During dinner, Jiang Yiming's eyes were always on Xu Lian, and everyone in the Jiang family also looked at him from time to time. Obviously, they wanted to know the progress of his retreat to practice the Holy Spirit Atlas.
Being stared at by so many people, Xu Lian would not be able to eat if he did not say, "I have learned a little bit."
Jiang Yiming was surprised, "You have only learned the basics so quickly?"
"..." Xu Lian didn't know what to say, "A hair among the fur."
Jiang Yiming finally felt more balanced. "That's what I said. How could a magic like the Holy Spirit Atlas be so easy to learn?"
Only Jiang Xianyu knew that Xu Lian was probably being a little modest when he said he had only learned the basics.
Jiang's mother smiled and said to Xu Lian, "Don't worry, you are still young, just learn slowly."
Xu Lian nodded and picked up some food for Jiang Xianyu. Today's dinner was just a normal meal. There was no hunting or barbecue, and there was no need to demonstrate "dining etiquette" every day.
After dinner.
Xu Lian and Jiang Xianyu came to the garden on the deck for a walk, smelling the fragrance of exotic flowers and plants, feeling refreshed. The conditions in the big clan’s home were good, and the spirituality emitted by these flowers and plants helped to speed up the pace of cultivation.
"Sister, brother-in-law."
Jiang Yiming came and joined the walking group with a smile. Didn’t he know that he was brighter than the moon in the sky
Jiang Xianyu looked at him strangely. He was not usually such a person without good judgment. "Did you get into trouble outside? Do you need me to plead for you, uncle and aunt?"
Jiang Yiming smiled and said, "No, sister, do you still think I am the same person I was more than three years ago? I am grown up now, how could I get into trouble so easily."
Jiang Xianyu knew him too well, "Then you must have something wrong."
Jiang Yiming said, "It's nothing, I just want to ask my brother-in-law for help."
Jiang Xianyu said calmly, "If you want to learn the immortal arts secrets from the Holy Spirit Atlas, forget it. According to the clan rules, everyone can only use the secrets of the skills obtained from the Collection Pavilion by themselves, and they cannot be taught to each other."
Jiang Yiming waved his hand, "Of course I won't violate the clan rules."
Jiang Xianyu frowned and asked, "What do you want?"
Jiang Yiming laughed awkwardly, "Sister has found her destined partner, but brother is still single. I fell in love with a girl."
Jiang Xianyu asked in confusion, "Why would you go after a girl you like? Why would you ask your brother-in-law for help?"
Jiang Yiming said, "The one I like is a girl from the direct line of the Yao family. She also likes me, but the thirteen clans used to intermarry too much, and now internal marriages are not encouraged, and external marriages are the main focus. Therefore, the Yao family wants to marry her to the direct son of the Pang family in Qingzhou Prefecture.
I met with the eldest son of the Pang family, and neither of us was willing to give in, so we made an agreement to have a competition, and whoever lost would withdraw from the marriage. "
Xu Lian asked, "Is the eldest son of the Pang family very powerful?"
Jiang Yiming said, "Pang's heir is about the same strength as me, with the same Dark Five cultivation level. If he fights me, I am certainly not afraid of him. However, he will definitely ask the strongest genius in Qingzhou Prefecture to fight me, and I will definitely not be able to defeat him."
Xu Lian said, "If the strongest genius in Qingzhou Prefecture is about the same age as me, it's okay. But if he is older than me and has reached the Huajin stage or above, I may not be able to defeat him."
Jiang Yiming said, "Brother-in-law can definitely win. Once the Sword of Destruction is out, the other party will have to surrender."
Xu Lian's eyes widened. "Is there no restriction in this competition?"
Jiang Yiming shook his head. "As long as they are from the younger generation, there are no other restrictions. So, this competition is equivalent to an all-round competition between the Jiang family and the Pang family. It's a competition of connections, to see who has the stronger helpers, and it's also a competition of background, to see who has the most powerful treasures."
Xu Lian's mind moved. When the royal family of You Dynasty selected a son-in-law for Sister Xiya, there might be an unrestricted competition. The genius selected in this way would not only be strong but also have a good family background.
It would be good for him to help Jiang Yiming participate in an unlimited competition so that he can rehearse in advance and see what it would be like in an unlimited competition.
Think about this.
Xu Lian said, "Okay, I can participate in this competition for you, but I can't guarantee that I will win. If you lose, don't blame me."
Jiang Yiming said, "As long as my brother-in-law is willing to participate on my behalf, it's fine. I can't lose."
