Chapter 77: The Advantages of the Longevity Fruit Begin to Emerge (Updated)

Cicadas are chirping and insects are buzzing.

March has passed again in the blink of an eye.

During these three months, Chu Ning stayed in the mansion to practice peacefully, and Liang Jiulin was very satisfied with the reports from his subordinates.

The only time she went out was to a certain courtyard where a lady who had just lost her husband lived.

A beautiful widow.

A concubine taken by a captain during his lifetime.

Liang Jiulin smiled slightly after hearing this. It is normal to have needs at such an age when one is full of vigor and vitality.

As long as Ji Yang can concentrate on practicing martial arts, let alone being a widow, even if she is not a widow, he can make her a widow. She is just a lieutenant, which is nothing.

Ji Mansion.

Inner house.

Chu Ning sat cross-legged, exhaling a stream of white mist that cut through the row of candles in front of him like a sword.

The next moment, countless streams of true energy shot out from Chu Ning's body, shooting towards the entire room like a rain of pear blossoms.

But when the true energy was about to touch the object, Chu Ning opened his eyes, and all the true energy instantly dissipated into nothingness.

"Now I can beat countless Tang Ruowei."

Chu Ning stood up. His progress in the past three months was rapid, even faster than when he was at the martial artist level.

In the realm of martial artist, it still took him one or two years to advance from the ninth rank to the eighth rank with the help of the immortal fruit. However, when he entered the realm of grandmaster, his strength improved by leaps and bounds after the energy of the immortal fruit was converted into spiritual energy.

Is this the difference between cultivating immortals and practicing martial arts?

"Old Black, tell me the reason."

Chu Ning looked at Black Snake. After three months, he and Lao Hei divided the precious medicinal materials taken from the royal arsenal equally.

Originally, Chu Ning had no intention of giving it to Lao Hei. It was already pretty good that he didn't throw this guy into the clay pot and stew it with the medicinal herbs.

Finally, Lao Hei gave Chu Ning a prescription. This prescription was prepared for immortal cultivators. It did not need to be refined into pills. All he had to do was boil the herbs according to the proportions.

The effect would be better if it was refined into pills, but Lao Hei didn't know how to make pills, and the prescription was something he obtained by chance in his previous life.

After verifying that the prescription was indeed effective, Chu Ning agreed to split the herbs equally between the two of them, and they further reached a strategic alliance.

Without knowing the full picture of this world, the two of them would never betray each other or stab each other in the back. They would both survive until they became invincible first.

It is thanks to the longevity fruit and this prescription that Chu Ning's progress is so rapid.

In Lao Hei's words, his chance of winning against that cheap master is still 40:60, but it's now 6 for him and 4 for the other.

"The biggest advantage of the longevity fruit has been revealed."

The more time went by, the more Chu Ning realized the great effect of the longevity fruit.

At the level of martial artists and generals, the effect of the longevity fruit is not particularly obvious, because the strength of others will also increase. The only advantage one has is that the growth is relatively stable, and one does not need to spend too much money to buy pills.

But this advantage is almost nothing compared to the disciples who are trained by the eight major surnames, the royal family, and the four major sects.

The disciples who were trained by these major forces relied on their abundant resources to offset the advantages of the longevity fruit.

But it is different when it comes to the Grandmaster realm. In this world where spiritual energy is exhausted, the strength of other Grandmasters is almost stagnant. The few who can reach the second or first rank have also done so by hard work.

Combine work and rest and see if there is any new news from Tu Feifei.

Chu Ning visited Tu Feifei every half a month. As for Tu Feifei's ostensible lover Zhang Fengqi, he had died two months ago.

It is said that he was attacked by the Routu people on the frontier, his head was separated from his body, and he died a miserable death.

After entering the courtyard, Chu Ning was a little surprised to see what Tu Feifei was wearing. In the past, this woman knew that I was coming, so she would change the way she dressed. Sometimes, they were clearly shoulder straps, but she tied them around her waist to make them into a corset.

But today Tu Feifei was dressed in plain clothes, covering herself up tightly.

"Master Ji, the general is preparing to launch a full-scale attack on the Liang Dynasty and has assembled 300,000 troops."

As soon as Tu Feifei opened her mouth, she gave Chu Ning a bombshell news.

The Routu and Liang dynasties fought for hundreds of years, but in the largest battle, only 100,000 troops were mobilized.

This time, they actually prepared 300,000 troops. Are they going to conquer the Liang Dynasty in one fell swoop? What gave General Routu such great confidence?

During this time in the capital, Chu Ning did not just practice. Since he knew that there were still some secrets in this world, he also gained a deeper understanding of this world.

The population of Routu Kingdom was only one-fifth of that of the Liang Dynasty. In terms of overall combat effectiveness, it was definitely inferior to that of the Liang Dynasty.

It was just that because the Liang Dynasty was nominally ruled by the royal family, it was actually divided into eight major families and four major sects, and the royal family actually controlled only four states.

It's nothing for the Routu Kingdom to harass and attack the border of Yanzhou, but if they really want to launch a large-scale attack, I'm afraid the ten major sects and the eight major families will not sit idly by.

With the strength of Routu, how could they have the confidence to go to war with all the forces of the Liang Dynasty? "So, one of the four major sects or the eight major families has formed an alliance with you?"

