Jiang He himself did not think that it was a problem.
He had read many novels where the main character would trigger a phenomenon when he ascended, with the world changing colors and heavenly thunder rumbling. It was all too normal.
But why were you guys reacting so strongly?
Seeing that Chen Jingzhou, Duan Tianhe, and Cheng Dongfeng were frozen where they were, Jiang He asked seriously, "Are you guys … alright?"
What?
Could there be too many loopholes in his excuse?
Extending his five fingers and shaking them in front of the stunned trio, Jiang He was thinking about how he should cover up his lie when Cheng Dongfeng's eyes widened and he exclaimed in shock, "You … ascended?"
Both Duan Tianhe and Chen Jingzhou soon came to their senses and asked questions, unable to hide the shock in their voices and looking at Jiang He as if he was a monster.
Jiang He was a little embarrassed by their stares, and quickly said humbly, "Why are you all looking at me like that? I've just had a small breakthrough in cultivation and triggered a phenomenon. What's there to be surprised about? "
Hehe.
Cheng Dongfeng forced a smile and said, "You guys talk. I'm going out for a stroll."
There was no way to continue this conversation!
A small breakthrough in cultivation?
Only Jiang He would dare to say something like that. After all, Cheng Dongfeng was a prodigy himself, or he would not have received personal guidance from the Eight Trigrams School's ancestral master. He had started cultivating martial arts at the age of sixteen, and was now thirty-eight …
He had just stepped into the Martial Dao Grandmaster Realm some time ago.
How many days had you, Jiang He, cultivated?
You were rank-three or four just half a month ago, weren't you?
As for the phenomenon triggered by his ascension to grandmaster, that was even more impressive. According to the records of the Eight Trigrams School, it was said that many peerless demons would trigger a phenomenon when they ascended, but Cheng Dongfeng had never heard of anyone who had done it.
Still, when he remembered Jiang He's cultivation speed and impressive accomplishments, Cheng Dongfeng felt that it was reasonable for Jiang He's ascension to cause a bigger stir!
"Oh, right!"
"Even a rank-nine martial artist would trigger a phenomenon when he ascends to divine-tier. I wonder how big a ruckus the brat would cause when that happens?"
Cheng Dongfeng felt much calmer after taking a stroll outside, and only then did he return to Jiang He's house.
He heard Duan Tianhe and Jiang He talking about Mount Helan when he entered the living room.
"Pudgy Jiang just called me, Jiang He. He said that his intelligence department found over a dozen corpses of Sky Demon Cultists at Mount Helan …"
"Only a dozen?"
Jiang He frowned and said, "According to my understanding, there should be around forty of them, right?"
He remembered that when he killed Little Zhang and Old Wang, he learned from them that dozens of Sky Demon Cultists had rushed to Mount Helan.
"We can't confirm the number of people yet because Pudgy Jiang is still searching in the Helan Mountains."
Duan Tianhe paused for a moment and said, "According to Fatty Jiang, the fatal injuries on those corpses were all caused by wild beasts."
"Didn't Fatty Jiang tell you?"
Jiang He smiled. "I've tamed the Feral King of Mount Helan. It's a rank-seven advanced Feral Panther, and I sent it and its lackeys to ambush the Sky Demon Cultists."
Duan Tianhe's expression was a little strange. Fatty Jiang did say it, but he didn't quite believe it.
Beast Tamer?
Was Jiang He really a beast tamer?
He had his suspicions before.
Chen Jingzhou, on the other hand, laughed out loud. "That's the uniqueness of beast tamers. Ferals are more particular about the law of the jungle than humans and the survival of the fittest. Once a powerful beast tamer controls the Feral King of a certain area, it's the same as controlling a whole horde of Ferals."
"Jiang He, you've done a great service by killing the Third Elder, Bound Star, and Guilty Star. I've reported your contributions to the military, and they've decided to grant you the rank of colonel. If you're willing to join the army, you could immediately become a leader."
Jiang He shook his head and refused without even thinking.
A military rank was fine since it was merely a title.
But joining the army …
Wouldn't his farm go to waste if he really joined the army?
Farming at home was contributing to the country anyway!
Chen Jingzhou and the others only left around eight.
