Chapter 117

Ding Shuang, Ding Jiuli, and three others followed the envoy from the Mohai Kingdom to the exchange meeting. On the way, Ding Shuang had a brief conversation with the other three, only to discover that their identities were all fabricated.

The three looked at Ding Shuang and Ding Jiuli and exchanged knowing smiles. The smiles meant that they were all from the three upper sects. What a coincidence!

Unbeknownst to the three, Ding Shuang was sweating profusely. Fortunately, they were not disciples of the Dao Sword Sect, otherwise they would have been exposed.

Among the three, the late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator was named Lu Ling, and the other two, the peak Golden Core cultivators, were named Lu Hua and Lu Feng. Their identities were even more outrageous than Ding Shuang’s fabrication, claiming that they were adopted by a senior master living in a thatched hut deep in the mountains and were now going down the mountain for training.

Are these three sects really that arrogant? Are they really not even putting on an act?

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Only the top-ranking sects would dare to offend the disciples of the three sects. Who would dare to harm the disciples of the three sects here?

The top-tier sects had no reason to antagonize the disciples of the top three sects; in fact, they welcomed them to come and exchange ideas. The Pinyin Sect had invited Ding Shuang initially because they suspected he was a disciple of one of the top three sects. If Ding Shuang’s cultivation level hadn’t been so low at the time, the exchange wouldn’t have taken place in the outer sect.

Ding Shuang and Lu Ling chatted without using telepathy, but the envoy leading the way heard everything. He also guessed that the five people behind him were all from the three upper sects. While leading Ding Shuang and the others to the exchange venue, he also reported the situation of the five people.

The meeting was not held inside the palace, but in the military training ground in the northwest corner of the imperial city. The training ground was large enough to accommodate hundreds of thousands of people, but only a few thousand cultivators participated in the exchange.

Sha Hongyuan was also surprised to receive the report. He did not expect that five disciples from the three upper sects who were passing by would watch his coronation ceremony. He was overjoyed and personally led the five people into the chairman’s area.

Originally, Sha Hongyuan intended to give the main seat to Ding Shuang and the others, but Ding Shuang and the others did not want to take the place of the host and declined Sha Hongyuan’s invitation. They simply found five empty seats and sat down.

This scene felt incredibly familiar to Ding Shuang; she used to sit in rows of five or six when she and her colleagues went to internet cafes during holidays.

The exchange began under the auspices of Sha Hongyuan. Sha Hongyuan stood up and said, “Thank you all for attending my coronation ceremony. It is a great pleasure to have so many fellow Daoists gathered here! According to tradition, we will also take this opportunity to hold an exchange among fellow Daoists. The royal family of the Mohai Kingdom and the Tianqing Sect have also prepared prizes for this exchange, namely three spiritual artifacts. The rules will remain the same as before, and the exchange will begin.”

As soon as Sha Hongyuan finished speaking, the formation in the training ground was activated, and stone platforms emerged from the ground. Ding Shuang counted them; there were thirty in total. Each stone platform had two characters representing the cultivation level engraved in front of it: 15 for Foundation Establishment, 10 for Golden Core, and 5 for Nascent Soul.

“Fellow Daoists, if you are interested in sparring, you may give it a try. Each of you can go to the corresponding sparring platform according to your own cultivation level. As long as you can win ten consecutive matches, you can advance to the second round. The second round is a one-on-one draw match.” Sha Hongyuan just spoke to everyone. After speaking, he immediately came to Ding Shuang and the others and briefly introduced the rules.

“Fellow Daoist Ding, why don’t you go have some fun? See you in the second round?” Lu Ling turned to Ding Shuang and said. After all, the highest level challenge platform here is only for Nascent Soul cultivators, which is not very interesting for the geniuses of the three upper sects.

“Alright, see you in the second round then.” With that, Ding Shuang and Lu Ling got up and prepared to go to the Nascent Soul sparring platform.

