didn't know when Xu Guiyuan had changed from sitting cross-legged to kneeling.
He and Li Yuan quickly followed suit, and then they heard Xu Guiyuan announce in a loud voice, "Xu Guiyuan, the Artifact Forging Master of Tian Dao Peak, together with his inner disciple Li Yuan and his disciple Yang Ning from the Ascension Academy, request a Sect Master True Person to present the <Letter of Artifact Forging Association Petition>!"
"Leave it to me!" A gentle voice rang out in front of the three. Yang Ning was taken aback again, only to find that a handsome young man with a gentle temperament, dressed in bright white brocade, had appeared in front of him at some point.
The young man extended a hand, Xu Guiyuan, without further ado, quickly handed over the scroll, saying, "Thank you for your trouble, Senior Hengming!"
"It's alright!" Hengming smiled slightly and disappeared from the three of them again.
Yang Ning was immediately stunned. How could this person appear and disappear without a trace? Was this teleportation? If such a powerful being wanted to kill him, how could he defend himself?
Furthermore, what kind of technological weapon could deal with such a powerful being? Could a two-dimensional foil work? Its teleportation speed should far exceed the speed of light!
Wait, Senior Xu calls him Senior Hengming!
Hengming Tower, a celestial artifact!
Is he the Artifact Spirit of Hengming Tower?
The Artifact Spirit should be at the celestial level. Weapons like two-dimensional foils and light particles seem to be useless against such a powerful being.
It's not that it can't hurt you, it's that it's impossible to hit you!
These kinds of weapons are already close to the pinnacle of pure physical technology. The next thing to go is black hole weapons, but if he can teleport, even a black hole can't control him!
Yang Ning felt a little relieved. Fortunately, his technology wasn't purely technology; he had the Nightmare Dragon Pearl in hand, which could convert Nightmare Energy!
With Nightmare Energy, technological creations can perform far beyond their original design.
His Nightmare Energy is currently only a small amount of spiritual power. If he advances to the Qi Refining Stage and Law Power to convert Nightmare Energy, wouldn't it become even stronger?
Further enhancing technological creations at that time will only yield even better results!
"Hoo!" Using the Black Tortoise Breath Concealment Technique to calm himself down, Yang Ning knelt steadily. Xu Guiyuan and Li Yuan did not dare to move, so naturally he did not dare to either.
More than an hour later, a golden light flashed before the three of them. When they opened their eyes again, Yang Ning found himself above a sea of clouds!
Not only his own location, but the entire world seemed to be a sea of clouds. Only a hundred meters in front of him was a small island of less than thirty square meters. There was nothing on the island except a tree, and under the tree was a Daoist priest in blue.
"Senior Xu? Li Yuan? Brother Yuan?" Yang Ning was startled again; he had no idea where these two had gone!
"What's going on? An illusion? A test? Or is it a special call for me?" Yang Ning didn't dare to think wildly, nor did he dare to call on Deep Blue at this moment. After thinking it over, he realized that there was only one way forward.
After all, they came to see their elders, and if nothing unexpected happens, the blue-robed Daoist priest in front should be the one!
As Yang Ning took his first step, his heart skipped a beat; he had missed his target!
Quickly channeling his strength to prevent himself from falling, Yang Ning took another step forward.
At the speed of Moonwalk, covering 100 meters takes only two seconds!
"Boom!"
With one step, the world turned upside down, the star map shifted, the sea of clouds disappeared, and the whole world seemed to turn into a void, with countless stars in the sky. Only the small island, the trees, and the blue-robed Daoist remained, standing a hundred meters away in front of him.
"This is a test, but it doesn't seem too difficult?" Yang Ning seemed to have some guesses, but he wasn't sure. Let's take another step!
With this step, the entire world transformed from a sea of stars into a vast blue ocean, teeming with colossal beasts thousands of meters long and dark shadows roaming the waters, seemingly poised to leap up and bite at any moment!
No, at that point it wouldn't have been a bite; the big fish could probably have swallowed him whole with a single breath.
