Chapter 251: Ridge Beast, Heaven and Man Induction
"The courtyard of Elder Ning is just ahead." A middle-aged man led Yu Cang and Gu Jieshuang to a small path and stopped. "Elder Ning is inside. You'll see him once you go in."
"Okay, thank you." He looked at the middle-aged man and said, "Won't you come in with me?"
"No, Mr. Yu. Mr. Ning doesn't like crowds." The middle-aged man smiled and said, "I'll go back... Don't order takeout these days. If you need anything, just contact me directly. I can deliver it."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Yu Cang thanked him.
"It's okay, it's what I should do." The middle-aged man paused, and suddenly seemed to have thought of something. His expression did not change, and he continued, "By the way, Mr. Ning has very good hearing. These past two days he has been... coughing."
After saying this, the middle-aged man nodded to Cang, then turned and left.
Behind him, Yu Cang frowned slightly: "What does he mean?"
"...Who knows." Gu Jieshuang's eyes quietly moved away from Yu Cang.
"Forget it, let's go." Yu Cang shook his head.
…
Following the path, Yu Cang and Gu Jieshuang walked into the mountains.
This place is sparsely populated, and there is not even a village at the foot of the mountain. It is only connected to the outside world by a small path. When you walk halfway up the mountain and look back, all you can see is the vast Cangshan Mountain. If it were not for the middle-aged man leading the way, Yu Cang would never have come to this place.
From this point of view, Ning Xingyi really hates the hustle and bustle.
After all, the range of movement of the state guards is strictly restricted and they are not allowed to move around freely.
Now, according to Ren Zheng's range of activities, there is not even a village within Ning Xingyi's range of activities. In other words, as long as Ning Xingyi still holds the Emperor Wu's Sword, there is a high probability that there will be few living people around.
As we walked along, we were surrounded by lush greenery.
However, Yu Cang had just come out of the wilderness of Ruins No. 8, and was not moved by the natural atmosphere at the moment, so he just walked quickly through it and came to a small courtyard.
"Is this Senior Ning's home..."
It looked like an ordinary courtyard. The walls were covered with ivy, and there were many fallen leaves on the stone steps at the entrance. It looked like it was not often cleaned, but there was not much dust.
At the gate of the courtyard, there are two huge stone lions.
Yu Cang stopped and glanced around casually, but a hint of doubt appeared in his eyes.
Why do I feel those two stone lions...
While he was wondering, Gu Jieshuang had already walked to the door and was about to knock on it.
suddenly.
The stone lion on the right side of the courtyard gate suddenly came to life, and its big head suddenly came in front of Gu Jie Shuang, then it tilted its head, and a dull sound came from the stone.
"It's an unfamiliar smell... Is there a stranger?"
The voice is silly, and just listening to it gives you a feeling that the person is not very smart.
Gu Jieshuang just stretched out her hand to knock on the door, but this scared her to death.
She placed her hand on the card box at her waist and quickly retreated a few meters away.
Fortunately, she quickly realized that this was Ning Xingyi's territory and there should be no danger, so she did not act rashly.
At this moment, another equally silly voice came from the side.
"You're stupid, Shi You!" Shi Zuo slapped Shi You on the forehead, sending stone chips flying everywhere. "Didn't the master tell you that we had guests coming over these two days? Don't you remember?"
"Oh! That's right!" An expression of sudden enlightenment appeared on the stone lion's face.
Shi Zuo hummed complacently, then looked at Yu Cang, lowered his head slightly, and said: "Hello, Yu, Yu..."
He hesitated for a long time and couldn't say a complete name.
Seeing this, Shi You quickly leaned over to his ear and warned: "Cang! Cang!"
"Oh oh!" Shi Zuo suddenly realized, "Yu Shuang! Gu Jie Cang! The master told us to just let you two in when we see you!"
Yu Cang: ...
It can be seen that neither of you is very smart.
Gu Jieshuang was a little amused and helpless.
Were you just scared by something like this?
What? How embarrassing!
"Hello, both of you." Yu Cang stepped forward and explained, "My name is Yu Cang, and this... is Gu Jieshuang."
"Yu Cang?" Shi Zuo's face was filled with confusion. "Aren't you the master's guests?"
Yu Cang: ...
Where did these two conspicuous bags come from?
At this moment, the courtyard door was suddenly pushed open, and Ning Xingyi walked out with a smile.
