Chapter 819
The Crying Saintess!
Chapter 819 The Crying Saintess!
in the courtyard.
Hearing Ji Mingyue's words, Jiang Ning was somewhat moved.
He hadn't expected that Ji Mingyue saw things much more clearly and thoroughly than he had imagined; her mind was as clear as a mirror.
But she knew even more that Ji Mingyue couldn't possibly not want to go back and see her father one last time.
This rational analysis reveals precisely the inner turmoil and pain she is experiencing.
She knew the risks she would face if she returned to the capital.
And this risk will be transferred to oneself.
Her rational analysis was simply because she didn't want to put herself in danger.
Once he returns to the capital, whether unwillingly or not, he will eventually be drawn into this vortex of trouble.
Because his relationship with Ji Mingyue was known to everyone in the capital, and Ji Mingyue and Ji Minghao were siblings with the same father and mother, his relationship with Ji Minghao was closer than that of the other princes.
Once he returns to the capital, he will be drawn into this mess, whether he likes it or not.
"You want to go back!" He walked slowly to Ji Mingyue's side, his tone calm and unyielding.
Their eyes met, and Ji Mingyue hesitated before slowly nodding.
"My father and brother are the two best relatives to me."
Then she added, "But I also know that if I go back, I will become a burden and put you in a difficult position. Reason tells me that I cannot go back to the capital now. Once things have settled down, I am just a woman, an insignificant princess in the royal family. No one will target me anymore."
"Don't think so much!" Jiang Ning smiled. "If you want to go back, then go back to the capital. I'm worried about my brother and sister-in-law anyway."
“But your body…” Ji Mingyue looked up at Jiang Ning.
"Don't worry about it!" Jiang Ning shook his head lightly. "I'm going because I have a strong foundation. I'm not the kind of person who likes to take risks."
As Ji Mingyue looked at Jiang Ning, her eyes gradually reddened.
She couldn't tell if Jiang Ning was genuinely confident and composed at that moment, or if he was just offering words of comfort.
But she understood that Jiang Ning's decision to return to the capital at this time was mainly because of him.
"Alright! I'll do whatever you say!" Ji Mingyue nodded slowly.
“Then we shall depart tomorrow. I need to recall Jing Wuming and Chen Canghai,” Jiang Ning said.
“There’s no rush!” Ji Mingyue said. “As far as I know, I am familiar with my father’s health.”
"That's fine!" Jiang Ning nodded.
"Let's go have breakfast first, and then I'll pack my luggage," Ji Mingyue said.
"Okay!" Jiang Ning nodded.
Half an hour later.
The two had a simple meal of porridge.
Jiang Ning wrote three letters: one to Jing Wuming and one to Chen Canghai.
He will need the assistance of these two capable assistants on his journey to the capital.
Taking action rashly would only reveal too much information.
Once caught in this vortex, conflict and fighting are inevitable.
The struggle for the throne has always been fraught with danger.
Not to mention the current situation of the Great Xia Dynasty.
The position of crown prince remains vacant.
As a prince, anyone with a bit of ambition, power, or influence would find it hard to escape the influence of the throne.
Even if the prince himself doesn't want to compete, the people behind him will push him to compete.
The only way to truly stop competing is to abandon everything, move far away from the center of power, and appear harmless and indifferent to the world.
In this situation, there is also the concern about the suspicion and distrust of those in power.
"My lord!"
Jiang Ning pushed open the door, and a messenger waiting at the door greeted him respectfully.
"Deliver this letter to Marquis Wenyuan personally," Jiang Ning said, handing over a letter sealed with wax.
"Yes, Lord Marquis!" The messenger took the letter from Jiang Ning's hand with a respectful expression.
He then turned and left.
Jiang Ning also walked back into the courtyard.
At this moment, Ji Mingyue had already gone to pack her luggage, and he had also made arrangements.
Most of the matters concerning Guangning Prefecture were then entrusted to Shen Wenyuan.
Zhou Xing, Feng Jiuge, and Xie Xiaojiu also helped him handle the complicated and trivial matters.
With his current speed and agility, he could travel between Guangning City and the capital in half an hour at full speed.
"The next thing to do is wait for Chen Canghai and Jing Wuming to arrive! They should set off as soon as they receive my message."
Jiang Ning thought to himself.
backyard.
Bright sunlight streamed down from the east, casting dappled shadows on the bamboo in the courtyard.
Compared to the past few days, the weather was excellent today, which made him feel a bit better.
[Divine Power]: 129/8788
"Two more have been added!" He was startled when he saw the change on the panel.
He had checked the panel once that morning.
The divine power had only accumulated to 127 strands, but now it has become 129 strands.
"Only an hour or so has passed! Judging by the efficiency, I am now increasing my divine power by at least fifteen times a day, and possibly more than thirty times."
A thought flashed through his mind, and he immediately felt a surge of anticipation.
