Kafka: You Went Too Far, Lu Jiang—You Play That Wildly

After hearing that, Lu Jiang leaned back in shock.

He had never imagined that words like that would come from an Eldest Young Lady like Ning Rongrong.

With her former personality, she would never have said such a thing—especially not to someone she had discarded.

Lu Jiang knew that one reason Ning Rongrong wanted him back by her side was because she valued his talent.

Admiring the strong and trampling the weak was, after all, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's usual way of doing things.

Another reason was the temperament she had developed after being an Eldest Young Lady for so many years.

Even a toy she had thrown away was not something she could allow others to enjoy.

Especially when that toy was living even better after leaving her.

How could someone as competitive as Ning Rongrong endure that?

So even now, Ning Rongrong did not love him at all.

What she wanted was nothing more than ownership over him.

Once he understood that, the last trace of guilt in Lu Jiang's heart vanished.

He then began sincerely praising Kafka's Word of Power.

This skill really was useful. No matter who it was, as long as a suggestion was planted in them, they could be manipulated without anyone noticing.

Lu Jiang had always believed that mind-control abilities were the truly overpowered kind.

When used properly, they had the highest ceiling.

They were far more formidable than controlling time or space.

Otherwise, why did almost every film or television drama that featured such an ability add the restriction that it could not be used on someone stronger than oneself?

It was because once the restrictions were gone, there would be no game left to play.

As long as one altered the memories of the entire world, theoretically, anything could be accomplished.

"Oh my, I only wanted her to be a little more obedient."

"I never expected this little girl to be so extreme."

"What did you two used to play together?"

Kafka looked at Lu Jiang with feigned surprise as she spoke.

In truth, no matter what Ning Rongrong said after being controlled, Kafka knew it all.

She merely wanted to tease Lu Jiang.

Lu Jiang was startled when he heard that and hurriedly waved his hands.

"No, no, no, this has nothing to do with me."

Seeing how embarrassed Lu Jiang looked, Kafka could not help covering her mouth and giggling.

Just then, a screen suddenly appeared before Lu Jiang.

[ Ding! Congratulations, Host, for successfully summoning the character Kafka. ]

[ Summoning Benefit: Kafka's exclusive Light Cone and exclusive Relics have been distributed to the Host's inventory. ]

[ Ding! The Host has summoned four characters. A Codex reward will now be issued: Soul Power Level increased by ten. Please claim it. ]

Upon seeing the rewards on the screen, Lu Jiang could not help sighing. This system really was generous.

As long as he summoned a character, it gave him ten levels.

It did not reduce the number of levels just because higher levels required more Soul Power.

One had to know that whenever a Martial Soul rose by a realm, both the Soul Power required and the difficulty of cultivation increased geometrically.

After reaching Level 40 and becoming a Soul Elder, it generally took around a month to gain a single level.

Even a peerless genius who cultivated nonstop around the clock could only barely compress that time to around ten days.

Yet Lu Jiang could directly gain ten levels just by summoning a character.

However, when he thought of all the Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures he had fed the system in order to draw cards, he immediately felt more balanced.

I fed the system so many Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures. I deserve this!

Still, as his level increased, the value of this reward would continue to rise.

Once he reached Level 70, every single level would bring earth-shaking changes. Some people might never even glimpse the realm of a Soul Saint in their entire lives.

By then, if he could still rise ten levels at once, it would save him decades at the very least.

And the price would be nothing more than some Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures.

Lu Jiang thought again of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

As long as he could find that place, would he still need to worry about finding Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures?

So Lu Jiang had Kafka send Ning Rongrong away, while he began resting and gathering his strength.

Since the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's treasures had already been almost completely plundered...

The person he wanted to summon had already been summoned.

So it was time to leave this place.

Lu Jiang had begun preparing for his eventual departure.

After all, he was now a disciple under the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's special watch.

Normally, even if he went out to use the restroom, a whole crowd of people would keep an eye on him.

The moment he got near the mountain gate, several senior brothers would immediately pop out to stop him.

Leaving this place now was truly no easy matter.

Still, there was no rush to leave.

After all, he still had one last thing to take care of.

That night, Lu Jiang and Sparkle slipped through the darkness to the final treasure vault.

This was Ning Fengzhi's last private stash.

As long as they emptied this place, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would completely lose its source of funds.

Previously, since he had not planned to leave, he had always held back a little.

He tried his best not to let Ning Fengzhi notice what they were doing.

But things were different now. Since they were planning to leave, they could not keep hesitating like this.

They might as well pull off one big job before leaving.

Thus, Sparkle expertly changed her voice and took on Ning Fengzhi's appearance.

Just like the past few days, she brought Lu Jiang into the treasure vault.

The disciples on guard had already grown used to the sect master coming every night to inspect the treasury.

They had even privately discussed whether Sect Master Ning had some strange habit of sleeping with his treasures.

Otherwise, why did he come here every single night?

Though puzzled, the two disciples still readily let Sparkle and Lu Jiang inside.

And with that, they had let a tiger loose in the forest and delivered sheep straight into a wolf's mouth.

When Lu Jiang and Sparkle entered the treasure vault, its decor radiated sheer splendor and magnificence.

It was far grander than the previous treasure vaults.

And its stockpile of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures was beyond comparison with the earlier warehouses.

The resources in this one place alone exceeded everything Lu Jiang had seen before.

The moment Sparkle and Lu Jiang saw these treasures, excitement flashed in their eyes.

Then, the place sounded as though it had been ransacked by bandits, filled with incessant clanging and crashing.

After hearing it from outside, one of the guards quietly asked the man beside him:

"Hey, did you hear those sounds inside? Could something have happened?"

The guard who was listening shook his head.

"What's there to worry about? Haven't we heard sounds like that every night these past few days? What are you afraid of?"

The disciple immediately said:

"I'm not worried about anything else. It's just that lately, I seem to have heard some bad rumors about the sect master."

"They say our sect master has a taste for men."

Before he could finish, the other man hurriedly told him to shut up.