Chapter 201: Massive Harvest and Cashing In!

Chapter 201: Massive Harvest and Cashing In!

The next day, Jiang Ning woke up early.

As the sky was just beginning to brighten, he had already left his room.

At this moment, the lake's surface was covered in mist, blown by the lake breeze, creating a hazy and foggy scene, coupled with the dim morning light, making visibility poor.

However, it felt exceptionally refreshing.

"Finally, the weather is gradually cooling down!" Jiang Ning sighed.

If his memory served him right, it was already late October.

The days were still scorching hot, with only the early mornings and nights bringing some relief.

As for the weather, aside from the rain he summoned using his Cloud and Rain Invocation, there hadn't been a drop of rain in Luoshui County for several months.

Such unusual weather was indeed rare.

Previously, Jiang Ning had even suspected that this might be man-made.

Because even he could summon clouds and rain, causing a torrential downpour that covered most of Luoshui County.

And in this world, if the records of the ancient era were true, then anything was possible.

Especially after last night's strange occurrence, he felt that this world was not as simple as he had imagined.

After a moment of contemplation, Jiang Ning shook his head to dispel his stray thoughts, then opened his panel.

【Name】: Jiang Ning

【Source Energy】: 31.7

【Skills】:

Literacy (333/4000) (Characteristics: Photographic Memory, Extraordinary Senses, Swift Mind)



Five Beasts Fist (463/2000) (Characteristics: Essence Stored in Five Viscera)



Firewood Cleaving Blade Technique (5000/5000) (Characteristics: Lateral Thinking, Blade Like Gale, Divine Blade Control, Man-Blade Union)



Inner Core Cultivation Technique (Lower Stage: 279/5000)



Vajra Indestructibility Body (Lower Stage: 453/5000)



Swimming Skill (6000/6000) (Characteristics: Underwater Breathing, Water Control, Water Spirit Affinity, Cloud and Rain Invocation, Water Spirit Body

Gale Thunder Arrow Art (Perfect: 2000/2000)



Water and Fire True Essence (Lower Stage: 31/500)



After a day's changes, his Source Energy points increased again, reaching just over thirty points.

At this rate, in less than a month, his Source Energy points would surpass one hundred points.

This would allow him to break through the Gale Thunder Arrow Art.

But after last night's events, Jiang Ning felt an urgent need to further enhance his strength.

Currently, in the short term, the only way to improve his strength was to break through the skills that had already reached their maximum experience value.

Breaking through skills would further increase his actual combat power.

"Perfect, I'll go see Lin Qingyi and also convert my wealth into Source Energy points to break through my skills." Jiang Ning thought to himself.

Then he continued on his martial arts cultivation journey.

In no time, the sun rose.

Jiang Ning took a shower, ate breakfast, and immediately headed to Wanhua Tower.

He was eager to find out the reason for last night's incident.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to rest easy.

Wanhua Tower.

"Lord Jiang!" Upon seeing Jiang Ning, the girl in the green dress immediately greeted him.

This girl was the familiar Little Green.

"Lord Jiang, you're here early!" Little Green smiled brightly.

Jiang Ning also smiled slightly.

"Little Green, you're early too!"

"I don't know what Lord Jiang needs today, but is there anything I can help with?" Little Green bowed slightly and asked.

Jiang Ning said, "I want to see Lin Qingyi, the owner of Wanhua Tower!"

Upon hearing this, Little Green's face showed hesitation, and she said, "Lord Jiang, according to the owner's habit, she usually sleeps until noon before waking up."

Jiang Ning: "..."

He couldn't help but pat his head, thinking that women loved to sleep.

Especially beautiful women, who cherished their beauty sleep.

After a moment of contemplation, Jiang Ning spoke up, "Then let's buy something first, and when the owner wakes up, I'll go see her."

"Please follow me, Lord Jiang," Little Green said respectfully.

At this time, Wanhua Tower was quiet due to the early hour.

As the two walked, the sound of creaking wood could be heard from under their feet.

"Lord Jiang, what kind of heavenly treasures do you wish to purchase today?"

Jiang Ning replied, "Heavenly materials and treasures that can enhance my martial arts strength, any of them will do."

"How much value of heavenly materials and treasures does Lord Jiang wish to purchase?" Little Green asked.

Jiang Ning promptly answered, "About forty thousand taels of silver."

Upon hearing this, Little Green was startled and patted her chest.

"Lord Jiang, this amount is too large, I cannot make this decision alone, I need to seek approval from the manager!"

