Chapter 42: The Great Yu Human World

"You've mastered it?" Bodhi sat cross-legged across from Ji Ning. "Sit."

Ji Ning also sat cross-legged and nodded. "But it's only a rough framework."

"What is the sword art called?" Bodhi asked.

"The Brightmoon Sword Art." Ji Ning said.

Bodhi nodded. "The sword art you created is quite good, already showing signs of establishing a school in the Three Realms. Though still very immature, its prospects are limitless. Haha... the method you used to create the sword art is quite interesting—suppressing your own strength to spar with some Zifu, Wanxiang, and Yuan Shen cultivators. And indeed, you managed to create a set of sword arts. Before you, perhaps some experts in the Three Realms had sparred and exchanged pointers with those weaker cultivators, but relying on repeated sparring to create a peerless sword art? That had never happened."

"Your disciple is ashamed." Ji Ning said.

"I've thought it over carefully... the swords of weaker cultivators are slower and weaker. By suppressing yourself to be even weaker, you can spar on equal footing and continuously ponder the sword art during the bouts." Bodhi nodded. "But sparring with the weak ultimately cannot lead to great achievements. Your future opponents are not comparable to those weaklings."

Ji Ning said, "Your disciple understands. Sparring with the weak is merely to create the rough framework of the sword art."

Sparring with the strong.

When both sides are very strong, it becomes difficult to see each other's strengths and weaknesses clearly. By discarding power like dharma power, sword force, and heartforce, Ji Ning was able to find his own sword art. The rough framework took shape. Only then would he spar with the strong to perfect his sword art.

"Haha, you have patience." Bodhi nodded. "Yes, it's good that you understand this principle. The reason I came this time is also because of Fuxi."

Ji Ning's heart immediately filled with joy.

Fuxi?

Earlier, when he had offered the seven great techniques, Fuxi had said he would create a formation specifically for him, but that it would take ten years.

"You've been immersed in sword comprehension, so I didn't want to interrupt you." Bodhi took out a bamboo scroll. "This is a formation created specially for you, very suitable. You can study it carefully."

"Yes." Ji Ning respectfully accepted, then immediately extended his divine sense to examine it.

The formation information flooded into his mind.

This was a formation far more complex and profound than the 'Xingtian Formation'. It was created based on the mysteries of the divine body of the Chaos Outsider 'Rahu'. Once the formation was completed, one could transform into Rahu!

This formation was also called the 'Rahu Formation'.

The formation had three levels.

The first level required commanding six thousand Celestial Immortals and three hundred sixty thousand Sanxian. This level alone could rival the strongest Xingtian God, barely stepping into the Daofather level.

The second level required commanding thirty thousand Celestial Immortals and two million one hundred thousand Sanxian. This level, in terms of power and divine body, rivaled True Gods and Daofathers.

The third level required commanding ninety thousand Celestial Immortals and eight million Sanxian. This level, in terms of divine body, was even slightly stronger than an average True God or Daofather. Of course, if Ji Ning commanded it, his own attainment in the 'Dao' was inferior to True Gods and Daofathers... but the mighty formation compensated for Ji Ning's weakness in the 'Dao', allowing him to engage in life-and-death battles with true True Gods and Daofathers without being at a disadvantage.

The prerequisite was being able to command ninety thousand Celestial Immortals and eight million Sanxian!

Too difficult.

This was a hundred times harder than commanding the strongest Xingtian God! Even among True Gods and Daofathers, few could accomplish it.

"So many Celestial Immortals and Sanxian..." Ji Ning was dumbfounded. "To command them, can I, can I do it?"

"Take it slowly." Bodhi said. "By the way, you probably don't have that many Celestial Immortals and Sanxian under your command."

Ji Ning nodded.

"Fuxi helped you create this formation and also arranged a celestial army for you." Bodhi said. "You can go to the 'Great Yu Human World' to see 'Daofather Youxiong'. Fuxi has already informed Daofather Youxiong. When you go to him, you can directly receive a legion of ninety thousand Celestial Immortals and eight million Sanxian."

"Ah." Ji Ning was pleasantly surprised.

Fuxi's generosity was indeed extraordinary. But then again, even Daofather Chiming had nearly a million Celestial Immortals and countless Sanxian under his command.

Daofather Chiming was relatively weak. For figures like the Five Emperors of Humanity, their armies were much larger.