“Nine Fences, shall we meet again in the second round?” Lu Hua, who had been sitting next to Lu Ling, smiled and said to Ding Jiuli after Ding Shuang and Lu Ling left their seats.

“Jiuli, go reserve a Nascent Soul spot later.” Ding Shuang and Lu Ling walked towards the sparring platform, and Ding Jiuli turned back to say to her.

“Okay, brother, see you in the second round too.” After saying that, Ding Jiuli quickly arrived at a sparring platform representing the Nascent Soul stage. The winner had just been decided on the platform, and Ding Jiuli jumped onto the platform.

“Lu Hua, Lu Feng, why don’t you go have some fun too? There are five platforms, so we can each take one.” Seeing Ding Jiuli whiz past him like the wind, Lu Ling smiled and turned back to Lu Hua and Lu Feng.

Ding Shuang and the others each occupied a sparring platform and smoothly entered the next round. However, because the five were too strong, no Nascent Soul cultivators participated in the second round.

In the second round, Ding Shuang proposed changing the rules: he would fight Lu Ling, and regardless of the outcome, he would not receive any reward. Ding Jiuli, Lu Hua, and Lu Feng would each fight one match, with the winner receiving 1 point and the loser receiving 0 points. In the event of a tie, Ding Shuang, Lu Ling, Sha Hongyuan, and the elders of the Tianqing Sect would vote to select the champion based on the performance of the three players.

The first match was between Ding Shuang and Lu Ling. Ding Shuang had been observing the battle between the three on the arena and found that the spells they used were different.

Among the three sects, apart from the Dao Sword Sect, the other two sects have a wide variety of cultivation methods, and the disciples learn a lot of complicated techniques.

Therefore, Ding Shuang could not determine which two other sects these three people came from, since he only obtained a small amount of information about the three upper sects from the Pinyin Sect.

Lu Ling had been observing Ding Shuang and Ding Jiuli for a while. The techniques practiced by sword cultivators were largely the same, with the only difference being their attack power.

Sword cultivators’ attack methods are basically divided into two main categories and two subcategories. The two main categories are melee combat and ranged attacks; the two subcategories are a combination of melee and ranged combat and the integration of miscellaneous skills into sword techniques.

Judging from the battle between Ding Shuang and Ding Jiuli, Ding Shuang favored long-range attacks, while Ding Jiuli preferred close combat. However, we cannot be entirely certain that Ding Shuang primarily cultivates sword control, given his immense strength; he could defeat an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator in a single move.

Lu Ling thought for a moment and decided to pretend that Ding Shuang was a sword cultivator who was proficient in both ranged and melee combat. Generally, such sword cultivators are balanced in offense and defense, with sword control responsible for attack and melee combat responsible for defense.

To defeat this type of swordsman, one needs to break through the attack range of the flying swords and close in to break through the melee defense. These swordsmen are not as powerful offensively as those who specialize in a particular skill, and defensively, they have little to no defense.

Lu Ling decided to approach Ding Shuang as quickly as possible, and if he discovered that Ding Shuang was a melee specialist, he would find an opportunity to create distance. His plan was theoretically sound, but unfortunately, he encountered Ding Shuang.

Ding Shuang is not a traditional sword cultivator. His ranged attacks rely on object manipulation. If we really want to define Ding Shuang, he should be a standard close-combat sword cultivator. Object manipulation gives him ranged attack capabilities that are no weaker than close combat.

From the very beginning, Ding Shuang did not give Lu Ling a chance to get close, and the three flying swords kept Lu Ling at the edge of the arena.

In arena battles, sword cultivators have the advantage, and Lu Ling is not good at ranged attacks, so defeat seems inevitable.

“It’s too much of a disadvantage to fight a sword cultivator without using magic weapons!” Lu Ling gritted his teeth and spat out a shuttle-shaped magic weapon. After all, a sword cultivator’s flying sword is both a necessary weapon and a magic artifact. It seems that relying solely on magic is not enough to contend with Ding Shuang.

