Jiang Liu arrived at the Ascension Tower. Passing by the Binyue Inn, he didn't see any of the healers from Medicine King Valley. Upon entering the Ascension Tower, a female attendant greeted him, and Jiang Liu presented his Ascension Token.
The waitress took it, checked the information at the counter, and asked, "Sir, are you here to pick up the Exotic Beast?"
Jiang Liu shook his head. "I just came to take a look. I want to see how the Giant Strength Demonic Ape is doing! I don't plan to take it away for now!"
"Alright! Please follow me, sir." The waitress led Jiang Liu into a separate courtyard at the back, where the Giant Strength Demonic Ape was sitting in a cage with pieces of Exotic Beast Meat stuffed in its mouth. It seemed to be living a good life!
The Jiang Liu closer, but it didn't react; it continued eating its breakfast.
Jiang Liu extended his spiritual power, trying to make contact with the Giant Strength Demonic Ape. Hmm? The Giant Strength Demonic Ape stopped eating the piece of meat in its hand, looked up at Jiang Liu, and suddenly roared.
It roared once, then stopped, and looked at Jiang Liu with a look of affection in its eyes. It turned out that Jiang Liu had already imprinted a mental mark on its mind.
Jiang Liu didn't expect it to work so quickly. It seems that the combined effect of the two spiritual energies is even more powerful! He didn't even need to unleash his aura to suppress it; he tamed it.
Of course, it's also possible that the disciple from the Exotic Beast Valley had tamed it before. However, it is indeed very useful.
Immediately, Jiang Liu put his hand into the cage, and the Giant Strength Demonic Ape also put its hand in.
This was the first meeting between the man and the ape. The large hand and the small hand clasped together, Jiang Liu immediately felt a greasy feeling in his hand.
Jiang Liu quickly let go, then took the silk handkerchief handed to him by the waitress and wiped his hands clean.
Since the mental energy was working well in the experiment, Jiang Liu didn't plan to waste any more time here. He turned around to leave, but as soon as he took a step to leave, the Giant Strength Demonic Ape behind him roared.
A sense of urgency washed over Jiang Liu, and he immediately understood that the Giant Strength Demonic Ape wanted Jiang Liu to take it away. Jiang Liu conveyed his message, telling it to stay put and that he didn't have time to take care of it right now.
The Giant Strength Demonic Ape, with a human-like pout, turned its head away. Good heavens, it's even starting to act cute! This Giant Strength Demonic Ape has an intelligence roughly equivalent to a five or six-year-old human. It's basically a little child.
Jiang Liu around and soothed it before leaving the secluded courtyard.
Then I went to the counter, settled the cost of taking care of the Giant Strength Demonic Ape, deposited another 100,000 taels, and exchanged the Ascension Token for a gold one.
Just let the Ascension Tower deduct money from your own Ascension Token.
Jiang Liu returned to his residence and practiced the Beast Mastery Art for several more days. On this day, he finally discovered that his consciousness could cover a range of four hundred meters.
After that, the improvement in mental strength noticeably slowed down. With a thought,
Name: Jiang Liu
Realm: Martial Artist (Rank 8, 2768/)
Alchemy (Minor Success 20/500)
Medical Skills (Minor Success 35/1500)
Soul Technique (Heaven Grade, Peak Rank Mastery, 6/1840)
Cultivation Technique: Annihilation by Thought (Heaven Grade, Peak Rank Beginner 2/8000)
Eight Steps of Trampling (Earth Grade, Low Rank Beginner Level 526/2200)
Frost Nether Palm (Earth Grade, Low Rank Beginner Level 768/1100)
Exploding Fist (Mystic Peak-Grade- tier, Minor Completion, 1326/1600) (Trait: Tiger's Gaze)
Demon Quelling Blade (Mystic High-Grade, Minor Completion, 216/1600)
Flash Blade (Mystic Grade, Low Rank Dacheng 816/3000)
Beast Mastery Art (Basic Chapter) (Mystic Grade, Low Rank Level 6/500)
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The progress of this Soul Technique and Beast Mastery Art has been incredibly fast since they were combined! Now that the Ice Blade is thrown out, it should be able to kill Rank 9 Martial Practitioner with a single strike if it catches them off guard. Combined with the Annihilation by Thought, the scene would be too beautiful for Jiang Liu to imagine.
