111: Return, Gangqi! (Seeking monthly tickets)

"Why are you here?"

Dao Baifeng, dressed in a white gauze dress, opened the door and saw Ning Yuan enter the room, looking surprised.

She had thought he would spend the night with Ruan Xingzhu.

"Isn't it because I couldn't bear to leave you, Aunt, alone in an empty room?"

Ning Yuan smiled and stepped forward.

Dao Baifeng rolled her eyes at Ning Yuan, but felt delighted inside, "Hmph, you only know how to say sweet things, just like Duan Zhengchun."

"Is it really the same?"

Ning Yuan pulled Dao Baifeng's hand, pressed it down, and said playfully.

Dao Baifeng's cheeks immediately flushed, and she glared at Ning Yuan.

"I'm going into seclusion tomorrow, and I feel uncomfortable all over. I want you, Aunt, to help me clean up."

Ning Yuan whispered in Dao Baifeng's ear.

Dao Baifeng's eyes widened, and she said angrily, "You just finished with that woman, and you want me to... Why don't you let her..."

"Isn't Aunt's the cleanest!"

Ning Yuan smiled and leaned down to kiss Dao Baifeng's lips. Dao Baifeng snorted, "Just this once."

"I knew you, Aunt, were the woman who loved me the most."

Ning Yuan lowered his head for a deep kiss.

A moment later,

"Sit down!"

Dao Baifeng pushed Ning Yuan to sit on the edge of the bed, then slowly knelt down herself.

Smelling the scent of that woman, Dao Baifeng, though disgusted, still forced herself to endure the discomfort and lowered her head...

[Current World: demi-gods and semi-devils]

[Departure Countdown: 0 days]

[Luck: 1230]

[Current Identity: Murong Fu]

[Current Talent: A Thousand Miles a Day (not active)]

[Cultivation: Top-tier]

[Martial Arts: Bei Ming Divine Skill, Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms, Xiao Wu Xiang Skill, Six Meridian Divine Sword, Lingbo Microstep, Star Shift, Tianshan Six Yang Palm, Tianshan Plum Hand, Life and Death Talisman, Canhe Finger, Dog Beating Staff Technique, Sound Transmission to Secret...]

As the countdown reached zero, everything in front of Ning Yuan's eyes began to distort.

Then his whole body seemed to be sucked into a vortex.

When he opened his eyes again, the dazzling sunlight made him unable to keep them open.

After a moment, Ning Yuan gradually adapted.

On the wall in front, there was a window the size of a human head. Even though it was only that size, the window still had two iron bars, and the sunlight shone in from here.

"It looks like early morning."

"I remember when I entered the Tian Long World, it was also an early morning. It seems I have been gone for a day and a night."

Ning Yuan looked down at his tattered prison uniform and the small, damp space, feeling a bit dazed for a moment.

After three months of roaming the Tian Long World, with beautiful wives and concubines, fine clothes and rich food, and being praised by the world, he had almost forgotten that he himself was still in prison.

Then, Ning Yuan refocused his attention, and the panel in his mind reappeared.

[Host: Ning Yuan]

[Cultivation: None]

[Luck: 1230]

[Redeemable:

Bei Ming Divine Skill: 300 Luck points, Dao Foundation Realm Cultivation Technique, infinite potential, awaiting development.

Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms: 200 Luck points, Qi Cultivation Realm Martial Art.

Xiao Wu Xiang Skill: 150 Luck points, Qi Cultivation Realm Cultivation Technique.

Six Meridian Divine Sword: 150 Luck points, Qi Cultivation Realm Martial Art.

Star Shift: 150 Luck points, Qi Cultivation Realm Cultivation Technique, quite potential, awaiting development.

Tianshan Six Yang Palm: 100 Luck points, Qi Cultivation Realm Martial Art.

Tianshan Plum Hand: 100 Luck points, Qi Cultivation Realm Martial Art.

Lingbo Microstep: 50 Luck points, Movement Technique.