The magic weapon that Lu Ling used was called the Tianheng Shuttle. It was a magic weapon that combined offense and defense, and its grade was a high-grade spiritual weapon, which was two grades higher than the low-grade spiritual weapon flying sword that Ding Shuang was currently using.

The Heavenly Shuttle released a pale blue halo, deflecting Ding Shuang’s three flying swords and giving Lu Ling a chance to get close to Ding Shuang.

When the opportunity presented itself, Lu Ling naturally wouldn’t miss it. He stepped onto the arena floor, a red light flashed beneath his feet, and his palms, covered with a thick layer of invisible vortex, attacked Ding Shuang’s chest!

The sudden change caused Ding Shuang’s attack to falter. The pale blue halo released by the Tianheng Shuttle not only pushed away Ding Shuang’s three flying swords, but also affected Ding Shuang’s control over the flying swords, making them less smooth.

This was the first time Ding Shuang had encountered such a situation; even his manipulation techniques were affected. It seemed he couldn’t underestimate the various spells and magical artifacts of cultivators; a moment’s carelessness could lead to an unexpected disaster.

While directing the flying swords to pursue, Ding Shuang took out the Cold Jade Sword from the Infinite Backpack. The Cold Jade Sword was equivalent to a mid-grade spiritual weapon, which was first-class compared to the Heavenly Heng Shuttle. However, the Heavenly Heng Shuttle was carrying three other flying swords, so there was no need to confront it head-on.

Seeing Ding Shuang pull out another flying sword, Lu Ling immediately sensed something was wrong, thinking to himself, “Could it be that the opponent specializes in close combat?”

Lu Ling had no time to think; his palms had already made contact with Ding Shuang’s Azure Frost Sword. A huge shockwave erupted from the point of contact, pushing Ding Shuang and Lu Ling apart, and also sending the entangled Heavenly Shuttle and the three flying swords flying.

In that instant, Lu Ling lost control of the Heavenly Shuttle, and Ding Shuang also lost control of the three flying swords, but he still had the Azure Frost Sword in his hand.

Just as the two were flying backward from the explosion, Ding Shuang threw out the Jade Cold Sword. The sword light drew an arc in the air and struck Lu Ling in the back, flying backward along with Lu Ling’s body.

As the two landed, Lu Ling felt the faint chill emanating from the Azure Frost Sword behind him. He clasped his hands in a fist salute and said, “Thank you for showing mercy, Senior Brother Ding. I have lost.”

“Fellow Daoist Lu, you’re too kind. I was just lucky to win by half a move.” Ding Shuang returned the greeting and retrieved all his flying swords.

Ding Shuang and Lu Ling walked off the stage together. Lu Ling was still thinking about the situation of the battle just now. Judging from Ding Shuang’s control over the three flying swords as if they were his own arms, he should be a sword cultivator who was going for a long-range attack with the Ten Thousand Swords style. But why was he able to take out another flying sword in that instant to block his Thousand Blade Palm?

Lu Ling couldn’t understand it and wouldn’t ask, since inquiring about a cultivator’s attack methods was extremely impolite, unless the two had reached the point of life-and-death friendship.

Next up were the matches between Ding Jiuli and Lu Hua and Lu Feng. Ding Jiuli went on stage first, facing Lu Hua in the first match, and won relatively easily.

Ding Jiuli said she didn’t need to rest, as the second match against Lu Feng was a bit tough. After all, she had received training from Ding Shuang, which focused on close combat, while Lu Feng’s training was exactly what countered Ding Jiuli.

However, Ding Jiuli was, after all, a divine-grade sword spirit root, and she had learned the “Nine Swords of Heavenly Inquiry,” which was at the same level as the “Azure Heaven Sword Canon.” Her explosive power was extremely strong, and she ultimately won by overwhelming others with her strength.