Since the growth of spiritual power has slowed down, let's start cultivating the mental techniques! Seeing the slowed growth of vital energy, Jiang Liu intensified his cultivation.
From then on, Jiang Liu resumed his previous cultivation routine. Early that morning, Jiang Liu woke up from his meditation and went to the Leisurely Abode for morning tea.
Not long after he sat down, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in Jiang Liu's sight. Jiang Liu looked closely and, sure enough, it was Uncle Hai. He immediately stood up with joy and went out of the Leisurely Abode to greet him.
"Uncle Hai, it's been a long time! How are you doing?"
"You little rascal, you've been here so long and haven't sent a single message. What? Have you forgotten about this old man?"
"How could that be! I just haven't had the chance yet. What brings you to the county town?" Jiang Liu said as he led Uncle Hai to sit down at Leisurely Abode.
After we sat down, Uncle Hai asked, "My niece came to see me. Thank you for telling her my address, which made me decide to leave that place."
Jiang Liu knew that Uncle Hai would come to Leisurely Abode to find him, so he knew that Qiu Su had found him.
"No need to thank me! It's nothing. By the way, Uncle Hai, how is Cloud Sun City doing now?"
"After you left, the Fallen Blossom Gang disbanded. Most of its territory was taken over by the White Saint Society, and some of it was also taken over by the Vast Ocean Gang and the Sky Roc Gang. After that, there was not much turmoil."
"The number of disaster victims is increasing and prices are rising outrageously. Wind City has also transported a lot of supplies, but it doesn't solve the fundamental problem. Since the beginning of this year, the disaster situation around Cloud Sun City has not improved. We are just barely managing to stay afloat."
"By the way, the White Saint Society in Cloud Sun City was banned last month. It seems they colluded with Corpse Valley to murder officials of the Martial Prohibition Hall. Even He Jiang, the newly appointed head of the Martial Prohibition Hall, is dead."
Jiang Liu thought to himself, "This must be Luo Hui's doing. I didn't expect him to be so ruthless. He wiped out the White Saint Society in one fell swoop. I wonder what the reaction is in Yunzhou."
However, since there has been no news for so long, they probably dare not make any rash moves.
Then, ignoring him, she asked, "Uncle Hai, did you come to the county town all by yourself?"
Uncle Hai nodded and said, "Qiu Su and the others will continue their tour. The journey cannot be abandoned halfway. I came to see you before returning to Medicine King Valley to say goodbye, and then I will go straight back."
Jiang Liu nodded. "Then, Uncle Hai, when are you leaving?"
"I'll be leaving soon. I mainly came to see you."
Jiang Liu raised his teacup. "Then I wish you a safe journey, Uncle Hai. If you need anything, just send a message here. No matter where you are, I'll be there for you."
Uncle Hai looked at Jiang Liu with a relieved expression, thinking that it was because of Jiang Liu that he was able to move on from his past and dare to face what had happened before.
"If I really need your help, I won't hold back. You little rascal, you've gotten quite a few benefits from me! Haha!"
Jiang Liu smiled knowingly.
Uncle Hai also raised his teacup, drank it in one gulp, and walked out of Leisurely Abode with a big laugh.
Jiang Liu watched Uncle Hai's retreating figure and downed his tea in one gulp. He knew Uncle Hai had his own troubled past, but that was something he needed to resolve himself.
Jiang Liu could only offer his heartfelt blessings. If there was anything he needed help with, he would do his best without hesitation.
After finishing his breakfast, Jiang Liu returned to continue his cultivation. The situation was becoming increasingly chaotic; if he didn't quickly improve his strength, how could he cope?