An hour later, Xiao Mei left the Ji Family, carrying the wooden box away in a basket.
Ji Ping appeared beside Ji Wuchang, and the two watched Xiao Mei leave.
"Shouldn't we stop her?"
Although Ji Ping looked calm, his words brimmed with murderous intent!
"No matter. Let her live another two days. Deal with her when the competition begins!"
Ji Wuchang spoke with a calm expression.
Ji Ping nodded, then said coldly, "She betrayed her master for glory. Let her entire lineage be buried alongside her!"
Never mind the Ji Family, the foremost aristocratic clan in Muye City-even an ordinary lineage would never tolerate a traitor.
From the moment Xiao Mei began passing information to Xiao Fan, her fate and that of her family had already been sealed.
After Ji Ping left, Ji Wuchang could not help saying softly in his mind, System, sign in!
[Ding! Successfully signed in at the Ji Family in Muye City. Reward: three years of cultivation! Fortune points +4.]
After the system's voice sounded, a vast surge of spiritual power appeared within Ji Wuchang's body.
This time, Ji Wuchang did not disperse this spiritual power throughout his limbs and bones, but gathered all of it in his Dantian.
As the vast surge of spiritual power flowed in, the Qi fluctuations around Ji Wuchang's body soared steadily, breaking straight through the bottleneck at the peak of the fifth layer of Qi Refining.
"Mid Qi Refining sixth layer!"
Ji Wuchang's eyes shone as he carefully sensed his condition.
Although he was still far from the peak Qi Refining sixth layer, his overall strength was more than twice what it had been at the peak of the fifth layer of Qi Refining!
Ji Wuchang intended to crush Xiao Fan with his formidable cultivation.
Wasn't he good at pretending? At biding his time? They would see who could outpretend whom!
Moreover, since Ji Wuchang had begun cultivating the Purple Qi Heaven-Burning Art, he felt that his physical strength was far greater than it had been at this point in his previous life.
Ji Wuchang glanced at the system panel.
[Host: Ji Wuchang] [Cultivation: mid Qi Refining sixth layer] [Root bone: middle-grade Earth Rank] [Fortune points: 10] [Special abilities: none] [System missions: none]
Seeing that he had only 10 fortune points, Ji Wuchang shook his head with a wry smile. With so few fortune points, he probably could not do anything.
But there was no rush. By steadily signing in every day, they would eventually accumulate.
Ji Wuchang paid no attention to when Xiao Mei returned. He would not quibble with a dead person.
With only two days remaining before the competition, Ji Wuchang took out the Thunder Spirit Pearl. His soul poured into it, leaving his soul mark inside!
The Thunder Spirit Pearl had been ownerless to begin with. After leaving his mark, Ji Wuchang could draw upon the power of lightning within it at any time.
After putting away the Thunder Spirit Pearl, Ji Wuchang began moving around the courtyard.
At first, his steps were relatively slow, but they gradually quickened! He moved with the grace of a startled swan, utterly flowing and unrestrained!
Had anyone paid attention to Ji Wuchang's feet at that moment, they would have discovered that every step he took fell within an Eight Trigrams formation.
This was a movement method Ji Wuchang had cultivated in his previous life: the Eight Trigrams Wandering Dragon Steps.
Although this movement method was merely high-grade Yellow Rank, when unleashed at full strength, it was like teleportation!
It would remain useful until Ji Wuchang's cultivation broke through to the Purple Mansion Realm.
Ji Wuchang had originally thought cultivating this movement method would take quite some time, but he soon discovered he was wrong.
As he moved, insights from his previous life kept surfacing, allowing him to cultivate the Eight Trigrams Wandering Dragon Steps to major accomplishment in less than an hour, just a hair away from perfection!
Ji Ping stood in the distance, watching Ji Wuchang with astonishment written across his face.
Despite his cultivation at the late Qi Refining sixth layer, he could not even make out Ji Wuchang's figure clearly. This left Ji Ping deeply startled!
At that moment, Ji Ping was already certain that this movement method alone would place Ji Wuchang in an unbeatable position in the upcoming competition!
Ji Wuchang had naturally noticed Ji Ping, but he had just been at a crucial juncture, so he had paid him no mind.
System, sign in!
[Ding! Successfully signed in at the Ji Family in Muye City. Reward: one year of cultivation! Fortune points +1.]
It was not until noon the following day that Ji Wuchang remembered he had not signed in.
But after signing in, Ji Wuchang was left speechless.
The second sign-in at the same location was truly far inferior to the first.
No wonder the system had reminded him, when he first bound it, that it was best to sign in somewhere different each day. Otherwise, the rewards would diminish sharply.
Sensing the pure spiritual power welling up within his body, Ji Wuchang did not hesitate. He dispersed all of it throughout his limbs and bones, using it to temper his body!
"Young master, Xiaohe is incompetent. I couldn't find anything wrong with this box!"
Holding the box, Xiaohe spoke with an embarrassed expression.
Hearing this, Ji Wuchang nodded slightly, took the box from Xiaohe, and said with a smile, "No matter. I only wanted you to give it a try!"
Xiaohe had still felt a little apprehensive, but Ji Wuchang's words instantly put her at ease!
After watching Xiaohe leave, Ji Wuchang took the wooden box and poured his soul into it, opening its hidden compartment.
Sure enough, what he had placed in the hidden compartment had vanished without a trace.
Ji Wuchang was very satisfied with this result.
Spies were nothing to fear-educated spies were the ones to fear!
Before a thousand-year-old monster like him, a spy was a treasure!
Ji Wuchang put the wooden box away. He could still use it to hold special things in the future, so he could not simply throw it away.
The day passed quickly. The following day, after finishing his morning cultivation, Ji Wuchang left the Ji Family.
After taking a winding route, Ji Wuchang arrived at the Wang Family's entrance.
System, sign in!
[Ding! Successfully signed in at the Wang Family in Muye City. Reward: two years of cultivation! Fortune points +2.]
The system's voice rang out, bringing a faint smile to Ji Wuchang's lips.
Sure enough, it was better to sign in somewhere different. Had he signed in at the Ji Family again today, he probably would not have gotten so much as a hair!
Sensing an additional surge of pure spiritual power within him, Ji Wuchang did not hesitate in the slightest, dispersing it throughout his limbs and bones.
As this spiritual power flowed in, peals of thunder actually rumbled within his body!
At that moment, Ji Wuchang felt every bone in his body trembling, and a faint golden glow even appeared on his skin.
Ji Wuchang knew this was because the first level of the Purple Qi Heaven-Burning Art was nearing perfection.
Once it reached perfection, he would complete the first of golden skin and jade bones: golden skin!
But he was still a little short. Ji Wuchang felt that he was just one final step away.
Tomorrow was the day of the competition between Muye City's aristocratic clans, and Ji Wuchang's eyes were filled with anticipation.
[Ding! The system has detected that Master will fight Xiao Fan tomorrow. System mission issued!] [Defeat Xiao Fan overwhelmingly and change your fate completely. The less time you take, the greater the reward!] [The system reminds Master that this is its first mission. The rewards are very generous, so make the most of it!]
Just then, the system's voice sounded, instantly lighting up Ji Wuchang's eyes!
The system had finally issued a mission. His EXP baby was about to come online!