“Surviving spawns of the Yuchi n?” Youngme Nong began to feel a killing intent in his heart. “Not a single member of the Yuchi n is to be spared, and those members of the Yuchi n who have trained in the Windwing Evasion are all the more deserving of death. The Windwing Evasion... only my Youngme n can have it. It cannot be learned by others!”


    The secret arts and divine abilities which were unique to a certain major n were absolutely forbidden to be taught to others. Any outsiders who learned these techniques would suffer pursuit and assault!


    “Uncle Fang, let’s deal with these golems first.” Youngme Nong had no desire to y around anymore at all. For the first time, he truly had the desire to kill Ji Ning.


    Whoosh! Whoosh!


    Xiangliu Fang’s tworge hands swished through the air, snatching away at the Qiongqi golems with abandon while shouting, “Everyone, stop these Qiongqi golems. Don’t let them escape; if they escape, they’ll cause problems in the future.” While saying this, he continually captured Qiongqi golems and stuffed them into his sack.


    Everyone did their best to stop the Qiongqi golems from escaping, allowing Xiangliu Fang to capture them, one by one.


    “They really were suicidal.” The ck wings on Ning’s back disappeared. He gave a nce to the bloodstained corpses on the ground. Although those Zifu Disciples were all Deathsworn and were able to assemble into formation... the difference between them and golems at the Primal level of power was simply too vast. The first wave of assaults from the Qiongqi Manticore golems had caused virtually all of the Zifu Disciples to be wiped out, leaving behind only ten or so.


    “How pitiable. They were Zifu Disciples... but against these golems, they werepletely useless. And yet, Youngme Nong insisted on having them watch the perimeter; clearly, he didn’t give a damn about them dying,” Mu Northson sent with a mental sigh. “Youngme Nong truly is cold-blooded.”


    These Deathsworn had been voluntarily gifted by Northmont Yin and some others. To Youngme Nong, however, these Deathsworn had been raised by outside ns, and there was no way the Youngme n would truly trust them. There was no point to him bringing them back! And yet, he couldn’t just ‘return’ them back to Northmont Yin. Thus, he might as well let them die. If some were lucky enough to survive, then that meant that they had been blessed with good fortune and might be worthy of bringing back to the n and training.


    ......


    The few lucky Zifu Disciple survivors hurriedly began to clean the hall,pletely removing all of the corpses and bloodstains and restoring it to a pristine condition.


    Youngme Nong reseated himself at the front of the hall. His gaze cold, he stared directly at Ning, then barked, “Ji Ning!”


    Everyone in the hall was stunned.


    Northson, Yu Wei, Ninelotus, Adept Vastriver, and Xue Hongyi were all astonished; they could sense that there was a terrifying look in Youngme Nong’s eyes, and the cold, tyrannical way he had just shouted was something they could all sense. Not even earlier, when Ning had shattered the table, had Youngme Nong been so formal and cold.


    “Young master Youngme.” Ning looked towards Youngme Nong. “What is it? Speak.”


    “Youngme Nong.” This time, it was Ninelotus, seated on the other side, who grew angry. “Ji Ning is my Daopanion. Earlier, he offended you, but that was just a minor matter. For you to act this way... you are being a bit too narrow-minded.”


    Although these young masters and princes of major ns often chatted and teased each other, there were some bottom lines that could not be crossed. Ji Ning was her Daopanion, after all, and he had also helped Youngme Nong this time. It was one thing for the two of them to have had a bit of friction earlier, but for Youngme Nong to act this way now was going too far.


    “Ninelotus, you’ll understand after hearing what I say,” Youngme Nong said coldly.


    “Then I shall listen attentively,” Ninelotus said with cold anger as well.


    “Ji Ning, I ask you this.” Youngme Nong looked at Ning. “Just now, was the divine ability you disyed the Windwing Evasion?”


    Ning was stunned.


    Windwing Evasion? How did Youngme Nong know about the Windwing Evasion? Ning’s mother’s n, the Yuchi n, had been almostpletely obliterated; most likely, the only remaining member was Ning’s uncle’s daughter, and Ning didn’t even know if she was still alive. Ning could be somewhat considered a descendant of the Yuchi n... but the Yuchi n was extremely secretive about the Windwing Evasion to begin with.


