Chapter 107: Chapter 34 Buy a House
In the courtyard.
Jiang Li spoke, “Younger brother! Why do you think Cao Bin suddenly ca to visit today and acted the way he did?”
Holding the golden leaf that Cao Bin had just gifted him, Jiang Ning thoughtfully said, “He must have co to express his goodwill and to improve our relationship.”
“Improve our relationship?” Jiang Li nodded as if he understood sowhat.
Then he asked, “What do you plan to do, younger brother?”
After thinking for a mont, Jiang Ning replied, “I’ll go along with his wishes! After all, Cao Bin represents the Cao family, and it would be unwise to make them our enemies now.”
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Hearing Jiang Ning’s words, Jiang Li imdiately nodded in agreent.
“I support all your choices, younger brother!”
Hearing this, Jiang Ning smiled.
Jiang Li then said, “Younger brother, I’m going back to my room to check on your sister-in-law. I need to talk to her about booking a proper burial for Xu Yunfeng’s mother later.”
“Okay!” Jiang Ning nodded.
As Jiang Li returned to his room, the courtyard was left with only Jiang Ning by himself.
Staring at the golden leaf in his hand, he couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.
From today’s behavior, Cao Bin must have concluded that Hong Chengtao and people like Xu Yunfeng were killed by .
Yet, his decision to nd our relationship ca as a surprise.
But then again, I am now valued by Shen Congyun and Wang Jin.
To Cao Bin, I must appear no longer as a nobody easy to crush but as soone capable of killing a skilled practitioner like Hong Chengtao from the Martial Arts Nine Grade.
Of course, he would make a different choice.
For Cao Bin, we are both prominent figures, not so reckless outlaws who risk their lives at the snap of a finger. Life isn’t always about black-and-white struggles to the death.
“This must be the way dignified people behave!”
With those thoughts, Jiang Ning couldn’t help but smile.
“If that’s the case, so be it!”
“At least, whether Cao Bin’s actions are a ploy to lower my guard or a sincere effort to improve relations, it buys ti to grow.”
“The longer the ti, the stronger my strength will grow; as long as I am powerful, I can face whatever cos my way.”
With that thought, Jiang Ning muttered to himself inwardly.
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Two days later.
At Canglang Martial Arts Hall.
Jiang Ning continuously practiced the Inner Elixir Cultivation breathing techniques under the rising sun.
Now that this cultivation technique had reached mastery, his internal organs were refined to a higher level, and he no longer gained experience points from breathing in the Sun Essence Qi at dawn and during the 5:00 to 7:00 period.
This ant that only the fiercer Sun Essence Qi closer to noon could refine his internal organs effectively.
That ti was from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Thus, he greatly increased his daily practice ti for the Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill by two hours, from 7 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
[Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill EXP 1]
[Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill EXP 1]
[Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill EXP 1]
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As he repeatedly breathed in and exhaled the Sun Essence Qi from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., the experience value for his Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill continuously increased.
To Jiang Ning, this cultivation technique was a daily essential.
Despite taking two hours each day, its importance was undeniable as it allowed him to cultivate internally and externally, ensuring he would achieve greater progress than others.
Especially when he one day breaks through to the small success stage of the Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill, his strength would undergo a transformation by condensing Inner Breath within his body.
anwhile,
It was almost 9:00 a.m.
Jiang Ning abruptly opened his eyes and stopped the intake and outflow of the Sun Essence Qi.
[Skill]: Inner Elixir Cultivation (Mastery 387/2000)
After a quick glance at his progress in Inner Elixir Cultivation, his gaze moved downward.
[Skill]: Vajra Immortal Body (89/1000)
“Wang Jin was right, using the Power derived from the Five Animals Fist to drive the Qi-Blood and refine the body’s skin with dicinal Power certainly improves efficiency.”
“Yesterday, I increased by 45 experience points in a single day. At this rate, I’ll break through to Stone Skin in just over twenty days.”
With that thought, Jiang Ning couldn’t help but marvel.
“This is too exaggerated!!”
He then sighed inwardly: “Even for a genius like Cao Rong, rumored to have taken nearly half a year to reach this step.”
“And he, as a prized son of the Cao family, had access to far more martial arts resources than I do.”
Realizing this, Jiang Ning understood the magic of his own panel.
Without this panel’s assistance and given his own martial arts talent, such efficiency would have been impossible.
You see,
He was cultivating what was known as one of the top sect martial arts of Great Xia from Vajra Temple, the Vajra Immortal Body.
This cultivation technique was top-tier for refining the skin.
At the sa level, it was about 30 to 50% more effective than standard Skin Refining Techniques.
Naturally, each step of this cultivation technique was much more difficult than other skin refining thods, and thus, generally less efficient.
But in that mont, Jiang Ning quickly calculated and found that the pace of skin refinent was not only not slower than these so-called geniuses, but much faster, in fact.
The next mont.
Jiang Ning closed the main gate of his courtyard, then began to strip off his clothes.
Hearing various “huh-hu-ha-ha” sounds coming from the front courtyard, he couldn’t help but shake his head helplessly.
“Buying a bigger house is urgent! Otherwise, refining my skin here is really going to be awkward!”
“I hope Brother Cheng can bring so good news in the next day or two, that he’s found a nice big house in the Inner City.”
