Ji An and Ji Ning (Trying a Different Name)

The celebratory banquet at Drifting Snow Palace lasted until late at night. Under a sky full of stars, Ji Yichuan wife were returning with their two babies.

Qie Qiong had already woken up and was currently looking at her younger brother beside her.

Yes, he accepted it without the slightest hesitation; he now had new parents and a younger brother.

On Earth, Qie Qiong was an orphan who lived a carefree life thanks to sheer luck. Now that he had a family, he didn't feel anything special; this family wasn't really his family.

Moreover, Ji Ning is the younger brother of the Northern Dark Supreme!

Moreover, he discovered that this wild world was different from Earth in style, whether it was musical instruments or anything else, especially the barefoot animal-skin girl, she was really beautiful.

"Yichuan," Yuchi Xue said as she walked, her voice filled with anger, "You said at the celebratory banquet that our son should win the golden sword? Don't you know how difficult that is?"

"I could have done that back then." Ji Yichuan frowned.

"You are the strongest in the Ji Clan West Prefecture. You could do it in your youth, but in the thousand-year-old tradition of the Ji Clan West Prefecture, how many are like you?" Yuchi Xue was furious. She was usually very gentle, but she became anxious when her son was involved. "Moreover—"

Qie Qiong understood that his mother wanted to pay a price to make him or Ji Ning become the head of the manor.

However, Ji Yichuan felt that if the two of them did not have great strength, even if they became the heads of the manor, it would be meaningless, and they would only suffer.

Qie Qiong listened and nodded.

According to Earth novels, status in the cultivation world is secondary to cultivation level. As long as one has strength, even if he is not the head of the Ji Clan West Prefecture, no one will dare to say anything.

When Ji Yichuan heard Ji Yichuan say that his two sons weren't good enough, Qie Qiong could think was to tell him that while his eldest son might not be up to par, his youngest son was definitely exceptional.

Moreover, it's still uncertain whether the eldest son is up to the task.

Thinking this, Qie Qiong looked at the books and fruits in her Sea of Consciousness. The fruits had already been consumed a little bit. At this rate of consumption, it would only take a few days for the fruits to be completely integrated into Qie Qiong's body.

Yuchi Xue wasn't an unreasonable person; it was just that her son was involved, which was why she acted that way. So the two quickly stopped arguing. "Yichuan, I misunderstood you," Yuchi Xue said softly.

Ji Yichuan simply looked down and touched his son's little face. "His eyes are so wide open, this kid woke up a long time ago."

"Brother is awake too." Yuchi Xue looked at the other child in her arms.

"By the way, Yichuan, what name should we give the baby?" Yuchi Xue asked. "When I asked you during my pregnancy, you were always dissatisfied with this and that. Now that the baby is born, it's time to think of a suitable name."

"A name will follow our sons for life," Ji Yichuan said. "How could I not be careful? We hadn't decided on a name before, but just now I suddenly thought of a word—our sons. Let's name them An and Ning. No matter if their future lives are peaceful or turbulent, whether they are weak or strong, they must be safe and have a calm heart. I also hope that both brothers will find peace."

"An, Ning?" Yuchi Xue murmured, "Ji An, Ji Ning— "

"In this life, am I to be called Ji An?" Ji An (Qie Qiong) murmured to himself, "It doesn't seem so bad."

Yuchi Xue placed her two sons in their warm crib.

"An'er, Ning'er, be good, you must get along well from now on." Yuchi Xue gently kissed the two of them, then lay down on the bed. "Go to sleep."

Ji An stared intently at the rooftop above, his eyes shining. Returning to infancy while still retaining his memories was a truly magical experience for him.

Unlike Ji An, Ji Ning had a bitter expression on his face.

He blinked his lips.

Then Ji An saw his younger brother lick the milk from the corner of his mouth and close his eyes.

Houtian, right before Ji An's eyes, flowed toward his younger brother and slowly entered his body.

"Damn, why can't I cultivate with my cheat system?" Ji An said enviously as he watched Ji Ning absorb the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth.

His cheat code is still unusable, but his younger brother is already using the "Nuwa Painting".

The visualization method of the "Nuwa Painting" is a way to help an ordinary person rise above others, even if they are reincarnated into the celestial realm.

But Ji An never considered how he could see the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth, which neither Yuchi Xue nor Ji Yichuan could see.

Since the cheat software couldn't be used, Ji An stopped thinking about it, closed his eyes, and went to sleep.

Three years later.

The Ji family residence.

Two children are standing side by side.

Beside him were two girls dressed in animal skins.

The child, with the help of the young woman, completes the steps of dressing and brushing his teeth.

