Chapter 224

“From this day forward, your Northern Liang shall be an important chess piece for my Taohuadao in the Northwest.”

“I do not wish to see any voice of opposition to you exist upon this land.”

Upon hearing this, a complex light flashed through Xu Xu Weixiong’s eyes, but in the end, she respectfully accepted the order.

She knew that she no longer had any other choice.

Afterwards, Ning Chuan brought Jiang Ni—who was still somewhat bewildered, yet whose eyes were filled with perseverance and hatred—back to his side.

He could clearly feel that within the body of this fallen princess of Western Chu, there resided an extremely powerful force of destiny.

If guided well, her future achievements would surely be limitless.

Moreover, he had probed with his demonic power and discovered that this princess was, surprisingly... still a virgin.

This was an unexpected delight.

He imparted to Jiang Ni the [Mystic Maiden Phoenix Chant Art], a technique specifically tailored for women.

Then, amidst Jiang Ni’s gaze, which was filled with shyness and a hint of anticipation.

He spent the night with her in the clouds.

……

The taste of the fallen princess of Western Chu was, indeed... extraordinary.

It allowed Ning Chuan to once again experience the pleasure of his cultivation base rising rapidly.

After a night of passion, Ning Chuan felt his Flood Dragon Pearl had condensed a few more points, taking him one step closer to the Fourth Revolution realm.

And Jiang Ni, under his nourishment, saw her cultivation base skyrocket, leaping to become a Grandmaster-level expert.

Looking at the fallen princess in his arms, her face already flushed crimson and her eyes alluring as silk.

Ning Chuan’s heart was filled with satisfaction.

The next day, early morning.

On Mount Mount Qingliang, the traces left by that earth-shattering battle remained shocking to the eye.

The charred earth, shattered weapons, and the thick, lingering scent of blood and slaughter.

Silently recounted the tragedy and terror of yesterday’s battle between gods and demons.

Inside Ning Chuan’s small courtyard, however, it was peaceful and serene.

After last night’s dual cultivation with Jiang Ni and the further consolidation of his own demonic power.

Ning Chuan felt his state was better than ever before.

That mysterious black Flood Dragon Pearl, which had reached the Third Revolution realm, rotated slowly within his dantian.

With every rotation, it emitted waves of incomparably pure, majestic demonic power filled with vibrant life.

Nourishing his perfect human form.

He thought of the Listening Tide Pavilion in the Northern Liang Prince’s Mansion, world-renowned for allegedly housing eighty percent of the world’s martial arts.

Inside were tens of thousands of martial arts classics that Xu Xiao had plundered from various sects while riding across the Jianghu in his youth.

Although most of them were likely only second or third-rate techniques.

But, for Ning Chuan, who possessed heaven-defying comprehension.

Any single classic could potentially become a cornerstone for him to draw inferences and grasp higher-level martial arts principles.

Accumulating the small to make the large, gathering sand to build a tower.

These classics would be of immense help in perfecting his [Nine Tribulations Dragon Transformation Method] and creating more divine abilities and techniques suitable for his human form.

“Jiang Ni.”

Ning Chuan called out softly with his magnetic voice.

“This servant is here.”

Jiang Ni, who was in the courtyard practicing the [Mystic Maiden Phoenix Chant Art] taught by Ning Chuan with some shyness, heard his call.

She immediately stopped, walked before Ning Chuan with a slightly reddened face, and bowed respectfully.

After last night’s nourishment, her body, which had been slightly frail due to years of malnutrition, had become much more voluptuous.

Her skin was also more crystal clear and delicate, and she radiated an indescribable, moving charm.

In those eyes that were originally filled with stubbornness and hatred, the gaze she now turned toward Ning Chuan held a hint of undisguisable reliance and... adoration.

“Take this monarch to the Listening Tide Pavilion,” Ning Chuan said indifferently.

“Yes, Master,” Jiang Ni replied obediently.

She knew that the Listening Tide Pavilion was a forbidden area of the Northern Liang Prince’s Mansion, housing countless treasures and secrets.

But now, the entire Northern Liang was already in her master’s grasp.

This Listening Tide Pavilion was naturally no exception.

Under Jiang Ni’s guidance, Ning Chuan walked slowly to the nine-story tower standing at the peak of Mount Mount Qingliang, filled with an aura of mystery and majesty.

The Listening Tide Pavilion.

Before the pavilion, Xu Xu Weixiong had long been waiting.

She looked at Ning Chuan with complex eyes, but still bowed respectfully:

“Greetings, Master.”

“Master,” Jiang Ni also called out softly.

Ning Chuan nodded slightly, said nothing more, and walked straight into this treasury of the world’s martial arts.

Upon entering, a rich, unique fragrance of books—a mixture of countless old papers and ink—wafted toward him.

The space inside the pavilion was vast, with rows of huge bookshelves several zhang high arranged neatly, almost extending to the end of his line of sight.

On the shelves were densely packed thread-bound books, bamboo slips, jade records, and even animal skin scrolls.

The sheer number was as vast as the sea, truly breathtaking!

This was the martial arts foundation that the Northern Liang Prince Xu Xiao had spent decades of heart’s blood plundering from the entire Jianghu!

A flash of satisfaction appeared in Ning Chuan’s eyes.

Without the slightest hesitation, he stepped forward into this ocean of knowledge.

His soul power, comparable to that of a god, was unleashed at this moment!

He did not flip through them book by book, but swept through them directly with his divine sense!

Row after row of bookshelves, book after book, whether it was blade techniques, sword arts, fist techniques, palm techniques, or light-body skills, internal arts, hidden weapons, poison manuals...

All the content recorded therein was captured by his powerful soul power in just a few breaths, then surged into his mind like a tidal wave!

Then, through his heaven-defying comprehension, it was rapidly analyzed, summarized, absorbed, and fused!

Countless martial arts principles, countless cultivation methods, and countless ingenious ideas collided, surged, and sublimated in his heart!

He felt that his understanding of the Dao of martial arts and his cognition of the world’s power system had deepened by another layer!

For him, this was an unprecedentedly huge harvest!

He planned to conduct another deep-level retreat to meditate after fully digesting these classics.

Combining the majestic energy that had already transformed into demonic power and his perfect human form.

To create some supreme martial arts that were truly suitable for his human form and possessed infinite power!

Jiang Ni stood quietly to the side, watching Ning Chuan, who was immersed in the ocean of knowledge.

On that pretty face, which had originally carried a bit of sorrow and hatred, a hint of tenderness and infatuation had appeared unknowingly.

She looked at Ning Chuan’s peerlessly handsome profile and those deep eyes that seemed to contain the mysteries of the entire universe.

Her heart could not help but flutter once again.

Perhaps, being able to stay by the side of this man who was like a god forever, serving him, was also a kind of... happiness?

……

At the same time.

Just as Ning Chuan was reading thousands of classics in the Listening Tide Pavilion, thickening his own foundation.

The news of the earth-shattering battle that had occurred yesterday on Mount Mount Qingliang, which was enough to overturn the entire world’s landscape.

Also spread like it had grown wings, at a speed more rapid and exaggerated than ever before, crazily to every corner of the world!

The entire Liyang Dynasty was plunged into unprecedented shock and boiling excitement because of this news!

In the restaurants and teahouses of every major city, and on every street corner, people were discussing this matter!

“My god! Have you heard?! The Northern Liang Prince’s Mansion... the Northern Liang Prince’s Mansion has really been destroyed!”

“What?! This... how is this possible?! That is the Northern Liang Prince’s Mansion! The Northern Liang Prince’s Mansion that holds the thirty thousand Snow Dragon Riders!”