Chapter 76 Are You Here to Purchase Goods?

When Chu Ning saw this spirit stone, he was certain.

This cheap teacher didn't really want to accept me as a disciple, but he had some purpose in mind.

Spiritual stones can only be absorbed by immortal cultivators.

According to Black Snake, becoming a Grandmaster is the beginning of the journey to spiritual practice.

I am just a military general, how can I absorb the spiritual energy of the spirit stone?

Is it because of the special nature of the Blood Burning Technique?

Or to be more precise, the Fourth Prince in front of him was using his Blood Burning Technique to select some special people.

Someone who can use the Blood Burning Technique to quickly break through and still have more life left, is one of these special people?

At this moment, Chu Ning was very grateful for the few online novels he had read in his previous life, and the so-called special cultivation physiques written by those authors.

But here comes the problem.

Do I want to absorb the spiritual energy from this spirit stone?

"What are you thinking about?"

Liang Jiulin's gentle voice came from the side, and he squinted his old eyes and looked at Chu Ning. Chu Ning explained: "Teacher, I was just thinking, this piece of stone can also help with martial arts practice?"

"Haha, your thinking is a bit limited."

Stroking his beard, Liang Jiulin smiled heartily and said, "Since those medicines can be useful, why can't stones be useful? This is not an ordinary stone. Hold it in your hand first, and then practice the Blood Burning Technique."

"good."

Knowing that he could not hesitate any longer, Chu Ning picked up the pigeon egg-sized spirit stone and held it in his hand, then practiced the Blood Burning Technique.

Liang Jiulin stared at Chu Ning's palm without blinking.

One breath, two breaths...

Five breaths later, a wisp of white mist floated out from the spirit stone and drilled into Chu Ning's palm.

Liang Jiulin's body trembled, and there was a gleam in his old eyes. Chu Ning, who was so close, could feel that the other person's breathing was a little unbalanced.

Chu Ning's mind moved.

The white mist penetrated into his palm, but floated out again after two breaths.

Liang Jiulin: “?”

Then, another wisp of spiritual energy was absorbed from the spirit stone into Chu Ning's palm, but then it floated out again.

Liang Jiulin looked at the spiritual energy that floated out and dissipated into the air, with a look of pain on his face.

Finally, after repeating this four or five times, his right hand grabbed Chu Ning's arm as fast as lightning, and a stream of true energy flowed through his arm into Chu Ning's body.

After a while, with a look of disappointment on his face, he withdrew his right hand.

Chu Ning looked at the disappointed expression on Liang Jiulin's face and almost laughed out loud in his heart. He did it on purpose.

The main point is that I absorbed it, but sorry I can't digest it.

Give the other person a little hope.

Maybe, next time I might be able to absorb the spiritual energy from the spirit stone.

"Teacher, I am a dull disciple and I have disappointed you."

Chu Ning looked ashamed. Liang Jiulin's disappointed expression faded when he heard this. He regained his calmness and said, "The teacher has too high expectations of you."

"After so many years, I met the first person who can truly practice the Burning Blood Technique. The teacher is old now, and he is eager to train you to the Grandmaster level, but he forgot the principle that haste makes waste."

"You have great talent. Don't underestimate yourself. Even if you can't absorb the energy in this stone now, you will be able to do it in the future."

Liang Jiulin was a little conflicted before. Before this, those who failed to absorb the spirit stones were thrown into the lake to feed the fish.

But Ji Yang is different. Since he was able to absorb it, it means it is still possible. The reason why the spiritual energy will flow out later should be related to his strength.

Perhaps when I reach the fourth-grade military commander level, I will be able to absorb the spiritual energy in this spirit stone.

If he were to train him with all his strength, Ji Yang would be able to become a fourth-rank general in ten years. As for the Grandmaster...

There was no way he could allow Ji Yang to break through to the Grandmaster level.

"You don't need to go to the military camp anymore. Just stay in the capital. I will arrange a mansion for you. Just practice martial arts with peace of mind. If you need anything, just go to the armory and get it."

Chu Ning was overjoyed: "Thank you for your kindness, teacher. I will definitely live up to you and practice diligently."

"Don't be in a hurry. Practicing martial arts requires a gradual progress."

Liang Jiulin was very satisfied with Chu Ning's attitude, and then gave Chu Ning a few words of encouragement before letting him leave.

From the moment he walked out of the Imperial Garden to the moment he left the Imperial Palace, Chu Ning's face was filled with an unconcealable smile, as if he was a poor boy who suddenly won a lottery worth 10 million.

"How's he doing?"

After Chu Ning left the palace, a middle-aged man appeared in the imperial garden.

"Ji Yang was smiling all the way and looked very excited."

"Well, go and arrange a mansion for him, as close to the imperial palace as possible." Liang Jiulin said lightly.

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After leaving the palace, the smile on Chu Ning's face disappeared. On the way out of the palace, he felt that someone was watching him in secret, which was why he remained so emotional.

"What is this old man planning? Taking over someone else's body? Impossible. He's not a cultivator."

Chu Ning had no good feelings towards Liang Jiulin, because he was sure that the other party was definitely plotting against him and had absolutely no good intentions.

When accepting a disciple, it is inevitable that one should tell the disciple his name.

