Chapter 372: Phoenix Heavenly Maiden, Wang Qingtan!

Chapter 372: Phoenix Heavenly Maiden, Wang Qingtan!

2025-01-07

At the Martial Academy.

"Prince Jiang, please!"

Wang Qingtan led the way, with Wang Qinghan walking beside her. The three of them walked together.

Along the way, Wang Qingtan continuously introduced the various sights and unique features of the Martial Academy to Jiang Ning.

Wang Qinghan, on the other hand, occasionally sneaked glances at Jiang Ning.

"Do you remember me?" Wang Qinghan suddenly asked.

"Miss, are you...?" Jiang Ning's tone was somewhat hesitant.

Looking at Wang Qinghan, who was a head shorter than him, he was a bit puzzled.

Since entering the Martial Academy, this little girl had been sneaking glances at him from time to time.

He was long accustomed to such looks and didn't find them strange.

But when paired with her question, it made him feel a bit odd.

Her tone clearly suggested that the daughter of the county magistrate seemed to recognize him.

But he couldn't recall ever meeting her. He had always lived in Luoshui County and rarely went out after coming to Dongling City, spending most of his time practicing at home.

How could he have met her?

At this moment, Wang Qingtan also stopped, looking curiously at her younger sister.

Her younger sister had been sneaking glances at Jiang Ning, and she had noticed, but it didn't surprise her.

After all, girls often develop crushes, and her younger sister was still young and far less composed than she was.

Unlike her, when she saw Jiang Ning, she only glanced at him a couple of times more.

She also had some vague guesses about why Xu Nianqing had arranged for her to receive Jiang Ning.

This kind of thing had happened before, and Xu Nianqing's concern for her marriage prospects almost rivaled that of her mother.

However, she had no interest in marriage.

To her, being a wife and mother was just the behavior of ordinary people.

She knew she was extraordinary from birth, especially in the past year and a half, with the occasional flashes of memories from her previous life, the recovery of fragmented memories, and the gradual mastery of certain abilities, which made her even more aware of her unique nature.

From those memory fragments, she had learned much about her previous life.

Phoenix Heavenly Maiden, wielding authority, ruling over all the fires of the world.

In such a situation, how could she even think of marriage?

Meanwhile.

Facing Jiang Ning's confusion.

"On the city wall, I saw you jump into the river!" Wang Qinghan immediately reminded him.

Hearing this, a scene flashed through Jiang Ning's mind, and he immediately recalled it.

"So it was Miss Wang back then!"

He then smiled, "At the time, Miss Wang must have thought I was committing suicide?"

"Um!!" Wang Qinghan nodded, "You looked like you were in a bad state, so I wanted to save you."

Jiang Ning smiled and praised her, "Miss Wang is truly kind, showing such compassion to a stranger like me."

Hearing the praise, Wang Qinghan's lips pressed together and then curved upward slightly.

"It's not a big deal. Anyone would do the same. Even if my sister were here, she would do the same."

"Is that so, Sister?" Wang Qinghan looked at her sister.

"No way!" Wang Qingtan flatly denied it.

Wang Qinghan: "..."

Seeing this, Jiang Ning smiled.

At this moment.

Wang Qingtan pointed to a cave in the mountain ahead and interrupted the conversation.

"Prince Jiang, ahead is one of the treasures of the Martial Academy, the Earth Pulse Chamber!"

"Earth Pulse Chamber?" Jiang Ning's face showed curiosity, as he had never heard of this term before.

Wang Qingtan, dressed in a splendid gown and with her youthful, fair skin, looked like a celestial maiden in the sunlight.

She calmly introduced it.

"The Earth Pulse Chamber is an array that gathers the power of the Dongling Mountains."

"Inside the chamber, the gravity varies depending on the chamber's grade, exerting different levels of pressure."

"The pressure is omnipresent, and when facing such pressure, the human body instinctively resists. In this situation, combined with precious medicinal herbs, it can have a tremendous effect on refining the body."

Hearing Wang Qingtan's introduction, Jiang Ning nodded in agreement.

"The Earth Pulse Chamber is indeed a treasure!"

"Prince Jiang, since you are here to train, would you like to experience it? I can cover the required credits, and you can pay me back later!"