"Xiao Cang... I'm sorry to have embarrassed you." Ning Xingyi patted Shi Zuo's butt, scaring him so much that he shivered.
Don't get me wrong... Shi Zuo is too big and the platform is too high from the ground. A normal person can only touch his butt with his hand.
"Sir!" The two stone lions quickly lowered their heads.
"Senior Ning." Yu Cang and the others also breathed a sigh of relief.
"You're welcome... Come on in."
Ning Xingyi turned around and took Yu Cang into the yard.
Yu Cang looked around, a hint of surprise flashing across his eyes.
The courtyard wasn't big, but it contained a pond, a weeping willow, and a rockery. At Yu Cang's feet lay a small path, flanked by lush greens, all growing well.
These scenes are quite ordinary, but if you count the stone statues coming and going in the courtyard, it will be different.
A stone coffee table carrying a set of tea sets slowly crawled past Yu Cang's feet, and its steps were very slow. In front of the coffee table, there was an animal head that looked like a tiger. It glanced at Yu Cang and then ignored him.
Two stone cranes stood on one leg in the pond, but the pond seemed a little deep, and the water level had already covered the cranes' heads, but they were unaware of it, as if they were real statues, only occasionally moving their necks.
Three stone fish crouch on the rockery beside the pond, their bodies covered in moss. When they are motionless, they seem to have merged with the rockery. But if you look closely, you will find that the stone fish's two eyes are fixed on the stone crane in the water, without blinking... well, they can't blink either.
There are also a few strange beasts lying on the eaves, which are also in the shape of sculptures and are playing around on the beams.
"These are..." Yu Cang blinked.
These are obviously summoned beasts, and they are summoned beasts of the Creator Clan!
Yu Cang was also a card maker, so after just a few glances he understood that these summoned beasts had existed in this yard for a long time, and each one was moving independently without anyone controlling it - in other words, they were similar to card pets.
It wasn't surprising that Ning Xingyi had a card pet—after all, for a Soul Card Master of his level, the mental strain of handling common and rare cards was negligible. Even if he maintained it for a long time, there was no chance of sudden death. Just find a few more spirits from nature, and he'd have a card pet.
This is called powerful brick flying.
But it is really not easy to have so many card pets... and Yu Cang can feel that the levels of these card pets are not low.
Yu Cang had seen soul cards containing spirits from nature before, but those spirits had very limited intelligence, only able to process simple commands and utter a few syllables, like they were mentally retarded. Learning a language was impossible.
But the two stone lions at the door, although a little clumsy, at least speak very fluently and don't look mentally retarded at all.
And now these "card pets" in the yard also have very smart eyes, and it seems that their IQ is definitely not low.
It would be difficult even for Ning Xingyi to collect so many "highly intelligent" spirits... Could he also communicate with the chaos outside the world?
"Oh, them." Ning Xingyi smiled. "I'm an old man and I don't like crowds. These kids are the only ones who keep me company and entertain me on weekdays... In your words, they can be called 'card pets'. However, I've seen them, and compared to your Ye Lai and Qi Nu, Xiao Cang, these are far inferior."
"Then how did you make them wise?" Yu Cang was a little curious.
He still hasn't found a stable way to summon souls from chaos... Even if he uses an entry recorder, it's mostly luck.
The prerequisite for Ye Lai and Feng to be summoned by Yu Cang was that they were both observing the Blue Star World at that time. According to Ye, the chances of souls outside the Chaos world observing the inner world were rare. If no one summoned them, it would all depend on luck.
Yu Cang was extremely lucky to be able to summon them.
"This is easy." Ning Xing moved to the open space beside the pond. The stone coffee table just came in front of him. He sat down and poured tea for Yu Cang and Gu Jieshuang.
Yu Cang looked down at his feet and saw that two card pets that looked like stools had already crawled in front of him obediently. He then understood and sat down.
Ning Xingyi handed over the teacup and continued, "It's because of the sword intent."
Yu Cang: ...
Good one, it’s simple.
Senior Ning’s simplicity may be different from what he understands.
Ning Xingyi didn't continue explaining, but talked about something else: "Xiao Cang, when I was at your level, I also filled my deck with forty soul cards. And when I reached level six, even though the deck cap was fifty, I still only filled it with forty.
"By the time I reached level seven, not only didn't I add any more Soul Cards, I actually deleted most of them. And by the time I reached level eight and comprehended the Sword Intent... there were only five Soul Cards left in my deck. Now..."