Chu Ning only thought of this possibility, that the Routu Kingdom had an internal supporter, otherwise it would be impossible to break through and launch a large-scale attack.

If they were defeated, the Routu Kingdom would be severely damaged and would take a hundred years to recover.

"I don't know about this. Given my status as a slave, the general would never tell me the inside story."

Tu Feifei shook her head. She was very puzzled as to why the general would do this.

The reason why she revealed this news to Ji Yang was not because she was really conquered, but because she thought that since Ji Yang was a master, he might know some inside information that she didn't know.

But now it seems that her guess was wrong, Ji Yang knew even less than she did.

As for whether Ji Yang would tell the royal family about this news, she was not worried that there would be irreconcilable conflicts between those who practiced the Blood Burning Technique and the royal family.

The general told himself this with great certainty, and it was absolutely correct.

To some extent, Ji Yang should stand on the side of Rou Tu.

"When exactly will your Routu nation attack?"

"The general didn't say, but it will not be later than this month at the latest." Tu Feifei came to this conclusion because the general had ordered her to activate all the hidden agents lurking in the Liang Dynasty.

"Any other news?"

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Although Chu Ning was shocked by the news, he didn't care too much. He was now a powerful master. Even if he couldn't afford to provoke an army of 100,000, he could still afford to hide.

"There is another piece of news, which is related to the Huang family."

"What news?" Chu Ning asked.

Compared to the war between the two countries, he was more concerned about the Huang family's affairs.

"The head of the Huang family died suddenly the day before yesterday. Now the new head is Huang Zhongtai, the successor of the original head. There is news from the outside world that the new head Huang Zhongtai has reached the level of a fourth-rank military commander."

"Fourth-rank general?"

"Yes, but many people don't believe this news. Even if Huang Zhongtai is practicing the Tiancan technique, it is impossible for him to break through so quickly, otherwise everyone would practice the Tiancan technique."

Tu Feifei smiled slightly. The power of the Tiancan technique is that it can quickly break through to the next realm based on the original realm, but it would be difficult to break through again.

For example, the Blood Burning Technique allows those warriors to break through to the level of Martial Master, but very few can break through from Martial Master to the level of Martial General.

"I guess that the Huang family's patriarch may have died suddenly, and there is some chaos within the Huang family. I released this news to calm the hearts of the clan members."

Chu Ning didn't say anything, but he denied Tu Feifei's guess in his heart. He knew Huang Zhongtai. If he hadn't broken through to the fourth-rank general, he would never spread such news to the outside world.

Even if there is a breakthrough, it may be kept secret.

Tu Feifei saw that Chu Ning seemed to care a lot about the Huang family, and after a moment of hesitation, she said, "Sir, according to the rules of the Huang family, when the new head of the family takes office, a grand ceremony will be held, and many forces will be invited to act as the host. If you are interested, I can get you a spot."

"No."

Chu Ning refused directly.

No matter what Huang Zhongtai wants to do, he is not yet a first-grade master and does not want to expose himself.

"The Wushuang Sect has recently sent many strong men, and it is said that a Grandmaster has also come out to find the mysterious man who assassinated the Wushuang Sect disciples some time ago."

When Tu Feifei said this, her eyes were also on Chu Ning. In her mind, Ji Yang perfectly met the requirements of that mysterious man.

First of all, the strength is enough. The disciples of Wushuang Sect who died were all generals and martial artists. With Ji Yang's strength, he can kill them without anyone noticing.

Moreover, Ji Yang also asked him to pay attention to Wushuang Sect, which probably means he has a grudge against Wushuang Sect.

He has hatred, power, and mystery, which is a perfect fit.

"Oh, which elder came out of the mountain?"

"Third Elder Ji Bochang, more than a year ago, Ji Bochang's son was murdered in Daning County. The murderer was Chu Ning. Ji Bochang sent disciples from Wushuang Sect to capture Chu Ning, but they have not caught him yet."

In fact, Tu Feifei has another reason to be more certain that the mysterious man is Ji Yang.

Ji Yang came from Daning County, and Chu Ning was also from Daning County. Is there some kind of connection between the two? Feeling the inquiry in Tu Feifei's eyes, Chu Ning smiled meaningfully. This woman is very smart, so it's normal for her to guess something.

As long as my true energy is still in her body, I don't have to worry about her doing anything weird.

"Continue to inquire about Wushuang Sect and the Huang Family, and report to me as soon as you have any news."

Chu Ning did not stay for another hour this time. He could see that Tu Feifei was indeed very busy. Although Tu Feifei would definitely be able to make time for him as long as he was willing.

However, what Chu Ning did not expect was that he originally did not plan to go to the Huang family, but the next day, his cheap master came to him.

I want to take him to Qingzhou to attend the ceremony hosted by the head of the Huang family.

Every time a new head of one of the Eight Great Families takes office, the royal family will send a prince to watch the ceremony.

As for why Liang Jiulin brought him along, Chu Ning couldn't figure it out and could only act according to circumstances.

The worst that can happen is that you betray your teacher and ancestors.

After making preparations to flee the capital, Chu Ning met with Zhao Qin once before leaving and gave this guy more than a dozen bottles of pills.

These were all taken from the royal armory. He couldn't use them now, but Zhao Qin happened to need them.

(End of this chapter)