Afterwards, Ding Shuang and Ding Jiuli began to communicate with the others. In everyone’s eyes, Ding Shuang and Ding Jiuli were sword fanatics who were not interested in anything other than practicing swordsmanship.

During the exchange, Sha Hongyuan personally presented Ding Jiuli with the prize for winning the duel: a low-grade magic weapon flying sword, which was even better than the Golden Jade Sword.

After the exchange, Ding Shuang and Lu Ling bid farewell to the three of them. Ding Shuang also learned from Lu Ling that there would be a disciple exchange conference of the three sects in twenty years.

This news made Ding Shuang start to consider whether to let Ding Jiuli join the Upper Three Sects. After all, she could leave, but Ding Jiuli still had to continue living.

Ding Shuang told Ding Jiuli about this idea, but Ding Jiuli refused. Ding Shuang and Ding Jiuli made a promise: if Ding Jiuli broke through to the Nascent Soul stage within ten years, Ding Shuang would not force her to join the Dao Sword Sect.

After leaving the Desert Sea Kingdom, Ding Shuang took Ding Jiuli on a journey, hoping that she could grow and break through quickly.

As time went by, Ding Shuang began to grasp some of the feeling of forgetting the sword, while Ding Jiuli still showed no signs of breaking through. The reason for this was that she couldn’t understand what the moon was!

Seven years later, Ding Shuang brought Ding Jiuli back to the mountain where they had lived in seclusion. The stone house was well preserved under the protection of the array, and it was almost the same as when the two left.

“Jiu Li, why can’t you understand that the planet you live on is round?” Ding Shuang looked at Ding Jiu Li with great helplessness.

Two years ago, Ding Shuang noticed something was wrong. Why couldn’t Ding Jiuli pass the Sun Inquiry Test after five years? With Ding Jiuli’s current understanding of swordsmanship, passing the Sun Inquiry Test should be no problem at all.

Later, Ding Jiuli asked a question that stumped Ding Shuang: What is the moon?

This question gave Ding Shuang a headache. Oh crap! There was no moon on Earth 5.2 billion years ago. Ding Shuang didn’t know how to explain to Ding Jiuli what a moon was.

The Azure Sky Sword Sect is either a sect that existed after the moon appeared on Earth, or a sect from another planet with satellites. In any case, it is not a sect on Earth now, otherwise there would be no such thing as asking about the moon.

“The place we live in is flat, isn’t it? Most sects record it that way!” Ding Jiuli didn’t believe Ding Shuang’s words at all.

Ding Shuang sighed and facepalmed. The Earth 5.2 billion years ago must have eaten some kind of magic fertilizer to absorb nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from space, because it was ridiculously large! Even when he flew to the maximum altitude he could reach with Ding Jiuli, he couldn’t see the curvature of the Earth, and he couldn’t see the masts of ships appearing at the seaside, since there were no large sailboats in this time and space!

Ding Shuang used her middle school knowledge of the Heavenly Questions to make a model of the solar system for Ding Jiuli, but Ding Jiuli looked at Ding Shuang with the eyes of someone who cares for a mentally challenged child, with an expression that said, “Yes, yes, you’re right, but I don’t believe you.”

Damn it, cultivators also have flaws. Their Dao hearts are extremely stable, and they only believe what they see. Ding Shuang couldn’t take Ding Jiuli out of Earth and let her see what Earth looks like with her own eyes.

“Sigh, never mind, just point in any direction.” Ding Shuang looked at Ding Jiuli with a helpless expression. He could only take her around the world once.

Ding Jiuli pointed in a direction, the direction where the sun rises.

“Jiuli, remember this direction. I’ll fly you in this direction from now on, and you’ll find that we’ll eventually fly back here. Then you’ll believe that the Earth is round, right?” Ding Shuang looked at Ding Jiuli solemnly.

