sonovelo Chapter 203 - 145: Husband, Do You Think Staying Up Late Counts as Being a Prodigy? (Part 2)
Chapter 203 - 145: Husband, Do You Think Staying Up Late Counts as Being a Prodigy? (Part 2)
It was a bit dumbfounding.
In the end, he decided to hear the details.
Jiang Man told him everything truthfully.
"So you were surrounded by numerous Demon Kings, and you were forced to agree to a transaction to placate her?" Ren Qian asked.
Jiang Man nodded.
Placating her in exchange for a Spiritual Source still counted as placating.
"And she placed a lock on you?" Ren Qian asked again.
Jiang Man nodded again.
"Aren’t you worried that your future path is now cut off?"
"Not worried."
"Why?"
"She can’t lock me."
"Why?"
"It’s my Talent."
Ren Qian fell silent for a moment before saying, "Can we examine that lock?"
Jiang Man agreed, but they were too late.
The lock was gone.
The two men who inspected him then frowned.
They checked again and again, finally reaching a conclusion.
There was no lock.
Ren Qian personally checked him one more time with a Magical Treasure.
In the end, he found nothing.
’He really can’t be locked?’ Ren Qian was shocked.
’Or did that Evil God on the other side not place a lock at all?’
Afterward, he asked other questions, such as how they would contact each other and what the next step of the plan was.
Jiang Man answered them one by one.
The other party hadn’t told him anything, only that he should wait.
Ren Qian looked at Jiang Man and didn’t think he was lying.
Then, he got up to leave.
"Have you reached a conclusion?" Jiang Man asked curiously.
Ren Qian nodded. "Yes. We shouldn’t be bothering you again, Junior Brother. But if the Evil God comes looking for you, I hope you’ll let us know.
"Just have your Instructor go to the Law Enforcement Hall."
After a pause, Ren Qian asked curiously, "Who is your Instructor?"
"Yan Yiqiu," Jiang Man answered truthfully.
Hearing this, Ren Qian smiled. "What a coincidence. She happens to be over there right now. I’ll go have a word with her."
Jiang Man was baffled. ’How could Ms. Yan be over there?’
The man kindly explained the reason.
"Because I pulled all-nighters, Ms. Yan was reported for illegal teaching?" Jiang Man was shocked.
A masterstroke is nothing compared to a raised hand.
And just like that, they took her away.
Jiang Man asked if she would be in trouble.
The man shook his head, saying it was nothing serious.
It was just that too many people had filed reports this time.
So they had no choice but to bring her in for questioning.
The Sect doesn’t recommend pulling all-nighters, but they won’t stop you if you insist.
You just have to bear the pros and cons of staying up late yourself.
Once the men had left, Jiang Man looked at the Old Yellow Ox and said, "It seems like it was nothing."
"They didn’t expect you to be so honest, not hiding a single thing," the Old Yellow Ox said casually.
Of course, the most important thing was that Jiang Man had no lock on him, which meant he was free from the Evil God’s power.
Thus, there was no need to be too concerned.
As long as it had nothing to do with an Evil God, the Sect would continue to nurture him as always, no matter what he grew into.
"So, does this mean the matter is over?" Jiang Man asked.
"It’s over if that Evil God doesn’t come looking for you again," the Old Yellow Ox said.
"So will she come looking for me?" Jiang Man asked.
"Hard to say. It depends on whether she left any other measures in place. But her own will definitely can’t manifest for a while. She exposed herself, so she’ll have to be purged. Any Evil God who isn’t wary of the Immortal Sect’s Great Order will be taught a lesson by it," the Old Yellow Ox said while chewing on grass.
Jiang Man nodded.
It seemed that within the Sect, an Evil God wouldn’t dare to show its face.
After a pause, Jiang Man looked at the Old Yellow Ox and asked curiously, "Old Huang, how does your strength rank among the Evil Gods?"
Old Huang glanced at Jiang Man but didn’t answer.
He just continued to eat his grass.
Jiang Man changed the subject. "Old Huang, besides you, are there other Evil Gods or people like me in the Sect?"
"There definitely are," the Old Yellow Ox said with certainty.
"The Sect can’t find them?"
"They can, it’s just not that easy. Not unless the Immortal Sect intervenes."
"So the Immortal Sect doesn’t get involved?"
"For now, as long as you don’t cause trouble, the Immortal Sect won’t get involved, and the Sect will pretend not to know. The Immortal Sect’s Great Order is more difficult to maintain than you think. They can’t spare the manpower right now, and the Sect is also swamped with its own affairs."
Jiang Man looked at the Old Yellow Ox and said, "Old Huang, you seem to hold the Immortal Sect’s Great Order in high regard."
Hearing this, the Old Yellow Ox looked at Jiang Man and said, "Good and bad can be seen at a glance."
Old Huang didn’t elaborate further.
Instead, he went back to eating his grass.
Jiang Man didn’t press him, deciding to focus on his Cultivation.
It was still early, so he couldn’t waste this precious time. First, he would temper his Visualization Skill.
