Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
In the following days, Chief Li took Jiang Yi to pay visits to all top ten commanders respectively. Everywhere, Jiang Yi brought Qian Wanguan with him. This little fatty was a quick learner and no longer had stage fright after a few visits. In the end, it even seemed like he was the boss. He behaved very appropriately, even Jiang Yi was not as relaxed as him.
The City Lord had given them permission. Then, the top ten commanders welcomed Jiang Yi warmly after receiving his generous gifts. They were the Lu Clansmen. The Lu Clan had very strict rules, but if the water was too clear, no fish could live in it. Everywhere was the same; these commanders wouldn’t solely depend on the salaries from the Lu Clan, but they couldn’t rob others of their wealth publicly. Thus, the monthly bribes from the chiefs became their main source of income. The fact that the ten chiefs existed in the city was also the result of their acquiescence.
Jiang Yi realized that Qian Wanguan was a true genius, at least in the field of business and management. He began to take over the Qian Clan’s business in several kingdoms when he was just 14 years old, indicating his special talents.
With Qian Wanguan in charge, Jiang Yi didn’t have much to worry about at all. The ten Heaven Monarchs and 1,000 men were trained to be obedient by Qian Wanguan. Even Niu Deng and Niu Wang admitted that Qian Wanguan was good. Qian Wanguan took advantage of Jiang Yi’s power and influence to soften the group of Heaven Monarchs.
Since Jiang Yi handed over everything to Qian Wanguan, Jiang Yi believed him completely. Anyway, Jiang Yi had told him the current situation. He believed that Qian Wanguan wouldn’t harm him or mess around. As for how Qian Wanguan executed the tasks, it was his own business.
Jiang Yi spent his time with Feng Luan, Qing Yu, and Jiang Xiaonu every day. He took them to the City Lord Mansion and shopped for some small items. He took them to good restaurants to have fun and watch plays and pingshu1 that were unique to the Gods Bestow Tribe. He sometimes took them to some banquets. He gifted them some pseudo-divine artifacts respectively. Chief Long’s Wind Divine Armor was given to Xiaonu; a transcending saint artifact long sword was given to Feng Luan. Qian Wanguan, Yun Fei, and Zhan Wushuang all got their respective presents.
There was a lot of good stuff inside Chief Long’s and Ba Dao’s Ancient Divine Essence Rings. He also secretly took back Brother Heng’s Ancient Divine Essence Ring. Not only were there many thunder stones and celestial stones, but there were also a lot of treasures. Jiang Yi was never stingy with treasures; he would give the group if the treasures were suitable for them.
At night, Jiang Yi would sneak into Feng Luan and Qing Yu’s courtyard and enjoy their warmth and beauty. He had decided to begin his seclusion in a few days. Feng Luan and Qing Yu couldn’t follow him then and had to stay in the city. He wanted to satisfy them now so that they wouldn’t miss him so badly.
Once a few days, he would take the two girls to visit Big Sister Bell. However, after a few times, they got along with Big Sister Bell and left him alone.
Half a month later…!
Everything was going very well. The men of the three chiefs were divided up by Chief Leng and the rest. Chief Leng, Chief Li, and their group were much friendlier to Jiang Yi; at least, they wouldn’t deliberately make things difficult for him anymore.
Jiang Yi decided to begin his seclusion, too. However, the place he chose was not inside the city but near the Thunder Mountains instead!
He needed to cultivate the essence force in the Thearch Palace, and so he couldn’t cultivate in the city. Additionally, he wanted to comprehend the dao pattern in the Thunder Mountains. Thus, cultivating near the Thunder Mountains was the best choice.
“Young Master, I’ll come with you.”
After Jiang Yi told the group about his decision, Jiang Xiaonu suddenly spoke. She looked very determined. Jiang Yi asked with a frown, “Xiaonu, can’t you cultivate in the city?”
Xiaonu shook her head and said, “Although I don’t cultivate the essence force, I also need the heaven and earth essence force. The essence force was ten times stronger in the Thearch Palace, and so I will cultivate much faster. Besides, I can keep the Young Master company.”
“Alright!”
