Chapter One Fainted

  If he knew that his momentary show-off would cause such a big stir, he absolutely wouldn't have done it. Unfortunately, he didn't know, but even if he did, he couldn't control himself because at that time, he was in the "War God Consciousness" state and everything was under its influence, so he had no control over his actions.

  Not long after leaving the martial arts arena, Xiao Zhan exited the "War God Consciousness" state and easily defeated Zhan Ying. He didn't have much to be proud of, after all, even without using "War God Consciousness", he could still easily defeat her, it's just that he couldn't do it in one move like this before.

  The duel between Xie Zhan and He Wan was just a minor episode, as Xie Zhan had many other things to attend to. Since the completion of his Dreamspace, he had been busy with either cultivation or selecting secret skills, leaving him no time for anything else. For eight years, what Xie Zhan most wanted to do was open the ring given by his cheap master Ren Yao and see what was inside.

  Leaving the martial arts arena, Xiao Zhan directly returned to the small building. Yan Niang had just gone out at dawn, and as the head of the clan, she was busy preparing for the test during this period. She didn't even have time to spend with him on their mother-son date. In the building, except for Xiao Zhan's two wet nurses and two personal maids, only Bi Er was left. Not running into Zhan Ying's mother made him breathe a sigh of relief. At this moment, he really wanted to stay as far away from this mother-daughter pair as possible. Although it was an unintentional mistake, sneaking a peek at them bathing and getting caught red-handed made him feel guilty and embarrassed whenever they met.

  The small building where Yan Ni lived was equipped with spatial inhibitors. The third floor looked small from the outside, but it was actually very spacious inside, with the same layout as the second floor: one bedroom, one living room, and one bathroom. The bedroom currently belonged to Xiao Zhan, but he wasn't sleeping alone every night. Shi Ya and Wei Mei took turns accompanying him to bed, and if he strongly requested it, both nannies could stay overnight with him. This wasn't because Xiao Zhan was a lecher, but rather an idea proposed by Zhan Yan, who was worried that some woman would sneak into his bed at night and steal his...

  Seeing the women's faces full of deep meaning, Xiao Zhan was extremely curious in his heart. He really wanted to try it out immediately and see what it felt like to be touched by a beautiful woman at night. This Shuo clan is indeed a strange place, where the tradition of men being proud of their romantic conquests has been turned upside down.

  Back in his bedroom, Xiao Zhan sat cross-legged on the bed, took out the ring and immediately began to decipher it. His "Omnipotent Deciphering" had already reached level 4, giving him a much greater grasp of deciphering the ring. However, after finishing one round of incantation, the ancient ring in his hand didn't react at all. Although he was slightly disappointed, it wasn't beyond Xiao Zhan's expectations, and he didn't take it too seriously. He immediately began the second round of incantation.

  After ten, a hundred, two hundred... three hundred times, looking at the ring that had no reaction at all, Xiao Zhan gave up dejectedly. From the time he got this ring to now, it has been eight years, and unexpectedly it was still as stubborn as ever, his heart's depression and entanglement can be imagined.

  It's already late, and he has been chanting the spell for nearly two hours, even neglecting to eat lunch. The result is that the time it takes to chant the 5th level "Omnipotent Decipher" has only been shortened from one minute to half a minute. Feeling depressed, Xiao Zhan called out Little Honey, wanting to question her. He clearly remembered that this girl had said before that when "Omnipotent Decipher" reached level 3, it could unlock the seal on the ring, but now he was already at level 4, and the ring still showed no reaction.

  In response to Xiao Zhan's summons, a small bee in a purple cheongsam appeared immediately. Looking at Xiao Zhan's unpleasant expression, she giggled and said: "Master, who made you unhappy? Tell me, I'll help you deal with her."

  Looking at her smiling face, Xiao Zhan hummed: "That person is you, what do you say we should do?"

  Xiao Mi widened her eyes, looking extremely puzzled, and said: "Oh my! How is that possible? Xiao Mi has been staying in the dream space all this time, when did I have time to make Master unhappy?"