“Yes, big brother, if we can keep flying and still fly back here, then I’ll believe what you said about the Earth being round.” Ding Jiuli nodded solemnly.

Ding Shuang mounted his flying sword and carried Ding Jiuli eastward. Nearly two years later, the stone house appeared in front of them.

In fact, when they flew close to the mountains, Ding Jiuli already believed what Ding Shuang said. But when she actually saw the stone house, Ding Jiuli still couldn’t believe it.

“Is…the world I live in really…really round?” Ding Jiuli saw the mark she made before leaving, and it was exactly the same.

“Yes, Jiu Li, and it’s not the sun that revolves around the earth, but the earth that revolves around the sun. The moon is the earth’s satellite. It revolves around the earth and reflects sunlight at night, which is what people call the moon.” Ding Shuang immediately took the opportunity to educate Ding Jiu Li.

“Big…Big brother, you…you’re not from this world? Or rather, you’re not…um…not from Earth?” Ding Jiuli looked at Ding Shuang with curiosity, unable to believe how he knew this world was a sphere and had even seen a moon that didn’t exist.

“Uh, I’m a native Earthling, not an alien or a visitor from another world, so don’t worry about that. Do you feel any signs of a breakthrough?” There are only three months left before the deadline given by the system for teaching Ding Jiuli. If Ding Jiuli doesn’t break through to the Nascent Soul stage within these three months, he will have to marry her.

Ding Shuang had always treated Ding Jiuli like a younger sister, and he also felt that Ding Jiuli regarded him as an older brother. If Ding Jiuli failed to break through by the deadline, his life would be over!

“Big brother, let me calm down first. I can’t accept this right away. Let alone breaking through, I feel like my Dao heart is already unstable.” Ding Jiuli walked into the stone house with a blank look and returned to her room.

Holy crap! Did I really mess this up? I almost drove Ding Jiuli to the brink of a breakdown in her Dao heart just trying to make her understand that the Earth is round. Ding Shuang looked up at the sky, inwardly cursing the system for being such a liar!

Ding Shuang’s countless inquiries about the system over the past few years have clearly dug a hole for himself! Why would an Earth without a moon ask about the moon?

Ding Shuang took Ding Jiuli to many Jia-level sects. Only one sect believed that the world was a sphere, based on information from ancient texts. However, they were not sure, since no one had ever flown into space.

Ding Jiuli locked herself in her room for three whole days before coming out. After she came out, her Dao heart was stabilized again, and her cultivation level did not regress.

“Big brother, why haven’t we discovered that the Earth is round?” Ding Jiuli had already accepted the name Earth.

“There are many reasons. First, this planet is just too big; you can’t see the curvature of the ground from the air. Second, Earth doesn’t have satellites now, so you can’t judge whether it’s round by its shadow. Third, nobody is as bored as the two of us to circle the Earth, and it’s fraught with danger.” Ding Shuang didn’t understand why everyone in the cultivation world thought the Earth was flat.

“Big brother, you said that Earth doesn’t have satellites now, does that mean Earth will have satellites in the future?” Ding Jiuli found the loophole in Ding Shuang’s words.

“Uh, I’ll tell you about that after you reach the Nascent Soul stage. Right now, you need to think about how to pass the Sun-Asking Trial.” Ding Shuang didn’t want to tell Ding Jiuli about her coming from the future for the time being.

“Oh, big brother, do you think anyone can survive the Heavenly Tribulation? Why haven’t we ever seen an immortal?” Ding Jiuli’s question had also been troubling Ding Shuang. In all the years the two had traveled, the highest they had ever seen was a Mahayana cultivator.

“Actually, I’ve considered this issue as well. According to the three upper sects’ classification of sect strength, a sect must have two or more Mahayana stage cultivators who have survived the Second Nine Heavenly Tribulation. However, there is an exception. It’s obvious that the Zimu Sect doesn’t have two Mahayana stage cultivators who have survived the Second Nine Heavenly Tribulation on the surface, but they are still recognized as a Class A sect by the three upper sects.” Mahayana stage cultivators need to undergo tribulation, so it’s basically very difficult to hide their existence. Therefore, the Mahayana stage experts of each sect can be said to be an open secret.

