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Chapter 319: A Great Figure Wants to See You
"Qi Condensation Realm? A young man?"
Jiang Yunzong was completely confused, unable to make sense of it.
There were simply too many clansmen within the Jiang Clan. If not ten thousand, then at least eight thousand were youths at the Qi Condensation Realm. He truly had no way of determining whom Li Xun was referring to.
Moreover, when Li Xun arrived, quite a few people had gone to watch the excitement, and there's quite a few of them who were at the Qi Condensation Realm.
"Could it be… Jiang Linghe?"
Below, Jiang Lingsheng muttered those few words.
The moment Li Xun spoke, his intuition told him that the person Li Xun was looking for had to be Jiang Linghe. That person had simply left too deep an impression on him.
Looking across the entire Jiang Clan, the moment Jiang Linghe was mentioned, most young people thought of him first.
After all, he was far too conspicuous.
Taking twenty years to cultivate to the Qi Condensation Realm—across the whole Jiang Clan, that was truly one of a kind.
"Is it him?"
Jiang Yunzong's expression also shifted.
In truth, he had already considered this possibility, but deep down, he was extremely unwilling to let Li Xun meet Jiang Linghe.
Firstly, Jiang Linghe was the shame of the Jiang Clan.
Secondly, Li Xun's earlier words might represent an opportunity for some of the Jiang Clan's younger generation. Naturally, Jiang Yunzong hoped to place that opportunity on a descendant with a brighter future.
If Li Xun truly gave some benefit to Jiang Linghe, then in everyone's eyes, it would be a complete waste of that opportunity.
More importantly, if Li Xun bestowed some benefit, they would be unable to demand that Jiang Linghe hand it over. After all, no matter what, Jiang Linghe was still a member of the Jiang Clan.
If Li Xun gave something to Jiang Linghe and the Jiang Clan snatched it away afterward, wouldn't that be a blatant slap in Li Xun's face?
If that happened, the goodwill the Jiang Clan had just established with Li Xun might be destroyed in an instant.
"Whether it is him or not, we'll know once we call him over." Li Xun said unhurriedly.
"This…"
Jiang Yunzong pondered for a moment, then helplessly nodded. Turning to Jiang Lingsheng, he instructed:
"Lingsheng, send people to summon all Qi Condensation Realm disciples who went to the mountain gate today. Make sure not to miss a single one."
Li Xun had only mentioned a Qi Condensation Realm youth, without specifying who it was. Naturally, Jiang Yunzong had to bring them all over.
Perhaps they were overthinking it.
Maybe it wasn't Jiang Linghe at all. After all, even they could tell that Jiang Linghe was a waste. With Li Xun's discerning eye, it was impossible for him to be so blind.
No matter what, there was no way a mere Jiang Linghe could catch Li Xun's attention.
"Junior will take care of it at once."
Jiang Lingsheng cupped his hands and withdrew.
Elsewhere, with a pale face, Jiang Linghe finally returned to his residence.
It was a small courtyard at the foot of a mountain. The place looked somewhat dilapidated, yet the interior was kept very clean. Inside stood a stone table and an old tree, lending the area an air of quiet elegance.
But no matter how refined it looked, the sense of poverty was impossible to conceal.
After all, Jiang Linghe was the son of the Jiang Clan's patriarch. Even if he were an illegitimate son, there was no reason for him to have fallen to such a state.
The entire courtyard did not even have a single spirit-gathering formation. If word of this got out, it would be almost unimaginable.
"Sigh…"
Looking at the desolation filling the courtyard, Jiang Linghe let out a quiet sigh. He took out a pill from his storage ring and placed it into his mouth. Only then did the pallor on his face recover a trace of color.
It was a very low-grade healing pill.
Yet even so, he only had this one bottle. Swallowing a single pill made his already meager savings even more strained.
"In three more days, I'll be able to receive this month's stipend…"
Jiang Linghe felt a bit fortunate in his heart.