"Brother, did you say that in Qiuye's tribe, they also use salt to brush their teeth?" Ji Ning asked curiously.

Although Ji Ning is already four years old this year and has read many books in the family collection and learned a lot of information, he, as an adult, is not as fast or as proficient as his older brother.

"Ning'er, Qiuye and Chuncao's tribes are small tribes and don't have these things—" Ji An explained to Ji Ning.

Ji An, having read the Desolate Era in his previous life, and for some unknown reason in recent years, possesses a memory that surpasses that of ordinary people, even surpassing that of Ji Ning, who cultivates the Nuwa Painting.

"Yes, Young Master Ning, Young Master An is right. Even the salt used in the food in the tribe isn't this white and clean. And this earthenware pot, it's a vessel for making soup, it's very valuable."

Ji Ning was also somewhat surprised after hearing this, blinked, and didn't dwell on the issue.

"Brother, let's go get some food."

"Let's go." The two turned and left, with two maids following behind.

"Father, Mother." The two bowed and sat down.

As soon as they started eating, Ji An and Ji Ning grabbed some meat and began to eat.

Because both of them had average physical abilities, their diet was very special from a young age. The meat they ate was not from ordinary wild animals, but from the flesh and blood of sentient beasts. This was considered very expensive food in some tribes, but the two of them ate it every day.

Only Ji Yichuan, as the top expert of the Ji Clan West Prefecture, had the financial resources.

Although Ji An is the older brother, he eats less than Ji Ning.

There was no way around it; both of them were Xiantian defects, but Ji Ning's body was far stronger than Ji An's because of the "Nuwa Painting."

For example, after eating breakfast, Ji An usually doesn't feel hungry again for two days, and then he doesn't want to eat anymore.

As for Ji Ning, he ate almost every day, three meals a day.

"I've finished eating," Ji Ning said.

Ji An was already full and was waiting for Ji Ning.

"Brother, let's go to the training ground."

"Let's go." Ji An and Ji Ning walked outside, followed by two maids.

Yuchi Xue watched her two sons walk out, and said with some worry, "An'er, Ning'er's health was just average when he was born. Ning'er is alright; he can eat so much monster meat every day, so his health will definitely keep improving. But An'er—"

Ji Yichuan comforted her, "An'er has a very good memory. Although her physical condition may be a little weak, there will always be a way."

The two were only four years old and had not yet started practicing martial arts. They went to the training ground simply to study. As for why they came to the training ground, it was because his younger brother liked excitement.

Through reading, Ji An also learned a lot about the Great Xia Dynasty.

Although the Ji Clan West Prefecture was merely an insignificant power, its territory was already more than one-third the size of his former country.

This is only the Ji Clan West Prefecture.

The Ji Clan is a very ancient tribe, divided into the Zongfu, Dongfu, Western Prefecture, Nanfu, and Beifu. Only when Five Prefectures of the Ji Clan are combined does the Ji Clan become complete!

You can imagine how big this place is.

"Ning'er, do you think we can start cultivating now?" Ji An asked Ji Ning.

"Yes, we've read so many books already, it's time to start cultivating." Ji Ning nodded.

Evening came quickly.

Inside the hall, the father still sat in the main seat, the mother sat to his left, Ji An sat to his right, and Ji Ning sat opposite him. On the table were still meat dishes and several plates of vegetables and noodles.

After the two quickly finished their meal, Ji An said directly, "Father, Mother, we want to cultivate."

"Cultivation? Do you even know what cultivation is?" Ji Yichuan asked seriously.

"I know," Ji An said, standing up.

"Oh, An'er, why don't you tell us?" Yuchi Xue said with a smile.

Because of Ji An's extraordinary memory over the past two years, neither of them was surprised at all.

"The path of cultivation is divided into two paths: Qi Refining and Godfiend Body Refining Refinement, both of which are divided into seven major realms."

"First level, the Houtian, lifespan of one hundred years."

"Second level, Xiantian, lifespan of two hundred years."

"The third level, the Violet Palace, is known as the 'Violet Palace Cultivator,' with a lifespan of five hundred years."

"The fourth level, the Myriad Phenomena, can be called the Wanxiang Adept," with a lifespan of eight hundred years.

"The fifth level, the Primordial Spirit, can be called Primordial Spirit Daoist."

"The Sixth Layer, Void Returning, can be called a terrestrial immortal or Earth Immortal." The final stage of Void Returning requires undergoing Heavenly Tribulation. If one fails, one will die and Primordial Spirit, one will become Loose Immortal. Loose Immortals and Earth Immortals are mostly of equal strength.

"The seventh level, Heavenly Immortal —only then can one truly be said to have transcended the Three Realms and escaped the Five Elements!"

