Time passed quickly. A month passed in the blink of an eye, and it was already the end of May.
It was almost the hottest time of the year.
Jiang Wang glanced at the setting sun outside the window. He slowly stopped cultivating and hid the Heaven and Earth Gate that was getting clearer by the day.
The past month or so was the most peaceful period of time since Jiang Wang left Zhuang Country.
He basically devoted himself to cultivation.
Of course, he didn't give up on "farming".
The celestial bluestone mine was close to being completely exhausted, but the miners in the Hu Family's mine were all in good spirits.
Under Chung Geng Sheng's arrangement, Jiang Wang began to take over all the Junggenjia's businesses in Yang Country.
Most of the restrictions from the Junggenjia were directly cut off by Chung Geng Sheng in Qi.
Jiang Wang ran Qingyang Town as his headquarters. Although it was inevitable for Jia Cheng to feel that it was a turtledove occupying a magpie's nest.
However, they couldn't clear their responsibility in the previous depletion of the mine, so they could only hold their nose and accept it. In any case, the Junggenjia originally had 30 years of management rights here.
The current Town Constable of Qingyang Town was the original manager of the mine, Hu Laogen. Naturally, he would follow Jiang Wang's orders.
As long as Jiang Wang was willing to use someone from Qingyang Town as the Town Constable, at least on the surface, he respected the Xi Family's ruling power. The Xi Family wouldn't say anything. They would just treat it as if Hu You and Hu Shaomeng were still alive and were secretly competing with them.
It wasn't difficult to let the people live a good life.
The ruler just had to respect the established laws and regulations and not be corrupt.
The way to let the people live and work in peace and contentment had long been written into laws and regulations by the predecessors. It was fine as long as they didn't distort or go against the flow.
When the mine was depleted, they would search for new mines. When the mine was gone, other resources would be produced.
The earth was generous. There were countless resources for the living on the earth. As long as they weren't overly greedy and knew how to control themselves, they would be able to multiply endlessly.
It was even simpler for Transcendent cultivators. They just had to not be overly exploited.
They had to take what they deserved and make extraordinary contributions before a natural disaster.
This was not difficult for Jiang Wang.
In the end, Jiang Wang didn't do anything in Qingyang Town, but in just over a month, the people's mental outlook had been completely changed.
In Jiang Wang's own cultivation.
First of all, he had made it into the top ten in the Great Illusionary Land. Among the Reaching Heaven States, he ranked ninth.
After Lexi blessed land contributed 1050 merit points, Jiang Wang dropped to the 32nd ranked Mount Longhu. From then on, he would only receive 950 merit points every month.
He was already aware of the drop in the ranking of the blessed lands, so he was not disappointed. After all, the opponents he met in the blessed land challenge were all of a higher realm than him.
He didn't know where it would eventually stop. But at the very least, he hoped that before he was completely "expelled" from the blessed land, he could maintain his ranking and move forward — this goal seemed to be too far away.
Including the points he had "earned" from the Sword Discourse Arena, he had a total of 5,410 points.
On the other hand, the accumulation of "Dharma" was slow. It only increased by seven points, making it 435 points.
Needless to say, Jiang Wang always practiced Taoist magic arts diligently.
In terms of cultivation, the Heaven and Earth Gate seemed to be real in his "vision."
It was a huge stone door, about three feet high and eight feet wide. This wasn't a real height. The unknown void where the Heaven and Earth Gate was located might not be able to measure its height. It was purely Jiang Wang's "visual estimation."
There were faint inscriptions engraved on the gate. They couldn't be seen clearly and were constantly changing.
Everyone had their own unique Heaven and Earth Gate, which was different from each other. The Heaven and Earth Gate was everyone's most secret place. Naturally, it couldn't be studied by others.
But in the vast world of cultivation, predecessors had left some records and analysis. Chung Geng Sheng naturally didn't lack these things. He gave Jiang Wang a lot of them.
Some were completely different and not helpful at all. Some were similar and could be understood by analogy.
According to the predecessors' notes, Jiang Wang speculated that these inscriptions might be the embodiment of his cultivation and his Dao.
When he truly understood his own "Dao", perhaps these inscriptions would be fixed.
The most conspicuous thing on the stone gate was three horizontal lines.
The top, middle, and bottom positions completely separated the Heaven and Earth Gate.
These three horizontal lines represented Heaven, Earth, and Man. They were the images condensed by Jiang Wang's Small Heavenly Cycle. They were also the embodiment of his three strongest sword moves.
They seemed light and unsubstantial, but in fact, they were the heaviest.
If it weren't for these three horizontal lines, the Heaven and Earth Gate would have been pushed open by Jiang Wang.
The foundation that had supported him until now was now hindering his progress.
He had to bear everything he had built and push open the Heaven and Earth Gate with his own hands.
Only in this way could he break the gap between Heaven and Man.
It wasn't until now that Jiang Wang truly understood.
Why was it said that the more powerful a Reaching Heaven State cultivator was, the harder and harder it was to push open the gate?
People like Wang Yiwu, on the other hand, were on another level.
His strength had reached the limit of the Reaching Heaven State. It had also surpassed the limit of the Heaven and Earth Gate.
His Heaven and Earth Gate was invincible and unbreakable.
And he was still trying his best to break the limit and make the Heaven and Earth Gate stronger so that he could go further — which was almost impossible.
