Chapter 61: Embarrassment

  The aftermath of the Zhu Bi's incident lasted for several days before slowly calming down, but people had a lot more to talk about, especially Jiang Huan, who had made a stunning appearance on the scene, and that sudden change left everyone in awe.

  Jiang Hao was penalized with a one-month closed door, this punishment is clearly biased, but the crowd even if they know in their hearts do not dare to question too much, after all Jiang Yuan's prestige in the Jiang family and even the entire Solar City is an existence that is supreme and unattainable, it is the person that all Jiang family children admire and look up to.

  Although that's the case, Jiang Heng still honestly stayed in his own room, not daring to go out at all. He was happy with the peace and quiet, although those idle chatter and rumors didn't affect him personally, they still had some impact on his mood.

  Jiang Huan naturally devoted himself to cultivation for a month of introspection behind closed doors.

  At the level of Zhan Shi, the fighting energy can already be released externally and condensed into a substantial attack, which is fatal to warriors. The large crystal ball in the body of Zhan Shi not only can contain a vast amount of fighting energy but also can automatically absorb fighting energy to strengthen itself.

  Every time Zhan Shi advances a rank, it requires an extremely large amount of battle qi. Someone like Jiang Huan with 26 large crystal beads is not measurable by ordinary standards. After a month of quiet meditation, apart from the denser battle qi in his dantian, Jiang Huan felt that his actual strength had not increased much.

  The Grand Crystal is the symbol of a War Master, and the number of Grand Crystals is also the standard for measuring a War Master's strength. Generally speaking, an ordinary War Master needs to have at least three-star or higher strength to possess 26 Grand Crystals. With Jiang Hao's mutated physique, his strength can even rival some five-star War Masters.

  In the War Master hierarchy, if you are a one-star War Master, you have ten large crystal beads. For every promotion, you need to add ten more large crystal beads. Of course, it's not just a quantitative change, but a qualitative change is even more important. Someone like Jiang Huan would need to add twenty-six large crystal beads for each promotion, which would be shocking if it got out.

  "Teacher, this is too difficult, isn't it? Not even one large crystal bead has been added in a month." Jiang Hao exclaimed in frustration.

  "Hmph, I've lost patience now. At the Martial Master level, ordinary people take at least a few days to several years to advance one rank, who knows how many people have been stuck in the Martial Master level for their entire lives." said Tian Dao.

  "Is there really no way?" Jiang Hao was speechless for a moment.

  "As for methods, there are indeed some!"

  "What method, teacher." Jiang Huan's eyes lit up upon hearing this, staring intently at Chu Tian.

  "Hehe, actually the method is on you." Yi Tian smiled and said.

  "Huh? What's on me, teacher you're teasing me again!" Jiang Hao looked at himself in confusion.

  Tyrant Tian glared at Jiang Hao with a bad temper, stretched out his hand and pointed to Jiang Hao's chest.

  "Ah!" Seeing the position pointed by Tianyi, Jiang Huan suddenly realized and quickly pulled down his upper garment, "Teacher, you were originally talking about this black bead."

  "But this black bead, apart from actively absorbing the external battle energy, doesn't seem to have any special effects?" Jiang Huan scratched his head, still somewhat unable to understand the method that Yi Tian had mentioned.

  "Hmm, sometimes you can be really stupid."

  "This black bead should be an existence similar to the Beast Core, but it may be the reason for the variation of that Fire Rock King Snake, so there is such a mutation." Zi Tian continued.

  "There is not only a life of war aura, but also the existence of black smoke. If you can fully refine it, then I don't need to say it, and you will know what benefits there are."

  "Teacher, the Flame Rock King Snake is a fourth-stage existence, and the battle energy contained in its beast core must be enormous. Moreover, humans can't absorb the battle energy of a beast core casually."

  "Hmph, the war aura is too vast, do you think I want you to absorb it all at once? You'd burst from overfilling if that's not strange. As for why you can't directly absorb the beast core's war aura, I'll teach you myself."

  "That's great, teacher, hurry up and teach me the method." Jiang Hao rubbed his hands together excitedly.

  In fact, according to Jiang Hao's own strength, it was unlikely that he could refine the black pearl, after all, it was condensed by a fourth-order demon beast. However, Jiang Hao had cultivated the Half-Dragon Body and possessed a hint of dragon bloodline, which made things different. The dragon bloodline had a strong suppressive effect on this type of snake-shaped demon beast, so Ji Tian dared to let Jiang Hao try.

  "Hao'er, this matter is not trivial. You need to go find a few stalks of spiritual medicine. Although most of them are still here with me, there are a few kinds that I haven't prepared either." Yi Tian's smile disappeared, and he looked at Jiang Hao with a serious face.

  "What kind of magic medicine is this, teacher."

  "Snake-foot vine and Ghost-face flower!" Di Tian said calmly.

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  Since learning what elixir was needed, Jiang Heng immediately went out to search for it. All the large and small shops and trading houses in the city were searched one by one, but none were found.

  "Alas, it seems I still have to go to the Gathering Treasure Pavilion!" Jiang Huan sighed quietly.