Ning Xingyi tutted his words, "Of course, this is my path. Of course, the more Soul Cards a Soul Card Master has in their deck, the more powerful they are. Xiao Cang, just listen to me."
He took a sip of tea and continued, "But I also felt a little strange about having so many empty slots in the deck... So, I started researching Creatures and Nature Spirits, hoping to find some pets for myself. This research actually led me to discover some interesting card-making methods."
"I discovered a way to draw the Creator Clan's soul card, which gives it an additional ability called [Heavenly Induction]."
After saying that, Ning Xingyi handed Yu Cang a soul card.
Soul Card Name: Running Beast Anglong
Category: Summon Card
Quality: Heirloom
Attribute: Earth
Race: Creature
ability:
[Eaves]: While active, activate this ability when Creature-type and [Spine Beast] Soul Cards in the same deck are affected by an effect, negating that effect. For a limited time, all Creature-type Soul Cards in the same deck are immune to the same effect. This ability has a cooldown and cannot be negated.
[Fighting Corner]: Can be activated when [Zhen Yan] is in effect, select a target and deal heavy damage to it.
[Heavenly Sense]: When this Soul Card hosts a spirit, it gains the ability to move freely and persist for extended periods. When the holder possesses [Sword Intent] within a certain range, their wisdom is enhanced, allowing them to unleash corresponding Sword Intent.
Ning Xingyi is worthy of being the guardian of the country. He can get a legendary soul card with just a wave of his hand.
After reading it, Yu Cang nodded secretly.
This soul card is very powerful and can be used as the terminal monster in the Creator deck. It has excellent escort capabilities.
Of course, what Ning Xingyi wanted him to see was naturally the last one [Heavenly Response].
This ability is the key that makes these creatures so agile.
Sword Intent actually has the ability to increase the intelligence of summoned beasts?
Although Yu Cang's comrades were all intelligent, he was still a little envious when he saw this ability.
This ability is quite practical... Oh, if only he could also comprehend the sword intent.
Unfortunately, he has no talent for kendo.
While Yu Cang was thinking, Ning Xingyi continued:
"I spent some time making these little guys, and I've found corresponding spirits for each one." Ning Xingyi looked at the stone sculptures in the yard with a look of satisfaction. "I usually let them play in the yard. Occasionally, when there's an emergency and I need to go out, they can also serve as a guardhouse... Although these little guys don't have much spirit when I'm away, they can still do basic defense and attack."
"So that's how it is." Yu Cang returned the soul card in his hand to Ning Xingyi.
Although I only saw one Spine Beast Angron, I could tell from this that this Spine Beast deck was definitely quite powerful. But in Ning Xingyi's hands, could such a deck only serve as a guard?
That's right. After all, he has the most powerful equipment, the Emperor Kawu's Sword, so it's normal for him to look down on these creations.
Senior Ning may not like it, but he really needs it!
"Senior Ning." Yu Cang chuckled, "Can I learn how to make this kind of Creation Soul Card in the next two days?"
He was very interested in the Creator Clan, and now that he had the opportunity to learn this exclusive knowledge, he naturally would not miss it.
"Of course, no problem." Ning Xingyi said straightforwardly, "Xiao Cang, even if you didn't mention it, I would definitely give you a few pictures of the spine beast as a souvenir before you leave."
"Thank you very much." Yu Cang agreed.
"Come on, stop standing there and have some tea!"
Next, Ning Xingyi pulled Yu Cang and Gu Jieshuang aside and talked a lot.
The more he looked at these two juniors, the more he liked them. It was a pity that Yu Cang had no interest in swordsmanship and Gu Jieshuang was not a card maker. Otherwise, perhaps he would have seen the birth of another swordsman who mastered the sword.
If only they could get together.
Ning Xingyi was so excited about the conversation that he even waved his hand and called Yu Cang "brother" and Gu Jieshuang "sister" without caring about their seniority.
They wanted to refuse, but Ning Xingyi got angry.
Yu Cang was very confused - he didn't drink any alcohol, so why did he act like an adult?
However, Yu Cang was still very happy to have a new friend regardless of age difference.
Gu Jieshuang felt even more dizzy and had a feeling that it was unreal.
The number one person under the myth, the Star-Shifting Sword Saint... has become his own big brother?
That’s my idol!
Gu Jieshuang clutched the teacup, chuckled a few times, then turned around and looked at Yu Cang.
My boss is so awesome!
(End of this chapter)
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