Chapter 5: The Continent of Yi Xing

  "Are you okay?" Ning Cheng asked, and Ji Luofei stumbled a little. Ning Cheng quickly stepped forward to support her. Ji Luofei's body was soft and fragrant, but it carried a faint scent of blood.

  Ji Luo Fei didn't wait for Ning Cheng to continue asking and pushed him away, saying "I'm fine, I'll go rest for a bit first, we can talk again later."

  After finishing speaking, Ji Luo Fei entered the room beside by herself.

  Ning Cheng looked at his own palm and saw a faint trace of blood on it.

  Ning Cheng immediately understood that Ji Luofei was injured. Just now, his hand was on Ji Luofei's back, so it could be seen that Ji Luofei's injury was on her back.

  Ning Cheng hesitated for a moment after glancing at Ji Luo Fei's room, but didn't enter. Ji Luo Fei had cultivated to the third layer of Qi gathering, her cultivation was far higher than his, it was clear that even Cang Qin Second-rate Academy wasn't a safe place.

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  Ji Luofei was attracted out by the aroma of food, and she had also changed into a new set of clothes. Ning Cheng saw that after resting for a while, her face no longer had the pale complexion it had before.

  "Is this what you did?" Ji Luofei looked at the small wooden table with four dishes and one soup, asking in surprise. In her impression, when would Ning Cheng ever cook? And the dishes he made were so visually appealing?

  Ning Cheng smiled and said, "Of course I did it myself, come over and have dinner."

  Ji Luofei was clearly not a talkative person. Ning Cheng's cooking, although surprising to her, didn't prompt her to ask many questions. It was unclear whether it was because Ning Cheng's dishes were delicious or if she was truly hungry. After eating several bowls of rice in succession, there was still some lingering regret.

  After finishing dinner, Ning Cheng hurriedly got up to collect the bowls and plates.

  "Wait." Ji Luo Fei called out to Ning Cheng, "I'll collect these later, you haven't done this before..."

  Ji Luo didn't finish speaking when she realized that what she said was problematic. Ning Cheng had never done this before, how could he possibly cook such delicious food?

  She changed her tone and said, "You sit down first, I have something to talk to you about."

  Ning City sat down, and Ji Luo Fei took out two ancient, extremely thin leather scrolls and handed them to Ning City, saying, "These were left behind by your grandfather. He told me to give them to you later. Now that you've successfully gathered your energy, I should be able to give them to you."

  Ning Cheng silently accepted the two thin scrolls, his heart very clear about what was going on. It was because his previous grandfather had spoiled Ning Cheng, but also knew what kind of person Ning Cheng was. This skin scroll must be the Ning family's ancestral method, which is why it was left to Ji Luo Fei to hand over. And Ji Luo Fei gave him the scroll not because he had gathered his energy, but because he and the previous Ning Cheng were now completely different.

  Jing Cheng put away the scroll, Ji Luo Fei let out a breath, seemingly relieved that she had completed something. She took out another wooden box and handed it to Jing Cheng, saying, "There's an air-gathering stone inside, you can use it for cultivation."

  Now Ning Cheng was no longer a rookie, he knew the value of the Gathering Spirit Stone. One Gathering Spirit Stone was equivalent to one hundred gold coins, and this was just the surface price, in fact, one hundred gold coins couldn't even buy one Gathering Spirit Stone. Even the Ning family didn't have many, now Ji Luo Fei took out a Gathering Spirit Stone for him, he immediately refused, "Luo Fei, I've already gathered my spirit, you're also at the third layer of gathering your spirit, it's exactly when you need the Gathering Spirit Stone, don't give me one."

  Ji Luo Fei forcibly stuffed the wooden box into Ning Cheng's hands, "Let you take it and you'll take it, you also know that I've gathered three layers of Qi. With my qualifications, I should be leaving Cang Qin Second Star Academy soon, from now on this place will rely on you..."

  Ning Cheng listened to Ji Luofei's words and no longer refused the wooden box. He put away the box, sighed, and said, "Luofei, in the past I didn't understand things well, and if there were places where I made you angry, please forgive me. You also know that my talent is not good, and you will leave Qingyun Country in the future. We may never have the chance to meet again. Fortunately, although we were engaged as children, we are not yet married. After you reach the fourth layer of Qi gathering, we will be people from two different worlds, and the engagement from back then can be considered null and void... these years at the Ning family have also been a hardship for you..."

  If Ning Fu hadn't been reduced to ashes, Ning Cheng would have even returned the marriage contract to Ji Luo Fei.

  Ji Luo Fei stared blankly at Ning Cheng, she had never thought that Ning Cheng would say such a thing. But she was very clear that what Ning Cheng said was the truth, once she left Cang Qin country, she would have no chance to meet Ning Cheng again.

  "My life was saved by Ning Grandfather, without him, I, Ji Lu Fei, would have been gone long ago. What you said might be right, after I leave Cang Qin country, we will no longer have the chance to meet again. Moreover, now that my face is disfigured, our marriage is also unlikely to happen. However, I also understand the principle of keeping one's word from start to finish. The engagement was set by Ning Grandfather and my grandfather, without their words, I wouldn't be able to dissolve it. Just take care of yourself after I leave, I really won't be able to stay by your side for the rest of my life."