  "What's wrong, don't you want to see that little girl?" Ci Tian's voice echoed in Jiang Hao's mind.

  "Teacher!" Jiang Hao's small face turned red with anger.

  It was the same as the first time he went, as soon as he entered the hall, that noisy trading place appeared in front of him, it was here that Jiang Huan had found that so-called four-square box, Jiang Huan looked around and didn't see anything that caught his eye, so he lifted his foot and headed to the second floor.

  The tall man standing on the stairs saw Jiang Huan coming and was taken aback for a moment, then he was overjoyed and hastily shouted: "Master Jiang, Young Master Jiang is inviting you upstairs."

  Jiang Hao stopped in his tracks, looking at the big Han, who was indeed the one who had blocked him when he first came. However, on that red face now was written a fervent color, Jiang Hao's performance in the tribal comparison was already well-known to everyone, and the red-faced big Han was only a six-star warrior, while Jiang Hao was a force to be reckoned with, having fought against the Jiang family elder.

  "Ha! It's you! What, aren't you going to stop me this time?" Jiang Hao teased, looking at the big man with a playful gaze.

  "Ha ha, Young Master Jiang is too polite, I wouldn't dare. Last time it was my fault for being blind to the situation, this time you must be here to find Miss Meng Yan, right?" The big man hastily waved his hand and said with a mix of fear and respect.

  Jiang Hao's face suddenly showed a hint of embarrassment, and his foot, which was about to step forward, drew back again.

  "Hehe, I was just taking a look around. Oh, right, I have something to do, I'll come back next time." Jiang Huan turned around, responded with a sentence, and lifted his leg to leave.

  "What's this, Master Jiang has arrived but doesn't come up? Is it that he finds our hospitality lacking?" A clear and pleasant voice came from the second floor, a slender figure already floating at the top of the stairs.

  In the blink of an eye, that figure had already appeared in front of Jiang Hao, staring at him with a resentful face.

  "Eh, Mengyan sister, you're here too, hehe, I just came to take a look around." Jiang Huan's body trembled slightly as he responded.

  "Then go sit down." Zhou Mengyan flicked her hair and smiled.

  Jiang Hao had no choice but to follow Zhou Mengyan upstairs, while the red-faced big man looked at Jiang Hao's back with a face full of envy.

  In a spacious private room, faintly lit with scented candles, one cup of clear tea, two people.

  "Jiang Gongzi, you haven't come for so long!" Zhou Mengyan pouted and said with a huff.

  "Ah, recently there have been a lot of things going on in the clan, I'm afraid I forgot. I hope Dreamy Sister won't blame me." Jiang Huan awkwardly rubbed his nose, thinking that even facing a strong warrior would be better than this situation.

  "Just call me Mengyan then." Zhou Mengyan slightly pursed her lips, and a flush also rose to her face, looking lovely.

  Jiang Hao was taken aback, and his small face also turned red, "Meng Yan sister, isn't that a bit..."

  "Suit yourself!" Zhou Mengyan flicked her right hand, feigning slight anger. "Young Master Jiang, what brings you here this time? I suppose it's not just to see a young lady like me?"

  "Hehe, Mengyan sister is really good at joking, but the kid indeed needs two spiritual herbs, I wonder if Mengyan sister has any leads."

  "Oh? What kind of spiritual medicine is this? Tell me about it!"

  "Snake's Foot and Devil's Face!"

  "These two, let me go check, Jiang Gongzi wait for a moment!" Zhou Mengyan heard that Jiang Hao needed spiritual medicine and immediately set off to check.

  It was just a moment's work, and Zhou Mengyan had already turned back, with a jade box in her hand.

  "Jiang Gongzi, we happen to have a Snake Foot Vine here, you can take it first. As for the Ghost Face Flower, I'm really sorry, there were a few plants a few days ago, but they were all taken away by your father." Zhou Mengyan said.

  "My dad?" Jiang Hao's face was filled with astonishment.

  "Mengyan sister, I don't know how many gold coins this Snake Foot Vine needs?" Jiang Huan didn't see outside, and directly put the jade box away.

  "Hehe, it was originally yours, Jiang family's property, what need is there for gold coins?" Zhou Mengyan covered her mouth and smiled, a pair of clear and bright eyes staring tightly at Jiang Hao's face.

  "Well, then I won't be polite. In the future, if Sister Mengyan needs anything, she can come to Jiangfu to find me. I still have some things to attend to, so I'll take my leave."

  As soon as the words fell, Jiang Hao's figure had already disappeared into the private room.

  "This guy!" Zhou Mengyan saw Jiang Hao walking so fast, she stomped her foot and said with a huff.

  Wow!

  He flashed out with a swift step, and Jiang Heng blinked to find himself outside the Treasure Pavilion. He couldn't help but let out a breath of air, as being alone with Zhou Mengyan made him feel like he was suffocating.

  "It seems I have to go find Old Man Jiang." Jiang Huan shook his head, unfolded his body and darted towards the direction of the Jiang's residence.

  (Second update)