"Sister, do we really need to pay back such a small amount? That makes us seem too petty," Wang Qinghan whispered, tugging at Wang Qingtan's sleeve.

"Money is money! Don't take it lightly!" Wang Qingtan gave her sister a light tap on the head.

Wang Qinghan immediately covered her head, looking pitiful.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile.

The scene before him was also a pleasant sight, pleasing to the eye.

"Prince Jiang, would you like to try?" Wang Qingtan, seeing Jiang Ning's smile, was also infected and smiled, asking again.

Jiang Ning shook his head, "Thank you, Miss Wang, but it's not necessary at the moment! The Earth Pulse Chamber won't be of much help to me right now!"

"Alright, then I'll show you the next place."

At this moment, the Martial Academy had just commenced its new semester, and most of the senior students had already assumed their positions in the various counties of Dongling Prefecture, leaving the academy unusually quiet.

As they walked along, they encountered only a handful of fellow students.

"Greetings, Senior Sister Wang!" exclaimed a male student upon seeing Wang Qingtan approaching.

"Greetings, Senior Sister Qingtan!" echoed a female student.

On a secluded path, two Martial Academy disciples, one male and one female, stepped aside to make way for Wang Qingtan, leaving a spacious path for her to pass.

Wang Qingtan nodded slightly at the two students and continued walking, passing by Jiang Ning.

"Who is this person that Senior Sister Wang is guiding?" the male student asked, his curiosity piqued.

"I don't know! It's so strange!" the female student added, her face filled with bewilderment.

"Why do you say it's strange?" the male student inquired.

"Dongling Prefecture isn't that big, and with his appearance, how could he go unnoticed?" the female student wondered.

"It's only because of his exceptional looks that you girls are paying so much attention. I admit he's quite handsome, but without real skills, mere looks won't make him famous in the neighboring villages, let alone throughout Dongling Prefecture," the male student shook his head, his expression suggesting that he had seen the world and was not easily impressed.

Meanwhile, at the Dan Tower.

Wang Qingtan and Jiang Ning sat on the first floor, near the railing.

Below them, the waves rippled and flowed.

As the mountain breeze blew, a few strands of Wang Qingtan's hair fell onto her cheeks, and some strands stuck to her moist red lips in the wind.

Wang Qingtan gazed at the picturesque mountain scenery.

Jiang Ning was flipping through a small booklet that listed all the pills and medicines available in the Dan Tower.

After a while, Jiang Ning closed the booklet.

Wang Qingtan turned her attention to Jiang Ning and, using her little finger, gently brushed away the hair that had tickled her cheeks.

"Jiang Ning, what do you think?" Wang Qingtan asked.

"It's no wonder the Martial Academy's Dan Tower has prices that are only seven to eight times higher than the outside world," Jiang Ning praised.

Unconsciously, a faint smile appeared on Wang Qingtan's lips, and she felt a sense of pride.

Wang Qingtan had deep feelings for the Martial Academy.

She explained, "Of course! The outside world's pills are meant to make a profit, but the prices in the Martial Academy's Dan Tower are set at cost for the students, and reselling is prohibited. They are for personal use only."

Wang Qingtan turned to Jiang Ning.

"If you want to buy some pills, I can lend you some academic points, but it's a nine out of eleven return."

Nine out of eleven return. Jiang Ning looked at Wang Qingtan, speechless for a moment.

That meant borrowing nine points and returning thirteen.

The interest was four points, almost half of the nine points.

This demonstrated the terrifying interest rate of the nine out of thirteen return.

More importantly, the calculation cycle was typically short, usually one to three months, and once it started, it was terrifying.

Compared to the nine out of thirteen return, Wang Qingtan's nine out of eleven return was slightly better, but only marginally.

A cycle of one to three months was still terrifying.

In Jiang Ning's opinion, it was incredibly shady!

Much darker than the small loans of his past life!

Jiang Ning silently mocked in his mind.

Noticing Jiang Ning's gaze, Wang Qingtan felt a sense of pleasure.

"Sister, you're so shady!" Wang Qinghan, standing nearby, couldn't help but speak up.

"Shut up!" Wang Qingtan glared at her younger sister. "It's only two points a year, and I'm still a good person!"

At this moment, Jiang Ning's gaze wasn't focused on the two sisters.

【Source Energy】: 839.33

His attention was now on his own panel.

