Chapter 62 Leaving the Great An Forest

  (Apology: In the previous chapters, I mistakenly wrote "Condensing True Dan" as "Gathering Qi Dan". I apologize for this mistake and have corrected it.)

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  Ning Cheng's battle experience was also rich, he knew that his cultivation was not as good as Zhu Hongwen's, the longer they fought, the more unfavorable it was for him. Now he could fight Zhu Hongwen to a draw, it was because his divine sense was slightly stronger than Zhu Hongwen's.

  So Ning Cheng, after being forced back by Zhu Hongwen's true yuan, didn't slow down at all and charged forward again, with the long spear in his hand transforming into twelve icy spear lights.

  In an instant, the twelve icy gun tips formed a web of guns, and the surrounding air seemed to slow down in this coldness. The strong icy gun intent directly cooled down Zhu Hongwen's battle intent.

  Hongwen's heart skipped a beat, this was a Xuan-level gun technique, and it was a Xuan-level ice-type gun technique with gun intent. Someone who could exhibit ice-type gun techniques to such an extent, even if they didn't have a main Ice Spirit Root, must have had a supporting Ice Spirit Root. He no longer understood whether Ning Cheng's cultivation was Gathering Qi or Condensing Reality, facing Ning Cheng's powerful gun technique, without any defensive treasures, he couldn't block it at all, except by dodging.

  Once he dodges, this powerful gun will definitely follow him like a shadow, and even if he escapes in the end, he will be severely injured. Because under the powerful mysterious ice gun intent, giving up resistance would only make his speed slower.

  These thoughts flashed through Zhu Hongwen's mind like lightning, and he made a timely judgment. The flying sword in his hand also transformed into a sword curtain. He couldn't retreat, one retreat would not only lose, but might even be killed.

  Jianmu and Xuanbing gun shadows collided together, "Wu wu......" The sound reverberated continuously.

  In this wailing sound, there were also some cracking sounds, as if the ice surface was shattered.

  "Hum... hum... hum..." The tip of the Xuanbing spear directly blasted open the sword curtain, several spear tips passed through the sword curtain and struck Zhou Hongwen's body, bringing up four or five blood arrows. At the same time, Zhou Hongwen was also blown away by Ning Cheng, but he actually let out a sigh of relief, he had managed to save his life after all.

  Ning Cheng was secretly amazed, this Zhu Hongwen seemed to have a lower cultivation level than Miao Lihu of Mang City, but he was actually much stronger. The Xuanbing Thirty-six Guns were already his strongest gun technique, if the Xuanbing Thirty-six Guns couldn't kill Zhu Hongwen, then he could only use the Qiyao Ice Needle.

  Ning Cheng didn't dare to use the Seven Day Ice Needle yet, as there was still a woman with three layers of condensed truth on that side. The Seven Day Ice Needle had the best stealth effect, but once discovered, its effectiveness would be halved. After all, his Seven Day Ice Needle technique was far inferior to the Mystic Ice Thirty-six Guns, and it relied entirely on divine intent.

  Zhū Hóngwén was heavily injured, and the long spear in Níng Chéng's hand didn't show any signs of hesitation. The spearhead condensed into a single line, continuing to charge towards Zhū Hóngwén's brow. This one spear contained concentrated killing intent, causing even the surrounding bamboo trees to be stirred by this intense killing energy and lean to both sides.

  Strike while the iron is hot, Ning Cheng was clearer than anyone else about this point.

  Under Ning City's terrifying gun intent, the pale-faced woman in green had already reacted. She immediately sprang up, and a circular shield appeared in her hand. She couldn't believe that Ning City's Qi gatherer was so formidable. A Qi gatherer killing a cultivator at the fourth layer of Qi condensation? She had never even heard of it before.

  "Ah..."

  The Ning City's killing intent was not concealed at all, and the gun's muzzle exploded on the green skirt woman's round shield, making a bursting sound.

  The powerful True Yuan force rebounded back, and the gun tip that carried a strong killing intent in Ning City was blocked by the round shield, completely dispersing it, and soon disappeared into thin air.

  Ning Cheng took a few steps back, his heart still reeling in shock. He hadn't expected that this woman's cultivation was one level lower than Zhu Hongwen's, yet her moves were actually more powerful by an entire level. Ning Cheng's heart sank, and he slowly retreated towards the edge of the formation. Continuing to fight would be meaningless for him; if these two people were to use their full strength to block his way, he might not even be able to escape.

  The woman seemed to know that Ning City was going to leave, and at the first time, she had already sealed off Ning City's path, while five flying swords began to circle around her.

  "Hongwen, help me kill him." The green-robed woman had completely lost her previous elegance, and now her eyes only held coldness and a murderous intent.

  Hongwen didn't need this woman's reminder, he had forcibly stopped his injuries and stared at Ningcheng like a hungry wolf. Seeing the madness in his eyes, Ningcheng knew that this man was ready to fight to the death.

  The person who can control the five flying swords, his divine sense is absolutely stronger than him. Ning City will no longer have any thoughts of continuing to entangle. He raised his long spear and sneered, "Xiong Qihua, you cheated on your husband with a man, hiding here must be very carefree and happy? Poor Ji Xuanzhang was blind, actually marrying a woman like you. Maybe he's already been killed by you and your lover. In consideration of Ji Luofei's face, I won't settle accounts with you today, but someone will come to take revenge on you."

