The three slowly sipped their tea.

For a moment, the study returned to silence.

Until the sound of footsteps approached from afar, Shen Wenyan suddenly put down the document in his hand.

"Lord Jiang, you'll soon know what I mean!"

The three heard this, and their hearts were immediately filled with curiosity.

Then.

A man named Lu Qi entered the study, carrying a mahogany box.

"Sir, the item has been brought!" Lu Qi presented the mahogany box he held.

"Lord Jiang, open it yourself and take a look!" Shen Wenyan unlocked the box and pushed it in front of Jiang Ning.

Both Zhao Yulong and Bai Luoyu also turned their gazes towards it.

Jiang Ning rose and opened the mahogany box.

Immediately.

He saw a piece of white paper folded on top.

Picking up the white paper, Jiang Ning unfolded it.

What came into view was a line of large characters, black on white paper.

See the heaven and earth, see the living beings, see oneself.

"See the heaven and earth, see the living beings, see oneself?" Jiang Ning muttered, slowly reciting these words.

Immediately.

His gaze moved downward, seeing several smaller lines of words below.

Lord Jiang, below are two choices, two paths of a Grandmaster.

One is the True Spirit Nine Transformations.

The other is the Seven Stars Destiny.

They are respectively the Nine Blood Transfusion Technique, and the Seven Transfusion Technique.

You must decide which path to choose.

But the True Spirit Nine Transformations is the path my master once traveled.

Looking at the unfamiliar handwriting on the white paper, Jiang Ning's eyes showed a bit of confusion.

"Marquis, who is the author of this?"

Shen Wenyan replied, "Shouldn't you ask yourself this? This was sent by Lord Wuque, one of the two adults at the Martial Saint Mansion!"

"Lord Wuque?" Jiang Ning felt a wave of confusion.

Bai Luoyu, beside him, suddenly opened his mouth slightly: "But the Martial Saint disciple, Lord Xiao Wuque?"

Upon hearing this, information Jiang Ning had previously gathered flashed through his mind.

Xiao Wuque.

The youngest disciple of the Martial Saint, and also the closed-door disciple.

Currently, he serves as one of the two Deputy Mansion Masters of the Inspection Office in the Royal Capital.

As for the position of Deputy Mansion Master at the Inspection Office in the Royal Capital, it is personally held by the Martial Saint.

Yet, even though Jiang Ning knew of Xiao Wuque, he couldn't understand why someone of such martial arts prowess and power would pay attention to him.

"Apparently, you are not very aware!" Shen Wenyan spoke.

Jiang Ning slightly nodded: "Indeed, I'm not very aware!"

"However, I beg the Marquis to convey my gratitude, I will not fail the expectations of that lord!" He added.

Upon hearing this.

Shen Wenyan shook his head: "Short-term, I won't go to the Royal Capital, let alone have the chance to convey your gratitude! If you have the opportunity, you may try to visit personally."

"Alright!" Jiang Ning responded.

Then he looked into the box.

From the record on the white paper, it was evident that what lay beneath was the path to becoming a Heavenly Human Grandmaster.

One path was the Seven Stars Destiny, which was the technique for seven blood transfusions.

The other was the True Spirit Nine Transformations, which was the top-level technique for nine blood transfusions.

Then, he reached for the topmost book.

On the first page, several bold characters were prominently printed.

The Seven Stars Destiny.

Immediately, he opened it at a glance, his eyes quickly scanning through.

"Lord Jiang, you study slowly first, Zhao and I will go for a walk!" Shen Wenyan said.

"Okay!" Jiang Ning nodded.

Zhao Yulong and Shen Wenyan then got up and walked outside.

"Brother Jiang, do not mind me! You study your own!" Bai Luoyu spoke.

Jiang Ning nodded in agreement.

Then his gaze returned to the book in his hand, immediately becoming engrossed.

[Literacy and Judgement Experience +7]

[Literacy and Judgement Experience +8]

[Literacy and Judgement Experience +7]

[...]

As he attentively browsed, the Literacy and Judgement Experience began to increase quickly.

Bai Luoyu, seeing this from the side, smiled, sipping his tea.

He also knew Jiang Ning had likely been waiting for this moment for a long time.

The path to becoming a Heavenly Human Grandmaster, how could one not anticipate?

Thinking of this, he felt immense envy.

He still remembered when he first met Jiang Ning.

That was in Luoshui County, and at the time, he regarded Jiang Ning as merely a Seventh Rank, possibly Sixth Rank at best.

