Chapter Thirty-Three: Different Paths

  A rustling sound came, and several jade slips were thrown out.

  "What is Jade Simplified?" Ning City didn't understand, so when he saw the Jade Simplified, he found it strange instead.

  "I heard Master say that when one cultivates to the point of having a divine consciousness, they can engrave some things onto jade slips. The things engraved with divine consciousness are many times more than those written on animal skin or paper. However, these things require divine consciousness to be seen; otherwise, they cannot be seen." An Yi whispered in Ning Cheng's ear.

  Fang Yijian's voice came with a hint of disdain, "This little girl is right, the content of the Jade Book is countless times more than what you saw in those book records before."

  Ning Cheng only then realized his mistake and hastily put away the jade slip, asking, "Is there anything else?"

  "I just gave you the Jade Simple Method, which is a top-notch method. You alone can't even practice it to perfection, what more do you want?" Fang Yijian said with some annoyance.

  "For example, the Jade Array Scripture, if you don't give it to me then forget about it." Ning Cheng said nonchalantly.

  "Here, this is the Formation Jade Strip. Inside, it has everything from the basics of formations to advanced formations." Fang Yijian sneered in his heart, with your talent, you still want to learn formations? Ha!

  "For example, some spiritual grass materials jade slips, you don't give me and I won't force..."

  "Here you go."

  "Right, I think if I had one or two really powerful spells, and I were to fight with others, that would be a big advantage. Of course, I'm just casually saying this."

  "For you"

  Fang Yijian suppressed his inner anger, these things were given to Ning Cheng, it was simply a waste of food, like feeding a turtle with wheat.

  "Thank you, Brother Fang! You've really helped me out a lot. This time in Mang City, I saw that there's dan medicine for sale, and I was so envious. If I could refine dan, think of how much spiritual stone I'd save in the future!" Ning Cheng didn't delay at all, putting away all of Fang One Sword's jade slips, still sighing in amazement.

  A disdainful voice came, "You want to refine elixirs? Do you know how difficult it is to refine elixirs? You know that even a sect or a family finds it hard to cultivate an ordinary elixir master. As a loose cultivator, even if you have some opportunities, I advise you to give up this idea."

  Ning Cheng said disapprovingly, "Mango City's auction at the end of the month will have elixirs for sale. Aren't those elixirs made by humans? If others can learn, why can't I?"

  "Fang Yijian coldly smiled and said, 'Can that even be called a Dan medicine? It can't even compare to the lowest grade of mortal Dan medicines. At most, it's just a Dan pellet.'"

  "Is there still Dan Wan?" Ning Cheng immediately asked back, he didn't understand these things at all, now that he had the chance to ask, he wouldn't be polite.

  Fang Yijian didn't mince words and said directly, "These people have limited spiritual awareness and no alchemy inheritance, so they can't refine pills at all. They can only purify medicinal liquids. The so-called medicinal liquid refers to the simple use of some spiritual grasses to purify and then mix them in a certain proportion. Danwan and medicinal liquid are the same principle, not refined from a pill furnace, but simply solidified medicinal liquid."

  Ning Cheng was speechless, he couldn't think that refining pills would be so difficult. The high-grade pills he had heard of were actually some inferior pills, this was too shameless.

  Jing Cheng was speechless, and Fang Yi Jian said again, "Even if it's me, I won't refine the elixir, nor do I have a jade slip for refining the elixir."

  Ning Cheng looked at Fang Yi and saw that he really didn't have the Dan Yu Jian, so he said somewhat dejectedly, "In that case, forget it. I'll leave now, farewell."

  Fang Yijian was reluctant to leave Ning City, but he was also afraid that if Ning City left, she would burn the ship with fireballs. He could only force himself to say, "This ship is very big, or you can also stay here..."

  Ning Cheng said slowly, "Fang brother, our paths are different and we can't work together. This ship is used to kill people and refine their souls. I have nothing in common with you, I am a kind person, how can I be with a demon like you?"

  After finishing speaking, Ning Cheng didn't say much more and directly pushed the small boat into the sea, taking An Yi with him as he jumped onto the small boat. In the blink of an eye, the small boat had disappeared from beside the big ship, entering the vast ocean.

  Fang Yijian saw that Ning Cheng did not use fireballs to attack the large ship, and he let out a sigh of relief while scolding loudly, "You're really something else, you little turtle egg! Why didn't you say so before taking away all my stuff? And now you have the nerve to say such shameless things?"