He didn't even mention his name, didn't he mean he didn't intend to let others know about this? But this old guy was targeting me, so I took this opportunity to get myself something good.

Return to the military museum.

The black snake crawled out from Chu Ning's sleeve and wrote directly on the ground without waiting for Chu Ning to ask.

"The palace has a formation, but there is not much remaining energy. Without external force, it will automatically dissipate in twenty years at most."

"Brother Snake, what do you think the old guy's purpose is?"

This time, Black Snake did not write anything, but simply shook his head, indicating that he had not guessed it either.

"Then do you think we can beat this old guy?"

"Why us?" Black Snake asked back.

"You and I are brothers. Do you still want to abandon me and escape alone? Don't forget that you and I are the only two people in this world who can practice. If I die, you will become the target of the whole world."

Black Snake understood what Chu Ning meant. If anything happened to him, he would definitely give himself away.

"If it's you, the chances of winning against this old man are 40:60. If I add this monster, I can beat him to pieces."

Chu Ning was relieved, but then asked, "Can we kill this old man quietly?"

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Black Snake directly responded to Chu Ning with an expression that said, "You're dreaming."

"If I can't kill him in one move, then I'll just pretend to be friendly with this old man for now."

He believed that there was definitely more than one old fellow in the royal family. Not to mention Emperor Liang who was at the Grandmaster level, there were also four other princes.

God knows if there are any other bastards hiding in the dark.

Not long after Chu Ning had been communicating with Black Snake, someone from the military academy came to find Chu Ning. It was his cheap teacher's man, who took him to a new mansion.

The three-story house, located next to the imperial palace, can be considered a mansion.

The mansion was fully equipped with all kinds of furniture, and its main feature was that it was luxuriously furnished and ready for move-in. There were also ten servants in the mansion. Chu Ning observed and found that except for two guards who were not warriors, the rest were ordinary people.

After entering the mansion, Chu Ning headed for the palace before he could even sit down.

Since the old guy said that he could go to the armory and take anything he wanted, he naturally would not give up such a good opportunity.

In the palace, Liang Jiulin listened to his subordinates' reports and said with a smile: "It seems that Ji Yang has been stimulated and wants to practice as soon as possible. This is a good thing."

Half an hour later, his men came to report again. Liang Jiulin's mouth twitched: "A dozen bottles of elixirs are expensive, but if they can help him quickly break through to the fourth-rank general, this amount is worth it."

The next day, Chu Ning went to the armory again.

"You took the black iron, are you going to make weapons? Just let him go, he will have to return it sooner or later."

Day again.

"Ten martial arts manuals? As long as they are not master-level manuals, he can take them."

Day after day.

"He has a bamboo basket full of century-old medicinal herbs. Does he want to eat them as food?"

Liang Jiulin gritted his teeth.

Day 5.

Chu Ning entered the palace.

"Teacher, I am wrong."

When he saw Liang Jiulin, Chu Ning spoke first.

"What's wrong with that?"

"I was a little too impatient. I went to the armory to get some medicinal herbs these days, hoping to see if I could use them to make a breakthrough in my strength, but I didn't make much progress. I also looked at many other martial arts techniques, hoping to get some inspiration..."

Chu Ning's voice became lower and lower. Liang Jiulin still had a warm smile on his face, but his old eyes were cold.

You mean some medicinal herbs? You're just buying them wholesale from a military warehouse.

But Ji Yang is the only one who can absorb the spiritual energy in the spirit stone in the past few decades. Even if the spiritual energy flows out again after absorption, he can only take a gamble.

"Teacher knows what you are thinking, but as the saying goes, haste makes waste. It is good to be motivated in martial arts training, but you cannot be impatient. Things will come naturally when the time is right."

Liang Jiulin was a little depressed, but I still had to comfort him.

"Disciple understands. I won't do it again."

"Well, have you made any progress in the past few days?"

"Yes...but...not many. However, I believe that as long as I continue like this, and give me another three years, I will be able to break through to the fifth-grade general realm." Chu Ning said confidently.

From a sixth-rank military general to a fifth-rank military general in three years, this is an exaggerated speed.

However, Liang Jiulin's mouth twitched. If you continue like this for another three years, all the medicinal materials in my royal arsenal will be taken away by you.

"Ahem, if you continue like this, it will not be conducive to your breakthrough to Grandmaster level in the future. The teacher will prepare all the elixirs you need for martial arts training and arrange for someone to deliver them to you."

"Okay, then I'll listen to the teacher."

Chu Ning nodded, but he felt a little regretful in his heart. Sure enough, the opportunity to take advantage of the situation was gone. It was a pity that there were no trucks in this world, otherwise he would have loaded a whole carriage instead of just a bamboo basket. That bamboo basket was the largest one he had bought in Beijing.

After leaving the palace, Chu Ning did not rush back to the mansion. After confirming that no one was following him, he went to Tu Feifei's yard.

As soon as he entered the yard, Chu Ning narrowed his eyes. This woman is playing tricks.

What the hell is this thing?

The clothes don't look like clothes, they are too indecent.

"Sir, are you sure now that what I said is true? The royal family has other intentions towards you."

Chu Ning smiled coldly. Putting aside the royal family's purpose towards him, he only wanted to say one thing: Madam, you don't want the secret of being a spy to be known by others.

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