Xu Lian finally likes to prepare for the worst, "What if I lose?"
Jiang Yiming said, "Nothing can happen! Once the Sword of Destruction is out, we can't lose!"
"..." Xu Lian was speechless to this middle school boy, not knowing what to say, "You have to know that there are always people better than you, and there are always treasures better than the Sword of Slaying. How can there not be a chance of something happening? There is always a chance of something happening."
Jiang Yiming said, "Even if there is a treasure stronger than the Sword of World Destruction in the world, it is impossible to find it in Qingzhou Prefecture. There is no great treasure in the history of Qingzhou Prefecture. If I really lose, then I will accept my fate. It means that I am not destined to be with Miss Yao."
With these words, Xu Lian felt relieved, lest Jiang Yiming turn against him for a woman. He smiled and patted Jiang Yiming on the shoulder, "It's okay, the fate is over, you can go to Guitongling to find your destined Taoist partner."
After saying that.
Xu Lian then took Jiang Xianyu's hand and left, ready to rest. It was still early, but if he wanted to rest, he could rest, no matter how early or late it was.
"..." Jiang Yiming was left disheveled in the evening breeze.
The next day.
Xu Lian opened his eyes and saw the favorability prompt.
Note: Jiang Xianyu's favorability towards you has reached 93/100. You gain an advancement point and can choose one point from rank, skill, or item.
It was a bit surprising and a bit expected. He obtained the Sword of Destruction and the Atlas of the Holy Spirit, which must have made Jiang Xianyu more firmly believe that he was her destined Taoist partner. It was normal for her favorability towards him to further increase.
He was just about to add points to the rank, but an idea suddenly occurred to him. What if he added one point to the World-Slaying Sword or the Holy Spirit Turing
You know, the Sword of Destroying the World is already a peerless famous sword of the ninth grade of the heavenly grade. If it were to go up one level, what would happen
Holy Spirit Turing is an immortal law. If we go up one level, what level will it be
He was eager to try it, but soon calmed down.
It's definitely not as simple as he thought.
What kind of raw materials are needed to upgrade the Sword of Destruction
It goes without saying that this must be a rare ingredient in the world!
By the same token, the raw materials needed to upgrade the Holy Spirit Atlas are extremely rare. Where can he find the raw materials
Therefore, even if he added points to the World-Slaying Sword or the Atlas of the Holy Spirit, he could not get the raw materials to complete the advancement, which was equivalent to wasting a precious advancement point.
Especially for him at this stage, every advancement point is very precious, and he doesn't have so many advancement points to waste!
"Forget it, let's just work hard to improve our rank instead of just thinking about reaching the sky in one step."
Xu Lian shook his head and put the unrealistic idea behind him.
He chose to add points to the rank.
Then, he added the raw materials of two limb grasses and advanced to the second level of Hua Jin period.
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Wait for Jiang Xianyu to wake up.
Xu Lian took out the Holy Spirit Atlas and said, "Xianyu, I'll give this to you for safekeeping."
Jiang Xianyu said, "That won't do. The Holy Spirit Atlas belongs to my husband now."
Xu Lian held her in his arms, "What's mine is yours, isn't it? Besides, this originally belonged to the Thirteen Clans. I may have to leave Taizhou City in a while, so it's not convenient to take this with me. It's safer to leave it with the Jiang family to avoid losing it."
Jiang Xianyu thought about it and accepted it. "My husband, have you memorized everything?"
Xu Lian pointed to his head and said, "I remember everything in my mind."
He leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Actually, it's okay for Xianyu to learn it secretly... Anyway, as long as I don't tell you and you don't tell anyone, no one will know. Even if you use the secret method in it, I guess few people will recognize it."
Hearing this, Jiang Xianyu looked hesitant and a little moved.
Xu Lian encouraged her, "You have been delayed in the caravan for three years. Now your cultivation has fallen behind and you cannot catch up with the first echelon of young talents from the thirteen clans. It is a good opportunity for you to practice the Holy Spirit Turing to strengthen your cultivation."
Jiang Xianyu nodded slightly and said "hmm".
The two of them hid in the bed and laughed secretly as if they had done something bad.
Get up and wash up.
Had breakfast.
The two left the residence of the Thirteen Clans and came to the city of Taizhou.
Jiang Xianyu knew that Xu Lian hadn't seen Xiao Xixi for some days, and it was not good to neglect Xiao Xixi, so she took Xu Lian to the inn where Xiao Xixi lived and took Xiao Xixi shopping together.
At night, they did not return to the residence of the Thirteen Clans, but naturally stayed in the inn.
