The Drunken Floating Life identity did offer Jiang Man quite a few benefits.
Old Huang's presence, in particular, helped him better deal with matters in the sect.
But what made the Drunken Floating Life identity useful was that others could not see through him or learn his background.
And to avoid exposing himself, he could only keep hiding in the shadows.
Even if he wanted to do something out in the open, he was powerless to do so.
Because it would be all too easy for others to notice something amiss.
Weakness could not be concealed. The moment he acted, he would expose himself.
Then any further suggestions he offered at meetings might be rejected.
At the very least, they would not be taken as seriously as they were now.
So learning some special means was necessary.
Ting Fengyin looked at Jiang Man and nodded slightly. "There's some sense in that. What do you want to learn, then?"
"The harder, the better," Jiang Man answered without hesitation.
Eating his fruit, Ting Fengyin smiled. "You're quite confident. The harder it is, the more time it takes. Your talent may be decent, but the more time you spend on it, the slower your cultivation will progress. You haven't even reached Golden Core Advancement late stage in a year. That's already slow enough. Keep dragging things out, and you'll be even slower later." In all Jiang Man's time cultivating, only Ting Fengyin kept calling his cultivation slow.
How many times had he repeated that Jiang Man had failed to reach the late stage in a year?
If the Peerless Heaven's Chosen Destiny had not been holding him back, he would have reached the late stage long ago.
Jiang Man took a deep breath. "My talent has no upper limit. I'm still young. I've