Chapter 103: Buying a House

Chapter 103: Buying a House

In the courtyard...

Jiang Li spoke up, "Younger Brother! What do you think is the reason behind Cao Bin's sudden visit and his actions today?"

Jiang Ning held the gold leaf that Cao Bin had just given him, deep in thought as he said, "It's probably to express goodwill and improve our relationship."

"Improve our relationship?" Jiang Li nodded, as if understanding.

Then he asked, "So, what do you plan to do, Younger Brother?"

Jiang Ning pondered for a moment before replying, "Let's go along with his intentions. After all, Cao Bin also represents the Cao family, and it's unwise to be enemies with them right now."

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's words, Jiang Li nodded repeatedly.

"I support all your choices, Younger Brother!"

Hearing this, Jiang Ning smiled.

Jiang Li continued, "Younger Brother, I'll go back inside and check on your sister-in-law. I'll talk to her about properly burying Xu Yunfeng's mother later."

"Mhm!" Jiang Ning nodded.

As Jiang Li returned to the house, the entire courtyard was left with only Jiang Ning.

Looking at the gold leaf in his hand, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Based on Cao Bin's behavior today, he must have concluded that Hong Chengtao and Xu Yunfeng were killed by me.

However, he chose to visit and improve our relationship, which was somewhat unexpected.

But it makes sense. I've gained the attention of Shen Congyun and Wang Jin.

In Cao Bin's eyes, I'm capable of killing Hong Chengtao, a martial artist of the ninth rank. I'm no longer the person he could bully, and he wouldn't risk his life over it.

"This is probably how respectable people handle things!"

Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile at this thought.

"Since that's the case, it's good!"

"This way, whether Cao Bin's actions are to lower my guard or genuinely to improve our relationship, it'll give me some time to grow."

"The longer the time, the stronger my strength will become. As long as I'm powerful enough, I'll naturally be able to handle any challenges.

Jiang Ning thought to himself.

Two days later...

Canglang Martial Academy...

Jiang Ning stood under the rising sun, practicing the breathing techniques of the Inner Alchemy Vitality Technique.

As he reached the proficient level in this technique, his internal organs were further refined. Now, absorbing the essence of the rising sun and the fourth hour's essence no longer granted him experience points.

In other words, only by getting closer to noon and absorbing the more intense essence of the sun could he refine his internal organs.

This was the essence of the third hour.

Therefore, Jiang Ning significantly increased his practice time for the Inner Alchemy Vitality Technique, extending it to two hours, from the third hour to the fourth hour and four beats.

[Inner Alchemy Vitality Technique Experience: +1]



[Inner Alchemy Vitality Technique Experience: +1]



[Inner Alchemy Vitality Technique Experience: +1]



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With each breath, absorbing the essence of the third hour's sun, his experience in the Inner Alchemy Vitality Technique continued to rise.

In Jiang Ning's opinion, this technique was a must-practice daily.

Although it required two hours each day, its importance was undeniable. It allowed him to cultivate both internally and externally, ensuring he would progress further than others.

Moreover, his strength at the same level would be even greater.

Especially when he breaks through the minor success stage of the Inner Alchemy Vitality Technique, he will refine his inner breath within his body, and his strength will undergo a metamorphosis.

He was well aware of the uniqueness of his panel.

Without the panel's assistance, his martial arts talent alone would never have achieved this efficiency.

It was known that he was cultivating the Unyielding Body Technique, the foundational martial art of the Golden Body Temple, one of the top sects in Daxia.

This technique was the best skin-refining technique in the world.

At the same level, it was stronger than ordinary skin-refining methods.

Each step of this technique was far more challenging and less efficient than other skin-refining techniques.

But at this moment, Jiang Ning quickly calculated and realized that the speed of skin refinement was not only not slower than those so-called geniuses but also much faster.

The next moment...

Jiang Ning closed the gate of his courtyard and began to undress.

Hearing various "huffing and puffing" sounds coming from the front yard, he couldn't help but shake his head in exasperation.

"Buying a bigger house is an urgent matter! It's quite embarrassing to refine my skin here!"

"I hope Cheng Ran Senior Apprentice Brother will have good news in the next day or two and find a suitable large house in the inner city.