Jiang Yi was very close to Big Sister Bell so it would be difficult for someone to kill him. He was not worried about that something dangerous might happen, and so he nodded and agreed. Under the watch by Feng Luan and the rest of the group, he took Jiang Xiaonu and several Heaven Monarch Realm martial experts straight out of the city.
“Chief Jiang!”
When they reached near the Thunder Mountain, the martial artists that surrounded the Thunder Mountain to wait for the ejection of thunder stones all bowed respectfully and greeted him. Jiang Yi nodded slightly, bypassed the Thunder Mountains, and went to the thunder ridges with the crowd.
“Niu Deng!”
Jiang Yi glanced at Niu Deng and ordered: “Arrange two Heaven Monarchs to stay guard outside the Thearch Palace in the day, leave it be at night. Once someone approaches, immediately break this jade talisman.”
It was better to be safe. Jiang Yi decided to place two Heaven Monarchs on guard. A white light flashed on his hand, the Thearch Palace appeared and got larger and larger. It just suspended in mid-air. He and Xiaonu disappeared and entered the Thearch Palace.
Niu Deng asked two Heaven Monarchs to keep guard nearby and left with the rest of the men. Jiang Yi and Xiaonu began to sit cross-legged in the Thearch Palace and cultivate in seclusion.
When martial artists around the Thunder Mountains faraway saw a white jade palace floating in the sky, they all looked over in curiosity. However, no one dared to keep staring at it or get closer. This Chief Jiang was a killer god. If they offended him, what happened to Ba Dao, Chief Long, and Chief Heng would be their end, too.
Jiang Yi started to meditate and cultivate his essence force quickly. His perfect body and the Thearch Palace allowed the speed of his cultivation to increase by a hundred times. Essence force rushed to his body like surging tides, entered his dantian after flowing over his body, and appeared in the fourth star sphere at last.
“The speed of cultivation is so fast. It’s a shame that I can’t go to God Bestowing Island. Otherwise, I’ll even cultivate faster!”
Jiang Yi sighed with emotions. With such speed, it probably would only take slightly more than half a year for the fourth star sphere to mutate. By that time, his essence force would be likely as strong as that of a peak-stage Vajra Realm martial expert.
“After the fourth star sphere mutates, the essence force will be comparable to that of a peak-stage Vajra Realm martial artist. Then, what level will my essence force be—after the fifth, the sixth… and even the ninth star sphere mutates? Will it be infinitely close to that of the god? Or perhaps even higher?”
Jiang Yi was excited just by the thought of it. He was desperate to mutate the star spheres one by one to see the level that his essence force would reach. When his essence force was strong enough and he broke through the Heaven Monarch Realm, any ordinary martial artist would probably never be able to break his divine shield.
“God Bestowing Island! I have to find a way to enter the God Bestowing Island to cultivate there!”
Jiang Yi secretly made up his mind. As long as he would mutate all nine star spheres, his strength would be okay even if he couldn’t realize the advanced dao patterns. Then, he could go back to the East Imperial Continent.
He stopped the thoughts, entered the state of the Union of Heaven and Man, and began cultivating essence force and comprehending sorcery arts at the same time.
This state was so amazing. He didn’t even need to care about his body; he only had to separate a wisp of divine senses to cultivate. Thus, he could cultivate essence force, realize sorcery arts, and comprehend dao pattern simultaneously.
The day passed quickly, and those two Heaven Monarchs on guard returned to the city with the other martial artists. Jiang Yi soon left the Thearch Palace. At night, Thunder Fire would wander around. Though he was not afraid of the Thunder Fire, the restrictions of the Thearch Palace would certainly be damaged by the Thunder Fire. Therefore, he had to stay outside to protect Thearch Palace.
Of course…
He came out for something more important. He was going to continue to catch that trace of dao pattern presence in the Thunder Mountains. He had an inexplicable feeling that once he caught this trace of Dao pattern presence, he would surely be able to realize a kind of very mighty dao pattern.
“Thunder Mountains, exactly what shocking secret is hidden here?”
He looked at ten Thunder Mountains in the distant, murmured, and closed his eyes slowly.