“No sect has raised any objection to the designation of the three upper sects. This is not because everyone is afraid of the three upper sects, but because they recognize Zimu Sect as a Class A sect. This is very strange. There are not enough Mahayana cultivators who have survived the Twenty-Nine Heavenly Tribulations, but everyone has no objection to Zimu Sect being a Class A sect. This can only mean that the Immortal Realm above Mahayana exists. The legends of immortals recorded in the various sects are also true.”

However, there are still some questions: Where did they go? If they ascended to the Immortal Realm, then the Zimu Sect would definitely be downgraded. If they stayed in this world, why has no one seen them? Moreover, immortals can fly out of Earth, so why didn’t they tell the sect members that this world is spherical?

One possibility I can think of is that the three upper sects are controlling everything and not telling everyone the truth. As for why the three upper sects want to control everything, I’m not quite sure. Either it’s to enslave everyone, or it’s to protect everyone; whatever the reason, the three upper sects take themselves far too seriously.

Ding Shuang didn’t care why the three upper sects controlled information; what he cared about was whether Ding Jiuli could break through to the Nascent Soul stage within three months! This was a matter of life and death!

Two more months passed, and with only ten days left until the mission’s deadline, Ding Shuang asked the system helplessly, “System, you jerk! You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you?!”

“Host, the method you taught is incorrect.” The system repeated this sentence many times.

However, the system was unwilling to tell Ding Shuang where the teaching was problematic, because it was Ding Shuang’s task and he needed to complete it himself.

“Host, I suggest you act now. If the mission fails, three days may not be enough.” However, the system wasn’t completely heartless and still offered Ding Shuang a small suggestion.

Ding Shuang glanced at Ding Jiuli, who was sitting cross-legged in the courtyard, meditating on swordsmanship. He wasn’t sure what Ding Jiuli’s feelings for him were.

Ding Shuang’s feelings for Ding Jiuli are somewhat similar to his feelings for his younger sister, and he feels that Ding Jiuli’s feelings for him are similar to those of his younger sister Ding Fei.

“Sigh, let’s wait another five days. If Jiu Li still doesn’t show any signs of breakthrough, I’ll have no choice but to bite the bullet and propose.” Ding Shuang sighed inwardly.

Five days later, in the evening, Ding Jiuli finished her sword comprehension for the day. She still couldn’t understand the relationship between the sun and the moon, after all, she only learned a few months ago that the world she lived in was round.

Ding Jiuli’s nose twitched. The aroma of food wafted from the stone table not far away. She turned around and saw that Ding Shuang had already prepared the meal.

“Wow, big brother, the food is so plentiful today!” For Ding Jiuli and Ding Shuang, eating is just a habit.

After finishing her meal, Ding Jiuli got up to clean up, but Ding Shuang told her not to rush. Ding Shuang said, “Jiuli, there’s something I want to ask you. I hope you don’t mind.”

“Um, big brother, is there something important?” Ding Jiuli saw Ding Shuang’s serious expression, so she sat up straight and looked at Ding Shuang seriously.

“It’s something quite important, I want to ask you…” Ding Shuang didn’t know how to continue asking. It wasn’t that he was shy, but he didn’t want to hurt Ding Jiuli. Whether the proposal was successful or not, he would cause Ding Jiuli great harm.

Ding Shuang looked at Ding Jiuli. That little girl from back then has now grown into a stunningly beautiful woman, especially with the aura of a sword cultivator. She surpasses even the most beautiful woman he has ever seen.

Ding Shuang had noticed Ding Jiuli’s beauty before, but he had never thought about it in any other way. Now that he was going to propose to Ding Jiuli, he couldn’t help but think about it in that direction.

