Free Web NovelChapter 1327: Chapter 19 Living in Linzi is Not Easy
"Are you Jiang Wang, who seized the title of No. 1 in the Inner Mansion at the Yellow River Gathering?"
Within the Taixu Illusion Realm, Ning Jianke asked this in his letter.
Jiang Wang had not yet had the chance to respond before he had already received an invitation to a challenge.
He naturally would not avoid combat.
He steered the Discussion Platform, heading straight for the midst of the Star River.
Having experienced the world gathering on the Guanhe Platform, seeing the scene of the two Discussion Platforms merging together stirred emotions.
Upon closer inspection, isn’t this glittering Star River also another kind of Long River?
Yet, if the human race uses the Guanhe Platform to secure the Long River, what is used to suppress the Star River?
Consider the Floating Land, the Forest Sea Source Realm, the Hidden Star World... Just the Seven Stars Secret Realm alone connects so many worlds beyond the heavens. If worlds beyond the heavens are as numerous as stars, why do we call our world "the present world"?
Setting aside these thoughts, his opponent Ning Jianke had already flown on his sword to meet him.
His Absolute Sword Technique could indeed be described as supreme, and simply in terms of swordsmanship, he did not fall short of the unparalleled geniuses at the Yellow River Gathering.
After briefly testing out his refined favorite sword techniques and the Lovers’ Swordsmanship, Jiang Wang ended the fight on the spot with a move called "Human Character Sword Technique."
It is not that his Human Character Sword Technique has reached transcendence and surpassed Ning Jianke’s sect’s secret Absolute Sword Technique. This move should just barely enter the threshold of the Inner Mansion’s supreme realm, emerging slightly superior in this realm compared to the Absolute Sword Technique.
The most important reason was that he had crossed swords too many times with Ning Jianke. Ning Jianke’s choices were hardly surprising to him. And after the Guanhe Platform, his strength had become very unfamiliar to Ning Jianke.
He quietly waited for a while.
The challenge from Ning Jianke came once again.
After being outperformed in swordsmanship, Ning Jianke certainly could not endure...
This time, Jiang Wang directly opened up the Fire Realm, activated the Sword Immortal, shone the four mansions simultaneously, and summoned the sword of the Absolute Summit...
The battle ended immediately.
The indomitable Ning Jianke of the past did not issue another challenge this time.
Instead, a paper crane flew over; he unfolded it to see just four words—
"It is indeed you!"
"You flatter me," replied Jiang Wang with genuine modesty.
The period he spent attending the Yellow River Gathering had seen him fall from his No. 1 rank in the Taixu Inner Mansion.
But it doesn’t matter.
The current No. 1 of the Taixu Inner Mansion should already have been shattered by him.
It was not that he intended to destroy Ning Jianke’s confidence, but he was also curious to see just how big the gap was between himself after his victory at the Yellow River Gathering and before he went to the Guanhe Platform.
Ning Jianke just happened to be an excellent standard for measurement.
After waiting for a while, Ning Jianke didn’t reply again, probably having already left the Taixu Illusion Realm.
However, another blue-colored paper crane fluttered in.
It was a letter from Zuo Guangshu.
If he could get a Moon Key for Jiang An’an and Qingyu as well, writing letters in the future would be much more convenient than using Yun He. He’s just afraid that if Jiang An’an writes too frequently while he is busy with cultivation, he won’t have as much time to respond.
Of course, how to get a Moon Key is something he still has no clue about. Should he ask Xu Zefu the next time he has a chance?
Thinking this, he unfolded the paper crane in his hand.
The letter was very short, just eight words.
"Congratulations, you are the No. 1 in the world."
Jiang Wang stroked his chin.
This congratulations should have arrived earlier; is the news in Chu so untimely?
He also wonders whether he knew about him teaching Xiang Bei a lesson or not...
With his mind full of these messy thoughts, he began to reply: "Hey, you know too? I really didn’t want to say it..."
His words poured out in thousands.
With a flurry of his brush, he told all about those things he "didn’t want to say."
There was no helping it; after all, Jiang An’an was too young to grasp a deep understanding of the world’s situation. Even if he explained it thoroughly, it would be hard for him to comprehend the significance of being No. 1 in the world.
