After several months of training in the Chaos Tears, Jiang Feng had stabilized at the early Nascent Soul stage. He had also finally reached the first level of the Qingyun Jue.
The biggest benefit of this Qingyun Jue level is its hidden breath. Now, without Xing Bo's help, Jiang Feng can activate it, making it difficult for even a cultivator at the Spirit Severing stage to detect him. Furthermore, his speed of absorbing spiritual energy is several times faster than that of a normal cultivator. Most importantly, it opens the Divine Eye, which helps him see through illusions and break through formations. As the Qingyun Jue improves in the future, these abilities will also increase.
After finishing his training that day, Jiang Feng headed towards Xing Bo's residence. He looked at the two men tending the herb garden and felt a sudden sense of wonder. Hadn't he destroyed their physical bodies? What was happening now?
Seeing Jiang Feng's surprised expression, Xing Bo walked over and said, "I will help them rebuild their golden bodies. The taller one is now called Jiang Li, and the other one is called Jiang Wu. They will be your servants from now on."
Jiang Feng admires Xing Bo more and more!
When the two saw Jiang Feng coming, they immediately knelt in front of him and said, "Greetings, master. We two are willing to take Jiang Feng as our master." After saying that, they forced out a drop of their blood and flew it towards Jiang Feng's brow.
Xing Bo explained: "This is a vow made by Heaven. I acknowledge you as my master. If you disobey, your soul will be destroyed."
Jiang Feng nodded and said, "Get up, call me Young Master from now on. And as long as you stay with me sincerely, I will return you freedom when I ascend to heaven one day."
The two of them were filled with gratitude. In fact, the time they had spent together had overturned their understanding of the world of cultivation. They could just manage the medicine garden and ask Xing Bo for advice when they encountered any problems. The most important thing was that the spiritual energy in the Chaos Tears was much more abundant than that in the outside world. Now, even if they were driven away, they would not want to leave.
Jiang Feng and Xing Bo drank tea. Jiang Feng asked, "Xing Bo, I want to ask you something?"
Xing Bo said, "You want to ask about the Chaos Tears transmitting spiritual energy to you, right?"
Jiang Feng smiled and said, "I can't hide anything from you."
Xing Bo said, "Although you are now the master of the Chaos Tears, your strength is too weak. Only in a life-or-death situation will I transfer spiritual energy to you. But you must know that this is not absolute. So don't rely too much on it. It's better to be strong yourself."
The two chatted for a while, during which Jiang Feng invited Jiang Wu and Jiang Li to come for tea. After drinking tea, they both broke through to the late Nascent Soul stage. Jiang Feng gave them two mid-grade treasures he had seized and left.
Jiang Feng took out the Flowing Cloud Treasure Ship and flew towards Kowloon City. This flying prop was indeed very useful. As long as you put the spirit stones in it, you can control it at will. It can also accommodate multiple people and it does not consume the cultivator's own spiritual energy.
When they were about to reach Kowloon City, Jiang Feng put away the treasure ship, put on a black mask, paid the spirit stone, and walked towards the inn.
Just as Jiang Feng walked to the door of the small inn where he used to live, a loud noise made him stop.
A group of officers and soldiers were driving away the guests in the inn. One of them said, "Old Liu, it's not that I'm unreasonable, but it's been a long time since you paid the tax stone. The higher-ups said we'll give you three days. If you can't pay it, we'll close the inn." After that, they strode away.
The old man shook his head helplessly, helped his grandson up from the ground and said, "Don't be afraid, Xiaoguang. I'm here. Wait for me to go to Blazing Flame Mountain and try my luck. Maybe I can find the tax stone there."
Jiang Feng took off his mask and walked into the store.
As soon as he entered the door, the old man recognized him: "Young man, you are back? I am so sorry, you may need to move to another place."
Jiang Feng had heard what the group of people said just now, so he naturally understood. Seeing the pitiful appearance of the father and son, Jiang Feng said, "Mr. Liu, what is going on with the tax stone in Kowloon City? Tell me."
Old Liu closed the shop and led Jiang Feng to the backyard. The three of them sat at a small table in the yard. Old Liu then slowly spoke: "My name is Liu Fu, and this is my grandson Xiaoguang. His parents are both gone. We are original residents of Kowloon City and have been running this inn. However, the inn is small and the business is low. Coupled with the heavy taxes, we can no longer operate."
Jiang Feng could see that Liu Fu was also a cultivator, in the late stage of foundation building, while his grandson Xiaoguang had dual spiritual roots of fire and water in the early stage of foundation building.
Jiang Feng asked: "How do you collect the tax stone?"
Old Man Liu: "The amount you charge varies depending on the size of your business. For example, my small shop pays 2,000 high-grade spirit stones every year. Because my cultivation is low, I can't accept tasks in exchange for spirit stones. My income depends entirely on these customers."
Jiang Feng asked doubtfully, "Can't we buy this inn?"
Old man Liu sighed: "Of course, it costs 200,000 spirit stones, how can I afford it?"
Jiang Feng thought: This world of cultivation is the same as the world of ordinary people in one way: you can't live without money? It seems that I should prepare myself!
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