Life and Death Talisman: 50 Luck points, Hidden Weapon... Return Talisman: 10 Luck points, after use, the main body can enter the Small World for 10 days (1 day in the main world).]

..."This [Return Talisman] means I can still return to the Tian Long World. That's good, and it's my main body entering. Perhaps when it's dangerous, I can hide back there."

"What's more, the time flow rate is still 1:10, so maybe I can even Cultivate inside."

Seeing the last item, Ning Yuan nodded to himself.

Then he began to plan how to use it.

After all, he only had 1150 Luck points, and he couldn't get everything, nor did he need everything.

Besides, he also needed to save some Luck points for emergencies.

This meant there weren't many options.

"Since regret is useless, I can only look to the future."

"First, Bei Ming Divine Skill is a must. This is one of my only two Dao Foundation Realm Cultivation Techniques, and it has great potential. Maybe it can even reach the Divine Ability level in the future."

Ning Yuan murmured to himself.

The Realms of the Great Profound Dynasty were mainly divided into Qi Cultivation, Dao Foundation, and Divine Ability.

Basically, reaching the third Dao Foundation Realm, Golden Core, not only extended one's lifespan to five hundred years but also allowed one to fly and burrow, like a terrestrial immortal.

And Bei Ming Divine Skill was a Dao Foundation Realm martial art. Although he didn't know which level of the three Dao Foundation Realms—Aperture Opening, Body Transformation, or Golden Core—it belonged to, its potential indicated that it could at least reach the Golden Core level.

During his few months in the White Lotus Sect, although he hadn't had time to learn any profound martial arts, he had a clear understanding of the basics of this world.

People at the Dao Foundation Realm were considered masters anywhere.

They were enough to establish a sect.

Even the White Lotus Sect he was in didn't have such masters, at least he, who was temporarily pushed to be the Sect Leader as a scapegoat, didn't know of such an existence.

If there were, the White Lotus Sect wouldn't have been so easily annihilated by the imperial court, fragmented, and forced to use him as a scapegoat to appease the court.

"Damn it, I'm on a pirate ship now, and I can't get off."

"But what I've lost, I will definitely get back."

Ning Yuan's eyes flashed with ruthlessness.

Although he was forced to join the White Lotus Sect at the time, later on, he was actually coveting the White Lotus Sect's resources and Cultivation Techniques, hoping to become a strong person through them.

Although the White Lotus Sect was just a Small Sect, the Lotus Sect above it was one of the major sects of the Evil Sect Alliance, with vast power and deep foundations.

He just didn't expect that as soon as the plan began, and he had shown his value, gaining the attention of the White Lotus Sect's high-ranking members, and was about to obtain Cultivation Technique Legacy and become a core member, he encountered the imperial court's crackdown on evil sects.

He didn't know martial arts yet and was caught before he could even run.

"Then, the equally potential Star Shift must also be Cultivated. Although it is currently only a Qi Cultivation Realm martial art, it might have the potential to advance to a Dao Foundation Realm Cultivation Technique. This is even more important than Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms."

Ning Yuan thought to himself.

This could be roughly seen from the Luck points required for redemption.

Martial arts below 300 Luck points were of the Qi Cultivation Realm level, while Cultivation Techniques above 300 Luck points were of the Dao Foundation Realm.

Although Star Shift's current value was only half of Bei Ming Divine Skill and far less than Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms, since it was hinted to have great potential, it wouldn't be simple.

"Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms, Six Meridian Divine Sword cannot be given up, and there are Lingbo Microstep and Life and Death Talisman."

"Since I'm redeeming Life and Death Talisman, I must also redeem Tianshan Six Yang Palm, which controls the activation and Release of the Life and Death Talisman."

In an instant, Ning Yuan determined the martial arts he wanted to redeem.

He had also spent 900 Luck points, leaving only 330 points.

"This is still without redeeming my Xiao Wu Xiang Skill and Tianshan Plum Hand and other martial arts."

"Otherwise, there would be nothing left."

