Two hours later.
Wang Hou slowly opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was a handsome face that would make anyone jealous.
"You're awake, Minister Wang?"
Jiang He grinned. "Minister Wang, your talent is truly enviable. You gained enlightenment with just one look at the Old Tea Leaves of Enlightenment, and your aura changed considerably. It seems that you have gained a lot."
"A little."
Wang Hou was a little embarrassed by the praise, but he could hardly hide the shock on his face. Looking at the tea leaves in his cup again, he asked, "Jiang He, is this tea called the Old Tea of Enlightenment? It's really heaven-defying — a single tea leaf actually contains the Ultimate Truth of Martial Dao. "
He rose to his feet, offering Jiang He a fist-palm salute and bowing to the ground.
Jiang He quickly held him and said, "What are you doing, Minister Wang? You can't, you can't. "
Wang Hou mustered his qi to push Jiang He away, and only rose after a dozen seconds and said, "Thanks, Jiang He. Though I had cultivated for a hundred years in the Star Map and reached Paragon in martial arts, the path beyond Paragon is still a mystery. Still, this epiphany has taught me how to progress on the path of martial arts."
"Oh?"
Jiang He's eyes lit up, and he could not help asking, "Could you become immortal through martial arts, Minister Wang?"
"Not yet."
Wang Hou shook his head, saying, "Martial arts is martial arts. Why become immortal? Martial arts does not lose out to immortal arts, and I believe that one could pluck the sun, the moon, and the stars when cultivated to the pinnacle. "
"Heroism!"
Jiang He laughed and said, "Have some tea, Minister Wang."
The tea had cooled, but the water was not changed.
After all, it was brewed from the Old Tea Leaves of Enlightenment. Would it not be a waste to change it?
Wang Hou picked up his cup and gulped it down in one gulp. Dao aura swirled around his body after he was done, and he showed signs of epiphany again. Nonetheless, he quickly suppressed that mystical epiphany and smiled apologetically at Jiang He, saying, "I'm sorry, but I realized that it's getting easier for me to gain epiphany after I returned from the Star Map."
"…"
Was he showing off in front of him?
Jiang He had a weird look on his face and said, "Why don't you gain epiphany first? We'll talk about it after that? "
"It's fine."
"Let's talk business first. I'll have an epiphany after that."
Wang Hou waved his hand.
That tone …
It sounded like an epiphany that was hard to come by for ordinary people twice in a lifetime, but for him, it was as common as having a meal.
In fact, Wang Hou thought so.
Epiphany was easy for him in the first place, and now that he had Jiang He's tea leaf, wouldn't it be easy?
Hence, he carefully put away the tea leaf at the bottom of the teacup, a sight that reminded him of Cheng Dongfeng picking up a bottle. Jiang He could not help laughing and said, "Hu Mei, go pick a few more tea leaves for Minister Wang."
"No, Jiang He."
Wang Hou hurriedly refused and said, "It's such a precious item. It's enough for me to have one piece …"
Even before he finished, Jiang He added, "By the way, Hu Mei, pluck a few more leaves. We'll boil a big pot of tea for Dumbo and the others."
Then, he turned around and smiled at Wang Hou. "Minister Wang, what did you just say?"
Wang Hou was dumbstruck.
Changing the topic, he said, "The matter regarding the Immortal Arts Academy has been settled. Moreover, the Jiuhua Sect wants to spread their teachings as well, and I've discussed it with the Taixu Sect, the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, and they've all agreed to build the Immortal Arts Academy in Lingzhou City."
"Eh?"
Jiang He exclaimed in surprise. "There's a place to build an Immortal Arts Academy in Lingzhou City?"
"We intend to build the Immortal Arts Academy on Mount Dadong, which is not far from Lingzhou City. Moreover, the roads there are clear and the damage is not severe, and we just have to build a road from Yuzhen to Mount Dadong. With the help of the military and the three immortal sects, the Immortal Arts Academy could be built in half a month."
"Moreover, I intend to rebuild Yuzhen. For one, it would make it convenient for the Immortal Arts Academy's disciples and family to have a place to stay, and for another, since the soil around Yuzhen is fertile. Though it is mountainous and cannot be irrigated, we don't have to worry about that since the Immortal Arts Academy is built on Mount Dadong … if there's a drought, the elites of the three immortal sects could rain it down."
Wang Hou spoke slowly, telling Jiang He his plan in detail.
Clearly.
He was planning for long-term development.
Jiang He nodded in agreement and said, "I'll contribute to the establishment of the Immortal Arts Academy as well. I'll give 500,000 inferior-grade spirit stones to the Immortal Arts Academy for free, and I've obtained an immortal item at Green Hill. Its main function is to train the disciples, and I could leave it at the Immortal Arts Academy so that the disciples could progress through the levels."
Jiang He was referring to the White Jade Tower.
Delighted, Wang Hou thanked him and added, "By the way, there's one more thing. The position of Immortal Arts Academy's dean must belong to you."
But before Jiang He could refuse, Wang Hou said, "The Hua Nation has only just started immortal cultivation, and we don't even have a single Golden Pellet cultivator at the moment. Moreover, you're just a figurehead, and someone else would handle the trivial matters."
"Alright."
Jiang He agreed and flashed a pained smile. "I just feel that it's a little awkward for a newbie like me to be the dean of an Immortal Arts Academy."
"What the heck?"
Wang Hou glared.
Jiang He muttered, "I'm not wrong. It hasn't even been four months since I came into contact with immortal cultivation. Shouldn't I be a newbie when it comes to time?"
Hehe!
Wang Hou laughed weirdly but said nothing.
Inwardly, however, he was cursing …
Newbie of immortal arts?
Do you have any shame?
Then, Jiang He and Wang Hou talked about the Star Map.
Wang Hou did not hold anything back from Jiang He and said honestly, "I can only trigger a little of the Star Map's power right now … and I have a feeling that the Star Map has an owner, although the owner is too far away from the Star Map to control it. I'm guessing that the owner of the Star Map is an ancient superior being whose cultivation would be frighteningly powerful, which is why it's impossible for him to completely control the Star Map."
"That's not impossible …"
Jiang He mused to himself and asked, "Could you shrink the Star Map, Minister Wang?"
Wang Hou shook his head and said, "Not for now, unless I improve further and master more of the Star Map's power."
"That's a shame."
If the Star Map could be shrunk and planted in the ground, he might be able to escape its original owner's control, although the Star Map would then become his and not Wang Hou's.
"Minister Wang, I've learned that Mars was an ancient relay station with many warp portals built upon it. Now that I've accidentally blown Mars up, the immortals might appear near where Mars used to be when they return. I hope that you could keep an eye on it, and notify me if you notice the immortals' return."
"That's only right."
Wang Hou smiled. "I should go and welcome the immortals when they return."
Welcome?
Wang Hou blinked.
I'm afraid you've misunderstood me.
I just wanted to ambush them, attack them proactively, and kill the immortals who have a grudge against me …
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