Although the people of the Jiang Clan treated him harshly—and there was no lack of verbal mockery—they had not gone too far in docking his stipend.
After all, his stipend had already been cut again and again. From the treatment befitting an illegitimate son of the Jiang Clan's patriarch, it had been reduced to that of an ordinary core disciple of a Holy Land.
With his father's name as a deterrent, the other clansmen did not dare to go too far.
After all, if one day the Jiang Clan's patriarch suddenly remembered this illegitimate son of his, and saw that his child was living in what was essentially a doghouse, who could guarantee he wouldn't take it out on others?
'Half a year ago, I only just broke through to the early stage Qi Condensation Realm. This time, after receiving my stipend, I hope my cultivation can improve even a little…'
With this thought in mind, Jiang Linghe headed toward his room.
When others received their stipends, they thought about how to break through their current realms. Only Jiang Linghe thought about how he might advance even a tiny bit further.
As for breaking through to the next realm… He no longer dared to hope for that.
In his view, if after twenty more years he could step into the mid-stage of the Qi Condensation Realm, that would already count as success.
After all, the further one went in cultivation, the more difficult it became. This truth was reflected on him with brutal clarity. During the Body Refinement Realm, things had still been manageable, but once he reached the Qi Condensation Realm—
In these six months of cultivation, he felt as though he was still standing in place, without the slightest improvement.
At this pace, even reaching the mid-stage of the Qi Condensation Realm in ten years was something he had no confidence in. It was as if his physique simply could not accommodate spiritual energy at all—
He's a waste to the extreme.
"Jiang Linghe!"
Just as Jiang Linghe reached the door to his room, a cold voice came from outside the courtyard.
"Hm?"
Jiang Linghe halted and slowly turned around, his brows knitting tightly as confusion rose in his heart.
All these years, no one had ever come near his small courtyard. Today, someone suddenly calling out to him from outside made him almost think he had misheard.
"Jiang Linghe, come out at once!"
At that moment, the voice, sounding impatient, called out again.
"I'm coming."
Jiang Linghe replied and quickly walked to the gate, opening the courtyard door.
On the outside, there stood more than a dozen young people.
The one at the front was someone Jiang Linghe recognized—a cousin named Jiang Lingfeng, two years older than him.
Yet his cultivation had already reached the peak of the Profound Elixir Realm!
Behind Jiang Lingfeng stood another dozen or so boys and girls. The oldest were only fourteen or fifteen years old, while the youngest were no more than eight or nine.
At this moment, standing among them, Jiang Linghe looked like a crane among chickens.
"So slow?"
Jiang Lingfeng glanced at Jiang Linghe unhappily and said impatiently, "Hurry up and come with me. A great figure wants to see you. Remember, when you meet that great figure, you are not to speak unnecessarily, nor make any extra movements. Just observe quietly."
"If you disgrace the Jiang Clan's etiquette, even the patriarch may not be able to protect you!"
"Do you understand?"
"Yes."
Jiang Linghe nodded, then asked with a hint of curiosity, "May I ask, Cousin, which great figure wishes to see me?"
Jiang Lingfeng waved his hand and summoned a flying treasure. As he beckoned the others to board, he spoke solemnly.
"The Profound Sun Holy Son—Li Xun!"
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Note:
Cultivation Realm so far:
1, Body Refinement
2, Qi Condensation (Jiang Linghe's at this realm)
3, Spirit Meridian
4, Profound Elixir (Jiang Lingfeng's at this realm)
5, Divine Power
6, Life and Death (Jiang Lingsheng's at this realm)
7, Divine Palace (Li Xun's at this realm)
8, Half-Saint
9, Saint
10, Saint King
11, Great Saint
12, Quasi-Emperor
13, Emperor
Treasure Level so far:
1, Mortal Weapon
2, Magical Treasure
3, Spiritual Treasure
4, Dao Weapon
5, Sacred Weapon
6, Sacred King Weapon
7, Imperial Weapon
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