Chapter 359 - 216: Has This Guy Lost His Mind?

Jiang Man needed to return the Spiritual Source, so Xiaopang contacted Chang Qiweng and asked him to come over.

While they waited, Jiang Man began to instruct Xiaopang on how to arrange the Spirit Medicine.

The previous arrangement method was no longer suitable.

He now had a deeper, more thorough understanding.

Although he was still at the Entry Level, ordinary people at this stage were no match for him.

Besides, by the end of their time in the Outer Sect, few disciples could even complete the Entry Level studies.

Not to mention, he was also currently studying the Thirty-Six Books of Ascension.

This collection of books was even more difficult.

It would take him nearly three days just to finish one.

Even for him, it would take ninety days to finish reading all thirty-six books.

Fortunately, his Unparalleled Celestial Pride Fate Chart had given him nine hundred days. With only about six hundred remaining, he could no longer afford to waste time.

"Could you leave a bit of the old arrangement?" Luo Xuan, who had been reading, suddenly asked.

Jiang Man was perplexed.

Xiaopang immediately explained, "Miss Luo has been reading the book Brother Jiang left. She says that your arrangement of Spirit Medicine conforms to the medicinal properties of the Spiritual Qi, making the ambient Spiritual Qi more concentrated.

"She probably hasn’t fully comprehended it yet.

"It really is a bit complex. Even I can’t understand it."

Hearing this, Jiang Man didn’t rush to instruct him on the central part, instead having Xiaopang place some Spirit Medicine around the periphery.

They were all minor items.

Once everything was in place, the Spiritual Qi in the shop instantly stopped dissipating.

The spiritual environment in the shop became much richer than the area outside.

"Is this an Array?" Xiaopang asked, somewhat surprised.

"Not really an Array, just a simple placement. You have to purchase a real Array to use one," Jiang Man explained.

He hadn’t bought a Spirit Gathering Array.

There was no need.

First, he didn’t have a use for it, and second, his courtyard had a monthly subscription for spirit gathering.

Afterward, Jiang Man asked Xiaopang if he had finished re-cultivating.

Xiaopang demonstrated his progress. He was at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer; his Physical Body and Spirit were a bit weak, but on the whole, he was nearly ready. The only thing missing was a Promotion Skill.

Learning a Promotion Skill would still take a considerable amount of time.

Then, Jiang Man told Xiaopang how to obtain a Promotion Skill.

So he could go and try to learn it.

Of course, Luo Xuan heard it too.

If she wanted to learn, she could go as well.

Before long, Chang Qiweng arrived.

He looked haggard and dejected.

Jiang Man was a bit surprised. "Old Chang, you look exhausted."

He didn’t seem to be weighed down by his part-time jobs, but by something else that was suffocating him.

Chang Qiweng finally snapped out of his daze, stared at Jiang Man, and let out a breath. "Just a few more part-time jobs."

Jiang Man understood it wasn’t just about the part-time jobs.

"Why are you so thin? Were you framed for colluding with the Evil God?" Chang Qiweng asked.

"Something like that. I was in prison," Jiang Man said, offering a casual excuse.

Afterward, he observed Chang Qiweng and discovered that he had long since finished re-cultivating. Not only that, but it seemed he had also finished learning a Promotion Skill.

To confirm, he asked the other man to demonstrate.

Indeed, everything was ready.

"I was originally planning to return your Spiritual Source," Jiang Man said with some regret. "But that’s not going to work out right now."

Chang Qiweng wasn’t worried. "It’s fine. You just got out, so it’s normal to not have any Spiritual Source. I can hold on for a few more months."

"Old Chang, if you’re short on Spiritual Source, I can lend you some," Xiaopang offered.

Everyone knew that Xiaopang was relatively wealthy.

Jiang Man, however, looked at Chang Qiweng and said, "It’s not that I don’t have any right now, but rather that I plan to pay off the debt with something else.

"And I mean pay it off completely.

"The whole thirty thousand or so."

Chang Qiweng was puzzled.

Jiang Man didn’t explain further, simply handing something to him.

Puzzled, Chang Qiweng opened the envelope and took out its contents.

The moment he saw what was inside, his pupils trembled and constricted violently.

Then, his hands began to shake.

He looked up at Jiang Man in disbelief. "For... for me?"

Jiang Man shook his head and said, "It’s to pay off my debt."

Chang Qiweng’s breathing grew ragged. "But... this is too valuable."

"Which means I don’t owe you any Spiritual Source anymore. Now you’ll have to eat dirt," Jiang Man said nonchalantly.

Chang Qiweng was silent for a long time. In the end, he said nothing; the word "thanks" was impossible to speak.

He just put the item away solemnly and said, "I’m going to work."

In that moment, his eyes were filled with light.

A curious Xiaopang came up to Jiang Man’s side. "Brother Jiang, what did you give Old Chang?"

"A qualification token for the Qi Refining Secret Realm," Jiang Man said, asking for a piece of dried meat.

Hearing this, both Xiaopang and Luo Xuan were stunned.

A qualification for the Qi Refining Secret Realm?

That was a ticket to Foundation Establishment.

It was extremely difficult to obtain one in the Rehabilitation Courtyard, and basically impossible for those who weren’t Sect Disciples.

"Brother Jiang, how much did you owe him?" Xiaopang asked excitedly.

"Around thirty thousand." Jiang Man patted Xiaopang’s shoulder. "Work hard. Foundation Establishment is within your reach, so don’t slack off on your Cultivation."

"I’ll definitely stay up all night cultivating," Xiaopang said with unprecedented earnestness.

"By the way, Song Qing might arrive this month. When he does, find him a place to stay for now," Jiang Man said.

Hearing this, Xiaopang was quite curious. "Didn’t he just go back?"

Jiang Man nodded. "I had the Law Enforcement Hall transfer him over. If I’m not free when he arrives, just have him wait for me.

"Also, give him this. Have him go clean the place up and get familiar with it first."

Saying this, he handed an envelope containing a shop’s address to Xiaopang.

Xiaopang was rather curious. "What is it this time?"

Jiang Man told him to open it and see.

Xiaopang took one look and was dumbfounded.

It was also for opening a shop.

Luo Xuan was shocked. Back in their days at the Yunqian Bureau, she feared no one could have ever imagined Jiang Man would achieve something like this.

Afterward, Jiang Man explained to Xiaopang how to cultivate the Promotion Skill by pulling all-nighters.

Xiaopang struggled to understand, but Luo Xuan could follow along.

Once he had given enough guidance, Jiang Man left.

Xiaopang, for his part, began to cultivate diligently.

Brother Jiang had truly never lied to him; Foundation Establishment was within reach.