  The woman in the green skirt was stunned after hearing Ning Cheng's words, her face turned pale like a sheet of white paper again. Even the five flying swords that were revolving around her fell down powerlessly. In her heart, there was only one sentence: how did this person know who she was and what she had done? What was going on?

  No wonder she didn't understand, she had been living here for over a decade. And Ning Cheng looked like he was under twenty, how could he possibly know about her family?

  What made her even more flustered was that Ning Cheng said it was because of Ji Luo Fei's face, obviously this person had a deep relationship with Ji Luo Fei.

  While Qingyu was still in a daze and frightened, Ning Cheng had already brought up a residual shadow from her side and rushed past, instantly disappearing into the distance.

  In fact, just now when the green skirt woman was stunned, Ning City had the opportunity to kill her. Ning City really did spare Xiong Qihua's life for Ji Luofei's sake.

  Hongwen was also shocked by Ningcheng's words, but he had already been seriously injured and could only watch as Ningcheng walked away, without the slightest ability to stop him.

  "Who is he, how does he know me? How does he know Luo Fei? Is Luo Fei okay now?" Xiong Qi Hua was still muttering to herself, her face growing increasingly pale and terrifying.

  Hongwen stood on one side and softly comforted, "From now on, Luofei will definitely be fine, Qihua, you don't have to worry anymore..."

  Xiong Qi Hua seemed as if she hadn't heard Zhu Hong Wen's words, and muttered to herself for a while before suddenly raising her head and saying, "I want to go out, I want to take a look at Luo Fei."

  She muttered to herself, "If this person goes and tells Luo Fei about me, telling her..."

  Hongwen let out a sigh, knowing what was on Xiong Qihua's mind. If his daughter thought her mother had killed her father and was hiding in the Da'an Forest with her lover, how would she react? Would she acknowledge him as her mother? He reckoned she would immediately draw her sword against him.

  "I have a way to make Luo Fei not believe his words." Zhu Hongwen said in a low voice.

  "What's going on?" Xiong Qihua opened her eyes wide, staring at Zhu Hongwen, her tone somewhat urgent, and even a hint of blush appeared on her pale face.

  "If you see Luo Fei, regardless of whether she already knows about this matter or not, you need to take the initiative to tell her that this person took advantage of your vulnerability..."

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  After Ning City broke out of the formation, he found that the two had not caught up and slowed down. In the Da'an Forest, he was not afraid of Xiong Qi Hua and Zhu Hongwen joining forces. He believed that the two people did not dare to chase, once they provoked high-level demon beasts, he could walk away, and these two people still lived here regularly.

  After leaving this place, Ning Cheng quickened his pace. He decided to go to Yan Zhou to see if he could find the Cong True Pill and advance to the Cong True Realm. When a Cong True Realm cultivator can use his divine sense as freely as him, Ning Cheng estimated that even if he used both of his ice-type techniques together, he might not be able to defeat him. Xiong Qi Hua was such a Cong True cultivator.

  Even if the Qi Gatherer is extremely powerful, there is still a fundamental difference between them and the Essence Cultivator. The Essence Cultivator cultivates True Essence, while the Qi Gatherer cultivates True Qi, and this difference in strength is clear to see.

  Ning City knows that the real dividing line for true cultivation is not gathering energy and condensing truth, but rather building the yuan boundary. Only after reaching the yuan boundary can one truly lay a foundation and become a cultivator.

  Ning Cheng accelerated his pace while practicing his Mystic Ice Thirty-six Guns along the way. His cultivation couldn't be raised in a short period of time, so he had to rely on his techniques to make up for it.

  What was originally a month's journey, Ning City completed in less than a month. When Ning City looked up again to see a blue sky and the desolate wilderness, he let out a long sigh. The trek through the forest for over two months has finally come to an end, this should be the land of Yangzhou.

  Although it is still on the edge of Da'an Forest and the border area of Yuanzhou, Ning City has felt that the spiritual energy here is much better than Pingzhou.

  Ning Cheng tidied up his belongings, carefully re-packaging the remaining guns on his back before preparing to take out his flying sword and leave the edge of the Great Ancestor Forest.

  A gray figure darted out more than 200 meters away from Ning City, closely followed by a wolf demon that had killed too many people in Ning City. After the wolf demon rushed out of the edge of Da'an Forest, it seemed to feel that the outside was very dangerous for it, and gave up chasing the gray figure, turning around and re-entering Da'an Forest.

  This is a young man wearing a gray monk's robe, who seems to know that the wolf demon will not continue to chase him. After rushing out of the Da'an Forest, he did not continue to flee, but instead walked towards Ning City.

  Ning Cheng also stopped summoning flying swords and wanted to ask the way.

  The young man who came looked about the same age as him, and was also a cultivator of the ninth layer of Qi gathering. He had a beard on his face, looking a bit worn out, and seemed more mature. The youth's face was pale and beardless, with a faint hint of bloodiness all over his body. A clear scar on his face even set off his seemingly non-existent ferocity.

  Ning Cheng spent nearly a year in the Da'an Forest, and this faint aura of killing intent was something he could sense as soon as he came into contact with it. He was certain that this youth had stayed in the Da'an Forest for an absolute minimum amount of time, and was someone who was decisive and ruthless in his killings.

  "My name is Tai Shu Shi, I've been making a living around the Da'an Forest area. You seem unfamiliar, are you new here?" The grey-clothed youth looked very friendly and came over with a smile to greet him.

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