Of course, there are other realms, but in the books of the Ji Clan West Prefecture, reaching the Heavenly Immortal is already quite good, so Ji An didn't continue.

"An'er, you're right." Ji Yichuan nodded affirmatively, then looked at his second son, who was listening attentively, "Do you know how difficult cultivation is?"

Ji An and Ji Ning both shook their heads.

Ji An certainly knew, but the book only had the division of realms, not detailed explanations. If Ji An were to reveal it now, it would be far too shocking.

Ji Yichuan said in a low voice, "The first hurdle in cultivating immortality is the Houtian to the Xiantian!"

"What is Xiantian? Being born from the nurturing of Heaven and Earth and earth is what we call Xiantian Lifeform. Some gods and demons from the distant God and Demon Era and demons were born from heaven and Heaven and Earth, and were born with great supernatural powers. There are also those who are reincarnated in the Six Paths of Reincarnation realms and become celestial beings called 'Asuras'. These celestial beings and Asuras are also born from Heaven and Earth and earth, and are Xiantian Lifeform from birth. They can cultivate very quickly. Xiantian Lifeform can cultivate immortality!"

"Mortals cannot cultivate immortality, but Heaven always leaves a glimmer of hope. Therefore, some virtuous predecessors created cultivation techniques, allowing mortals to cultivate bodies that resemble those of Xiantian Lifeform," thus making the cultivation of immortality possible.

"But for mortals to become Xiantian Lifeform is inherently defying the heavens; those who can achieve it are one in ten thousand—"

After that, every three hundred years after reaching the Violet Palace realm, there is a calamity every three years and a tribulation every nine years. Calamities are easy to avoid, but tribulations are hard to escape.

Upon hearing this, Ji An looked at his Northern Dark Supreme brother Ji Ning beside him, who was currently in shock.

But he never imagined that he would never encounter any of these so-called calamities and tribulations.

However, at this moment, Ji An could only feign shock.

Ji Yichuan and Yuchi Xue both looked at their sons, their faces filled with undisguised shock. Seeing their sons' shocked expressions, Ji Yichuan nodded slightly, finally managing to calm the two little ones down.

"How old is your son? Why say so much?" Yuchi Xue, displeased.

"Mother," Ji Ning looked up and grinned, "It's nothing."

"Yes, it's alright, Mother." Ji An nodded and smiled. "The Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations are too far off, and besides, if we don't cultivate, we won't even live to the lifespan limit of mortals. We might as well take a chance."

"But they enjoyed a few hundred years of carefree life, didn't they?"

"Hmm." Ji Yichuan nodded. "Your temperament is alright. You're right. If you can't even reach the Xiantian, then the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations are too far off."

"But you must understand that among all the forces on the Yan Mountain land, including the Ji Clan family, Violet Palace Cultivators are already the most powerful, and Heavenly Immortals are so rare that perhaps only one will appear in the entire Great Xia Dynasty in a million years."

Ji An and Ji Ning nodded simultaneously.

"Do you still want to cultivate immortality?" Ji Yichuan asked, looking at the two of them.

"Yes." They both nodded at the same time.

Ji Yichuan nodded slightly. If he were to be intimidated simply by hearing about the difficulty, he would be disappointed. Little did he know—

Neither of them were normal four-year-old children; they were adults with memories, so naturally neither of them felt afraid. After all, there's no such thing as a risk-free endeavor.

"However, you are still too young," Ji Yichuan frowned. "And the Qi Refining method is too advanced." He hadn't finished speaking.

Ji An said directly, "Father! We want the Godfiend Body Refining Method."

He was confident that he would not be in danger from Qi Refining.

However, among the two paths in these Three Realms, for various reasons, Qi Refining is simply not as good as body cultivation.

Putting everything else aside, once you reach the Void Returning, some of the Divine Demons can directly rival the Qi Refining Qi Refining Heavenly Immortals.

Furthermore, the Heavenly God are comparable to the True Immortals, so before the Chaotic Immortals were born in the Three Realms, the Godfiend Body Refining was the answer in the Three Realms version.

Moreover, what good Qi Refining techniques could the Ji Clan possibly possess?

However, the Ji Clan possessed the strongest Godfiend Body Refining technique in the entire Great Xia Dynasty.

Knowing this already, is there even a need to choose?

"Body refinement is a hundred times more difficult than Qi Refining," Ji Yichuan said solemnly. "The Godfiend Body Refinement Method grants one divine and demonic power—how heaven-defying is that? It's incredibly difficult—"

"Father, we've already discussed it. We'll train the body first, then Qi Refining," Ji An said. "Besides, training the body isn't as dangerous as Qi Refining."