Exiting the Hongmeng Space, Jiang Wang shook his head with a smile.

He hadn’t anticipated that entering the Hongmeng Space once would bring such benefits, securing the Voice Broadcast Immortal Style.

Although an unexpected joy, it was a gain nonetheless... he couldn’t help but... try a few more times.

Of course, there were no more special changes afterward.

Push the Shimen of the blessed land open, stepping inside was the Hongmeng Space, stepping back was his own blessed land space.

He didn’t speak to anyone, walking back and forth, trying several times until he confirmed there were indeed no new gains, and then he put it out of his mind.

Lord Jiang, who led a fulfilling life every day, naturally had no clue that several fellows named Jia Fugui, Shangguan, and Zhao Tiezhu in the Hongmeng Space were all cursing him for showing off.

The adjustment to the Eight Tones Sea of Flames had been completed a few days ago.

After the adjustment, the Eight Tones Sea of Flames’ might had increased by a whole tenth, but it had yet to break through the upper echelons of the first rank.

During this time, he also took part in another blessed land challenge.

Lord Jiang, who had already fought his way to the second rank of the Taixu Illusion Realm Inner Mansion, once again suffered a clean and decisive defeat.

Before the challenge, he had prepared to not hold back anything but the Astray Path, but in the end... he still had a lot left in reserve. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

After all, he hadn’t had many opportunities to strike.

From the forty-third rank of the Chicken Cage Mountain, he had dropped to the forty-fourth rank of the Tung Tree Mountain. The monthly merit points decreased by ten, turning into three hundred and eighty.

All the way along, everything had changed, yet in this one aspect of the blessed land, a consistent slide downward was all too reliable.

For some reason, he hadn’t come across anyone forfeiting a challenge for so long, his hope to slow his slide in ranking was frequently dashed.

This made him miss the strong contender who had learned the ancient Gentleman’s Nine Swords Remnant Moves before challenging him. Why didn’t everyone fully prepare before challenging?

However, at least now, Jiang Wang no longer felt sorry...

Anyone who had lost their way down this path, no matter how proud or arrogant, would have gotten used to it.

He genuinely couldn’t win.

He just treated it as an opportunity to spar with a strong opponent once a month.

Thinking this way made it much easier to bear.

Jiang Wang comforted himself, then paused his cultivation for the moment, leaving the secluded courtyard that Lv Zongxiao had prepared for his solitary cultivation.

Of course, this wasn’t to say he needed rest, as in the matter of cultivation, he never spoke of rest.

It was just that, counting the time, the Political Affairs Hall should have had results by now.

This round of secluded cultivation had been very fruitful; Jiang Wang felt more confident and more grounded, and unconsciously, his steps felt lighter.

"Ouch!" A crisp cry of pain.

A young girl around fourteen or fifteen years old, probably just climbing the wall, had accidentally fallen, tumbling in a mess.

The courtyard prepared by Lv Zongxiao, despite being in a bustling urban area, was quiet and secluded.

Finding tranquility amid chaos was considered supreme.

The gate Jiang Wang was coming out of, happened to face the yard wall of the opposite courtyard.

Such was how the restless young girl tumbled before his eyes.

The girl fell to the ground, turned her head, her cute little face scrunched up, teary eyes looking at Jiang Wang, "Help..."

"Don’t be afraid," Jiang Wang said softly, "I’ll call someone for you."

"...Busy," the girl blinked, her eyelashes still wet with tears, looking somewhat perplexed.

"Someone come!" Jiang Wang already called out.

A guard emerged from somewhere, quickly rushing to Jiang Wang’s side, bowed and asked, "Lord Jiang, what are your orders?"

"Take this young lady to get her injuries treated," Jiang Wang instructed. "Put the costs on my account."

"Yes, sir."

The guard dispatched by Lv Zongxiao was very efficient, quickly picking up the young lady and dashing out of the alley.

Xiang Ling’er, who ranked fifth in fragrance at the Sanfen Xiangqi Tower in Tianxiang, stood there somewhat dazed.

Why did it have to unfold like this...

Could it be that I revealed my cultivation? Impossible, my technique of concealing my breath is such that not even an Outer Tower Cultivator could see through it.

She had prepared a whole set of tactics for further contact, but she hadn’t expected to get stuck at the first step.

This man surnamed Jiang simply called someone over to send her away!

Am I not cute enough? Was my fall not pitiful enough?

Is there no compassion left?

People from Qi Country really don’t understand how to pity and cherish the fairer sex!

But no matter how much she raged in her heart, she couldn’t just flip over and jump down energetically now. Wouldn’t that just expose herself?

Xiang Ling’er felt an itch in her teeth from frustration.

The guard was very responsible, shaking her as he ran with her in his arms, "Young lady, hang in there! Don’t fall asleep! We’ll arrive at the medical hall soon!"

What an utter embarrassment!

Just let me die...

Xiang Ling’er silently covered her face.

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...

Meanwhile, Jiang Wang shook his head and strolled towards the Tai Xu Corner Tower, guessing that Zhongxuan Sheng must be somewhere around during this time.

The young lady from earlier was indeed cute and looked quite pitiable.

But there was always an unnatural feeling about her that he couldn’t shake off.

However, he wasn’t so concerned about that bit of unnaturalness that he would leave her unattended. Simply judging by the sound she made when she fell and her breathing, her injuries were not that severe, so it was enough to take her to any medical hall.

He himself also knew a bit of medical Dao arts, but it was a mere trifle of a skill; it was best not to embarrass himself if he could avoid it.

The Tai Xu Corner Tower was still packed, bustling with business. The two teams of guards stationed by Lv Zongxiao had a very good effect, maintaining order in the place.

The De Sheng Trading Company alone would struggle to achieve this.

However, Zhongxuan Sheng wasn’t at the Tai Xu Corner Tower or the Dayuan Gambling House, but in a tea room—he had opened a new tea house, which was doing great business thanks to the current popularity of Heavenly Mansion City.

"Now, I’m cultivating my character and nourishing my nature," Zhongxuan Sheng said slowly, sipping his tea.

"Oh," Jiang Wang expressed his belief, looking for a place to sit.

"Hey, hey, hey," Zhongxuan Sheng quickly stopped him, "As the second Dong family member of the De Sheng Trading Company, since you’ve come out, you should be doing some real work, right? This month is already halfway through, why don’t you go collect some debts from the Sanfen Xiangqi Tower!"

Jiang Wang: ...

It was indeed mid-May, but wasn’t the Sanfen Xiangqi Tower just built not long ago? It’s only been a few days, what kind of debt are you talking about collecting!

"Go on, hurry up," Zhongxuan Sheng urged.

"Any manager could handle this," Jiang Wang eyed him, "What are you getting at?"

Zhongxuan Sheng shifted uneasily, "Rumor has it that a Transcendent Cultivator has arrived there. The Court has strict regulations in this area. It’s not a problem for organizations across regions to have Transcendent Cultivators, but it is an issue if a Transcendent Cultivator teaches Transcendent Power within the borders of Qi Kingdom without notifying the authorities, establishing Transcendent forces in secret. That would lead to severe crackdowns. After all, it was I who introduced this business. Help me out by taking a look and giving them a warning, to avoid any issues in the future."

Jiang Wang was about to ask, why don’t you go yourself? But then he saw Shisi.

"Alright," he replied without further ado and left the tea house.