Apprentice Ceremony

Wen Family Head shook his head with a wry smile upon hearing the news. After the Ren Family produced a heaven-defying genius like Ren Tianxing, could it be that prosperity must be followed by decline? But if things continued like this, it wouldn't just be a decline; it was very likely...

In Gao Peng's courtyard within the Gao Family, Gao Peng, who had just returned from the Military Department, looked heroic in his brand-new military uniform. He was completely devoid of the dejectedness he had shown when Ren Jie beat him in front of the palace, and he lacked the childish air of an average Jade Emperor Academy student.

Behind Gao Peng were an elderly man and a dozen guards. As the Adjutant Vice General, Gao Peng was now entitled to such a retinue. The old man behind him was a retainer of the Gao Family, a Divine Power Realm fifth-level expert. Gao Zhanyuan had specifically arranged for him, clearly learning from the lesson of having Tong Qiang beaten by Ren Jie in front of the palace last time.

"Good, twenty years ago, the Ren Family produced a Ren Tianxing. Now, my Gao Family has my son. I believe that in a few years, my Gao Family will once again become the head of the Five Great Families," Gao Zhanyuan said happily, looking at Gao Peng, who had just returned from the Military Department, with immense satisfaction.

Gao Peng raised his hand slightly, dismissing the people behind him. He then greeted Gao Zhanyuan according to etiquette and sat down with a smile.

"Ren Tianxing's cultivation talent and opportunities are truly incomparable. However, to lead a family to the strongest position, it's not enough for just one person to be strong. The Ren Family is the best example of this. Once Ren Tianxing is gone, the Ren Family will fall apart. In my opinion, this is not true strength," Gao Peng said. Although he had only been in the Military Department for a few days, his aura had completely changed, completely different from before in the academy. His words were also more steady and calm.

"Haha... That's right, the Ren Family is probably in an uproar now. I didn't expect that Ren Jie would actually save Fang Qi. Regardless of whether he poisoned her or not, he's definitely taking the blame now. For such a small benefit, the dignified Ren Family Head has once again earned the reputation of a bully, oppressing men and forcing women, and even wanting to achieve Yin-Yang Harmonization with Fang Qi. This is a big show, and the Ren Family has made a name for themselves this time." Like most others, Gao Zhanyuan had been very happy ever since he received this news.

A smile also appeared on the corner of Gao Peng's mouth, but then he picked up his teacup and took a light sip, saying, "If Ren Jie really administered this poison, then he must have someone supporting him behind the scenes, and it may even be related to a series of his activities in the family. He couldn't have done this kind of thing on his own. If it wasn't him, then he must really have a treasure in his hands. And I always feel that this matter is not that simple. However, the Fang Family is interested in coming forward, showing their intention to target the Ren Family, and His Majesty obviously intends to indulge them. The Wen Family is weak and doesn't participate much. This is a good opportunity. Father, you can also make a slight gesture."

"Gesture?"

Gao Peng took another sip of tea, unhurriedly saying, "During the court meeting tomorrow, there will definitely be many people attacking. We don't need to stand up and attack proactively, because everyone knows the situation between us and the Ren Family. As long as Father lets our faction support them, then we'll see how things develop."

Upon hearing this, Gao Zhanyuan nodded, praising the idea as good.

Within the Ren Family's Primeval Forest, Sixth Master Ren Tianzong was busy mobilizing all secret means, secretly arranging to collect the things Ren Jie had written, but he didn't expect to receive such news again.

"Little bastard, this little bastard, what exactly is he doing?" Sixth Master Ren Tianzong couldn't help but curse after hearing this.

Wan Hong also smiled wryly and helplessly, "Now, it's really impossible to guess what the Family Head is doing. However, the matter of forcibly occupying the Chang Le Gang's Chang Le Gambling House at a low price has caused a great sensation. I'm afraid that someone will react to it in the court tomorrow. After all, this is disrupting order. Now that the Bright Jade Dynasty is thriving, such forced occupation is not allowed. This is obviously the Fang Family's plan or counterattack. Perhaps they vaguely guessed a possibility, that the poison was really administered by the Family Head. As for Yin-Yang Harmonization, this doesn't matter much to the Family Head."

Wan Hong was telling the truth. After all, Ren Jie's reputation wasn't very good in the past. He used to be a Hedonistic Young Master, and even after becoming the Family Head, he still indulged in eating, drinking, and having fun. His pursuit of Fang Qi was well known, so rumors in this regard weren't considered important.

The key was that the Ren Family Head administered poison and forcibly occupied other people's property. This was the key. Ren Jie had already said in front of them that he had administered the poison and that he wanted to extort the Fang Family. They also knew this, but they didn't expect it to be like this. This was obviously...

"Sixth Master, how about I invite the Family Head over, and then bring people to the Chang Le Gang..."

"No need." Ren Tianzong shook his head and said, "Let's wait and see first. However, take my token to see Great General Zhan and have him at the court meeting tomorrow..."

If it had been before, Ren Tianzong would have been extremely angry and even too lazy to pay attention. But after meeting Ren Jie, he knew that his nephew was no longer the Hedonistic Young Master in other people's impressions. He had been hiding for so long, and there must be a reason for doing so now.

Wait, Ren Tianzong now wanted to see how this matter would develop. What about the court? What if there was a commotion? Those were just superficial matters. Even if his nephew hadn't completely gotten rid of this problem and wanted to extort the Fang Family and be framed and used by them, how could this small matter really harm the Ren Family, harm him?