After seeing them off, Jiang He promptly went to Sora and took out a Violet Flame Lingzhi, as well as a large piece of Feral Ox meat he got from Mount Helan from his System Backpack. "Help me stir-fry some lingzhi meat," he said. "Remember to put less salt and more spice, and don't put coriander — I'm not used to that."
… …
Soon, Cheng Dongfeng drove out of Jinyintan Village.
In the car, the three of them were talking about Jiang He.
There was still a hint of disbelief in their words.
"How long has it been?"
Duan Tianhe sighed. "The first time I met Jiang He was around half a month ago, and he was only rank-four then, wasn't he? It's only been half a month, and he's already ascended to grandmaster! "
Duan Tianhe could not help remembering how Jiang He had asked him 'how to kill a grandmaster'. At the time, he thought that Jiang He was arrogant and ignorant, but looking back now, he realized that he was the ignorant one.
Cheng Dongfeng said nothing.
He had been beaten up by Jiang He before …
It was fortunate that not many people knew about it, and he did not mention it for now.
On the other hand, Chen Jingzhou mused to himself for a long time before saying, "It seems that my hunch was right. Jiang He must have gained some great providence, and the corn he sold to Mu Wanqiu was a mutated plant that was close to a floral spirit. He must have obtained a real floral spirit as well, and one that improves cultivation."
Duan Tianhe nodded in agreement.
That was the only explanation for Jiang He's rapid cultivation improvement.
Such examples were not rare, and there were many who had gained providence in the Revival of Qi and soared to the skies in one fell swoop.
On the other hand, Cheng Dongfeng, who was driving, frowned and said, "Rapid cultivation improvement is understandable, but what about cultivation manuals? According to Jiang He, the martial art he cultivates is a family heirloom. Jiang He, the Jiang family, and even if he is a disciple of the Jiang family, the Jiang family of Jiangnan does not have palm techniques and cultivation manuals as dominating as his! "
"A rank-six turning the tables on a rank-nine is unheard of!"
He had never forgotten about Jiang He's Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.
Chen Jingzhou's gaze twitched at those words, and he muttered, "The Jiang family … the Jiang family? What if Jiang He's' jiang 'is not' jiang 'but' jiang '? "
Cheng Dongfeng turned to give Chen Jingzhou a long look, at a loss for words. "Commander Chen, are you telling me a tongue-twister? What do you mean by 'jiang' or 'jiang'? Could you write two 'jiang's in one stroke? "
Even so, Duan Tianhe could read between the lines and somberly said, "Commander Chen, are you talking about the Jiang family of the Yellow Emperor's Tomb? That's impossible. The Jiang family is one of the five Holy Grounds and had sealed their Holy Grounds' Secret Realm before World War II, and none of their clansmen have been out in the outside world for almost a hundred years! "
That was when Duan Tianhe's phone rang.
He answered and spoke a few words with a weird look on his face, and only hung up after a long time.
Seeing that both Chen Jingzhou and Cheng Dongfeng were looking at him, Duan Tianhe said, "It's from the higher-ups."
"The spy we planted in the Sky Demon Cult has replied …"
"What?"
Cheng Dongfeng's eyes widened and he exclaimed, "Have they verified his identity? There has been no news about the Sky Demon Cult's recent operations. Didn't the higher-ups suspect that he had been discovered? "
Duan Tianhe flashed a pained smile. "According to the higher-ups, the Sky Demon Cult had suffered severe losses over the last six months, which was why they had opened the Secret Realm a while ago. The spy we planted there had obtained a quota to enter the Secret Realm, which is why he had not been able to send word to the outside world."
"What the hell!"
Cheng Dongfeng exclaimed in shock. "By the way, who could have infiltrated the Sky Demon Cult? That bro is so lucky that he even got into the Secret Realm? Wouldn't he have infiltrated the core hierarchy of the Sky Demon Cult after coming out? "
There was envy in his eyes.
Secret Realms …
Legend had it that a Secret Realm was a Small World created by a Void Interpretation Stage powerhouse. It was easier to comprehend Heaven and Earth if one cultivated in it. In China, there were only six Secret Realms. Among them, the Five Sacred Grounds that had not appeared in the world for almost a hundred years each controlled one.
The remaining one was in the hands of the country.
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