Even if Wang Qingtan didn't ask, he was still very interested in the pills of the Dan Tower.

Before coming to the Martial Academy, he had tried using the Water and Fire Grinding Disc Formation to draw upon the power of heaven and earth to refine his bone marrow, an experience that left him quite satisfied.

Compared to the Five Animal Formations, the Water and Fire Grinding Disc Formation's ability to refine his bone marrow was three to five times more efficient.

This experience also helped him establish the order for his future boundary-breaking techniques.

For now, he placed Water and Fire True Energy as the top priority.

With just one more boundary-breaking, his Water and Fire Grinding Disc Formation would reach the third level, transitioning from illusion to reality.

At this level, the Water and Fire Grinding Disc would not only greatly increase his combat power but also significantly enhance the efficiency of his bone marrow refinement.

Improving Water and Fire True Energy was like killing two birds with one stone.

However, to enhance Water and Fire True Energy and perform another boundary-breaking, he needed more than just experience points and time; he also required Source Energy points.

The previous Water and Fire True Energy boundary-breaking required 1,000 Source Energy points.

For the next boundary-breaking, he would need 2,000 Source Energy points.

He now had a mere hundred points of Source Energy, not even a thousand.

So, what he lacked most wasn't anything else, but Source Energy points.

"No rush!"

He muttered to himself, suppressing the impulse within.

Before coming to the Martial Academy, he had only exchanged a hundred points of contribution for academic credits.

Each credit was worth a thousand contribution points, and just these hundred credits cost him ten thousand contribution points.

In the Dan Tower's book collection, he also spotted the familiar Embryo Primordial Qi Pill.

One pill only required eight credits.

That was equivalent to eight thousand contribution points.

He had previously used ten thousand contribution points to exchange for a bottle of Embryo Primordial Qi Pills, which was equivalent to one pill worth ten thousand contribution points.

Undoubtedly, the pills in the Martial Academy were much cheaper.

With the hundred credits he currently possessed, the Embryo Primordial Qi Pills he obtained would allow him to reach two thousand Source Energy points, an excellent value.

But he hadn't finished exploring the Martial Academy yet, and credits were the hard currency there, so he suppressed the thought in his mind.

"Nine Out, Eleven In, and Miss Wang is so generous!" Jiang Ning exclaimed.

Wang Qingtan nodded slightly. "It's okay! For others in the Martial Academy, I usually do Nine Out, Thirteen In. I'm giving you a two-point discount!"

"Sister, you're so full of yourself!" Wang Qinghan exclaimed, tugging at her sister's skirt.

Jiang Ning instantly snapped back to his senses.

"Miss Wang, I'm sorry!" He said.

"It's fine!" Wang Qingtan replied calmly. "The desire for beauty is natural in all. Even Jiang Gongzi is no exception."

Jiang Ning: "..."

"Sister, you're so vain!" Wang Qinghan whispered, sticking out her tongue.

Although her voice was soft, it sounded exceptionally clear in the quiet Dan Tower, especially with both of them being martial arts experts.

Wang Qingtan, upon hearing this, gave her sister another head pat.

Jiang Ning also withdrew his gaze, but his heart still held some surprise.

He hadn't expected that touching this guardian elder sister would trigger such a prompt.

She possessed a Divine Point and a broken Sovereign Authority of Ten Thousand Fires.

"Could she be an existence like the Black Lotus Mother?" Jiang Ning's mind instantly flashed with images of the Flesh and Blood God and the Black Lotus Mother.

As he pondered, his gaze unintentionally drifted towards Wang Qingtan.

At this moment, Wang Qingtan sensed the gaze on her back and couldn't help but feel a sense of pride.

This gaze was more sincere than direct praise.

Any woman would be susceptible to this flattery, and she was no exception.

"No!" Jiang Ning shook his head inwardly. "If I'm not mistaken, she's completely different from the Black Lotus Mother or the Flesh and Blood God. Even if they hold divine authority, they cannot descend upon this world."

"But Qingtan is alive and standing right before me."

As he looked at Wang Qingtan's back, he couldn't help but admire her extraordinary appearance and demeanor, like a crane standing among chickens.

She was indeed a true Phoenix Heavenly Maiden.

Jiang Ning understood.

(End of Chapter)

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