As for the 'Great Yu Human World', that was the lair of the ancient imperial clan! Great Yu was Yu the Great, the ancestor of the 'Xia clan'! His world was also the stronghold of the ancient imperial clan. The 'Great Yu Human World' was essentially a super military camp of the ancient imperial clan, with terrifyingly powerful forces.

The legion Fuxi gifted to Ji Ning was a drop in the bucket for the entire ancient human race!

"By the way, aren't you going to deal with the Seamless Gate?" Bodhi looked at Ji Ning. "Why hasn't there been any movement for so long?"

"After my last ambush, the Seamless Gate has become very cautious. When I walked through the Three Realms, I also used heartforce to investigate. Even if I ambushed again, it would be hard to achieve results." Ji Ning said.

Ji Ning was naturally eager to act!

He was also anxious.

But he knew that anxiety was useless. The Seamless Gate was such a behemoth; one wrong step would cost him dearly.

"Yes." Bodhi nodded. "You're still calm. Take it slowly. Making the Seamless Gate bow its head is not easy. Focus on your sword art, especially the 'Five Treasured Sword Art'. If you can master the entire Five Treasured Sword Art, you can obtain Fuju's inheritance. That Fuju was mysterious and secretive; no one knows what he left behind. We and the Seamless Gate have both investigated but couldn't get it. It seems that only by mastering the Five Treasured Sword Art and being a divine-body cultivator can one obtain it."

Ji Ning nodded.

He was also curious about what Daofather Fuju had left behind. After all, Fuju's death was too strange, and he had arranged everything before dying.

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Bodhi left.

Ji Ning had the Nine Tooth Heavenly God return to the Picking Star Grand World first, then he went alone to the ancient imperial clan's lair—the Great Yu Human World.

"Whoosh."

Riding the Void Boat, he traversed the void and descended into the Great Yu Human World.

Ji Ning could no longer perform spatial teleportation without the Void Boat because, due to cultivating the 'Five Treasured Sword Art', he had completely forgotten the Grand Dao of Qiankun.

"What grand bearing." Standing at the bow of the Void Boat, he gazed at the vast world.

At a glance.

City after city was scattered across the land, some even floating in the air. These cities gathered immense amounts of natural energy; visible whirlpools of natural energy surrounded each city. Clearly, there were far too many immortals in these cities, causing even normal breathing of natural energy to form such storms.

"After the ancient cataclysm, the ancient imperial clan moved here. Now that the great tribulation is upon us, this place has become a huge military camp." Ji Ning sighed.

"So it's Fellow Daoist Beiming." A figure in the distance tore through the void and appeared, then flew over. It was a burly man wearing animal skins with a bare chest. These ancient human experts... were accustomed to barbaric attire in their youth, and even after becoming immortals, they still dressed like this.

"Heavenly God Fuqu." Ji Ning also spoke. This was the lair of the ancient imperial clan; he couldn't barge in recklessly. Ji Ning had only traversed the void and then waited here slowly.

Because as soon as he entered, the ancient imperial clan would immediately know.

"I am ordered by Daofather Youxiong to welcome Fellow Daoist Beiming. Come, follow me to see Daofather Youxiong." Heavenly God Fuqu said.

Ji Ning nodded.

Daofather Youxiong...

He held a high position among the human race. Although he rarely acted, he was one of the truly oldest existences among the ancient humans. When Nuwa first created humans, Daofather Youxiong was one of the humans personally created by Nuwa. Because he lived in a place with a wild bear, he was called 'Youxiong' (meaning 'has bear'). At that time, humans were too weak, and naming was very casual. Daofather Youxiong was still a mortal then, and he even established his own small tribe.

From Daofather Youxiong's tribe came a very remarkable existence—one of the Five Emperors of Humanity, the 'Yellow Emperor'. The Yellow Emperor was born in the Youxiong tribe, later rose to prominence, and even unified the human race. Daofather Youxiong supported the Yellow Emperor, helping him secure his rule.

"Hoo hoo hoo~~~" The wind howled.

In the distance, military flags fluttered in the wind.

Cities were scattered everywhere, each containing armies of immortals and divine beings. Some of these armies had survived since ancient times, while others had migrated from various grand worlds.

This 'Great Yu Human World' not only had many immortals and demons but also had over twenty True Gods and Daofathers residing in this grand world for a long time. Daofather Youxiong was one of them.

"This is Daofather Youxiong's territory. All these armies are under his command." Heavenly God Fuqu laughed. "Daofather Youxiong is in that largest city."

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