"What? Ninth Rank!"

Zijing was both surprised and delighted; she was so happy she almost jumped for joy.

She thought that it would be very good if Ye Feng gave her a seventh or eighth grade spiritual weapon, but now Ye Feng has given her a ninth grade spiritual weapon!

Happiness came so suddenly that it caught her off guard!

At this moment, Zijing was so excited that she was almost drooling, and her eyes were curved into crescent moons.

Night Wind laughed and said, "Hurry up and do the blood oath ceremony, don't dawdle."

"Alright, alright, I'll do the blood oath now."

As Zijing spoke, she bit her finger, forcing out a drop of bright red blood, which fell onto the Dark Moon Short Sword.

Suddenly, the pitch-black Dark Moon Short Sword burst forth with a dazzling red light, and the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth fluctuated, constantly converging into the Dark Moon Short Sword.

Rowling stood by and watched this scene unfold, a look of deep envy on her beautiful face.

Because the spiritual artifact she is currently using is only a seventh-grade spiritual artifact.

A seventh-grade spiritual weapon corresponds to a True Essence Realm martial artist, while a ninth-grade spiritual weapon corresponds to a Transcendent Realm martial artist.

Zijing is only at the peak of the Separation and Union Realm. Giving her a ninth-grade spiritual weapon is such a waste!

"Ancestor, you're being way too biased..."

Rowling said sourly, and then gave Nightwind a frantic look in her eyes.

The night wind pretended not to see it.

Zijing said with a smile, "Of course! I'm Old Deng's personal bodyguard! Do you know what a personal bodyguard means?"

"Don't get too cocky, or don't blame me for confiscating your magical artifact," Ye Feng said irritably.

Zijing was immediately startled and dodged backward like a rabbit.

Then Ye Feng looked at Luo Lin and said, "You and Qing'er basically don't need to fight, so even if we forge you eighth or even ninth-grade offensive spiritual weapons, they won't be of any use. If one day in the future, our Xinluo City develops to the point where you and Qing'er have to personally deal with troubles, then I can only say that our Xinluo City is definitely doomed."

Rowling thought about it and agreed that it made sense, so she nodded.

Even though she understood the logic behind it, she still found it hard to accept.

After all, she and her niece Luo Qing were both descendants of the Luo family patriarch, and direct descendants at that. It would be a miracle if Ye Feng, as the patriarch of the Luo family, gave good things to Zijing, a little girl with no blood relation to him, instead of the two of them.

However, at that moment, Ye Feng took out two more items from his storage ring.

These are two jade pendants, milky white in color, with lightning bolt patterns on them.

"Ancestor, what is this?" Rowling asked curiously.

"This is a gift I prepared for you and Qing'er," Ye Feng said with a smile.

Before Luo Lin could ask any more questions, Ye Feng continued, "I'm crafting spiritual artifacts for Zi Jing, so naturally I'll make some for you too. But as I just said, offensive spiritual artifacts are useless to you, so I've crafted a protective spiritual artifact for each of you, Qing'er and me."

“I have named these two protective magical artifacts Thunder Jade Pendants. As long as you wear them with you, they will activate automatically when you encounter danger, forming a layer of thunder shield.”

Rowling was overjoyed to hear this.

"Ancestor, what grade of spiritual artifact is the Thunderclap Jade Pendant?" Luo Lin asked immediately.

“They are all of the ninth rank,” Ye Feng replied.

After a pause, Ye Feng continued, "The Thunder Jade Pendant can activate a thunder shield in dangerous situations, which is enough to withstand the attack of a Transcendent Realm expert. According to my estimation, it would take a Transcendent Realm expert ten breaths of continuous, all-out attack to shatter the thunder shield."

"So with these two jade pendants, I don't have to worry about your and Qing'er's personal safety. Even if some foolish thing tries to assassinate you, you will definitely be fine."

Then Ye Feng handed both Thunder Jade Pendants to Luo Lin.

Rowling's hand, clutching the Thunderclap Jade Pendant, trembled slightly, and a blush spread across her excited face.

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and perform the blood oath ceremony," Night Wind urged.

"Yes, Ancestor, I will now perform the blood oath."

Rowling quickly said, and then dripped her essence blood onto the Thunderclap Jade Pendant.

Then the Thunderclap Jade Pendant flashed a dazzling red light, and the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth fluctuated once again.

Before long, both Zijing and Luo Lin successfully underwent blood oath.

The two women, one older and one younger, were still excited and unable to calm down.

"Huasheng City is now our city. You should immediately establish an administrative office and send its officials to Huasheng City to manage it," Ye Feng said with a smile.

“Yes, Ancestor.” Rowling nodded emphatically.

"Oh, right, and this too."

Ye Feng took out a large, thick booklet from his storage ring, weighing a full two pounds.

The cover of this booklet bears four large, elegant characters: Silla Code!

Rowling took the Silla Code from Night Wind's hands, and a curious expression appeared on her face as she opened it.

"Ancestor, what is this?"

"These are the laws I have compiled. From now on, the Silla Code will be the rule of our territory! Everything must be conducted within the constraints of the Silla Code! No individual or organization may violate the laws stipulated in the Silla Code. Violators will be dealt with according to the punishments listed in the Silla Code!" Ye Feng said very seriously.

Seeing Ye Feng's stern expression, Rowling knew that this was a very important matter that needed to be implemented immediately and strictly enforced.

Rowling immediately nodded and said, "Yes, Ancestor, I'll take care of it right away!"

Rowling grabbed the Silla Code and rushed outside, only then did Zijing finally come to her senses.

Then, Zijing blushed slightly and came to Yefeng, saying somewhat embarrassedly, "I clearly lost the bet, so why did you give me such a good spiritual weapon?"

"Didn't you just say you're my personal bodyguard? In that case, of course I should give you a better spiritual weapon. The stronger you are, the safer I will be," Ye Feng said with a smile, patting Zi Jing's head.

Unexpectedly, Zijing suddenly jumped up and lunged at Yefeng.

Ye Feng thought that this brat had suddenly turned against him and was trying to ambush him!

But the next moment, Zijing suddenly kissed Yefeng on the cheek, then blushed and turned into a dark shadow, rushing out of the tent and disappearing without a trace.

Ye Feng was stunned for a few seconds before he finally came to his senses. Then he raised his hand and touched the spot on his face where Zi Jing had kissed him, shook his head and chuckled.

Fortunately, Rowling left early and didn't witness this scene.

Otherwise, given Rowling's personality, she would definitely have imagined a whole series of melodramatic scenarios!

Blackrock City, a border city of the Divine Sword Empire.

Blackrock City, as its name suggests, is entirely gray and black, and the houses here are mostly in a rugged style.