At this moment.

Ning Zheng glanced at the oath of these blacksmiths:

"They do have some capabilities, in just over twenty days, they barely controlled those five Self-Transformation Realm cultivators, forcibly landed, and even came up with some interesting new tricks."

"Free Will?"

"They have indeed demonstrated some abilities."

He pondered deeply, with a great battle imminent, the Ancestor Demons were about to make an appearance, and he couldn't help but look at the Qi Fortune Value in his pocket.

[Current Qi Fortune Value: 86.19 million]

Yes.

In just over twenty days, Ning Zheng had steadily absorbed the Qi Fortune Value, significantly increasing his foundation.

Of course.

This surge in Qi Fortune was built upon the suffering from the outbreak of the Pseudo-human Calamity; during times of war, despair, and confusion, those common people would seek help from Detective Yan Shuangying and the Bone King Emperor.

Thus, the increase over twenty days meant an average daily growth exceeding 1.5 million, even more than expected!

Though gaining wealth from war left Ning Zheng with some guilt.

But this outbreak of the Pseudo-human Calamity wasn't something he could resist... Establishing the Bone Demon Royal City indeed sheltered the populace.

Without this city, with the outbreak of the Pseudo-human Calamity, the people would be slaughtered at will.

"Whew!"

"Let's break through a realm first."

A series of numbers appeared in his mind.

[One Heart Five Apertures Realm: 5 million Qi Fortune Value.]

Yes, these twenty days were not wasted; just ten days ago, Ning Zheng had seized the opportunity to break through a small realm, the One Heart Four Apertures Realm, progressing at an astonishing rate.

Now aiming to break through to the Five Apertures Realm was also to counter any trouble caused by those bothersome blacksmiths and bolster his foundation a bit.

Honestly speaking.

If it weren't for seeing they actually had some aces and looked somewhat credible, Ning Zheng wouldn't have let them out.

Rustle!

Quickly, Ning Zheng sat cross-legged, and power surged through his body.

The heart's fifth acupoint was breaking through the fifth cycle of the Five-Body Realm, circulating throughout his body, energy flowing to every corner.

Thanks to his previous ample experience, this breakthrough didn't take much time; in just over half an hour, it was completed.

When he opened his eyes, a glimmer flashed in his eyes, his bones crackling with a complete and powerful feeling flowing through his heart.

One Heart, Two Phases, Three Elements, Four Viscera, Five Bodies, the five cycles completely connected the five heart acupoints, the five cycles unified, and his whole body's undying nature had solidified into an iron plank.

"Is this the Great Perfection of the old version of the One Heart Realm?"

He felt the profound and robust aura throughout his body, having no weaknesses; to kill him, one would have to slowly erase his undying divinity.

"Breaking through five bodies to the One Heart's five realms, the Five-Orifice Exquisite Heart!"

"No wonder it's considered the limit of that era, its combat power is truly incredible."

Ning Zheng sighed deeply.

At this moment, he felt as if he had become twice as powerful as before.

If it weren't for a century ago when the Human God revealed he had also stolen a superficial cycle's sixth acupoint, who would have known there was still a missing foundation?

Is the limit the Six-Orifice Exquisite Heart?

Ning Zheng felt the immense power within his body, taking a deep breath, "I still can't become arrogant; in today's era, there's still the superficial cycle's sixth acupoint to cultivate."

"But I should also hone my skills just before battle and add some combat power."

[-30 million.]

In an instant, the immense Qi Fortune Value was directly spent.

The blank attribute Ning Zheng entered an unprecedented moment of enlightenment.

He continuously scanned his internal state, unleashing all sorts of incredible inspirations and divine techniques.

Liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys, five bodies, limbs... Every part was flowing madly under Ning Zheng's control.

Meridian power belonging to the Human God was reconstructing a series of powerful Talent Meridian Divine Maps, and the Spiritual Three Flowers belonging to the Shadow Crocodile collided within each blood vessel, igniting the Fire of Life!

A brand new, immense explosive power was awakening within, at this moment he finally integrated the Human God Flower and Shadow Crocodile Grass's two heavily symbolic body and flesh abilities.

Whew!!

He exhaled deeply, experiencing the various powers in his body, and when he regained his senses.

"I've supplemented the divine techniques of the One Heart Realm; my techniques and strategies are no longer lagging behind those veteran One Heart Realm practitioners who have lived for tens of thousands of years."

He began to look outside and found that the outside world had changed dramatically.

While he was cultivating, the blacksmiths outside had already begun dual-instance combat, bustling with activity.

"It's time to rush to the scenes."

Ning Zheng swept his gaze across a few blacksmiths' perspectives, and a Dharma Aspect suddenly rose above him, flying out of the Sea Abyss, heading toward the Nine-State region, entering the Xinyi Continent City.

"The first scene is in the Human Race's Ximen City, using the new Magic Coins to officially announce the return; the Manor Master must be present."

"The second scene is the Sea Race's East Sea battle; has the battle between Phoenix Yi and the Cursed Old Man already begun? Seems I need to hurry and make my entrance as the mastermind behind the scenes."

The blacksmiths are super overachievers, leading two dungeons simultaneously, causing him to rush frantically between the scenes as well.

...

...

Xinyi Continent City, Ximen City.

"Magic Coins!"

"The new Magic Coins, so powerful!"

"The era has changed!"

The entire Magic Coins sale event was nearing its end and had taken the world by storm.

Doukou Hong, Xinyi Baisan, and all the non-combat profession leaders gathered together, witnessing the grand arrival of the new Magic Coins.

This moment will be eternally recorded in history.

Though the Xirong Divine Craftsman had already been recorded in history numerous times.

The scene was bustling, countless people were discussing Magic Coins.

