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Guangning City, Xi Province.
About ten minutes later, Qin Ning landed outside a villa with Jiang Yanran.
The old master Guo Yanbo and Jiang Yunshan had already been waiting there.
Seeing Qin Ning appear at this moment, the two immediately went up to greet him respectfully.
"Master."
"Young Master Qin."
Qin Ning nodded and said, "Let's go inside to talk."
Soon, they entered the villa.
Qin Ning sat on the sofa. Jiang Yunshan brewed some tea, and then stood respectfully to the side with Guo Yanbo.
Seeing that the two elders didn't dare to sit down, Jiang Yanran naturally could only stand as well.
"Sit down. Why so tense? It's not like I'm going to eat you," Qin Ning waved his hand.
Only then did the three of them take a seat.
"I heard Elder Guo is also learning to cultivate recently?" Qin Ning glanced at Guo Yanbo.
"Yes, Young Master Qin."
Ever since witnessing Qin Ning's methods, Guo Yanbo had developed a great interest in cultivation.
Unfortunately, he was getting old, and his talent seemed lacking. Following Jiang Yunshan in cultivation, it was very difficult for him to cultivate spiritual energy. However, strengthening his body was not a problem, and Guo Yanbo was already very satisfied with this.
After all, he was originally a dying man in the late stages of cancer. Having been cured by Qin Ning, being able to continue living and come into contact with these things—what more could he be dissatisfied with?
"It seems your recent cultivation has been going very smoothly. With your current cultivation base, excluding myself, I'm afraid no one in the whole world can be your match," Qin Ning looked at Jiang Yunshan and spoke with gratification.
Because of the improvement in his cultivation base, the other party now looked much younger.
With that said, he flipped his palm and took out a few spirit stones. "Take these for your cultivation. Strive to reach the Meridian Condensation realm as soon as possible. In addition, I have something I need you to do."
"Please give your orders, Master."
Overwhelmed by the unexpected favor, Jiang Yunshan put away the spirit stones.
"Over in the military district, Wang Yousheng recently selected quite a few good seedlings and is preparing to train a batch of cultivators. However, he doesn't know much about cultivation, far less than you do. If you are willing, go over and help him instruct them."
Not long ago, Qin Ning received a call from Elder Zeng, who personally asked for this favor.
Naturally, Qin Ning didn't have the time to deal with it. However, since Elder Zeng had personally approached him, he still had to put in some effort. Since he couldn't spare the time himself, he could only let Jiang Yunshan go.
"Alright, I'll go." Jiang Yunshan didn't even think about it and directly nodded in agreement.
It wasn't just because it was his master's order; mainly, he himself was a cultivator. If he could go to the military district to train a batch of cultivators and frequently stay together with other cultivators like Wang Yousheng, it might also be helpful to him.
Most importantly, this also meant that their Jiang family had truly connected with the state!
Qin Ning had no intention of staying for a meal. After briefly giving Jiang Yunshan a few more instructions, he planned to head straight back to Liu City.
Jiang Yanran stood out at this time, "Young Master Qin, can I go with you to Liu City?"
"Have you graduated?" Qin Ning was slightly taken aback.
"Not quite, but my thesis and everything have long been submitted, otherwise I wouldn't have had the time to participate in this study trip. Although there's still some time before graduation, there are no more classes at school right now," Jiang Yanran said with a pitiful expression.
She really wanted to follow Qin Ning to Liu City.
Qin Ning glanced at Jiang Yunshan. Seeing that the other party didn't speak, he remained silent for a moment before nodding, "Since you want to go, then it's up to you. However, after arriving in Liu City, you'll have to cultivate on your own, or have Xiao Fei and the others guide you when the time comes. I probably won't have much time."
Hearing this, a look of joy immediately appeared on Jiang Yanran's face, and she nodded repeatedly. "Of course. I already learned the cultivation methods from my grandfather before, and I can cultivate on my own now. I won't need you and Xiao Fei to deliberately guide me."
"Then go pack your things now." Qin Ning nodded.
About ten minutes later, Jiang Yanran had packed a few simple items into a small backpack, mostly her usual cosmetics and the like. As for clothes, she could just buy them when she got to Liu City.
"Take care, Young Master Qin."
"Take care, Master."
Finally, under the watchful eyes of Jiang Yunshan and Guo Yanbo, Qin Ning took Jiang Yanran in his arms and soared directly into the sky, disappearing into the distant horizon in an instant.
By the time the two returned to Liu City, it was already evening.
Qin Fei and the others had just received a call and knew Qin Ning was back, so they came directly outside the door to welcome him.
They had never met Jiang Yanran before, but Qin Ning had mentioned her in the phone call just now. Therefore, seeing Qin Ning bring Jiang Yanran back at this moment, everyone wasn't surprised.
Jiang Yanran politely greeted them one by one, and they introduced themselves to each other.
"You guys chat. I'm going back to my room first; I still have some things to do."
After dropping these words, Qin Ning walked into the villa. On this trip out, he had obtained quite a lot of materials.
Now that he had these materials, he could pretty much transform the entire villa into a treasured land for cultivation.
Aside from that, there were also those jades that needed to be refined into spirit stones. He should be able to get around three to four hundred of them.
When the time came, Qin Ning planned to take out a hundred spirit stones to simply construct a small-scale cultivation treasure land for Xia Fei and the others' villa as well.
However, the area and effect of that treasure land would be much inferior to the one here where he and Qin Fei lived.
This was also unavoidable. After all, the materials were limited, so they would just have to make do for now.
As for the remaining spirit stones, he intended to distribute them to Qin Fei, Su Xingwan, and the others for their cultivation.
With these spirit stones, plus the newly opened cultivation treasure land, and occasionally playing cards and the like, if nothing unexpected happened, the cultivation bases of Su Xingwan and the others should all be able to reach the Meridian Condensation realm within two or three years.
As for Qin Fei, it was a bit troublesome. After all, she was different from Su Xingwan, Cheng Weiyang, and the others, so the further she progressed, the more her cultivation speed would definitely fall behind. Qin Ning would have to think of other ways to help her when the time came.
And during the time Qin Ning was in his room refining the spirit stones, Zhou Ping'an, Cai Cheng, and the others had already finished cooking and brought the food over.
Everyone sat together and began to eat, treating it as a welcoming banquet for Jiang Yanran.
After eating, the sky was completely dark. Since Jiang Yanran didn't bring any clothes when she came, she wanted to go out for a stroll and see if she could buy a few pieces first.
Qin Fei and the others hadn't gone out shopping for quite a long time either, so they all planned to head out together.
There were two commercial vehicles. Su Xingwan drove one, taking Qin Fei and the girls, while the other was driven by Xia Fei and his group.
In their words, they were going to follow along to protect the safety of Qin Fei and the girls.
But in reality, in terms of strength, currently, aside from Jiang Yanran, even Yang Xin, who had just recently moved into the villa, was much stronger than Wang Er and his companions.
As for the specific reason, Qin Fei didn't know, and neither did Wang Er and the others, but those who knew, knew.
Xia Fei and his group wanted to tag along, and Qin Fei didn't bother stopping them. Having a larger crowd to liven things up wasn't a bad thing.
For the occasion, Xia Fei and the others even went out of their way to change into crisp black suits, complete with dark sunglasses and Bluetooth earpieces.
Seeing these top-tier young masters of the country fully decked out in bodyguard attire, Qin Fei and the rest didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