A few days later.
Xu Lian and Jiang Xianyu returned to the residence of the Thirteen Clans. The time agreed with Jiang Yiming had arrived, and he had to participate in the "competition for a spouse" on behalf of Jiang Yiming.
"Brother-in-law, did you bring the World-Slaying Sword?"
Jiang Yiming reminded Xu Lian that if he went to the competition site and found out that he didn't bring the Sword of Destroying the World... then it would be all over.
Jiang Xianyu said, "Of course I brought it. I would definitely carry such an important thing with me."
Jiang Yiming thought about it and agreed, so he took Xu Lian and his two sisters with him. Why his two sisters? Of course Jiang Yunyan came too, as he was worried.
The four of them rode four strange beasts and left the residence of the thirteen clans.
Out of Taizhou City.
Went straight to the suburbs.
The location of the competition was set on a wasteland in the suburbs.
When the four arrived, there was already a group of young men and women waiting there. Each of them was dressed in luxurious clothes, had extraordinary bearing and outstanding temperament. They were obviously talented people with prominent family backgrounds.
"Oh, you made us wait so long, I thought you didn't dare to come."
"They are one of the Thirteen Clans of Taizhou Prefecture. How could they not dare to come? Although the Thirteen Clans have declined, they are still immersed in the glory won by their ancestors. They need us to slap them in the face before they can wake up, hahahaha."
"A skinny dragon is bigger than a python, but unfortunately, we are not pythons, we are the dragons of Qingzhou Prefecture."...
It was full of sarcasm. Since they were competitors, these handsome men and beautiful women were not polite at all in their words.
Jiang Yunyan, Jiang Xianyu and Jiang Yiming, the three siblings, all looked embarrassed. Although it was a fact that the Thirteen Clans were in decline, they could not tolerate others looking down on them like that.
Xu Lian is now the son-in-law of the Jiang family. He understands the principle that if one prospers, all prosper, and if one suffers, all suffer. He said calmly, "At least the Jiang family's ancestors were wealthy. They once climbed to the sky and embraced the moon, and were dragons. They are not like some people in Qingzhou Prefecture, whose ancestors were snakes. How could they give birth to dragons? I think it's just a loach at best."
These words touched Jiang Yiming's heart, and he laughed, "Brother-in-law is right, these little loaches call themselves dragons."
Jiang Yunyan said coldly, "Since you look down on the Thirteen Clans so much, why are you still thinking about marrying into the Yao Family? Why don't you just go back to your Qingzhou Prefecture."
Now it was the turn of these young men and women to feel embarrassed.
The result of talking nonsense is often like this, sometimes you are strong, sometimes others are strong... Xu Lian’s conclusion is not to talk nonsense easily, it’s meaningless.
A young man about the same age as Jiang Yiming sneered, "Stop talking nonsense. Now that you're here, let's lay down our ways. How can we compete?"
Jiang Yiming said, "Didn't we agree last time that you and I would each send out one person to fight and decide the winner?"
The young man asked, "Are you going to fight on your own?"
Jiang Yiming said, "If you fight, I will fight. If you ask others to fight, I will also ask others to fight."
The young man said coldly, "You and I are both at the Dark Five level. If we compete, we will most likely both suffer losses and it will be hard to tell who will win. It will not be enough to demonstrate the connections of the Jiang family and my Teng family. It is better to ask someone to fight on your behalf."
Jiang Yiming said, "Okay, no matter how you want to fight, I will accompany you to the end."
This is because both parties hired a substitute player... Xu Lian thought about it and realized that the other party hired a substitute player, but he was actually a real cheater.
The boy nodded to a young man beside him and said, "Brother Sheng, thank you for your help."
The young man took a step forward and walked into the wasteland.
Jiang Yiming also looked at Xu Lian, "Brother-in-law, whether Miss Yao and I can have a happy marriage depends on you."
"..." Xu Lian turned over and got off the strange beast, then walked into the wasteland.
The young man said nothing.
The air buzzed, and suddenly a helmet appeared on his head, with a ferocious beast mask covering his face, a set of shining armor on his body, combat boots on his feet, a silver shield in his left hand, and a golden-handled sword in his right hand.
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There was an ancient tripod suspended above the head, floating up and down, with thousands of green rays of light dropping down.
Damn, he is armed to the teeth... Xu Lian's eyes narrowed. Wow, if it were an ordinary cultivator, even if his cultivation was several levels higher than this young man, he would still have a headache.
At this time, the slightest difference in cultivation level is no longer important; what matters is the equipment.