But Zuo Guangshu had no such concern. Born into a well-off family with broad knowledge and sufficient cultivation, he would understand how powerful the No. 1 of this edition of the Yellow River Gathering was!
The water-blue paper crane seemed to have much heavier wings on the flight back...
No one could guess how those absurd words were sent across thousands of miles, inscribed on flimsy paper. freewebnσvel.cøm
At this moment, Zuo Guangshu, far away in Chuguo, looked at the lengthy and densely packed letter in his hand, feeling an urge to tear it up on the spot.
The journey was inconvenient, so he waited until after he had returned to Chuguo to write his congratulatory letter.
He had intended to chat today, to obliquely offer a few words of thanks, but now he was in no mood for it.
What does "you also know now" mean?
How could I not know?! I saw everything crystal clear!
Yep, I’ve seen it with my own eyes, and you have to describe it all over again in words. Help me recall?
And you start the description right from the first move!
Why don’t you start from when you set off!
No, that’s not right.
What do you mean by "I took a casual glance and spotted Xiang Bei’s flaw..."
What do you mean by "Qin Zhizhen weeping and begging me to let go..."
Hmph! Do you think I’m blind!?
Zuo Guangshu, his face expressionless, penned a response—
"Too long; didn’t read."
It was only upon receiving the sudden duel invitation that the young man laughed out loud, smugly exiting the Taixu Illusion Realm.
Eastern Qi and Southern Chu are still quite a distance apart.
Fortunately, the Taixu Illusion Realm spans the entire world, erasing distances in a sense.
In the past, many powerful figures were capable of this feat, but the significance of the Taixu Illusion Realm lies in enabling many cultivators of average cultivation to connect over thousands of miles, ignoring distance.
Maybe even ordinary people will be able to do this in the future?
Such a thought flashed through Jiang Wang’s mind as he shook his head at the letter in his hand, criticizing the "youth of today."
Then he too exited the Taixu Illusion Realm.
Naturally, he wasn’t showing off in front of the youngsters. He simply didn’t want to make the incident of pressing the Flame Flower onto Xiang Bei’s face seem too serious and affect the ease of his interactions with Zuo Guangshu.
At this time, Lord Jiang was in his mansion at Shaking Light Fang in Linzi, enjoying a rare moment of peace.
The mansion, bestowed by the Son of Heaven, radiated nobility and majesty in every aspect of its design and layout.
Shaking Light Fang, a place crowded with nobility and officials, certainly bears no comparison to Yuli Fang. To give a simple example, among the guards on duty in Shaking Light Fang, one in every five is Transcendent!
This ratio even surpasses many elite military troops.
Meanwhile, Yuli Fang might have only four or five Transcendent Cultivators responsible for it—though, theoretically, the residents of Yuli Fang often need the protection of these guards more than those living in Shaking Light Fang.
Among the significant personalities residing in Shaking Light Fang, two "household names" familiar to Jiang Wang are the Northern Frontier Count Bao Yi and the Imperial Court Adviser Xie Huaian.
Leaving aside the Northern Frontier Count for now, Jiang Wang has met both of his sons, Bao Bozhao and Bao Zhongqing.
Finding himself "neighbors" with Xie Baoshu, on the other hand, was quite unexpected for Jiang Wang.
But it makes sense.
Although Linzi is vast, compared to the citizens of the sprawling Great Qi Empire, it is still cramped. And within the three-hundred-mile radius of Linzi City, the core area is indeed as precious as Dao Yuan Stones.
Nobles and high officials are inevitably squeezed together where seeing each other is unavoidable.
Of course, that’s easier said than done.
To have such encounters between Jiang Mansion, located on the outskirts of Shaking Light Fang, and Xie Mansion in the central area would still be hard.
After all, Linzi is large.
Speaking of "rare peace," Jiang Wang was not one to idle away his time. The necessary cultivation tasks were not neglected at all.
That’s why he entered the Taixu Illusion Realm at this time.
Having finished testing his swordsmanship for the day, Jiang Wang explored his Inner Mansion for a while, thoroughly going through Heaven and Earth Lonely Island before ceasing.
Then he calmly pushed open the door and stepped out—
It was time to select a Transcendent Dao Technique from the Son of Heaven’s treasury. In that treasury, he still had a Magic Artifact of Inner Mansion level to claim!
