The Prevalence of Arena Matches in Qian Province
Jiang Liu entered the courtyard and found it to be very clean, as if it had just been tidied up again. He casually looked around and saw that the courtyard was not large, with only three rooms.
Jiang Liu casually picked a room, and found that the room was exquisitely decorated, spotless, and had all the daily necessities. As soon as he approached the bed, a faint fragrance wafted from the quilt.
Jiang Liu saw that the room had prepared clothes and water for washing up, so he washed up and tidied himself up. He immediately felt much refreshed, and the fatigue from traveling for days was dispelled.
Jiang Liu sat cross-legged on the bed, slowly circulating his inner energy. The surrounding vital energy was visibly gathering rapidly towards Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu dared not absorb the vital energy freely, because after absorbing vital energy for several days, Jiang Liu had already adapted to the maximum amount of vital energy that Grandmaster Realm could absorb. If he were to absorb vital energy freely, he estimated that the entire courtyard would be crushed by the Primal Qi Storm.
Jiang Liu entered Ming Kong state, his internal energy slowly circulating. This continued for almost an hour until Jiang Liu sensed someone entering the courtyard, at which point he stopped cultivating.
Sure enough, not long after, someone knocked on the door, "Young Master Jiang, the host invites you to a banquet."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu got up from the bed, opened the door, and saw that it was one of the two maids he had seen at the door earlier. He nodded and said, "Lead the way!"
The waitress returned the greeting and then turned to lead the way.
The two walked deeper into the courtyard and soon arrived at a large courtyard.
The waitress led Jiang Liu inside, and soon they saw Luo Shihong standing at the front of the hall to greet them. As soon as he saw Jiang Liu, he smiled and said, "Nephew, did you rest well?"
Jiang Liu smiled and nodded. Luo Shihong led Jiang Liu directly through the hall and towards the garden at the back.
The two arrived at the back garden and saw that the banquet was set up in the garden pavilion, so it seemed that they would enjoy the moon while having a feast.
Jiang Liu looked around and realized that there were only the two of them at the banquet. Luo Shihong seemed to see through Jiang Liu's question and said with a smile, "Nephew, don't be surprised. Your uncle's family has all returned to Qiancheng and is not here."
Jiang Liu nodded in understanding, and then the two sat down and began to drink heartily.
The banquet lasted until the moon was high in the sky before the two parted ways. Several song and dance troupes were invited to perform in turn.
Jiang Liu returned to his room and continued to Soul Refining Technique. He found that since entering the Grandmaster Realm, the speed of Soul Refining Technique had increased again, perhaps the most difficult period had passed.
Especially now that the spiritual power of the Beast Mastery Art and the spiritual power of the Soul Technique have been perfectly integrated, the cultivation speed is even faster.
After Jiang Liu finished cultivating the Soul Technique, he sat down on his bed to meditate and cultivate his inner cultivation method, entering the Ming Kong Realm to continue cultivating instead of resting. Jiang Liu has now completely become accustomed to this way of resting.
The next morning, Jiang Liu slowly woke up from his meditation. After washing up, he strolled out of the Ascension Tower, intending to explore the Qilin City.
Jiang Liu saw a teahouse next to Ascension Tower, so he strolled in and found that there were quite a few people there. He thought to himself, "Since there are so many people, the food must be pretty good."
As soon as Jiang Liu stepped inside, a waiter immediately greeted him, "Sir, are you alone?"
Jiang Liu smiled and nodded. The waiter led Jiang Liu to a window seat on the second floor. "What would you like to order, sir?"
"For snacks, bring me some of your shop's specialties! And for tea, bring me a pot of this seasonal autumn tea!" Jiang Liu instructed.
"Yes, sir, we guarantee your satisfaction with our tea and snacks." The waiter replied and went downstairs.
Before long, the waiter brought up the tea and snacks. Jiang Liu drank the tea, ate the snacks, and looked down at the crowd. He couldn't help but think of his days in Wind City.
Thinking of Murong Yin, Feng Yi, Feng Yue, and the group of women they took in in Wind City, I wonder how they are doing? Finally, I think of the Giant Strength Demonic Ape that was released into the Ten Thousand Mountains. I wonder if it has evolved yet?
Suddenly, a commotion broke out downstairs. It turned out that a group of people were pushing and shoving each other as they moved forward. However, both sides were very restrained, only shouting loudly without actually fighting.
Behind them were a few scattered people, but gradually more and more people followed.
Jiang Liu was looking on with curiosity when a tea drinker next to him explained, "Looks like there's another arena to watch."
"Yes! I heard that the Might Gang and the Raging Tiger Gang have a conflict. Apparently, they're fighting over a plantation outside the city."
"Then let's eat quickly, or we'll be late."
"What's the rush? Can't you see how many people there are? It's going to be a long fight. It won't end so quickly!"
Jiang Liu was curious. These two gangs didn't fight each other directly, but resolved their issues through a tournament? But then he remembered that this was Qian Province, governed by the Three Sects, and Jiang Liu suddenly understood. It must be because of the strict orders from the Three Sects!
There should be three strict orders against private fights, otherwise it would easily cause chaos in the city. But how long can this high-pressure rule last?
After finishing his breakfast, Jiang Liu followed the crowd ahead and soon saw a huge arena in the Central Avenue of the crossroads.
Right now, two people are dueling in the arena. A crowd of people are cheering below, and several tables have been set up nearby for betting. This setup seems familiar, but are these betting games run by the three sects?
Jiang Liu lost interest after watching for a while. Now Jiang Liu these things was like an adult watching children fight. However, he was somewhat interested in the strict orders of the three sects.
Does this mean the three sects implement such a high-pressure management method throughout Qian Province? If this continues, the martial artists of Qian Province will lose their fighting spirit or even rebel. The problem isn't apparent now that the three sects are powerful, but it's unclear what will happen in the long run.
Jiang Liu strolled along the street and found that the living environment of ordinary people here was much better than that of Yunzhou, although it was not very friendly to martial artists.
Children can be seen everywhere, laughing and strolling on the streets, or pretty young women and wives strolling around. You can feel the warmth and life of this city everywhere you look.
Jiang Liu wasn't sure if this management style was good or bad. Then Jiang Liu gave a self-deprecating laugh. Why should he bother with so much? He didn't need to manage it himself.
Jiang Liu strolled around the streets for a while before returning to Ascension Tower. He had just sat down to rest when Luo Shihong came to his door.
"Nephew, you've been out for a stroll so early in the morning?"
"Uncle Luo, I went out for morning tea this morning and also took a look at the arena duel here."
"Oh? My dear nephew, you have such leisure time? Your uncle would like to ask you to help protect me. Your uncle is about to begin my advancement to Grandmaster."
Jiang Liu nodded and said, "Oh? Uncle Luo is planning to advance to the Grandmaster level? Congratulations! Then what are we waiting for? Let's get started!"
Afterwards, Luo Shihong led Jiang Liu to an underground secret chamber. Jiang Liu guarded the hall outside the secret chamber, while Luo Shihong went into the room inside the secret chamber himself. There were also two other Rank 9 Martial Practitioner guarding the hall outside.
Jiang Liu nodded to the two men, said nothing, then sat cross-legged on the ground and began cultivating his inner power. He then released his Divine Sense to cover a radius of 500 meters.
The two martial artists were slightly startled when they sensed that Jiang Liu's Divine Sense had enveloped them, but neither of them said anything and continued to meditate and remain vigilant.