  Xiao Zhan waved the ring in his hand and said gloomily, "My current all-purpose breaker is already at level 4, a full 300 times, why is this ring still not making any movement? You're not trying to deceive me, are you?"

  Xiao Mi blinked, with a pure and innocent face: "Three hundred times? I didn't expect the master's luck to be so bad, this is too unlucky. Xiao Mi thought the master could get it done in one try."

  Xiao Zhan's face turned extremely unsightly, "You'd better not say that the Omnipotent Decipher needs to reach level 5 to crack this ring, or I'll be at odds with you."

  Xiao Mi smiled and said, "Although the level of this ring is not high, the technique of the refiner still has some value. To break it, there is a certain degree of difficulty, but Master's all-purpose breaking method doesn't need to reach level 5, level 4 can completely handle it. Xiao Mi dares to guarantee that as long as Master persists in chanting a thousand times every day for ten days, he will definitely be able to break it."

  Xiao Zhan was quite skeptical and didn't quite believe it: "Really can be settled within ten days?"

  "Don't worry, I'm absolutely sure."

  Xiao Zhan's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and with ten days' time, if it were to be completed by his spiritual body, it would have been done in one day. However, his spiritual body was currently busy cultivating and couldn't spare any time, so all of this could only be left to his physical body to complete. He let out a sigh, had Xiao Mi return to the dream realm space, and then sat cross-legged, deciding to finish off the remaining 700 repetitions in one go.

  The incantation had just been chanted twice when Qin Nianran hummed a tune, in high spirits, as he ascended to the third floor and soon appeared in his bedroom. With a smile before speaking, a sweet "Xiao Gege" escaped her lips, after which she hung Xiao Zhan's treasured sword on the wall and swiftly sat down on the bed, her face alight with excitement as she gazed at him.

  "Xiao Gege, the 'Qing Cheng Jian Jue' you demonstrated this afternoon was so beautiful. Can you teach it to Nian Ran?"

  Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhan's heart stirred and he smiled: "The 'Devastating City Sword Manual' has a thousand sword moves in each of its layers. Each move is profound and complex, extremely difficult to practice. Moreover, only when all the thousand sword moves are combined can one be considered to have completed the first layer. Without superhuman intuition and perseverance, it's impossible to succeed, lest you give up halfway."

  Qin Nianran's small face lifted, and she said proudly: "Nianran has a strong intuition, and will absolutely not give up halfway."

  Xiao Zhan Wei smiled slightly: "Actually, as long as Nian Ran passed the trial of the War God portrait, learning the 'Qing Cheng Sword Manual' is not difficult."

  Qin Nianran's eyes lit up and he asked happily: "What is this?"

  Xiao Zhan then explained the characteristics of the 999-level staircase, and suggested: "For this period of time, put everything else aside, use all your time and energy to recite the sword manual, the more the better, at least you need to get a thousand sets of sword moves. At that time, as long as you can pass the 999-level staircase, all sword techniques can be practiced to perfection."

  Qin Nianran exclaimed: "A thousand sets? Why do you need to carry so many?"

  Xiao Zhan explained, "A thousand sets of sword techniques are just the basic requirement. To reach the highest level of sword heart, you need to practice ten thousand sets of sword techniques. Alright, I'll teach you the 'Extreme Memorization Spell' first. Once you master this spell, remembering a thousand sets of sword techniques will be easy."

  After Qin Nianran finished reciting the "Extreme Backward Spell", he had a bewildered expression, and Xiao Zhan only then realized that he had overlooked a very important issue. Casting spells was a unique ability of magicians, and without ten years of systematic study, it was impossible to successfully cast this "Extreme Backward Spell". If he hadn't activated the card, all the experiences and knowledge about how to become a mage, how to chant spells, would have been remembered in his mind, and he would have found it harder than climbing to heaven.