Thinking this, Ning Yuan clicked confirm.

Immediately, a large amount of martial arts knowledge poured into his mind.

"North of the desolate land, there is a dark sea, which is the Heavenly Pool. There is a fish there, thousands of miles wide, and no one knows its length. It is also said: if the accumulation of water is not thick, it cannot bear a large boat. Put a cup of water on a hollow floor, and a mustard seed becomes its boat; place a cup there, and it sticks, because the water is shallow and the boat is large."

As Ning Yuan began to Cultivate, his main body had never Cultivated any martial arts, so there was no need for the step of abolishing martial arts.

Strands of Bei Ming True Qi seemed to be born out of thin air, flowing into his Dantian.

These all came from the True Qi he obtained by Cultivating Bei Ming Divine Skill in the Tian Long World, or by absorbing others' Internal Energy.

Now, they all flowed into his main body.

From nothing to something.

Ning Yuan's pale face gradually became rosy.

Internal Qi Realm Early Stage!

Internal Qi Realm Middle Stage!

Internal Qi Realm Late Stage!

Ning Yuan's Realm broke through layer by layer.

The Internal Qi Realm corresponds to below first-rate in the Tian Long World.

But Ning Yuan's nearly two hundred years of skill in the Tian Long World, even if he couldn't inherit all of it, still amounted to nearly one hundred and fifty years of skill.

His Cultivation continued to improve.

True Qi Realm Early Stage!

True Qi Realm Middle Stage!

True Qi Realm Late Stage!

...The vortex of Bei Ming True Qi in Ning Yuan's Dantian spun faster and faster.

These True Qi flowed out, forming a small vortex in each of the major Apertures in his body, allowing Ning Yuan to absorb others' Internal Energy for his own use from any part of his body.

This was also the ultimate Profound Truth of Bei Ming Divine Skill.

All martial arts in the world are for my use, just like the Northern Darkness, carrying all large and small boats, containing all large and small fish.

As Ning Yuan broke through again, his Cultivation reached the third Qi Cultivation Realm—Gang Qi Realm!

This caused Ning Yuan's immense and powerful True Qi to transform, becoming even stronger and deeper.

A wisp of Protective Aura was equivalent to ten wisps of True Qi from before.

Its power was also ten times stronger.

Next were martial arts such as Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms, Six Meridian Divine Sword, and Star Shift.

It took two hours, until noon, for Ning Yuan to fully comprehend these Cultivation Techniques.

Nearly one hundred and fifty years of skill transformed into Protective Aura, which was only equivalent to one cycle of sixty years of skill from before.

Although the quantity decreased, the quality increased significantly. His strength, compared to when he was in the Tian Long World, not only did not decline but even improved.

"So that's how it is."

Ning Yuan's face showed enlightenment, "The essence of this world is much stronger than the Tian Long World. Perhaps you could break stones and crack tablets in the Tian Long World, but you can't do that in this world. Therefore, the True Qi cultivated from martial arts in the Tian Long World will be compressed in this world."

"Fortunately, my skill is profound. Even after compression, I still have the Cultivation of the Gang Qi Realm."

Ning Yuan looked at his attribute panel.

[Host: Ning Yuan]

[Luck: 330]

[Cultivation: Gang Qi Realm Early Stage]

[Martial Arts: Bei Ming Divine Skill, Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms, Six Meridian Divine Sword, Lingbo Microstep, Star Shift, Tianshan Six Yang Palm, Life and Death Talisman]

[multiverse map: Countdown to activation in the current world: 30 days.]

"Although the Gang Qi Realm still belongs to the Qi Cultivation Realm, the place where I am imprisoned is ultimately just a county prison. There are limited masters, and as long as no Dao Foundation Realm Martial Artists appear, no one can harm me."

"There are still two days until the execution, so I don't need to rush to escape."

Ning Yuan silently calculated, as there was still a month until the next activation of the multiverse map.

Escaping a day earlier meant being chased a day earlier.

The first world temporarily ended.