"No problem!" Jiang Ning nodded.

Immediately.

Little Green led Jiang Ning to the VIP room.

After half an hour, Jiang Ning finally saw the VIP room's door open.

The person who entered was someone he was somewhat familiar with—Han Hongmei, the manager he had met before.

The last time he purchased plant essences, it was Han Hongmei who attended to him.

Later, it was evident that Little Green's permissions had been elevated.

For some purchases, Little Green would take over and handle the reception.

But this time was different. This was Jiang Ning's most affluent and extravagant spending spree, and he had brought over forty thousand taels of silver for this purpose.

Absorbing heavenly materials and treasures, digesting the energy within them, could provide him with a massive boost in source energy points.

Just like the time he found fifty years' worth of blood lotus in the lake, or when he discovered the pool of water beside the sunken ship at the lake's bottom.

Each time, his source energy points would experience a significant increase within a short period.

Especially the time he found the pool of water near the sunken ship, which provided him with an impressive amount of source energy points.

"Greetings, Lord Jiang!" Han Hongmei entered the VIP room and respectfully greeted Jiang Ning.

"Manager Han, there's no need for that!" Jiang Ning replied.

"Lord Jiang, what are your requirements?" Han Hongmei asked again, repeating the question Little Green had posed earlier.

Jiang Ning said, "Heavenly materials and treasures that can significantly enhance my Seventh Stage of Martial Dao, or precious elixirs! Perhaps something like the blood lotus, a heavenly material that can increase vitality and is easily digestible, or even treasures that can enhance spiritual power."

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's requests, Han Hongmei fell into deep thought for a moment.

She had a general memory and understanding of the various goods and products in Wanhua Tower.

Soon, she thought of some items that met Jiang Ning's requirements.

"Please follow me, Lord Jiang!" Han Hongmei said.

Jiang Ning nodded and followed her.

Two hours later.

At the balcony of Wanhua Tower.

Jiang Ning sat cross-legged, his spiritual power probing into the ring, scanning its contents. He couldn't help but feel delighted.

This time, after careful selection, he had a bountiful harvest.

In total, he spent forty-two thousand three hundred taels of silver.

This was the price after an eighty percent discount from the token left by Shen Yiren.

If calculated at the original price, he had spent over fifty thousand taels of silver on this trip.

Such a massive fortune could support at least five thousand households for a year.

Five thousand households meant more than twenty thousand people.

At the same time.

With the items in the ring, he was even more confident in the rapid improvement of his strength.

The ring contained treasures that could aid his advancement in the Seventh Stage of Martial Dao, and he had spent nearly twenty thousand taels of silver on these alone.

There were also many other valuable items.

Seeing these heavenly materials and treasures, as well as various precious elixirs, Jiang Ning was tempted to return immediately and fully digest these resources to enhance his strength.

But recalling the events of the previous night, he temporarily dismissed the idea.

The reason for the sudden change last night was the most critical factor.

However, it was already 10 AM, and Lin Qingyi was still sleeping, so he didn't want to disturb her.

When it was time for his breath control practice, Jiang Ning sat cross-legged on the spot and began absorbing the Great Sun Essence Qi, enhancing his inner core and increasing the total amount of essence energy in his six organs.

With a deep breath.

A strand of Great Sun Essence Qi, like a fiery snake, was inhaled through his nose into his six organs.

Jiang Ning instantly felt a terrifying burning sensation within his body.

He was already accustomed to such changes.

However, he soon felt something completely different from before.

Previously, with half his body immersed in water, the moisture had helped his organs recover quickly from the burns.

Now, sitting on the wooden balcony without any water, the burns in his organs showed no signs of healing.

After digesting the first strand of Great Sun Essence Qi, he continued to absorb the second strand, enduring the burns in his organs.

As he digested the second strand, he couldn't help but open his eyes, his brows furrowed.

At this moment, the second strand of Great Sun Essence Qi was digested, but the burns in his organs showed no signs of easing.

The burning pain continued to assault him.

It was only then that Jiang Ning truly understood how difficult it was for ordinary people to cultivate the Inner Core Cultivation Technique.

Even the burns caused by the Great Sun Essence Qi were a significant issue.

After absorbing and digesting just two strands, he felt that he couldn't continue any further.

The burns from just two strands were already severe.

If he absorbed another strand, he feared his organs would suffer serious damage.

Under these circumstances, it is impossible to persist in the cultivation of the Great Sun Essence Qi.