The limit was the limit because it had been proven by countless geniuses in the past.
Countless geniuses had reached this point but couldn't make any progress, so they declared it as the limit.
The reason why Jiang Mengxiong dared to say that Wang Yiwu was the strongest Reaching Heaven State cultivator in the world was that he was at the limit of the Reaching Heaven State. Even the peerless Tianjiao in the past was only so-so in this state.
For Jiang Wang, of course, he had some ideas about Wang Yiwu's state. If he had the chance, he would go there, but he wouldn't insist on it.
Everyone had different choices about the road ahead.
For example, Yin Guan, under the pressure of the upper echelons of the You State, realized his potential in advance and stepped into the Outer Building State as quickly as possible.
For example, Wang Yiwu, under Jiang Mengxiong's protection, kept strengthening his foundation and expanding the limit of the Reaching Heaven State. He advanced in the name of being the strongest.
Jiang Wang was the same as Zhong Xuan Sheng. While stabilizing his foundation, he tried his best to move forward.
It was hard to tell who was better before reaching the end.
Wang Yiwu was of course famous for being the strongest Reaching Heaven State cultivator in the world, but he was only in the Reaching Heaven State after all. The current Yin Guan could easily kill him.
But if Yin Guan was stopped in front of the God Arrival State, the situation would be reversed when Wang Yiwu caught up with him.
This was a long road of cultivation, and everyone had to do their best to tread it.
For Jiang Wang, what he cared about the most was not the Heaven and Earth Gate.
It was the Mingzhu that "lived" in the Heavenly Palace.
Jiang Wang had complicated feelings about the Mingzhu.
On the one hand, he knew the relationship between the Mingzhu and the White Bone Path. On the other hand, it had saved his life.
The Mingzhu's first reaction should have been because it had merged with Miaoyu's White Bone Seed. Jiang Wang didn't know this. It was Miaoyu who had told him.
The second time was when it touched Miaoyu's wound. Perhaps it touched Miaoyu's Dao Energy. The Mingzhu transmitted the Soul Rebirth Technique, which could only be used on White Bone Path disciples.
The third time was when White Lotus used a secret technique to seal memories. It triggered the Mingzhu's reaction and protected Jiang Wang from having his memories sealed. It also transmitted the White Bone Escape Technique, which used lifespan to travel between Yin and Yang.
The fourth time was when it warned him of the disaster in Maplewood City.
After Maplewood City, the Mingzhu didn't make any strange movements. (Jiang Wang didn't remember when it absorbed the Death Qi Poison in the Heaven Secret Realm.)
But last night, the Mingzhu moved a little in the Heavenly Palace.
Jiang Wang believed in his judgment. Although his active research on the Mingzhu was fruitless, he never relaxed his observation of the Mingzhu.
The Mingzhu had indeed moved "quietly" in the Heavenly Palace.
He didn't know whether this was good or bad.
This made him wary.
Under his intentional or unintentional control, the Dao Vein True Spirit no longer coiled around the Mingzhu.
Instead, it shuttled back and forth between the Nine Star Rivers, constantly refining and refining.
…
There were seven cities in Rizhao Prefecture, and they were all roughly the same size.
Jia City was in the middle east of Rizhao Prefecture, and in the southwest of Jia City was Yue City.
In the north of Yue City, there was a family surnamed Li. The head of the family was out doing business all year round and rarely returned home. No one knew what he was doing.
A while ago, he suddenly came back and packed up some things before leaving. It was said that he had a big business overseas.
No one knew if he went to Qi City or somewhere else. His half-deaf ugly wife couldn't say for sure.
These days, not many ordinary people would cross the border. Many people lived in mountain villages their whole lives and had never even gone to town. Thus, no one could verify whether it was true or not.
No one had the time to do so.
But not long after, Old Li came back again. This time, he had stayed at home for a long time. The ugly woman whom he had arranged to live with years ago was also blushing all day long. She was very happy.
The Li family didn't interact much with their neighbors, so they didn't ask how their business was doing. But judging from the family's daily necessities, it wasn't bad.
For many people, life was always normal.
One day, the half-deaf ugly wife of the Li family hurriedly went out and spent a lot of money to invite the best doctor in the west of the city. She didn't know what illness Old Li had.
It was only then that the neighbors found out. Old Li's family was rich.
Otherwise, who could afford to invite the doctor in the west of the city? Not to mention, they invited the famous doctor, Old Master Qin.
He was the previous head of the clinic, and he hadn't seen patients in a long time. Without a hundred taels of gold, how could they invite him?
Some of the smarter ones were already thinking about what kind of gift they should bring to Old Man Li's door to curry favor with him when he got better. They also wanted him to bring them along and see if they could get involved in such a profitable business.
Even rich people had distant relatives in the deep mountains, let alone rich neighbors who lived so close to them.
Although Old Li was old, he must have a lot of connections. Otherwise, how could he have so much money?
When ordinary people got sick, they could grit their teeth and get through it. How could they be so expensive to see a doctor, let alone such an expensive doctor?
When someone in the City Lord's Mansion fell sick, they all went to see this family!
As for whether the illness could be cured, Old Master Qin had already taken care of it. How could the illness not be cured?
…
The next day, the smart neighbor got up early and prepared to go to the door with a gift box.
But as soon as he walked out of the door, he was stunned.
The door of the Li family next door was closed.
A white banner was hung in front of the door.
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