    “No need to deny it. You used the Windwing Evasion,” Youngme Nong said with a coldugh. “Uncle Fang, disy it for him.”


    Whoosh.


    Xiangliu Fang suddenly disappeared from Youngme Nong’s side. He seemed to have transformed into a giant Roc, instantly appearing in the center of the main hall. Then, with another movement, he retreated and returned to Youngme Nong’s side.


    Ning, seeing this, felt his heart tremble. His other fellow disciples of the ck-White College couldn’t tell, but he himself, as a practitioner of the Windwing Evasion, could – Xiangliu Fang truly was using the Windwing Evasion! In addition, it was even more precise and profound than Ning’s own usage! But this made sense; after all, Ning was only a Fiendgod Body Refiner;pared to Xiangliu Fang, a true Fiendgod, he was still far inferior.


    “They are the culprits!”


    “They are the ones who annihted my n!”


    A thought suddenly entered Ning’s mind. “Can it be that it was the Youngme n which annihted my mother’s Yuchi n? Can it be that the grandparents and aunts and uncles who I never met were all in by the Youngme n?”


    “Well?” Youngme Nong looked at Ning. “Is it the same as yours?”


    “I do indeed train in the Windwing Evasion.” Ning knew that there was no point in lying. Frowning, he said, “But so what if it is?”


    Ninelotus, Yu Wei, Adept Vastriver, and Northson all sood there, watching nervously but not rushing to speak.


    Youngme Nongughed loudly, “The Windwing Evasion technique was originally unique to the Yuchi n of the Eastisle Commandery of our Grand Xia Dynasty.”


    Ning, hearing this, felt his heart shake.


    “The Yuchi n had possessed this divine ability for a long, long time; however, they relied on using wing-type magic treasures to hide it. Our Youngme n, however, found out about it long ago. After preparing for an extremely long period of time, we annihted the entire Yuchi n in one blow... but were unable to find the original manual of the [Windwing Evasion]! Some of the powerful Immortals of my Youngme n personally intervened and used a soul-scour technique to collect enough memories from members of the Yuchi n topletely rebuild the [Windwing Evasion] manual from scratch.” Youngme Nong looked at Ning. “Right now, the [Windwing Evasion] is unique to my Youngme n, and it is absolutely forbidden to teach it to others. For you to learn the Windwing Evasion without the permission of my Youngme n... this, in and of itself, merits the death penalty for you. What’s more, I suspect that you are one of the surviving spawn of the Yuchi n!”


    “SPEAK! Are you a surviving spawn of the Yuchi n?” Youngme Nong stared at Ning.


    Everyone else nowpletely understood. So this was what it was all about! Warfare between ns... there was no real right or wrong in inter-n warfare! Since the Youngme n had annihted the Yuchi n, and the Yuchi n’s Windwing Evasion technique was now solely possessed by the Youngme n... from the Youngme n’s standpoint, it was true that all descendants of the Yuchi n had to be annihted. After all, between the two ns, there was now a grudge that stemmed from n genocide.


    “Ji Ning.” Ninelotus sent to Ning, saying frantically, “No matter what, don’t admit that you are a descendant of the Yuchi n. If you admit to it, given that there is hatred that stems from n genocide between you and the Youngme n, the Youngme n will definitely not permit you to remain alive. You only need to say that you acquired the original copy of the [Windwing Evasion] manual through happenstance, and that without knowing the full backstory, you learned it. Thus, since you didn’t know it was forbidden to learn it, you cannot be med. I will have my Dongyan n engage in negotiation with the Youngme n on your behalf, and this matter will quicklye to an end.”


    Ning looked towards Youngme Nong and Xiangliu Fang. His heart was filled with boundless rage. The Immortals of the Youngme n had soul-scoured the souls of many Yuchi nsmen in order to remake aplete Windwing Evasion.


    Upon being soul-scoured, one’s soul would generally be dispersed and destroyed.