His battle with the Demon King had made him realize his own severe shortcomings.
Besides lacking an Art of Attack and Destruction, there was also the issue of his Gourd burning.
When the True Martial Skill was activated, the Gourd would burn very quickly.
The more he tempered the Gourd, the more resistant to burning it would become.
Therefore, he had to temper it constantly and find an Art of Attack and Destruction.
He had to strive to not waste any Hidden Spirit the next time he faced a Demon King.
Ideally, he could kill it in a single blow.
The days passed, one by one.
News about cultivating through the night spread quickly throughout the Outer Sect Seven Peaks.
Although they were shocked to see the rankings of the people from the Eighth Courtyard, many were still skeptical, believing that all-night Cultivation would definitely harm one’s Heart Spirit.
Some people tried it, but they were a very small minority.
They remained convinced that pulling all-nighters was wrong.
It placed great pressure on the Heart Spirit.
Until news spread that Yan Yiqiu had been arrested.
Who was Yan Yiqiu? She was the Instructor of the all-nighter courtyard.
Why was she arrested?
She was reported for illegal Immortal Cultivation.
Instantly, everyone was in an uproar.
If she hadn’t been arrested, they would have remained doubtful. But since she was, it suggested that all-night Immortal Cultivation might actually be effective.
Otherwise, why would anyone report her?
Now, even more people began to believe.
Meanwhile, Zhuo Bufan and the others dared not slack off.
Because others were starting to pull all-nighters, if they relaxed now, they would easily be overtaken.
He asked his clan for more resources again. Whether they gave him any was their business.
Zhao Yaoyao did the same.
They both consulted Lin Qingshan.
He was from a poor background and saw things from a different perspective.
Although they couldn’t come up with such ideas themselves, they knew how to make use of people like him.
That was enough.
Knowing how to use people to their strengths was key; there was no need to be a master of everything yourself.
It was enough to be able to distinguish pros from cons.
「September 14th.」
The day before official classes began.
A young woman arrived at Jiang Man’s door.
She wore a pink dress, her face beaming with a naive and innocent smile under the sun.
"Is this Senior Brother Jiang’s residence?" she asked, standing in the courtyard and looking at the person inside.
Jiang Man was still discussing Giant Swordsmanship with the Old Yellow Ox.
It was a Top-grade Skill, after all, so he planned to find time to learn it, along with the Cyan Smoke Melody.
He hadn’t had time to properly cultivate either of the two Top-grade skills.
His entire focus had been on improving his Spirit and Physical Body.
He was about to enter the Seventh Courtyard. If he wanted to advance to the First, Second, and Third Courtyard, he would probably need to reach Perfection Cultivation.
Time was no longer as plentiful as before.
Seeing someone asking for him, Jiang Man glanced at her curiously.
His first impression was that he was looking at someone’s little sister.
"Are you looking for me?" Jiang Man asked as he stood up.
The visitor blinked and smiled at Jiang Man. "Senior Brother Jiang Man?"
"I am," Jiang Man nodded.
"May I ask how you achieved first place?" she asked, looking curious.
Jiang Man fell silent.
The girl seemed puzzled. "Senior Brother Jiang?"
Jiang Man sighed. ’Did someone who doesn’t know the rules just show up?’
’How dare you come all this way to ask questions without bringing any Spiritual Source?’
In the end, the young woman was asked to leave.
She looked at the closed door, a bit taken aback.
But soon, a smile appeared on her lips. "It seems he really wasn’t arrested."
She turned and left.
"Although I don’t know what means the Evil God used, he really did evade the Sect’s capture this time."
"All that’s left is to get him to sleep. The Evil God will manifest in his dreams."
"That way, we can communicate."
"After that, he’ll cooperate with me completely."
"The resources of the number one in the Third Courtyard will be enough for me to access many more things."
As for her suddenly showing up to find him, it wasn’t actually that abrupt.
Her family had specifically sent her to get in touch with Jiang Man, hoping to recruit him for the clan.
She would naturally give it her all.
After all, this was a resource the Evil God had found for her.
Everything would be hers.
As for not sleeping, that was impossible.
Anyone who came out of that Secret Realm had to sleep.
Only then could they alleviate the oppression brought by that well.
It was only a matter of time.
「Elsewhere.」
The Old Yellow Ox retracted his gaze and said, "That young woman isn’t normal."
"Of course she isn’t. How could a normal person come looking for me without bringing any Spiritual Source? I’ll run into her again soon enough."
Jiang Man paid it no mind.
Many crises would automatically disappear once his Cultivation improved.
It was better to spend his energy on improving his Cultivation than dealing with these things.
The Old Yellow Ox was silent for a moment before saying, "I mean she’s connected to an Evil God."
Jiang Man: "..."
「The next day.」
Early in the morning, the young woman who had sought out Jiang Man the day before had just woken up and was about to head to her courtyard for Cultivation when she suddenly found three people standing at her door.
The one in the lead was none other than Ren Qian.
He maintained a gentle tone. "Junior Sister Huo, someone has reported that you are connected to an Evil God. Please come with us."