"I'll observe for another day, and we'll know tomorrow!" he thought to himself.
Then, his gaze swept over the other columns and finally landed on Vajra Indestructible.
He knew that the efficiency of this technique was mainly related to his Qi and blood, and secondly to his physical strength.
The more abundant one's Qi and blood, and the stronger one's physique, the more efficient one will be in gaining experience points through practicing this technique.
"With my current strength of qi and blood, as well as my physical strength, I wonder how efficient this technique is?"
A thought flashed through my mind.
call--
He immediately exhaled slowly, relaxing his entire body.
next moment.
He assumed the pose corresponding to the Vajra Indestructible Body, and his blood and qi surged throughout his body.
Boom—
As soon as the movement began, a roar like a surging river came from within, and a pale golden luster appeared on the surface of the skin, as if the phantom of a dragon and elephant was influencing the blood and qi.
In an instant.
He felt the powerful energy transform into a dragon shape, rushing towards his skin.
In just a few breaths.
Large beads of sweat rolled down his face, and his muscles ached all over.
Pain, numbness, itching.
A mix of indescribable feelings overwhelmed him, causing him to clench his teeth tightly.
Compared to before, this time the feeling was several times stronger.
[Indestructible Vajra Body Experience Points +17]
When he saw the first experience point notification appear on the panel, a smile immediately appeared on his tense face.
Compared to before, efficiency has improved dramatically.
This technique is so profound that practicing it would only increase one's experience points by a small amount.
Only during the last training session did I break through the minimum experience point guarantee, resulting in an increase of two experience points.
This time, it's seventeen experience points.
Efficiency has increased several times over.
"Based on the efficiency of gaining experience points last time, it should take about seven days to accumulate enough experience points."
"Now it takes about a day!"
He immediately understood that this was because of the improvements he had made over the past few days, which had made him far stronger in both qi and blood and physical strength.
His multiple breakthroughs in the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Technique led to several enhancements in his physical strength.
Furthermore, the dragon body and tendons that emerged from it significantly enhanced his physical strength.
The Danhai (energy center) doubled his total true essence and greatly increased the capacity of his dantian.
With his essence, energy, and spirit unified, the enhancement of his true essence also caused his blood and qi to increase again.
In addition, the Dragon Elephant Power trait was upgraded in rank just this morning.
All these factors combined allowed him to achieve a leapfrog improvement in a short period of time.
This is how we've achieved our current efficiency; within a single day and night, the Indestructible Vajra Body can complete its next breakthrough. [Source Point]: 12.7
"Unfortunately, we failed to retain enough source points."
He glanced at the "Source Point" column again, feeling a pang of regret.
To achieve the next breakthrough with the Vajra Indestructible Body technique, 50 Source Points are required.
He currently has only 12.07 points saved up.
Then, his gaze swept over the skills section.
[Skill]: Vajra Indestructible Body (5 times breaking the limit 4150/60000) (Characteristics: Dragon Elephant Power (Light Gold), Flawless Body (Dark Blue), Ten-Zhang Golden Body (Light Gold), Indestructible Golden Body (Light Gold))
After glancing at the accumulated experience points, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to practicing this skill.
[Indestructible Vajra Body Experience Points +18]
[Indestructible Vajra Body Experience Points +19]
[Indestructible Vajra Body Experience Points +17]
【.】
The blood and qi repeatedly washed over and tempered the skin and muscles of the body, making the bones and muscles resonate with a clanging sound, like the trembling of a bowstring or the clash of metal and stone.
The notifications of experience point growth appeared before his eyes like a waterfall.
This technique focuses on the skin and physical body's defense capabilities.
However, the physical body is an integral whole. Although there are different emphases, strength, tendons, bones, and muscles will also be enhanced accordingly.
There are three poles in the sky, and the sun is hanging high.
call--
Jiang Ning slowly exhaled a breath of stale air from his stomach.
As the breath is exhaled, the air distorts slightly.
[Skill]: Indestructible Vajra Body (5 times breaking limits 13117/60000)
In less than two hours, his experience points had increased by nearly 10,000.
"The efficiency is truly remarkable! With this kind of efficiency, the accumulation can be completed in just one day!"
He felt a surge of excitement.
Such efficiency is enough to allow him to further enhance his strength before heading to the capital.
This efficiency also indicates that this skill has great potential in him.
A sufficiently short period of accumulation means that as long as he accumulates enough source points, he can continue to break through.
On the path of martial arts, the physical body is of utmost importance.
His most valued asset right now is his physical body.
If one's physical body is strong enough, one can be invincible from the start and have an extremely strong ability to survive.
As long as you don't die, there are endless possibilities.
The greatest reliance we have now is also our physical body.
Regarding the characteristics of the physical body, there are also several golden lines.
He pondered it in his heart.
He glanced in the direction of Ji Mingyue, secretly transmitted his voice, and then entered a state of cultivation again.
That night.