“Big brother, what’s wrong? Are you leaving? Are you leaving Jiu Li?” Ding Jiu Li felt a bad premonition when Ding Shuang stopped mid-sentence.

Ding Shuang took a deep breath, a figure that would never fade from her memory flashing before her eyes, and said, “Jiu Li, I want to ask you, will you marry me?”

“Huh? Wh-wh-what? Big brother, what did you say?” Ding Jiuli looked at Ding Shuang in disbelief, covering her mouth with both hands.

“Jiu Li, I want to ask you if you would like to marry me?” Ding Shuang took another deep breath and asked.

“I do! I do! Jiu Li does! Waaah…” Ding Jiu Li had been waiting for this day for so long. She cried out excitedly. Ever since the day Ding Shuang unleashed ten thousand swords to kill the pursuers, Ding Jiu Li had wanted to marry Ding Shuang.

An overwhelming sense of happiness swept over Ding Jiuli. She felt that this moment was too unreal, as if she were dreaming, and she had dreamed of this scene too many times.

Even though Ding Jiuli thought she was dreaming, she didn’t dare to or wanted to verify it. Even if it was a dream, she wanted it to last a little longer.

When Ding Jiuli confirmed that this was neither a dream nor an illusion, she felt that her life was complete and her heart was filled with peace. She even began to break through her limitations!

Ding Shuang stared in disbelief as the surrounding spiritual energy surged wildly toward Ding Jiuli. He never expected that Ding Jiuli would break through her limits just because of his marriage proposal. He should have proposed earlier!

Suddenly, Ding Shuang realized the problem. No wonder the system kept saying that he had taught her incorrectly. Asking about the sun and moon was not an astronomical question, but a question about yin and yang. The sun represents yang and the moon represents yin.

The question is: what is needed is inner peace, to understand the path one must take, why one must practice swordsmanship, and to realize that one is Ding Jiuli’s unresolved issue!

However, Ding Shuang was still very happy with this outcome. Fortunately, he proposed to Ding Jiuli before the mission ended, so he didn’t have to marry Ding Jiuli anymore, and he also got the mission reward.

“Hehe, you little system brat, trying to trick me? No way! Hand over my reward right now!” Ding Shuang, smug and self-satisfied, started demanding his reward from the system the moment Ding Jiuli advanced to the Nascent Soul stage.

The system ignored Ding Shuang and simply threw a big gift in his face!

“Haha, 100,000 Transmigration Points, and an SSS-level cultivation technique exchange voucher. Let me see what good cultivation techniques I can exchange for. System, give me some recommendations.” Ding Jiuli still needs some time to advance, and Ding Shuang has already set up layers of formations around this area, so she’s not worried about anyone disturbing her. She simply opened the system shop and started selecting cultivation techniques.

“Host, you are already a sword cultivator. The system recommends that you choose a body-refining technique. The Eight-Nine Arcane Technique is quite good.” Although the system did not congratulate Ding Shuang on completing the mission, it still gave Ding Shuang’s professional advice.

“Holy crap! The Eight-Nine Arcane Arts? Could it be that legendary Eight-Nine Arcane Arts?” Ding Shuang’s body trembled. Who who reads online novels doesn’t know about the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts!

“Yes, host, it is the ‘Eight-Nine Arcane Arts’ as you understand it.” The system gave an affirmative answer.

“Change it! This is it!” The indestructible body and seventy-two transformations—I never thought they actually existed! And they can really learn them!

“Ding, the SSS-level cultivation technique ‘Eight-Nine Arcane Technique’ has been exchanged for the host. The host has been detected to possess the skill Disguise Technique, which will be synchronized into the cultivation technique.” The system retrieved Ding Shuang’s SSS-level cultivation technique exchange voucher and then directly infused the “Eight-Nine Arcane Technique” into Ding Shuang’s mind.

Damn this system, it’s screwed me over again!