Without the cultivation of the Great Sun Essence Qi, the Inner Core Cultivation Technique cannot be improved, and the Six Organs will not be enhanced.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ning's heart was filled with mixed emotions.

With the nourishment of water, he could cultivate and refine the technique over thirty times a day.

But now, without the moisture, it is equivalent to the situation of an ordinary person, and he can only barely cultivate twice.

The efficiency gap is almost twenty times.

In other words, with this technique in his hands, the progress of cultivation and refinement in a day is equivalent to a month's worth of effort for an ordinary person.

"This gap is too big!" Jiang Ning shook his head.

Now unable to continue cultivating the Great Sun Essence Qi, he decided to take out some items from his ring.

He waved his hand.

Five Blood Lotuses appeared before him.

Their ages ranged from thirty to fifty years, up to a hundred years.

This batch of Blood Lotuses alone cost him over ten thousand taels of silver.

He was well aware of their effects, which were to enhance the power of vital energy.

The enhancement of vital energy is beneficial to any martial artist.

For him, it was no different.

However, what Jiang Ning valued most was the Source Energy Points provided by the Blood Lotuses.

The last time, a fifty-year-old Blood Lotus worth about eight hundred taels, gave him more than twenty Source Energy Points.

This cost-effectiveness, in Jiang Ning's eyes, was extremely high.

A single Blood Lotus could provide over twenty Source Energy Points, meaning that five fifty-year-old Blood Lotuses could give him over a hundred Source Energy Points.

With over a hundred Source Energy Points, he could achieve the first limit-break of his Wind and Thunder Arrow Technique.

This price, calculated based on the price of Snow Lotus, was approximately four thousand taels of silver.

Jiang Ning couldn't guarantee that other heavenly materials and treasures would have such a suitable cost-effectiveness.

So he directly bought all the Blood Lotuses from Wanhua Tower.

But there were only five in front of him.

Subsequently, he took out the one with the highest age.

A hundred-year-old Blood Lotus, this single one, made him bleed five thousand taels of silver.

This was still a very favorable price.

According to the Blood Lotus, for every ten years of age, the price would double.

If the price were to truly double like this, no one could afford a hundred-year-old Blood Lotus, and the actual effect would not be worth such an exaggerated claim.

However, this hundred-year-old Blood Lotus, at five thousand taels of silver, was still worth it to Jiang Ning.

Originally, he thought that even if it didn't require over twenty thousand taels of silver, it would still need one thousand taels of silver to obtain.

The next moment.

He plucked a leaf from the hundred-year-old Blood Lotus.

The leaf was as red as blood, and the veins and stalks were filled with a fluid that resembled blood flowing through them.

Such a miraculous leaf, on a hundred-year-old Blood Lotus, had a total of ten.

After plucking one, Jiang Ning directly put it into his mouth.

He chewed a few times and swallowed it in one go.

The fluid mixed with the remnants of the leaf fell into his stomach.

Suddenly, Jiang Ning felt his body temperature rising rapidly, his skin turning red.

The blood energy in his body became turbulent, boiling, and surging through his veins like a raging river, unceasing.

Every inch of his skin seemed to pulsate like a dragon, very noticeable.

"What a powerful medicinal effect!" Jiang Ning was startled.

He quickly stood up and began practicing his martial arts.

Using his fists to digest the turbulent vital energy and the overwhelming medicinal power.

Again and again.

Jiang Ning sweated profusely, and the medicinal power in his body was gradually digested.

[Five Beasts Fist +1 XP]



[Five Beasts Fist +1 XP]



[Five Beasts Fist +1 XP]



After three rounds, his body temperature slowly returned to normal.

His breathing gradually returned to normal, and his heartbeat calmed down.

He clenched his fist.

Sensing the change in his vital energy, Jiang Ning's heart couldn't help but feel amazed.

A single leaf, and he felt that the effect was almost as good as a whole fifty-year-old Blood Lotus.

"No wonder the price of Blood Lotus doubles for every ten years of age!"

"The effect of this medicine is indeed exaggerated!"

Jiang Ning sighed to himself.

Then he glanced at the pavilion where Lin Qingyi was staying, and after withdrawing his gaze, he plucked another leaf as red as blood.

His time was precious, and he wouldn't waste it waiting for Lin Qingyi to wake up.

During this time, he could refine and absorb the medicinal power of the Blood Lotus.

The Infinite Ring, heavenly materials and treasures, were not lacking.

Jiang Ning estimated that he would need at least three to five days to refine and absorb these heavenly materials and treasures.

(End of Chapter)

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