The night was like water.

The room was pitch black, not a finger could be seen when extended.

Ning Zheng didn't light a candle; he just lay quietly on the bed staring at the ceiling, unable to sleep.

He began pondering his future path.

The manor defense battle had ended, and Ning Jiaojiao's mother hurriedly left.

Where did such a Great Cultivator escape to? What was she doing?

This wasn't something a small fry like Ning Zheng could worry about.

Previously, having never seen a real powerhouse in combat was fine; now, with his eyes opened, Ning Zheng felt he was too weak.

Although currently, his cultivation was progressing quickly, reaching a small realm every four or five days.

But he wondered.

If he were a bit stronger at the time, if he had reached the Four Viscera Realm, would the outcome have been different?

After all, he had a Celestial Spirit Root, and toxins could ignore realms to some extent.

"But where are there so many 'ifs'?"

He shook his head and laughed self-deprecatingly.

Three flowers bloom, knowing I am who I am.

When Ning Zheng reached the Three Flowers, he understood what kind of person he was: someone who longed for an ordinary life.

No grand ideals.

Just unwilling to be anyone's slave again, to protect those around him. For this, he was secretly striving to become stronger.

He also didn't want to see Ning Jiaojiao cry, yet in life, partings of life and death are unavoidable.

At the same time, he thought of another question.

Jiao Chiwan was the only one who knew the Nine Ancestors had died; would he spread this in the city?

When Ning Zheng thought about it, he felt there was nothing dangerous about it.

1. Jiao Chiwan might not dare to tell; what benefit would there be in saying it? From Jiao Chiwan's perspective, the Demon Cultivator undoubtedly saw him, and if he spoke carelessly, it would anger the Demon Cultivator from the mountain.

No scholar who has reached the Three Flowers in this world is an idiot, and those who speak carelessly don't live long.

From the perspective of the cultivators in Pingchang City, the Demon Cultivators from the mountain still have significant intimidation!

2. The city is overwhelmed with its own problems, even if they knew, they wouldn't take advantage during the chaos. By the time the Ash Disaster dissipates, a new Nine Ancestors would have been resurrected.

After all, with the Nine Ancestors' death, without removing the root tendrils, connecting to the Earth Vein can revive them.

It's just that the next revived one would be a new Soul Bubble, no longer half-awakened, with no hidden dangers.

3. From an outsider's perspective, the Nine Ancestors were killed by the Demon Cultivators from the mountain. The opponent demonstrated suspected Upper Grade Spiritual Root power, more ferocious than the Nine Ancestors, making them more afraid to invade!

Of course.

The exposure of suspected Upper Grade Spiritual Root would still cause himself to be more coveted.

After all, the surrounding area is filled with Middle Grade Spiritual Roots, and Upper Grade Spiritual Roots are the heritage of the top forces on the Xinyi Continent.

When your faction's Spiritual Root cultivation breaks through to Upper Grade, it signifies that you might have a chance to cross that threshold!

Ning Zheng thought for a long time and felt his mood couldn't recover, so he thought of seeing how the blacksmiths were doing, to relax with them, and to peek at the forum.

After all, every time he looked at the forum, his mood would improve.

Logging into the [Blossoming Wealth] account, he found the entire forum in an uproar, with a frenzy of posts.

He casually clicked on a post to see.

"Boo hoo hoo, dog planner come out here! I'll send you some local specialties!"

The screen was filled with various bloody knives, kitchen knives, sharp knives, razor blades, nail clippers.

Ning Zheng sneered silently and quietly stole his emoticons.

He clicked on a few more pages and found more emoticons of different knives, each with different series and styles.

He frowned and continued to steal the emoticons.

After browsing a round, he found all the new posts were criticizing the planner's knife.

This worsened Ning Zheng's already not-so-good mood; he was looking for something cheerful to alleviate his mood, but...

Isn't it just sending me knives?

He collected all the emoticons, fulfilling their wishes as well.

Now the blacksmiths on the forum were not happy, expressing that they cried a river, feeling very fragile!

Especially the women who wrote a massive amount of tributes.

Various secondary creations, short sweet stories from childhood, tragic stories, scholar and fish girl, well-mouth tragic love, dungeon adventures, with full details.

It can only be said that their subjective initiative was quite high!

Especially taking advantage of the duration of the Illusionary Archer, able to see the last moments of the family of three in the sky, perfectly timed for recording.

Now that scene even has various videos, voiceovers available.

Especially the line in the sky: "How dare you."

The scholar answered: "What if I dare?"

It seemed mundane yet exuded a hidden power, with a flurry of comments flooding in.

"What's so much to keep watching over and over?" Ning Zheng didn't quite know what to say, but perhaps it's their habit over there, having seen too many mentally unstable ghosts, leading to his always high tolerance.

Of course.

More were taking advantage of the archer disappearing, they floated in the sky, collecting aerial views around the manor.

Topographic maps helped them better understand the manor's surroundings, such as sending Embers Baby out to easily find various winter resource points on nearby mountains.

Ning Zheng also felt it was great, the efficiency quite high.

And a group of people were discussing the history of the manor and the grudges between the Demon Cultivators.

After all, the background story of the Sword Casting Manor had been vague before and is now fully displayed.

[Su Yuniang]:"Boo hoo hoo, crying with swollen eyes, the hundred-year-old childhood love from the village, the inhumane greed of the villagers, the pitiful Jiao..."

[Jiucai Rong]:"I also cried till I was dizzy."

[Daojiu]:"I'm a big old man, with big puffy eyes."

[Shao Chaikun]:"Why are you all crying about puffy eyes, swollen eyes, dizzy eyes, blind eyes... Are you blind? They've been blacked out all along (dog head emoji)."

[Medical Fairy]:"Food God, quickly take care of your kitchen helpers, they're inhumane."

[Food God]:"Grab him and take him to the toilet to cut meat."

[Shao Chaikun]:"Brother Shi, please no~!"

...

For them.

Rewards are certainly nice, but what's more important is emotional value.

Without perfectly completing the mission, unable to save Jiao Wuyu, causing Ning Jiaojiao to lose both parents in succession, they felt they failed the mission, unlocking a tragic ending line.

But Ning Zheng knew they had done very well.

Jiao Wuyu wouldn't have lasted anyway; coming here was a certain death, nothing they did could change it.

According to normal developments, the two would commit suicide together, Ning Jiaojiao would be saved.

The fact that it turned out this way was greatly due to their efforts.

However, some people were very emotional while some were more rational.

Some were touched, but more were discussing possible future developments and foreshadowing that could happen next.

"Do you think the pig-headed Jiao created by the Jiao Family Stronghold will appear in the future?"

"Everyone, let's think positively, today, we fought all day against the ancestor, that is a great effort."

"Using the chopping of the ancestor to repel the ancestor approach, at the first glance, it sounds reasonable, but knowing the actual truth, in the entire game history, it's explosive!"

"I am again suspicious of the planner's mental state."

"The planner, carrying my sent knives, get admitted!"

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.