This was surely not an easy task, and it might offend quite a few people and forces from both the upright and the underworld.
However, it was an undertaking that had to be done.
At this stage, there was no need for personal involvement.
He just needed his subordinates to get moving and take care of it.
Only if real trouble arose would he step in personally.
Otherwise, if he concentrated solely on aggressions and land acquisition, his own cultivation would inevitably fall behind.
After saying goodbye to Hua Zhezhi,
Jiang Dali rode an eagle back to Black Wind Village with the Master of Tyrant Hall in tow.
During the journey, whenever the Master of Tyrant Hall showed signs of waking, Jiang Dali didn’t give him a chance to speak and knocked him out directly.
Any words and dealings would wait until after returning to the Mountain Village.
On this two-day journey, Jiang Dali focused solely on cultivating Martial Arts with the aid of the Ice Soul Jade Stone.
In just two days, Jiang Dali had practiced the "Thirteen Grand Protectors Horizontal Training Skill," an Earth-rank Ultimate Skill Fragment, to the level of Initial Insight, and both his body’s defensive power and Qi-Blood had once again increased.
His Qi-Blood had reached an astonishing 8,100 points.
The "Thirteen Grand Protectors Horizontal Training Skill" alone could be considered a Human Rank Top-Grade Martial Art.
Combined with the "Thirteen Grand Protectors’ Internal Qi Technique" and the "Thirteen Grand Protectors Explosive Qi Skill," it would form a complete Earth-rank Ultimate Skill called "Thirteen Grand Protectors Horizontal Training."
Yet even when performing the extremely forceful "Nine Yang Divine Skill," Jiang Dali could unleash seven or eight parts of the power of the Thirteen Grand Protectors Horizontal Training.
In his hands, this fragmented secret technique was as powerful as an ordinary Earthly Rank Martial Art.
However, each improvement in an Earth-rank Ultimate Skill required an exorbitant number of Cultivation Points and Potential Points.
Thanks to the miraculous effects of the Ice Soul Jade Stone, Jiang Dali could understand and save a large amount of Cultivation Points and Potential Points.
If it were a complete Earth-rank Ultimate Skill, it might not be so easy to comprehend.
However, the "Thirteen Grand Protectors Horizontal Training Skill" was, after all, only part of a secret technique.
And it was also a Horizontal Training skill that he was most familiar with, so it wasn’t that difficult to comprehend and cultivate.
Two days later, as Jiang Dali rode the eagle back to the Mountain Village, he was immediately greeted by a corridor of Players remaining in the village, who cheered loudly.
Eager gazes converged on him.
Especially when they looked at the bound Master of Tyrant Hall behind him, it was as if they saw a shining badge of honor.
"It’s clear, your status among these Players is quite high; this is a very rare and peculiar phenomenon.
From my observations, in this world, apart from a few exceptional fighters such as Qiao Feng, Guo Jing, and Lang Fan Yun, few individuals receive such admiration and support from so many Players."
The Master of Tyrant Hall, Ting Shui, looked at the faces of the Players looking up eagerly below and remarked with a faint smile.
Jiang Dali was about to reply when a sudden thought struck him, and he asked, puzzled, "Players? What are Players?"
Ting Shui’s expression didn’t show surprise, and he smiled, "It’s nothing, Players are just a term we Abnormal People use to refer to each other, implying people who ’play’ in the Martial World."
"That’s an interesting term, but given that you Abnormal People can’t die, indeed, you can afford to ’play’ in the Martial World, though your strength is all too weak."
Jiang Dali feigned a sudden understanding and laughed.
Ting Shui laughed and said, "Currently weak, perhaps, but not necessarily in the future. What do you think, if there were tens of thousands of Abnormal People with strength comparable to mine, wouldn’t they become a force too significant to ignore?"
Jiang Dali feigned surprise, "You’re quite bold in your thinking. The path of Martial Arts cultivation is nowhere that easy."
Ting Shui shook his head with a chuckle, "That’s why you don’t understand. You yourself are quite a formidable character and must have experienced extraordinary adventures.
In our eyes, you are a protagonist within a small scope.
A person like you is destined to be much stronger than ordinary people, but in a few years, you will find that among Abnormal People, many will surpass your strength.
Don’t be incredulous... Do you know how many years it took for me to cultivate to my current level of strength? Actually, it was just two years.
What do you think, surprising, isn’t it? The potential of us Abnormal People can be quite terrifying."
Ting Shui turned his head and looked at Jiang Dali with a teasing smile.
Jiang Dali blinked slowly, feigning an expression of astonishment.
His own strength had also been cultivated within two years.
And strictly speaking, the period of explosive growth had really been only in the past one or two months.
Nevertheless, he was definitely not going to reveal this information to the other party.
Let Ting Shui maintain his current sense of superiority.
In a few years, he would come to a despairing realization: Black Wind Village Chief would always be the Black Wind Village Chief, and the boss is always going to be the boss!
"Surprised, that’s right. So you see, as long as you cooperate with us, you can also improve your strength very quickly," Ting Shui lightly laughed.
"Let’s talk about this after we get down; don’t forget, you have another ’brother’ in my hands too. I’ll take you to see him first."
Jiang Dali chuckled lightly as he changed the subject and descended with the Master of Tyrant Hall.
He knew this saying well: It’s best to let the enemy underestimate your strength, otherwise, it’s best not to have enemies.
The Master of Tyrant Hall, despite his exceptional strength, great talent, a nimble mind, and a vision beyond ordinary Players,
was ultimately limited by conventional thinking and underestimated Jiang Dali.
If he had been just a native, perhaps cooperation with the other party would indeed have been the best choice.
Unfortunately, his current identity was neither that of a Player nor a native.