Although Ren Tianzong could suppress his anger and wait to see the results, believing in Ren Jie, he wouldn't do nothing. At least outwardly, he wouldn't let people really think that the Ren Family could be bullied and that there was no one at home.

Therefore, he handed a token to Wan Hong and carefully instructed him.

The Fang Family killed many birds with one stone and launched a counterattack after being extorted by Ren Jie. The outside world was in an uproar, but Ren Jie was not worried about the outside world at all in his room, sitting there both helpless and happy.

On the small reception table in Ren Jie's bedroom, there was a special jade box. This jade box was not big, and inside were five crystal-clear Spirit Jade. Although there were only five, it was enough to attract anyone's attention, because these were five High-Grade Spirit Jade. Although, according to the conversion, five High-Grade Spirit Jade were equivalent to five hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Jade, five thousand Low-Grade Spirit Jade, and five hundred thousand Jade Coin.

However, High-Grade Spirit Jade were rare and hard to find. It was very difficult to buy them. To speed up cultivation after reaching the True Qi Realm, one had to rely on Low-Grade Spirit Jade. However, few people in the True Qi Realm could afford Low-Grade Spirit Jade. Only the children of large families could afford to use Low-Grade Spirit Jade for cultivation in the True Qi Realm.

It was best for those in the Divine Power Realm to use Mid-Grade Spirit Jade, but that also depended on their individual circumstances. Many who reached the Divine Power Realm could still only use Low-Grade Spirit Jade. Therefore, Low-Grade Spirit Jade and Mid-Grade Spirit Jade were the most common, while High-Grade Spirit Jade were very rare and almost never circulated on the market. It was impossible to exchange them.

This was what Chang Lao Si had secretly disguised himself and contacted Ren Jie using the contact method Ren Jie had given him shortly after Ren Jie returned, and brought these things. Obviously, he had hidden them very secretly, and he had taken them out specifically for Ren Jie.

If it was just these five High-Grade Spirit Jade, Ren Jie would not have been so embarrassed even if he gave him one million Jade Coin. The key was that there was also a small Storage Pocket in Chang Lao Si's jade box. Although it was not very big, it had a space of three cubic meters. It was almost filled with Spirit Jade, fifteen thousand Low-Grade Spirit Jade, seven hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Jade, plus the five High-Grade Spirit Jade in the jade box.

This was obviously not the Spirit Jade that Chang Lao Si had exchanged for, but his own savings over the years. If these were calculated at market prices, they would be worth at least two million and seven hundred thousand Jade Coin, and that was not counting the fact that High-Grade Spirit Jade were rare and generally difficult to buy.

When Ren Jie saw it at the time, he asked Chang Lao Si to put it away, but people like Chang Lao Si were very stubborn once they were sure of something and refused to take it back no matter what. He also said that there must be an Apprentice Ceremony for apprenticeship, and it was a matter of course for disciples to show filial piety to their masters. He also said that if Ren Jie needed it again, he would try his best to collect it. This was what he had saved up over the years in addition to his own cultivation, and he had reached the bottleneck of the Divine Power Realm and could not use it at all for the time being.

In short, no matter what, Chang Lao Si refused to take it back. From this point of view, Ren Jie himself underestimated Chang Lao Si's fanaticism. He also did not expect that what he had done could make Chang Lao Si so devoted in such a short period of time.

In the end, Ren Jie had no choice but to accept these things.

"Forget it, I'll accept this Apprentice Ceremony for now." Ren Jie was now in urgent need of Spirit Jade, especially High-Grade Spirit Jade. Ren Jie also hoped to be able to support himself for a longer period of time. As for Chang Lao Si, he sincerely accepted him as his disciple, and he also had things that he could teach him based on his own realm improvement and the things he had summarized from the gambling industry in his previous life, and there would be a long time to come in the future.

It was just that if Ren Jie had known this would happen at the time, he would not have let Chang Lao Si help with the exchange. He could extort the Fang Family, and he could recklessly ask Gao Zhanyuan for gambling debts in front of the Emperor, but he would not calculate these things with his own people. However, since things had already come to this, he would accept it naturally.

Ren Jie was too lazy to pay attention to how the outside world was in an uproar, and he specifically instructed Tong to go into closed-door cultivation and not allow anyone to disturb him. He would give the Fang Family a day and a night to toss around, so that his Apprentice Ceremony tomorrow night would be meaningful. After everything was arranged, Ren Jie's divine sense once again entered his sea of consciousness.

Looking at his familiar old partner, Ren Jie could not help but feel a burst of emotion in his heart, because it was the only existence that had accompanied him to this world. And because of its changes, he was able to gradually gain a foothold in this world, but all of this was far from enough. This was not the high-tech, legally sound society of Earth in his previous life.

This was a truly dog-eat-dog world. If he did not want to be at the mercy of others, did not want to be teased, did not want to be bullied, and did not want to be a Puppet Family Head like a child emperor, he had to become stronger. Thinking silently in his heart, Ren Jie's divine sense opened the jade box and the Storage Pocket that Chang Lao Si had brought, and instantly Ren Jie could feel five relatively clear streams of heat pouring into his body and entering his sea of consciousness, and thousands of subtle forces also entered one after another. The next moment, Ren Jie suddenly saw a familiar and unforgettable scene.

The wireless signal in the lower right corner of the notebook, which was completely composed of light, had a signal again, and as the power in his body poured in, the signal increased very slowly.

"It's done!" At this moment, Ren Jie's divine sense shouted excitedly in his sea of consciousness.