In a flash.
He stripped off all his clothes, leaving just his shorts.
Afterward,
He opened a box of skin refining sand and began to vigorously scrub his entire body, striving to redden his skin to increase the absorption of the dicinal power into the inner layers, which would enhance the efficiency of refining his skin mbrane.
Yesterday, he had tried it without the skin refining sand, and the efficiency of refining his skin mbrane was only half.
That is, the speed of gaining Vajra Immortal Body experience value was directly reduced by half.
With and without the assistance of the skin refining sand, the efficiency of refining his skin mbrane differed by a factor of two, which was a drastic difference.
Moreover, he had also found that after using skin refining sand, the Source Energy Points he gained each day also changed a bit, slightly more than before.
This indicated that the skin refining sand also contributed to the increase of Source Energy Points.
From this, it was evident how crucial dicinal aids were for martial arts training.
Last night, Jiang Ning had also counted that the skin refining sand left by Shen Congyun was running low.
Since he had stepped into the ranks of Martial Arts Nine Grade,
and refined his skin mbrane to the level of cowhide, where he previously could only train his skin twice a day, now he could do it five to six tis a day.
Since his Skin Training had achieved small success, reaching the level of cowhide, no matter how much he rubbed with the skin refining sand, his skin would not get injured, at most it would turn bright red.
Thus, although the absorption of dicinal power was not as good as before, he wouldn’t suffer from external skin injuries, and the frequency of Skin Training per day could be greatly increased.
So, that skin refining sand would last at best another nine to ten days.
After that, he would have to rely on himself.
As for Wang Jin, although he was his master, in Jiang Ning’s view, he had already helped enough, and he himself could not continue to ask so much.
An hour later,
Jiang Ning took a deep breath of cold air, having finally scrubbed the skin refining sand across his entire body.
Afterward,
he assud the fourth pose of Vajra Immortal Body, then the fifth, and then the sixth.
While he took up each stance, he cycled his Power to drive Qi-Blood throughout his body to refine his skin mbrane.
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As noon approached.
Knock, knock, knock—
The knocking sound suddenly erged.
“Brother Jiang, it’s , Cheng Ran!”
Hearing the voice of Cheng Ran,
Jiang Ning hurried his showering actions and called out, “Brother Cheng, wait a mont, I’ll be right out.”
Outside the courtyard,
Cheng Ran heard the sound of splashing water from inside the yard and couldn’t help but be puzzled.
Strange!
Why is Jiang Ning taking a bath again?
He was seen taking a bath yesterday, and again today?
When did he beco so fond of cleanliness?
A suspicion appeared in Cheng Ran’s eyes.
Just a few dozen breaths later,
Jiang Ning was fully dressed.
Then he lifted the door latch.
With a “clang” from the door latch,
the mahogany door of Jiang Ning’s courtyard slowly opened.
“Brother Jiang, guess what good news I have brought you?” Cheng Ran said with a smile.
Hearing this, Jiang Ning’s eyes brightened imdiately.
“Could it be good news about a house?”
At that mont, Cheng Ran’s gaze involuntarily fell on Jiang Ning’s exposed arms and legs.
For now, whether it was Jiang Ning’s arms, neck, or the exposed parts of his calves, they were all bright red.
Hearing Jiang Ning’s remark, Cheng Ran nodded.
“Brother Jiang guessed it right! Indeed, there is good news about a house, and actually, there are two residences, both with yards, both situated in the Inner City.”
“These two residences, one big and one small, both et the conditions Brother Jiang ntioned before.”
During the conversation, Cheng Ran looked at Jiang Ning’s reddish skin, and a thought couldn’t help but cross his mind.
Could this redness all over his body be due to refining his skin mbrane?
At this mont, hearing Cheng Ran’s words, Jiang Ning imdiately beca interested.
Training his skin in the Martial Arts Hall made him feel very uncomfortable each ti he removed his clothing.
So, he said, “Brother Cheng, tell more!”
“Okay!” Cheng Ran responded, while slightly shaking his head,
shaking off the absurd thought from his mind and whispering to himself.
It couldn’t be possible!
Refining the skin mbrane would require Qi Blood Perfection!
Jiang Ning’s Qi-Blood strength should not have reached that level yet.
Then, Cheng Ran ca back to his senses and spoke to Jiang Ning.
“Brother Jiang, the smaller residence has about one acre and should et your requirents. The listed price is six hundred and forty-eight taels of silver.”
“That expensive?” Hearing this, Jiang Ning couldn’t help but show a look of astonishnt.
Cheng Ran nodded, quite agreeing, “It is a bit expensive! Because this residence is in the center of the Inner City, it’s sowhat overpriced.”
Jiang Ning asked, “What about the other residence?”
Cheng Ran replied, “The other residence is even more expensive! The listed price is one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight taels, covering approximately five acres.”
“Five acres? That’s quite large?” Jiang Ning was slightly surprised.
Based on his knowledge, one acre was about six hundred sixty-six square ters, thus five acres was more than three thousand square ters.
For a living place, this was naturally very large.
Calling it an estate would not be an exaggeration.
Cheng Ran said, “It is indeed large, but it is also sowhat isolated within the Inner City, closer to the Outer City, and adjacent to the Luoshui River, which has good Feng Shui and a nice view!”
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