Within a few moments, he removed his clothing, leaving only a pair of shorts.

Afterward, he opened a box of skin-refining sand and vigorously rubbed it all over his body, striving to redden his skin to enhance the absorption of the medicinal power into his skin, thereby increasing the efficiency of his skin tempering.

The previous day, he had tried without using the skin-refining sand, and the efficiency of his skin tempering was only half as effective.

In other words, the rate of experience point gain for the Unyielding Body Technique was directly halved.

The efficiency of skin tempering was twice as high with the use of skin-refining sand compared to without it, a stark difference.

Moreover, he also discovered that after using the skin-refining sand, the number of Essence Energy Points he harvested daily had slightly increased compared to before.

This indicated that the skin-refining sand also contributed to the growth of Essence Energy Points.

From this, one could see the importance of auxiliary martial arts medicine.

The night before, Jiang Ning had also taken inventory and found that the skin-refining sand left by Shen Congyun was running low.

Ever since he had entered the Ninth Stage Martial Dao, he had been refining his skin, reaching the level of cowhide. Previously, he could only temper his skin twice a day, but now he could do so five or six times.

After achieving success in skin tempering and reaching the level of cowhide, no matter how much he rubbed with the skin-refining sand, his skin would not be injured, and at most, it would only turn red.

As a result, although the absorption of the medicine's power was not as effective as before, he also didn't have to worry about external skin injuries, and the frequency of skin tempering could be greatly increased.

Therefore, the skin-refining sand could only be used for another nine to ten days at most.

After that, he would have to rely on himself.

As for Wang Jin, although he was Jiang Ning's master, in Jiang Ning's opinion, he had already helped him enough, and he couldn't continue to demand endlessly.

Half an hour later, Jiang Ning took a deep breath, finally finishing rubbing the skin-refining sand all over his body.

Afterward, he began to perform the fourth, fifth, and sixth forms of the Unyielding Body Technique.

As he assumed the postures, he circulated his Essence Force to drive his Vital Energy throughout his body, tempering his skin.

As noon approached, the sound of knocking suddenly echoed.

"Jiang Senior Apprentice Brother, it's me, Cheng Ran!"

Hearing Cheng Ran's voice, Jiang Ning replied, "Cheng Brother, wait a moment, I'll be right out."

Outside the courtyard, Cheng Ran heard the sound of water splashing from within the courtyard, which puzzled him.

Strange! Why is Jiang Ning taking a bath again?

He saw Jiang Ning bathing yesterday, and today he's bathing again?

When did he become so clean? Cheng Ran's eyes showed a hint of suspicion.

After just a few dozen breaths, Jiang Ning was fully dressed.

Then he opened the door.

The courtyard's redwood door slowly opened with a "clang."

"Jiang Senior Apprentice Brother, guess what good news I have for you?" Cheng Ran said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning's eyes lit up.

"Is it good news about a house?"

At this moment, Cheng Ran's gaze fell on Jiang Ning's exposed arms and legs.

Because at this moment, whether it was Jiang Ning's arms, neck, or exposed calves, they were all bright red.

Hearing Jiang Ning's words, Cheng Ran nodded.

"Jiang Senior Apprentice Brother guessed correctly! It is indeed good news about a house, and it's two houses, both with courtyards, and both within the Inner City."

"These two houses, one large and one small, should meet Jiang Senior Apprentice Brother's requirements. The listed price for the smaller one is 648 taels of silver."

"So expensive?" Upon hearing Cheng Ran's words, Jiang Ning's face showed surprise.

Cheng Ran nodded, agreeing, "Yes, it's a bit expensive! Because this house is in the center of the Inner City, so it's a bit pricier."

"What about the other house?" asked Jiang Ning.

"The other house is even more expensive! The listed price is 1,888 taels, and it occupies about five acres."

"So big?" Jiang Ning was slightly surprised.

According to his understanding, one acre was about 666 square meters, so five acres would be over 3,000 square meters.

As a place to live, this was indeed quite large.

Calling it an estate would not be an exaggeration.

Cheng Ran said, "It is a bit large, but it's also somewhat remote within the Inner City, closer to the Outer City, and also adjacent to the Luoshui River. The feng shui is good, and the scenery is beautiful!"

(End of Chapter)

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