The chill was like a knife, and frost clung to the bamboo leaves.
Jiang Ning glanced into the distance.
Chen Canghai returned to the city, and he sensed it immediately.
He secretly used telepathy again.
at the same time.
Chen Canghai, who had just appeared on the empty and deserted street, paused for a moment, glanced in the direction of Jiang Ning's residence, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
He then headed toward an inn.
Jiang Ning told him that he would come again early tomorrow morning.
the other side.
Southern end of Daxia.
Tianku Mountain.
A solitary peak pierces through the sea of clouds, its summit sheared flat, transforming into a vast white jade platform.
At the edge of the platform, the spiritual mist flowed slowly like a milky white ribbon, sometimes gathering and sometimes dispersing, revealing the vast, bottomless abyss below.
Several magnificent buildings are scattered across the platform, their eaves and brackets all carved from warm and lustrous jade.
"Welcome, Head of the Xia Family!" A middle-aged woman bowed to Xia Xuanyan.
“Summon your ancestor,” Xia Xuanyan said.
"Yes!" The middle-aged woman bowed her head.
He then made a hand seal, and a stream of light shot into the sky, instantly disappearing into the vast void.
After a few breaths.
A streak of purple light, like a star breaking through the sky, fell from above in an instant.
In an instant, the purple streak of light landed in front of Xia Xuanyan.
A burst of purple light revealed a newcomer dressed in a long purple dress. She appeared to be around forty years old, but her skin was as delicate as that of a young woman in her late teens. Her waist was so slender that it could be encircled with one hand, and it was only the size of a normal person's palm.
The newcomer was none other than the leader of the Heavenly Crying Cult.
"Patriarch Xia, how have you been?" the Heavenly Cry Cult Leader said, his voice ethereal and sweet, like that of a young girl.
"How have you been, Master?" Xia Xuanyan asked in greeting. His gaze lingered on the face of the Heavenly Crying Master for a few moments.
Compared to the last time we met, the Heavenly Cry Cult Leader looked at least ten years younger this time.
"It's alright!" The Heavenly Cry Cult Leader nodded. "I must thank Patriarch Xia for the Xuanhuang Qi Pill he sent earlier."
Then she added, "What brings Patriarch Xia here so suddenly this time?"
"I need the leader to intensify the curse on Jiang Ning," Xia Xuanyan said.
Having just left Guangning Prefecture that morning, he understood why Jiangning could so calmly refuse his offer.
Clearly, the curse technique failed to pose a threat to Jiang Ning's life as intended.
After thinking it over, he decided to visit Tianku Mountain again.
"Increase the power of the curse?" The Heavenly Cry Cult Leader looked surprised. "Has Patriarch Xia met that Marquis of Dongling?"
"I've met him!" Xia Xuanyan nodded slightly. "This person may be hiding something. Curse killing techniques are not as threatening to him as you might think."
Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Cry Cult Leader frowned.
Then he looked at Xia Xuanyan and said, "If Patriarch Xia has such a request, we can certainly fulfill it. However, to increase the power of the curse, we need to send the Holy Maiden of my Heavenly Cry Sect to support us. The karmic backlash will be even greater, and the price we need to pay will also be higher."
“I understand!” Xia Xuanyan nodded: “I will add two more streams of Xuanhuang Mother Qi, and pay one first.”
“Agreed!” the Heavenly Cry Cult Leader replied.
next moment.
Xia Xuanyan raised his hand, and a hazy yellow light appeared in his palm.
He raised his hand and waved it, and the beam of light flew towards the Heavenly Cry Cult Leader.
Seeing this, the Heavenly Cry Cult Leader stretched out her slender wrist and raised her hand to make a gesture.
The hazy yellow light instantly wrapped around her wrist, transforming into a bracelet-like object.
Sensing the immense vitality and Daoist essence contained within the Xuanhuang Mother Qi at his wrist, the Heavenly Cry Sect Master immediately revealed a smile.
His eyebrows and eyes relaxed.
"The Xia family head is so magnanimous!"
"The other one will be presented after this matter is settled!" Xia Xuan said.
"It's a pleasure to cooperate!" The Heavenly Cry Cult Leader smiled.
Then she added, "Please wait a moment, Patriarch Xia, while I inform the Holy Maiden of my sect."
"Yes!" Xia Xuanyan nodded.
After a dozen or so breaths.
Another streak of purple light appeared out of nowhere in the sky, and then plummeted rapidly in the direction where the two were.
It only takes the time it takes to breathe.
The light fell, and then unfolded.
From within the purple light emerged a slender girl, also dressed in a purple dress, with a waist so delicate it could be encircled by a single hand.
Judging by his physique alone, he seems to be cut from the same mold as the leader of the Heavenly Crying Cult.
However, his face was completely different.
Her eyes sparkled like peach blossoms, her face was chiseled, and her chin was slightly pointed—the face of a true 16-year-old girl.
(End of this chapter)