  When Qin Nianran found herself unable to grasp the spell, she was very disheartened. This "Extreme Memorization Spell" had a great use for her, and once mastered, remembering things would be as easy as drinking water. However, when it came to this spell, all she felt was confusion and more confusion.

  "Xiao Gege, isn't Nian Ran very silly, can't understand anything at all?"

  Xiao Zhan shook his head and comforted, "Magic and martial arts are two completely different power systems. Without years of practice, it's impossible to cast spells. Nian Ran has never learned magic before, so it's normal that he can't cast it. As long as you spend a bit more time, you'll be able to master it too. By the way, Nian Ran, what kind of swordsmanship are you good at?"

  Wind.

  Xiao Zhan nodded and said: "There are over a million sets of swordsmanship manuals in my ring, it's no problem to gather a thousand sets of Wind Swordsmanship."

  His divine sense entered the ring, and it took a whole cup of tea's worth of effort to retrieve the thousand sets of Wind Sword Dao secret manuals. After Qin Nian took the secret manuals with his storage ring, he smiled and said: "The trial for entering the War God Temple can be taken at any time, there is no need to do it together with others. During this period of time, try your best to memorize these thousand sets of sword dao secret manuals. Of course, if you don't feel overwhelmed, you can memorize even more secret manuals. After all, such an opportunity is hard to come by, and in the future, it won't be so easy to learn again."

  Qin Nianran's expression was solemn, and the thousand sets of sword techniques had to be memorized completely. This wasn't an easy task, but as long as she entered the War God Temple, she could practice it to perfection. If it were in normal times, without 10-8 years of foundation, it would be impossible. After thinking for a moment, she worriedly said, "Xiao Gege, can Nianran really enter the War God Temple?"

  Xiao Zhan smiled brightly and said: "I have a premonition that Nian Ran will definitely be able to get in."

  Qin Nianran's heart was still filled with anxiety, but he smiled and said, "Nianran will definitely work hard."

  Xiao Zhan suddenly asked: "Nian Ran, what have you been doing just now? Why did you come back at this time?"

  Qin Nianran chuckled and said, "This morning, Brother Xiao's performance of the 'City-Toppling Sword Technique' has won over countless beauties from various martial arts families, with hundreds of people eagerly signing up to join the 'Xiao Alliance'. Among them are many beauties from previous generations, keeping my sisters and me busy until we're dead! Hehe! I think it won't be long before Brother Xiao's 'Xiao Alliance' surpasses that 'Yu Alliance' and becomes the strongest alliance of this generation in the martial arts world."

  Xiao Zhan's mouth twitched, and a scene involuntarily appeared in his mind. Thousands of beauties stared at him with wolf-like eyes, the feeling was stark naked, making his heart palpitate and legs tremble.

  Oh no! It's too scary!

  A woman or two, a few, Xiao Zhan believes he can handle it, even if there are ten or so, he can still deal with them. But if the number is in the thousands, oh my god! That would be deadly! Now whether "Emotional Desire Treasure" can last forever is still an unknown quantity. If it works, a thousand women would not be a problem at all. If it doesn't work, Xiao Zhan dare not imagine the consequences.

  Seeing Xiao Zhan's appearance, Qin Nianran smiled very happily. She hooked the corner of her mouth and laughed: "Xiao Gege, peeking at Xiangyun Jiejie taking a bath is not over yet, you'd better be careful."

  Xiao Zhan furrowed his brow and said: "Isn't it that War Ying still hasn't given up?"

  Qin Nianran chuckled and said, "War Yun's good sister heard that she was bullied and wants to avenge her. She also spread the word that she will make sure Xiao Gege can't just walk away with it. This person's combat value is much higher than War Yun's, and she is famous on the Demoness Rankings. She is the most renowned fighting genius of the War Clan in this generation. At that time, Xiao Gege should be careful not to capsize in a hidden ditch."

  Xiao Zhan rolled his eyes and said irritably, "I didn't peek at her while she was bathing, why is she so worked up!"