But Yang Ning felt no tension or fear whatsoever, because he wasn't a local.
If it were a local Yang Ning, he might have never seen a sea of clouds, a sea of stars, or the ocean, so he would be afraid and nervous.
But Yang Ning had seen all of these before, so what was there to be afraid of?
Yang Ning imagined the thousand-meter-long fish as a Sea King from the One Piece world. "This thing can slaughter even Vice Admiral Weasel," he reasoned, "Wouldn't I be even more brutal?"
Magma!
A world of ice and snow!
An endless, shady forest!
A hurricane that spreads for tens of thousands of miles!
A 10,000-meter-high peak collapsed!
Volcanic eruption!
With each step a disaster, each step a new scene, Yang Ning's mindset grew increasingly calm until, after a hundred steps, he finally set foot on the island.
"Yang Ning, a disciple of the Ascension Academy, greets the Sect Master True Person!"
"You're quite impressive!" The sect leader's voice was indeed as Li Yuan had described, very approachable. "You've only been a disciple for six months, yet not only have you reached the Sixth Level of Body Refinement, but your State of Mind is also so strong. Throughout the entire Taiheng Calendar, there have been no more than a hundred predecessors with your talent!"
"It's all thanks to the sect's support, Yang Ning dares not take credit!" It's normal that the Black Tortoise Breath Concealment Technique can't hide from the sect leader; it would be strange if it could. So Yang Ning didn't feel nervous after his cultivation level was exposed. Facing such a powerful figure, being nervous would be useless.
"The sect didn't teach you anything, not even my own Breath Concealment Technique!" The sect leader added, "You created it yourself?"
"Yes!" Yang Ning nodded.
"Excellent!" the sect leader exclaimed again, "Now you can rank in the top ten!"
Yang Ning understood; he meant that his talent score had just been over 100, and now he was in the top ten!
So, I only made it into the top ten because I had cheat codes? How outrageous were the monsters in history?
Yang Ning blinked, and his pupils contracted.
But the blue-robed sect leader, who had been facing away from him, was now facing him.
Dressed in blue, he possessed an elegant demeanor and a spirited air, like a blue crane poised for flight. His brows seemed to hold the weight of a thousand mountains and rivers, and his deep eyes revealed wisdom and profoundness. A slight upturn at the corners of his mouth and his sharply defined face always seemed to wear a smile, giving him a friendly and approachable air.
He was tall and well-proportioned, with a slight build but not at all rugged; instead, he exuded a gentle warmth. His demeanor was otherworldly, and one could easily sense an extraordinary aura from his manners and speech, instantly inspiring an irresistible sense of awe.
This is Qu Heng, the leader of Qu Heng!
At first glance, I was somewhat disappointed; the name wasn't imposing, and neither was the appearance.
But upon closer inspection, it feels just right, as if this is exactly how the leader of a sect with a history of 300,000 years should look.
"The Breath Concealment Technique is interesting, but you haven't encountered Spiritual Law Realm cultivator before, so your approach is somewhat off!" Qu Heng blinked slightly, and Yang Ning immediately felt a Cultivation Method surge up from the depths of his mind!
It's as if it's something you were born knowing.
"The Soaring Serpent Hidden Dragon Method?"
Yang Ning was taken aback, then quickly cupped his hands in thanks. "Thank you for bestowing this technique upon me, Sect Leader!"
"The Soaring Snake Clan has lived in the frigid lands of the far north for generations, long feared by the dragons, who often prey on their flesh and lives. Ashamed to live in hiding, the most powerful Tengshe individuals, through their wisdom and resourcefulness, created this Divine Ability, allowing them to conceal themselves from the world, undetected by the dragons. Later generations also called the Tengshe the Hidden Dragons, and this is the origin of that name!" Qu Heng said gently, "This Technique Method is for you. You can use it as a reference, but don't try to master it. I'm very curious about what your Breath Concealment Technique will look like in the future!"
"Yes!" Yang Ning answered earnestly.
Instead of allowing its transfer and cultivation, it's being used for reference. So, this expert really thinks his Breath Concealment Technique is interesting?