  "Ning Ge, I think you're absolutely right. Fang Yijian may be a senior, but he's been killing innocent people indiscriminately, which is not acceptable." An Yi stood on the small boat, admiring Ning Cheng's decision. She felt that she had only truly understood Ning Cheng now.

  Ning Cheng awkwardly installed the oars on the small boat and said, "Actually, I'm not that noble."

  This world is a place where the strong are respected, and Ning City wouldn't be so noble as to blame Fang Yisheng for killing people casually. He left the big ship because he didn't dare stay there.

  Fang Yijian has a divine consciousness, and there's also the Shadowless Arrow. To stay with someone like him, unless he's tired of living. Fang Yijian is wary of Ning Cheng burning his ships, and Ning Cheng is equally wary of Fang Yijian. If he could get rid of Fang Yijian, he might even get rid of that guy too. With a big ship available, who would use a small one? Besides, Ning Cheng knows that burning the ship is a lose-lose situation, and Ning Cheng isn't brain-dead, so he wouldn't do something like that.

  An Yi didn't know what Ning Cheng's intestines were thinking, but she looked at him with a respectful face and said, "Brother Ning, fortunately I met you. If it wasn't for you, I would have stayed in Lan Xin An and probably wouldn't have ended up well. Or as my master said, I would have been harmed by someone in the end."

  Ning Cheng did not refute An Yi's words, but instead nodded and said, "Before, I didn't understand formations and thought that Lan Xin Pavilion was a safe place. Now I realize that it's not safe after all."

  Lan Xin's formation, at most, is only a first-class formation. Dealing with Ning City's rookie is naturally not a problem. As long as you have some mastery of the formation, you can break it open.

  "Ning brother, where are we going now?" At this time, Ning and Cheng were on a small boat in the sea, and An Yi didn't think much about it anymore.

  "We'll find an island first, and while we're training nearby, we'll also cultivate. After a period of time, when the wind has died down a bit, we'll go ashore again. Anyway, we have enough stuff with us, so we won't starve to death." Ning Cheng dared to get on the small boat precisely because he had a storage bag, and inside the storage bag were his stored food and water.

  At the same time, Ning Cheng began to inspect his spoils of war, and An Yi saw that Ning Cheng was busy, so he went to row the boat.

  Miao Wenhong and Pi San both didn't have storage bags, and their items were limited. The best item was Pi San's low-grade magic weapon. Miao Wenhong probably knew that upgrading Pi San's equipment would be beneficial to him, so he gave the low-grade magic weapon to Pi San.

  As for Wen Hong's items, apart from some gold coins, there were only some aphrodisiacs and the like. Ning Cheng despised this young master Wen Hong, who could cultivate to the third layer of Qi gathering, but his spiritual roots must be better than his. However, this kid put all his energy and time on women's bellies, and even the things he carried with him were not good stuff.

  He casually threw these things into the storage bag, and Ning Cheng continued to start studying the basic array method given by An Yi. As for the jade slips obtained from Fang Yijian's hands, Ning Cheng did not move them. He paid himself now that his divine sense was still weak, and these jade slips would wait until he had time to study them.

  Ning Cheng once again entered a state of closed-door epiphany to study the foundation array method. An Yi had been with Ning Cheng for quite some time and was already accustomed to his unique learning methods. She didn't disturb Ning Cheng, instead controlling the small boat while occasionally placing water and food beside him.

  Ning Cheng had fully entered a state, and his mind conjured up three-dimensional formation diagrams. The directions mentioned in the foundation of formations were constantly evolving in his mind, while also being constantly changed and modified by him.

  In just five days, Ning City flipped through the last page and only then did he realize that he had actually finished reading a foundational array manual.

  "This book I've been reading for several years, and I only half understand it. I didn't expect you to finish it in less than half a month." An Yi said quietly when she saw Ning Cheng turn over the last page.

  She was originally a quiet person, and although Ning City hadn't spoken to her in the past ten days, she didn't feel lonely.

  Ning Cheng gave An Yi an apologetic glance, just about to speak when a huge wave came crashing over, tossing the small boat he and An Yi were in into the air. The next moment, the sky turned dark, flashes of lightning streaked across, followed by the sound of thunder, and pea-sized raindrops poured down densely.

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