Chapter 196 - 114: The 3 Grandmaster Realms: Qi Sea, Leakless, and Dragon and Tiger! Ancestral Master of the Vast Sea Celestial Saber—Wang Xuanyang

Chapter 196: Chapter 114: The 3 Grandmaster Realms: Qi Sea, Leakless, and Dragon and Tiger! Ancestral Master of the Vast Sea Celestial Saber—Wang Xuanyang

"Anning County is my home. It’s where I’ve built my life."

"By all rights, I cannot simply ignore what’s happening."

"So..."

"I want to rally the Tributors and everyone else in this residence to maintain order on West Street, cleanse the Demons, protect the people of this county, and minimize casualties."

Ji Xiu looked at Cai Ling’Er, Ye Ningzhi, Qin Zhuo, Bai Shuo and her servant Qingtuan, and the others, his eyes full of sincerity.

"I ask you all to lend me your strength!"

As soon as he spoke,

Cai Ling’Er, who had been convinced that Ji Xiu was just trying to freeload off her again, was stunned when she saw the righteous, awe-inspiring look on his face.

"Huh?"

’Could I have really been wrong about him?’

The young woman turned her toes inward, feeling a bit embarrassed after hearing his words, but she quickly shook her head.

’No.’

’You can’t just forgive all the bad things someone has done just because they do one great, good deed!’

’Let’s keep things separate!’

’Still, who would’ve thought? The kid actually has a sense of responsibility,’ the young woman thought to herself.

And when Bai Shuo heard the name ’Wang Xuanyang’...

She remembered the tale of the challenge at the Water Monarch’s Mansion. The name her aunt murmured day and night was none other than ’Wang Xuanyang’!

For a moment, her lovely eyes fell. Even though she had heard the news before, now that it was confirmed, she couldn’t help but feel a pang of sorrow in her heart.

’If she finds out about this, I wonder if she’ll go mad and come ashore from the Water Monarch’s Mansion to search for his body...’

’But,’

Listening to Ji Xiu’s firm, resounding tone,

Bai Shuo’s gaze was filled with admiration.

’To stand up for people he has never even met...’

’Rather than forming a ’transaction’ based on benefits and promises, it’s far better to forge a true friendship by weathering a storm together.’

Even though he was currently just struggling to get by in a single county, and she, as a noble Dragon Descendant Maiden, held a status worlds apart from his.

But in time,

Bai Shuo had a feeling.

The day he would stand as her equal...

...was not too far off.

As for his senior martial brother, Qin Zhuo, who shared the legacy of the Celestial Blade Style, he shook off his dejected expression after listening, broke into a wide grin, and drew his saber.

"Junior Brother, you have the same heroic, righteous spirit as our Ancestral Master when he fought the Chaotic Heaven Righteous Army!"

"In that case, as your senior brother, I will follow the example of Junior Martial Uncle Duan! Just as he followed our Ancestral Master back then, I will follow you, Junior Brother, and we’ll purge this county of its deep-rooted ills!"

Meanwhile, Ye Ningzhi was preoccupied with one thought:

’If I do a good job for Senior Brother, will I finally be able to learn that ’Fist and Foot’ technique?’

’I just feel like it’s way more powerful than my Master’s Startled Swan from the Sleeve...’

He saw the different expressions on their faces, but no matter what they were thinking, they had all answered his call. As Ji Xiu looked at the noble ladies, the heirs of various Schools, and the scion of the Dragon Descendants gathered in his residence...

...a heroic feeling surged within Ji Xiu’s heart. He turned to Duan Chenzhou.

"Master Duan, if a Divine Being were to descend... who would be stronger?"

Duan Chenzhou gripped the hilt of his saber, his expression calm.

"I’ve never tried."

But the next moment,

He smiled.

"But have you ever seen me lose?"

Hearing this, Ji Xiu smiled too.

"Then..."

"Let’s give these remnants and Outer Dao followers a good show!"

"That a mere backwater county in the Great Xuan..."

"...is more than enough to suppress and exterminate them!"

His voice thick with killing intent, Ji Xiu slung his bow over his back, gripped his saber, and strode out the door!

Outside,

the snow was falling heavier and heavier, like a storm about to break.

He stood amidst the wind and snow, surrounded by Demon Fiends!

With his bow on his back and saber in hand, fists and feet at the ready—for Ji Xiu, who now strode out to lead, the path ahead was clear, no matter the chaos!

Any who tried to block him were merely mantises trying to stop a cart.

His charge was a spear aimed straight at the heart of Anning’s turmoil!

The titles of "Fist, Spear, Saber, and Sword; Lion, Leopard, Eagle, and Falcon" had been famous for a decade or two.

But after all this time...

...it was time for someone new to claim those titles and take the top seat in Anning County!

Watching Ji Xiu’s figure stride out first, standing alone against the wind and snow...

Jiang Li crossed her arms, a playful smile on her lips.

’Such youthful heroism, the heart and courage of a true knight, befriending heroes from all corners of the land...’

’Hmm...’

’A great general, a Divine Being, manifesting a Divine Thought Body.’

’This is a tribulation, but it’s also an incredible tonic.’

’This kid has passed the Dao Skill stage. His Script Recognition and Locket Granting has reached Perfection, and his Divine Soul has condensed.’

’But fully cultivating the Divine Soul and getting past the Qi Absorption and Grain Avoidance stage requires slow, patient work.’

’Hmm, I wonder... should I teach him the Divine Refining Scroll, from the Six Chapters of the Profound Monarch’s Secret Record...’

’If he could truly master it, his Dao Skill might advance by leaps and bounds, allowing him to generate spiritual thoughts and use both Miracle Skills and Daoist Skills.’

She rubbed her chin.

However,

that was one of the Great Xuan’s most secret and powerful legacies.

She didn’t know...

...if he could bear the Cause and Effect that came with it.