This level of martial arts skill in someone as young as Jiang Ning was considered a prodigy.

Thus, he wanted to befriend Jiang Ning.

And back then, he himself was a Fifth Grade Internal Strength powerhouse.

Plus his position as Dongling County Patrol Envoy, the difference in status and strength could not be understated.

Yet now, with a blink of an eye, he remains in the Fifth Grade, albeit with slight improvements.

Jiang Ning, however, has clearly begun planning to enter the Third Grade, achieving the rank of Heavenly Human Grandmaster.

His martial arts strength has surpassed him by far.

Even their statuses are now equal, both being Dongling County Patrol Envoys.

At the moment, he sighed with regret.

And took big sips of his tea.

For a long while.

Jiang Ning finally withdrew his gaze, having flipped to the last page of The Seven Stars Destiny book.

All the information listed was now in his mind.

After reading the book, he completely understood why it was called The Seven Stars Destiny.

These seven stars were not the celestial ones like Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang, Yaoguang.

But rather the sun, moon, Taiyin, Taiyang, and the five elements Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, collectively known as the Seven Stars.

If one uses the essence of the sun and moon as the foundation, and then completes seven blood transfusions based on the forces of the five elements, one would acquire incredible Divine Skills.

The book's mention of Divine Skills reminded Jiang Ning of Ye Zhengqi from some time ago.

Back then, Ye Zhengqi engaged in fierce combat with Li Sixiang, the Vice Sect Leader of the Cross Immortal Gate.

In the end, seizing an opportunity, he temporarily restricted Li Sixiang's capabilities and then left with him and Zhong Ling, the granddaughter of Zhong Yue, Prefecture Patrol Envoy of the Five Mountains Prefecture, from Xiao Qiushui's Grandmaster Banquet.

In retrospect, the two techniques Ye Zhengqi used at the time might both be some forms of Divine Skills.

Jiang Ning's heart suddenly gained some insight.

Then he glanced at the panel.

[Skill]: Reading and Writing (Eleven Times Break Limit 9033/30000) (Trait: unforgettable... Unity of Knowledge and Action, Heart Like a Bright Mirror, Born Holy, Natural Daoist Skill)

Clearly, completing the Seven Stars Destiny book increased his Literacy and Judgement Experience by more than a thousand points.

This efficiency is almost equivalent to his efforts over nearly a full day in previous days.

From this, he also saw the extraordinary nature of the Seven Stars Destiny, a seven-time blood transfusion technique.

Xiao Wuque.

His mind recalled the character Shen Wenyan had mentioned earlier.

"Xiao Wuque now provides two suggestions, one being the Seven Stars Destiny, which completes seven blood transfusions at the Third Grade Blood Exchange Realm."

"The other option is the True Spirit Nine Transformations, completing nine blood transfusions at the Third Grade Blood Exchange Realm."

"Clearly, in his view, at the very least, I must choose the Seven Stars Destiny, a technique capable of seven blood transfusions!"

"And from his words left on the white paper, it's evident he favors me taking the second choice."

"Choosing the True Spirit Nine Transformations, completing nine blood transfusions."

"Because on the white paper, Xiao Wuque specifically pointed out."

"The True Spirit Nine Transformations is the road his master once traveled."

Jiang Ning thought with the handbook in hand.

He knew full well.

Xiao Wuque being the Martial Saint's closed-door disciple in his later years indicates that the master Xiao Wuque referred to was indeed the Martial Saint.

The Martial Saint, who had suppressed the world for over eight hundred years, laying the foundational stone for the founding of Great Xia.

Then, he put down the book about the Seven Stars Destiny technique and picked up the golden sheet of paper below.

True Spirit Nine Transformations.

In the uppermost part of the golden paper, four large characters were prominently labeled.

Seeing these four large characters, Jiang Ning's heart tightened.

Because this was the Grandmaster's method he had long desired to find, a method capable of completing nine blood transfusions, and precisely the thing he needed most now.

With this technique, the path to entering the Third Grade was imminent and clear.

No external surprises could obstruct his path to entering the Third Grade, achieving the rank of Heavenly Human Grandmaster.

Thus, he suppressed the waves of emotions in his heart, darkly excited, and then slowly began reading the golden paper.

On the paper, the words were as small as particles, yet the thin golden sheet, twenty to thirty centimeters long and wide, was densely filled with tens of thousands of words.

With this view, he became completely absorbed, wholeheartedly focused.

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