280: Chapter 231 280: Chapter 231 Xuanyuan Mengting found Lin Dandan’s affectionate demeanor quite annoying, yet she maintained a dignified expression and refrained from mocking Lin Dandan.
At that moment, Su Feifei became happy and began to guide Jiang Tang toward the direction of their family’s residence.
Guided by his Divine Sense, Jiang Tang hoped to fly like an arrow amidst a group of beautiful women, eager to receive their admiration.
The Dugu brothers previously enjoyed viewing the scenery from the projectile’s flight, but after following Jiang Tang to a couple of places, they realized that the external scenery wasn’t as interesting as watching the multitude of girls who adored Jiang Tang.
Being a young man himself, he silently observed the expressions of admiration the women showed Jiang Tang, a classic case of the attraction between the sexes.
Having reached an age where he yearned for a companion, he knew there were beautiful girls in the stockade who liked him, but he didn’t return their feelings, always assuming that the woman of his dreams had not yet appeared.
This time, following Jiang Tang on their travels, he realized how exciting the outside world was and resolved to emulate Jiang Tang’s style, leaving an impression everywhere with his dashing charm.
As he continued to observe and take note, he was actually imitating, copying Jiang Tang’s actions and expressions, believing that Jiang Tang was exceptionally skilled at putting on an act and charming women, particularly with his sweet nothings and flattering words.
The Dugu brothers had been taught foreign languages by their family, but he had been too lazy to learn.
His sister had mastered it, yet he couldn’t speak it.
Now that he was outside and unable to communicate with others, he regretted his prior laziness.
Determined, he vowed to learn the outside world’s languages, thinking that perhaps his future wife would be from outside their community.
At that moment, the Dugu brothers fantasized about having a group of highly skilled and beautiful women around him, along with abundant wealth, imagining that such a life would be thoroughly enjoyable.
Jiang Tang could feel the Dugu brothers observing him but didn’t pay much attention, for although he was extremely strong, he could not read minds and merely thought the man beside him simply admired him.
“Jiang Tang, I’ve already informed my brother that I shall take you home today,” Su Feifei said.
Having waited for so long, Su Feifei was finally able to show off, her joy evident, yet she wanted to use the authority of her brother to engage in a longer conversation with Jiang Tang.
“Indeed, I haven’t seen Lord Qianchen for several days, and I miss him quite a bit,” Jiang Tang replied sincerely.
What Jiang Tang said came from the heart; Su Chang’an was his first friend in this world, the first to assist him, and the first to understand him.
During his times of trouble, he especially missed his friend, and his thoughts drifted to Yan Weiwei, wondering whether the people from the Immortal Sect had returned to North City Immortal Sect or not.
Maybe they had encountered some delay.
Even if they summoned him back to North City Immortal Sect now, he would first have to finish his business here before returning.
Besides, even if he did return to Baiqiang Jiangmen, he wouldn’t stay long, for he was merely an honorary Elder there, a title he accepted in gratitude for the kindness North City Immortal Sect had shown him.
Understanding North City Immortal Sect’s intentions, as an outstanding Alchemist, everyone wanted him to teach their disciples, and appointing him as an honorary Elder of the Alchemy Hall was also meant with similar intentions.
Jiang Tang thought of Yan Weiwei, suspecting that the senior sister might be preoccupied with her priced duties to seek him out.
As beautiful as Yan Weiwei was, Jiang Tang felt he didn’t share the same feelings for her as he did for the other beautiful women around him.
Perhaps subconsciously, he regarded Yan Weiwei in the same way as he would a senior sister or a sister.
“Jiang Tang, before you returned, my brother was the strongest elite in our family, a Nascent Soul at such a young age.
No one expected that you would come back after just one or two months even stronger than him.
Everyone suspects that you were concealing your real cultivation.
I, however, believe in my brother’s words—he said that when he first met you, you were only at the Qi Cultivation Stage of the seventh level,” Su Feifei commented.
Jiang Tang nodded and said, “Yes, I have Mixed Spiritual Roots.
My hometown experienced a great disaster, and only I survived.
Subsequently, I joined North City Immortal Sect as a Servant Disciple and spent three years learning to make Pills.
Even though I was only at the seventh level of the Qi Refinement Realm, who would have expected that during an expedition, I would be hunted down and nearly to Hell.
But they say misfortune is a blessing in disguise.”
“So, all the stories that are going around the Martial World about you are true then!
Could you tell us how you managed to advance through three major stages in just over a month?” Zhang Nianjiao couldn’t help but ask, and everyone in the flying arrow was eager to know.
The rumors spreading through the Martial World might have omitted many details, so they didn’t believe everything they heard.
They wanted to hear the story directly from Jiang Tang.
“I’ve explained this many times already.
It was during my travels, some people coveted my Magical Treasure, and then outnumbering and overpowering me, they beat me into what seemed like the dire depths of the 18 Levels of Hell.”
“So, you’re unharmed and have obviously recovered, but how did you become stronger?” Yuan Baozhu asked.
“I entered a mysterious space, which might have been someone’s Magical Treasure.
I think it was an Ancient Treasure; it housed numerous Demonic Beasts, Ghost Cultivators, and lots of Spirit Grass.
The Spirit Grass for the two Supreme Elixirs I refined was picked from there.
Weak as I was, entering such a formidable space was fraught with danger.”
“Jiang Tang, you must be hiding many secrets.
If that space was so powerful, how did you survive?
How strong were the Demonic Beasts?
And the Ghost Cultivators, how powerful were they?
If that was an Ancient Treasure, how did you manage to leave it?”
Dugu Yan’er also asked with curiosity, sensing that her bugs must have been taken into a secret space by Jiang Tang, which explained why she could no longer sense their presence.
“The most powerful Demonic Beasts had a cultivation beyond transformation, and the Ghost Cultivators should have had a Condensing Form level cultivation or higher.
I’m not clear on the ranks of Demonic Beasts and Ghost Cultivators.
I only know that they were very strong, yet they were also under the control of that space, and it seemed like someone was manipulating it.”