Chapter 697 - 360: Confucius Temple Hosts the Exam! Genius of the Century! (Part 2)

But you can’t always remain in the Book and Painting Realm.

Moreover, he has some secrets on him, even Ji Wujiang can’t easily reveal them.

"Master Ancestor, are there other houses?" Chu Ming asked.

"You want to live alone?"

"Yes."

"..." Ji Wujiang paused and said, "There are, but living alone is very expensive."

"Do you know the annual rent for this manor?"

Chu Ming shook his head.

"Every year it’s a hundred Star Sand, shared among four people, so it’s only twenty-five Star Sand per person."

"Twenty-five Star Sand is enough to buy a third-class spiritual treasure. Doesn’t it sound like a lot? But this is near the center of Celestial Curtain City!"

"If you live alone, it would be a hundred Star Sand, four pieces of third-class spirit..."

Ji Wujiang said this, then thought about how Chu Ming had just taken out an innate spiritual treasure, the Seven-Star Divine Sword.

An innate spiritual treasure is worth ten thousand Star Sand, a mere hundred Star Sand seems indeed insignificant.

So, the words that followed, he couldn’t say.

Eventually, Chu Ming settled in an independent manor in West City, Celestial Veil Kingdom.

To prevent any investigation, Chu Ming also arranged a treasure refined from Qi Rhythm White Light of the Book and Painting Realm, and then dove into cultivation.

Ji Wujiang returned to his manor with a first-class spiritual treasure and extra five hundred Star Sand that Chu Ming handed to him.

Chu Ming thought since the Master Ancestor doesn’t accept innate spiritual treasures, let me give some spirit treasures instead.

He originally offered two first-class spiritual treasures, two second-class spiritual treasures, and a thousand Star Sand to Ji Wujiang.

After all, to help Master Ancestor investigate information related to Langhuan Book Realm, giving more Star Sand was necessary.

However, Ji Wujiang only accepted one first-class spiritual treasure and five hundred Star Sand, which was already a lot for him.

"Old Ji, the person you brought back earlier was...?" Wuding Kingdom’s National Guardian Realm, Wuding Sheng, stepped forward and inquired.

"Brother Ji, that person’s aura is powerful, feels stronger than all of us." White Rainbow Kingdom’s National Guardian Realm was a woman named Baihong Nanyou.

"Brother Ji, seeing you in high spirits, is that person an old friend?" Ba Kingdom’s National Guardian Realm Baman Mountain also came closer.

Ji Wujiang was surrounded by the three, feeling pleased in his heart, but only lightly smiled on the surface and said, "He’s my friend of life and death!"

He paused, lowered his voice slightly, "A friend of life and death at the Qi Sea Realm Perfection!"

"..." The three immediately had flickers in their eyes, "Brother Ji, you haven’t left the Qin Dynasty for hundreds of years, this friend of life and death can still follow you..."

"Naturally." Ji Wujiang felt proud, "Not just hundreds, even after a thousand years, it won’t change."

"Old Ji, which country’s strong expert is he?" Wuding Kingdom’s National Guardian Realm Wuding Sheng asked again.

Which country’s strong expert?

It’s certainly my Qin Dynasty!

"That I cannot say." Ji Wujiang thought inwardly, though he wouldn’t really say it.

"I think," White Rainbow Kingdom’s National Guardian Realm Baihong Nanyou seemed more astute, "Brother Ji’s friend is a strong expert from Celestial Veil Kingdom, mostly venturing in Ghostly Sea."

"Makes sense," Ba Kingdom’s National Guardian Realm Baman Mountain immediately agreed, "Only in dangerous places like the Ghostly Sea could Brother Ji become friends of life and death with such an expert!"

Friend of life and death...

Ji Wujiang felt even more pride.

The three surrounded Ji Wujiang, asking for a long time, secretly exchanged glances, and suddenly Baihong Kingdom’s National Guardian Realm Baihong Nanyou laughed and said:

"Brother Ji, would this friend of life and death be willing to join forces with us to explore Thousand Demon Island?"

After a long discussion, they finally expressed their true purpose.

Ji Wujiang’s face darkened, he angrily scanned the three: "It’s been two hundred years, you still want to go?"

"Brother Ji, the path of Martial Arts should be resolute. As long as we can become stronger, even after five hundred years, we won’t give up!"

Wuding Kingdom’s National Guardian Realm Wuding Sheng, and Ba Kingdom’s National Guardian Realm Baman Mountain both nodded.

Thousand Demon Island was a special island discovered by them in Ghostly Sea, full of dangers, but the island also grew a divine medicine that could increase longevity and help Qi Sea Returning to the Origin!

Baihong Nanyou and the trio had reached the Qi Sea Realm middle stage, which was their limit, wanting to progress further without opportunities and divine medicine was nearly impossible.

"Sigh..." Ji Wujiang looked at the three and sighed secretly, understanding the reason which was no less than what he knew.

"Brother Ji, this matter..."

"There is no possibility in this matter," Ji Wujiang’s voice was deep, "My friend of life and death has his own things to do."

"Brother Ji, might we meet this friend of life and death?"

"..."

...

The large manor had no maids or servants, nor guards, seemed a bit cold.

Chu Ming sat cross-legged in the room and glanced at the morning sun streaming through the window.

Usually at this time, Little Shan would first come with clear water to call ’young master’ to freshen up, then bring a fragrant breakfast.

"I don’t know how that girl is doing."

Before Chu Ming left, he laid down many contingency plans, cultivation techniques, and elixirs are unmentioned, also having strong protection like Evil Moon at Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm.

In the Qin Dynasty, unless the two National Guardian Realms of the Chang Qin Family act, the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm was the strongest.

The two of Chang Qin Family knew his strength, and his relationship with Little Shan and Housekeeper Fang, so certainly wouldn’t do anything, perhaps even secretly sending people to protect.

Thinking this, Chu Ming gently shook his head and again immersed himself in cultivation.

At noon, the communication treasure suddenly lit up, it was Ji Wujiang arrived.

Chu Ming withdrew from cultivation and arrived at the main hall.

Only to see Ji Wujiang hiding excitement between eyebrows, unable to sit still, pacing back and forth.

"Master Ancestor."

Chu Ming’s voice came, Ji Wujiang immediately approached.