Some clever cultivators were already thinking about quickly contacting their families in the background to offload the old, depreciated Magic Coins and exchange them for various value-preserving resources!

Meanwhile, Bai Xingling stood there dumbfounded, feeling like a small fry among the crowd, "Did I just trade my immensely valued offering of flesh for a large amount of obsolete Magic Coins?"

He was utterly distraught.

The currency market was fluctuating, the purchasing power of Magic Coins was plummeting, and the resulting consequence was that offerings of flesh, a value-preserving asset, which were akin to gold, could see a spike.

This was because these high-tier resources had become the first choice for the wealthy to preserve their assets.

Everyone chose to hoard these high-tier materials, and a lot of Magic Coins flowed in, causing such high-tier materials to skyrocket.

This was the obvious outcome of market economics.

However!

Had he just sold the offerings of flesh, which were set to rise again, and exchanged them for the plummeting old Magic Coins?

This 'futures' transaction made him feel like jumping off a roof.

He was already feeling thoroughly dejected!!

"Why do I keep experiencing bad luck—good luck one moment, misfortune the next?"

Heading to the Sacrificial Tomb and obtaining information on the offerings of flesh early was a tremendous opportunity.

But now, being unaware of the fluctuations in Magic Coins, had brought him misfortune.

While Bai Xingling was questioning his life choices, everyone around was discussing.

"It's over, it's over. I too just sold a batch of my family's goods and exchanged them for a lot of cash Magic Coins. This cash is going to crash, we're going to take a big loss."

"Hahaha, we're lucky not to have sold any goods. We can stockpile our products for a price increase."

"We also have a lot of cash on hand; we've got to find a way to stop the losses..."

Numerous business giants were chatting.

And they realized that there were deeply hidden conspirators manipulating the market economy in the major markets across the Nine-State.

Upon reflection, it was feared that the Royal Family, the Xirong lineage, was involved in secret dealings.

They had known about price hikes and drops in advance, laid out their schemes in secret, and made a big fortune off them!

It made them grit their teeth in anger!

The conference today was more frightening than ever, Magic Coins served as the keystone of the world's economy, and altering this keystone was enough to shock the continent, causing a series of economic upheavals and power shifts among all major circles.

The mere thought of several of these chain reactions left everyone present numb.

Moreover, the Imperial Palace had already started selling Super Golden Coin Children, distributing them to mints across the land to rapidly produce new Magic Coin currency, swiftly covering the entire market.

No doubt.

This would serve as a means to inject confidence into the suffering populace after the Pseudo-human Calamity had just been deferred!

At this moment.

On the high platform, the Sword Fairy spoke with a smile.

"The issuance of Magic Coins ends here. I believe the future has already changed, and this change is positive, beneficial to all beings."

"We believe this new Magic Coin will allow even the most basic cultivators in the Nine-State to cultivate easily and produce resources more conveniently."

"And this Magic Coin also signifies the official resurgence of our Xirong lineage."

The Sword Fairy's voice was incredibly compelling, narrating a poignant past:

"As you all know, a hundred years ago, we had a glorious era, but we suffered heavy losses to fight the Human God and seal the ancient tombs."

"And today, we shall return."

The Sword Fairy passionately announced, "Next, let me welcome our Xirong Manor Master!"

A chair was placed at the height of the Xirong Academy.

Soon, a shadow passed through the sky like a Shadow Crocodile, carrying a mighty aura that pressed heavily on the hearts of all.

It was then that everyone saw the true visage of the Xirong Manor Master for the first time.

A tall figure with ink-black hair and fully black pupils, giving an eerie and deep impression as if it wanted to devour the soul, containing endless information.

Like a deity of the night descending upon the world, surrounded by a shadowy crocodile flowing like silk, obedient as a little pet.

"Everyone."

Ning Zheng sat in his seat, overlooking the guests and smilingly said, "Thank you all for coming to Xirong to participate in this event. This is probably the first time I've met all of you."

"I died once a hundred years ago, but I have no regrets. The results were perfect: I was revived, the Human God was sealed, and the Nine-State knew peace."

"Today, as we return, we'll hold true to a pure business concept, researching more powerful magical artifacts for the benefit of all."

Ning Zheng spoke eloquently, "I believe you all don't want to hear me drone on. As the new generation, there's no need for excessive formalities. This concludes the matter."

He merely spoke a few words.

After all, now giving a speech here to the Human Race, he would have to speak to the Sea Race afterward.

Having roles in both camps was a delightful trouble.

Applause!!

Thunderous clapping came from below.

Doukou Hong looked at this newly revealed Xirong Manor Master and murmured, "Looking at the realm, if he's not concealing his cultivation, it's around high-level One Heart Realm."

"It seems so." Xinyi Baisan nodded, "But hiding one's realm is something those of us not skilled in combat cannot discern... However, this realm is adequate, as sect leaders of major powers are all in the One Heart Realm."

The One Heart Realm was unanimously deemed as sect leader level.

But the question at present was whether this One Heart Realm Xirong Manor Master represented the Xirong lineage's strongest combat power.

Or did they have an elder or tributor at the Self-Transformation Realm backing them?

Yet either way.

The combat power of this One Heart Realm Manor Master was already formidable before, capable of harnessing the ancestral graves' power in specific situations, rivaling the Self-Transformation Realm!

His soul poison struck directly at the source, disregarding realms, making enemies fall like scattered Embers, which was terrifying.

In the previous battle with the Dragon Race, although there was deceitful borrowing of strength, he indeed engaged with the top Self-Transformation Realm expert, the Shadow Devouring Dragon Emperor.

Amidst everyone's discussions.

"Everyone, thank you for your arrival." Ning Zheng also came down and chatted with Doukou Hong and the others for a while.

After all, being part of the same circle, formally re-emerging meant he could no longer hold back, but to communicate openly.