  Ji Luo Fei finished speaking, stood up, and carried several bowls into the low kitchen. She was very clear that Ning Cheng's words were right, after she left Cang Qin country, she and Ning Cheng would never have a chance to meet again. With her qualifications, wanting to forcibly stay and take care of Ning Cheng would only make Ning Cheng die faster. Now that Ning Cheng had already condensed his Qi into one layer, no matter what the reason was for his promotion, it comforted Ji Luo Fei's heart somewhat.

  Ning Cheng was extremely intelligent, how could he not understand Ji Luo Fei's meaning? He knew that Ji Luo Fei wanted to leave Cang Qin Country and might not be able to meet in the future. By taking the initiative to dissolve their engagement, he only wanted to let Ji Luo Fei have no worries in the future. After all, Ji Luo Fei had saved his life, and this was the only way he could help her. Now that Ji Luo Fei disagreed, he didn't want to say more.

  Ning City returned to his room, and the first thing he did was take out the Qi Gathering Stone. He had memories of the Qi Gathering Stone, but he had never seen it before. Now that Ji Luo Fei had brought back the Qi Gathering Stone, Ning City immediately wanted to know what this stone was, and why it was so valuable. It cost 100 gold coins to buy one Qi Gathering Stone, and even then, it wasn't guaranteed that you could get your hands on one. The price was indeed not low.

  As soon as Ning Cheng took out the Gathering Spirit Stone, Ji Luo Fei sensed it. She glanced at Ning Cheng's room and a hint of a smile appeared on her lips. Although Ning Cheng no longer had his previous pampered air, he still had some childishness. He said he didn't want the Gathering Spirit Stone, but as soon as he took it out, he immediately put it away.

  Ji Luo Fei sensed the gathering stone of Ning City, but Ning City was unaware. When he saw that it was just an ordinary dark yellow stone, he felt a bit disappointed. The spiritual energy contained within this stone seemed to be more abundant, but Ning City felt that this spiritual energy was fundamentally incomparable to what he had sensed during his cultivation.

  Ning Cheng put away the Gathering Spirit Stone and took out the two volumes. One volume was an introduction to the history of the Ning family, while the other volume was the Ning family's cultivation method.

  After finishing the first volume, Ning Cheng had a much more intuitive and detailed understanding of the world he was in. The Qing Dynasty was just a small vassal state in Pingzhou, and Pingzhou was also just a corner of the continent of Yixing.

  On the continent of Yi Xing, there are nine major continents. The spirit energy is the most scarce in Pingzhou, and the countries that live here are mostly mortal nations, belonging to low-level continents.

  The forces on the continent of Yi Xing are complex and diverse, because since the Ning family's history, only one cultivator has reached the Yuanyuan boundary. Therefore, the Ning family is not very familiar with the entire continent of Yi Xing. From this thin volume, Ningcheng can only know that the main forces in the lower continent of Yi Xing are Zhen Guo, Zhuhou Guo, Academy, Family, and some sects in the lower continent.

  The Academy and the True Nations are the strongest forces that Ning's family knows, with many vassal states under each True Nation. The vassal states also have their strengths and weaknesses, divided into three-star levels, with three stars being the highest level of vassal state. One-star vassal states basically belong to mortal nations, at most having some ordinary martial artists.

  Cang Qin Country was just a one-star vassal state. If it weren't for the two-star academy in Cang Qin, then Cang Qin would be equivalent to an ordinary human country.

  But the college is different, in the low-level continent, the highest level of college is only a five-star college. In the low-level continent, a three-star college is equivalent to a three-star vassal state. If there is a five-star college within a true country, then this college has already surpassed the true country.

  Behind this thin volume of the Ning family, there is also a note that says that it is said that in the Yixing continent, there exists a Nine Star Academy, but since the Ning family has never produced any great masters, it is unknown whether this is true or not.

  Closing the thin volume, Ning City slowly let out a breath. He still didn't know just how vast the Yi Xing continent was, but from this thin volume he had already guessed that it was boundlessly enormous. Even the Qing Dynasty, estimated to be only equivalent to a grain of dust on the Yi Xing continent.

  The Ning family had a cultivator who reached the Yuanyuan boundary, but the Ning family still couldn't leave the low-level continent of Yixing, it can be seen that his previous idea of being able to return to Earth after reaching the Yuanyuan boundary was so naive.

  The Ning family was able to stand firm in the country of Cang Qin because generation after generation of their ancestors had given their lives for the ruler of Cang Qin. Even so, when the Ning family was finally destroyed in the capital, the ruler of Cang Qin did not say a single word.

  Even if Ning City came from the earth, he was extremely unhappy in his heart. The monarch of the Qingqin country was naturally cold and thin, and it was not worth dying for him.

  The second thin volume is the same as Ning Cheng thought, it's the Ning family's cultivation method. The first sentence of the opening chapter is that this is a top-notch ordinary cultivation method. When Ning Cheng saw this, he was somewhat disappointed, no matter how top-notch, it's just an ordinary cultivation method. The Nine Layers of Qi Gathering written on the thin volume are quite detailed, and there are also some annotations.

  Ning City took a look ahead and found that it was roughly the same as the first layer of Gongfa he remembered. He tried to follow the method of circulating Qi in the back, and again, a warm air current rose from his Dantian. Ning City was startled, just thinking about stopping his cultivation, when suddenly a new meridian true Qi flow route appeared in his mind.

  This new route of true energy circulation is obviously different from the one described in the Ning family's kung fu incantation, and Ning feels that if he guides his true energy cultivation according to the method that suddenly appears in his mind, the effect will be slightly better.

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