Chapter 648 - 348: What Is He Doing With the Supreme Heart Hall Information? 80% Chance He’s Reporting It

Chapter 648: Chapter 348: What Is He Doing With the Supreme Heart Hall Information? 80% Chance He’s Reporting It

The practical combat assessment for the Primordial Spirit stage concluded. Jiang Man secured first place. Qi Xi was somewhat stunned, seemingly unable to comprehend how things had ended up this way. Logically speaking, Jiang Man should have been the weakest among them. How did he suddenly become number one in the blink of an eye? Furthermore, he had defeated a cultivator at Primordial Spirit Perfection with a single palm strike. The man was still pretending to be unconscious even now. He had spouted so many harsh words earlier, vowing to teach Jiang Man a lesson, yet he couldn’t even withstand a single strike in the end. He had completely lost face.

Qing Dai was also astonished. Reasonably speaking, her young master shouldn’t be this strong. Fast advancement and immense strength—this didn’t quite align with the New Skill.

As for Ji Linglong, her entire worldview felt shattered. She was caught in a daze for a while.

On the other hand, the Golden Core disciples were already used to this. Barely anyone showed surprise. Any shock they might have felt had already been exhausted back in the Outer Sect.

Mr. Yan observed everything calmly and said, "Alright, let’s continue with the Golden Core assessment."

Jiang Man didn’t stay. Instead, he left together with Ji Meng, leaving those people with some time and space to properly process their shock. After all, this was only the beginning.

This time, he had only triggered a power barrier and hadn’t even used a Grand Technique. The Great Success of the Nine-star Series, combined with Mr. Ji’s power control method, was enough to rival anyone else’s Grand Technique. The gap between cultivators in the Primordial Spirit stage was truly vast. The stronger he became, the more wary he grew of the Bai Family Ancestor. The gap between them might not be any smaller than the gap between him and Bai Ming. However, there was only about half a year left anyway.

After leaving the courtyard, Ji Meng raised her hand and said, "Young Master Jiang, this Spirit Sword cost my Spiritual Source, you know."

Jiang Man returned it with both hands, his heart bleeding. Even now, he couldn’t bear to buy a Spirit Sword for himself. Although he had accumulated some Spiritual Source, he was still reluctant to spend it. The fear of his past poverty still haunted him. He always felt that buying such a luxury item was a waste. It was better to save his resources to improve his Cultivation.

Afterward, Jiang Man asked Ji Meng if she sold Returning Void Elixirs. He no longer needed Primordial Spirit Elixirs and could even sell off his remaining stock.

"I do, but the discount won’t be quite as favorable," Ji Meng said.

Hearing this, Jiang Man felt a wave of joy. As long as there was a discount, it was fine. The Law Enforcement Hall also offered discounts, but they definitely wouldn’t be as good as Miss Ji Meng’s. He wondered if their discount rate would also change.

Jiang Man quickly followed up by asking if she had time recently, as he planned to study Arrays in a few days.

"Study Arrays?" Ji Meng asked in surprise. "Haven’t you already learned quite a lot? Are you planning to use Arrays to fight for the quota, Young Master Jiang?"

Jiang Man shook his head and answered truthfully, "I plan to study the Arrays of the Array Evil God. Do you know them, Miss Ji Meng?"

Hearing this, Ji Meng froze for a moment before replying, "I do know them, but will learning them be of any use to you?"

"Aren’t we trying to find her? It’ll naturally be useful in the future," Jiang Man said with a smile.

Ji Meng agreed and didn’t ask any further questions.

Jiang Man escorted her back and then returned to his own residence. He approached the Old Yellow Ox with a deep sigh and said, "Old Huang, I feel like I’ve lost a lot of Spiritual Source."

The Old Yellow Ox calmly replied, "You? Losing Spiritual Source?"

Jiang Man nodded. "Yeah. The Law Enforcement Hall’s discount was lowered, and Miss Ji Meng’s discount is going to be less favorable too. However, my Cultivation reached Great Perfection ahead of schedule, so I don’t even need the elixirs anymore. Who knows how much Spiritual Source I missed out on saving."

The Old Yellow Ox lowered its head to graze, remaining silent.

The next day.

The Cultivation scores were released. Ji Linglong was extremely curious about Jiang Man’s score. She looked at the very top of the rankings and, sure enough, saw his name.

First place, Jiang Man, eighty-six points. Second place, Bai Ming, eighty-five points.

A mere one-point difference—could the gap in their strength really be that massive? She had barely managed to accept yesterday’s astonishing reality, yet she hadn’t expected something even more outrageous.

"Could he be manipulating his score?" this thought popped into Ji Linglong’s mind.

Based on Zhao Yaoyao and the others’ understanding of him, this was definitely the case.

Watching from afar, Jiang Man frowned. Eighty-six points. He had miscalculated his score manipulation. He had aimed for exactly eighty-five points.

"It seems I’m still too weak. I need to work harder to improve," he thought.

With that, Jiang Man left and returned to continue his Cultivation. His current strength was still far from enough.

As he continued to refine his control over his power, an imposing momentum of strength began to condense within his Dantian. Ultimately, this momentum converged at his Spirit Platform, providing additional power to his vast Heart Spirit’s momentum.

By mid-March, the power within his Dantian had coalesced into a vortex, and the weight of his strength reached an unprecedented peak.

This was the result of mastering the power control method to its absolute limit. It was the highest level one could reach merely through learning. Any further improvement would require profound comprehension. Only then could he reach a level comparable to the Bai Family Ancestor.

Afterward, Jiang Man gathered all this momentum into his Spirit Platform. The grand figure of momentum imparted by Ting Fengyin was also gradually forming. This process would take quite a long time, but he was in no rush.

Next up was studying Arrays.

"Old Huang, I’m off to study Arrays," Jiang Man said, looking at the ox. "I’ll be spending a lot of time with my wife. Have you ever hung out with the opposite sex before?"

Old Huang continued eating grass, completely ignoring him.

Suddenly curious, Jiang Man asked, "Old Huang, do you like cows or humans?"

The Old Yellow Ox remained silent once more and kept grazing.

Jiang Man shook his head and walked away, casually tossing a sour fruit to the Tengu. The Tengu was thrilled.

At Ji Meng’s residence.

Looking at the massive pile of Array Books, Jiang Man was somewhat surprised. "This many?"

"These are unorthodox Arrays that the Sect hasn’t recorded. They aren’t part of the teaching curriculum," Ji Meng explained. "There’s a reason they were removed, of course. Many ancient Array techniques have extremely limited applications. However, these are exactly what the Array Evil God bases her work on. Her philosophy is to forge a path that others find difficult to comprehend. It’s a bit too naive."