    “Damn. Damn. Damn!” Ning truly wanted to take revenge for his mother’s entire n.


    “Are you the surviving spawn of the Yuchi n?” Youngme Nong stared at Ning, his murderous intent billowing to the heavens. Previously, during the banquet, he had just been flirting a bit with Ninelotus; he hadn’t truly felt any desire to kill Ning. After all, he had to protect the Youngme n’s face and reputation. However, if Ning truly was a spawn of the Yuchi n, then even the patriarchs of the Youngme n were present, they would still mercilessly kill Ning.


    In this moment, he was the representative of the entire Youngme n!


    “I am not.” Ning stared at Youngme Nong and Xiangliu Fang. He forcibly repressed his anger and said in a low voice, “Youngme Nong, if you want to kill me, there’s no need for you to put on such a show to find an excuse.”


    “My senior apprentice-brother has already spoken; there is no rtionship between himself and the Yuchi n,” Northson said angrily. “Young master Youngme, we came here to help you; is this how you are going to treat us?”


    “Young master Youngme, since my junior apprentice-brother Ji Ning has said that he is not a descendant of the Yuchi n, that means he is not. He most likely acquired this divine ability through a fortuitous encounter. He can negotiate with your Youngme n and offer somepensatory gifts, then swear an oath to the Dao of the Heavens that he absolutely will not pass this divine ability out to anyone else,” Adept Vastriver said.


    Yu Wei spoke out as well. “Young master Youngme, for you to im at a time like this that junior apprentice-brother Ji Ning is a descendant of the Yuchi n... once word of this spreads, people will think that it is you, Youngme Nong, who intentionally sought out an excuse to act against him.”


    “Youngme Nong.” Ninelotus stared at Youngme Nong as well. Filled with wrath, she said, “Ji Ning is my Daopanion!”


    Everyone was standing out, pressuring Youngme Nong from all sides. But he onlyughed.


    “Hahaha... don’t worry,” Youngme Nong said with augh. “Since Ji Ning has apanied me on this trip through the Immortal estate, I’ll give him a chance to live.” As he spoke out, he produced a set of ck manacles, covered with ancient golden runes. He tossed the manacles directly towards Ning. nk. Theynded on the ground before him.


    “These are godlock chains.” Youngme Nong looked towards Ning. “Upon being manacled, you’ll be like an ordinary mortal. Even Fiendgods, when locked by these chains, won’t be able to resist. Put these chains on and wait for my orders. I can swear an oath as well; so long as you are not a spawn of the Yuchi n, I absolutely will not kill you, nor harm your power. I will go out and engage in an investigation. If, however, I can verify that you are a spawn of the Yuchi n, I will kill you. If you are not? I’ll release you to your freedom.”


    Ning furrowed his brows.


    Yu Wei spoke out in a high voice, “Young master Youngme, think about how powerful your Youngme n is; is it necessary for you to act in such a petty manner? You can let junior apprentice-brother Ji Ning go free for now, then engage in your investigations; upon verifying the results, you can act against himter. Can it be that in the face of the power of your Youngme n, junior apprentice-brother Ji Ning would be able to escape your reach?”


    “Ji Ning, do you agree or not?” Youngme Nong looked at Ning. “I’ve given you your only way out.”


    Ning stared at Youngme Nong. “You want me to chain myself and hand over my life to you? Do you think this is possible?”


    Youngme Nong’s face instantly turned even colder and more sinister.


    No matter what, Ning would not voluntarily put the godlock chains around himself. But right at this moment...


    “Young master Youngme!” The nearby Xue Hongyi suddenlyughed coldly as he pointed at Ning. “Don’t listen to his lies. This Ji Ning’s father was known as Ji Yichuan, while his mother was known as Yuchi Snow!”


    “You learned the Windwing Evasion, and your mother was Yuchi Snow?” Youngme Nong instantly revealed a savage look on his face, and his voice became as cold as ice. “So you truly are the spawn of the Yuchi n! Die! Ji Ning shall die! Anyone who attempts to block the path of the Youngme n in doing so will be killed, without reservation!”