Jiang Ning was wearing a loose-fitting white home robe and pants.
The sound of Lv Yi leaving with the fresh clothes gradually faded away.
After the shower, he felt refreshed, as if his soul had also been cleansed.
"A hot shower after getting drenched by the rain is truly enjoyable!"
He chuckled, then calmed his mind, closing his eyes.
Until a moment ago, Lv Yi was around, so despite the breakthrough in his Authority, he refrained from doing too much.
Now alone, he was ready to seriously feel the physical changes brought by the breakthrough.
He needed a concrete understanding of his improvement.
As he closed his eyes, his mind delved inward.
Instantly, he could feel every inch of his flesh brimming with immense vitality and powerful life force, while the sound of blood flowing through his veins was more vigorous than usual.
No wonder my body’s recovery was so astonishing, even a wound over ten centimeters long could heal instantly.
A flash of white light, and a long knife appeared in his hand.
He intended to test his body’s current recovery ability.
"I hope it won’t disappoint me!"
A flash of Sword Light, and as the blade grazed his left arm, the flesh split like tearing silk.
Before the blood could spill, the fibers intertwined and healed like silkworms spinning silk, leaving only a faint red line.
Jiang Ning’s pupils contracted, he brushed over the intact skin with his fingertip, wiping away the blood mark, revealing no injury whatsoever.
He then created another deeper cut on his arm.
But again, it healed instantly.
The time it took was no different than before.
"It’s evidently stronger and faster than my previous healing ability!"
"I wonder if it could achieve the level of regeneration where it can restore severed limbs?"
The thought arose, but he shook his head.
Even with this recovery speed, from what he understood, it had long surpassed a Grandmaster’s self-healing ability.
Considering that a Grandmaster could regenerate limbs, his current self-healing speed should logically achieve the same.
But it’s not easy to test!
Because to test whether he can regenerate limbs, he would need to mutilate himself first.
Upon realizing this foolish notion, he rejected it in his mind.
If this attempt failed and he couldn’t regenerate, he’d be leaving himself disabled.
Jiang Ning retracted the long knife in his hand, looking out the window.
Outside, lightning flashed, thunder roared, and the storm raged, giving the impression of the sky collapsing.
"The harder the pressure, the fiercer the rebound!"
"I hope Dongling City will be safe from this storm!"
He thought to himself.
He also knew that even if he could now disperse the clouds and rain, this method was merely a temporary measure.
The moisture would still exist in the world, accumulating more and more.
Blocking it isn’t as effective as channeling it.
The more it’s blocked, the stronger and fiercer the storm from the continuing moisture would become.
Just like the actions of that Taoist in yellow robes.
"Prefectural Governor, why are you here?" Wu Dayong, the City Guardian, hurriedly approached; the bamboo raincoat on his body was blown open by the wind, and his clothes were already half-soaked by the rain.
"How much has the water level of the Nu River risen?" Wang Shouyi asked.
"Not even three inches!"
"So quickly, it’s already close to three inches?" Hearing this, Wang Shouyi didn’t seem the least bit relieved; instead, his expression turned solemn, his eyebrows tightly knit.
"Yes!" Wu Dayong nodded: "This is a once-in-a-century storm; if it continues for an hour, the water level is estimated to rise five to seven feet!"
"Five to seven feet?" Wang Shouyi gasped sharply.
After pondering for a moment.
"Pass down the orders, add three more layers of moisture-proof sandbags to the granary, ensuring its safety! Fully reinforce the levee in the West District! Ensure nothing goes wrong!"
"What about the East District?" Wu Dayong asked.
"Don’t worry about the East District; it’s on higher ground. If the East District suffers, the West District would have long turned into a swamp!"
"Yes!" Wu Dayong immediately responded and took the orders.
The wind and rain continued.
Jiang Ning wasn’t idle either.
Then he headed out to the Martial Arts Garden.
For the Break Limit of Reading and Writing, he was only lacking in Source Energy Points.
So he needed to use all his Academic Points at the Martial Arts Garden before it closed, exchanging them for the Embracing Fetus Qi Pill he needed.
He intended to use up all the resources he had today.
By settling tomorrow, he’d then know how many Source Energy Points he still lacked.
Upon exiting the Alchemy Hall of the Martial Arts Garden, he braved the wind and rain to head towards the Inspection Office.
In the Inspection Office, he still had Contribution Points that he could use to acquire the resources he needed.
"Master Lin!" Lv Yi’s eyes widened as she saw Lin Qingyi standing at the door.
"What? The wind and rain are so heavy, you don’t want to let me in to shelter from the rain?" Lin Qingyi smiled.
"No, no!!" Lv Yi shook her head repeatedly, then pushed open the door: "Master, please come in!"
"Where’s Jiang Ning?" Lin Qingyi stepped over the threshold into the front courtyard and asked.
"The young master just left! I don’t know when he’ll be back!"
"It’s fine, I’ll wait for him here! He can’t go back on what he promised!" Lin Qingyi said calmly.
The storm came within three inches of her before seemingly hitting an invisible barrier, kept at bay.
"Then, Master, please follow me!" Lv Yi curtsied gracefully, then led the way with an oil-paper umbrella.
In front of Lin Qingyi, she didn’t dare to inquire too much.
But she knew Jiang Ning and Lin Qingyi were very close.
And that, was enough!
Lin Qingyi followed behind Lv Yi, watching as the storm whipped rain against Lv Yi’s face and body.