Beginning with the Five Animals Fist to Become a Saint

Chapter 676 A Meeting: Ji Mingyue and Ji Minghao!

Walking along the road, you can stroll among ancient trees with lush, spreading branches.

The road is shaded, with only dappled golden sunlight filtering through.

Jiang Ning felt somewhat heavy-hearted.

The hardest thing to bear is the favor of a beautiful woman.

Originally, he came to the capital with one more thing to do, which was to make things clear with Ji Mingyue.

He believed that he and Ji Mingyue had only met once, and that there was a huge difference in their social status.

One of them is the incomparably noble seventeenth princess of the royal family, while he was just an ordinary low-ranking official. They are different in terms of class, lifestyle, and values.

He didn't believe that Ji Mingyue could truly love him.

In his view, it was nothing more than a fleeting stirring of a young girl's heart, which came and went quickly.

We met once, and it's been almost a year since then. My memory of her face is already blurry. What feelings could there possibly be?
So even after arriving in the capital, he wasn't in a hurry to do this.

After all, seeing Ji Mingyue was still quite troublesome for him.

He is no longer qualified to enter or leave the palace, let alone see Ji Mingyue.

Having no way to enter or leave the palace, he simply put the matter aside and focused on improving himself.

But I only found out after overhearing their conversation and discussion.

Before he even arrived, Ji Mingyue had already taken on this matter all by herself, determined to marry him, and the whole city's powerful and influential people knew about it.

This kind of resolve, so absolute, is what gives him the biggest headache.

Originally, all that was needed was to meet with Ji Mingyue once, clarify things, and the original agreement would be over.

He is now in a relationship and does not want to get too entangled with other women.

Having arrived in such a magnificent and vast world, and possessing such a magical interface, his pursuit has long since transcended the seven emotions and six desires.

Instead, they have higher aspirations.

He wanted to reach the pinnacle of martial arts, to see greater scenery, to achieve immortality, and to transcend everything in the world.

Faced with such a pursuit, even the most beautiful woman is nothing more than scenery along the way.

He doesn't reject this kind of scenery, but he doesn't want to deliberately seek it out.

Ji Mingyue's actions were completely unexpected.

For an unmarried woman, once her reputation is tarnished, there is no turning back.

Royal women, in particular, valued their reputation highly.

Ji Mingyue's actions made him realize that he might have underestimated her.

Although it was just a brief encounter, if no real feelings had developed, why would a royal princess be willing to sacrifice her reputation to do such a thing?

It was precisely because he knew that Ji Mingyue's actions involved a great sacrifice that he felt somewhat burdened.

The hardest thing to bear is this kind of favor from a beautiful woman!
He sighed inwardly, then shook his head, trying to stop dwelling on the matter.

It also requires knowledge and reading more books.

In his view, this was the most important thing at present.

After a while.

He then went to the library again.

The spirit rice porridge and the three-finger-wide spirit fish he had just eaten had already been completely digested in his stomach.

This also greatly improved his mental state.

He then entered the library and went to the spot where he had left earlier.

With eyes slightly closed, his divine sense erupted.

In an instant, ten books flew off the bookshelf and hovered around him.

Hua Hua Hua——

The pages of the book opened.

A torrent of information contained in countless words instantly flooded into his mind.

His brain immediately focused entirely on processing the textual information on the pages, completing the entire digestion process while browsing.

[Literacy and Character Interpretation Experience Points +1]

[Literacy and Character Interpretation Experience Points +1]

[Literacy and Character Interpretation Experience Points +1]

【.】

As time passed, prompts flashed past him again and again.

I do not know how long it has been.

A familiar figure appeared at the end of a row of bookshelves.

The newcomer was Li Mujin, who had just seen Jiang Ning in the cafeteria.

"He really is here!" Li Mujin thought to herself as she looked at Jiang Ning, who seemed completely absorbed in his work.

After hesitating for a moment, she immediately walked over.

Just as she got within three feet of Jiang Ning, she suddenly felt a gentle force repelling her.

"The power of the spirit!!" A thought struck her, and her pupils dilated slightly in surprise.

Seeing that Jiang Ning seemed completely unfazed, she stopped approaching.

She then looked at Jiang Ning for a moment, and seeing the pages of the book that Jiang Ning was constantly turning, she was even more surprised.

She knew that this must be Jiang Ning's way of reading books.

She didn't think Jiang Ning was putting on a show.

As the daughter of a prince who was on good terms with Ji Mingyue, she had heard the name Jiang Ning countless times from Ji Mingyue.

Later, as Jiang Ning's reputation grew, she also curiously retrieved Jiang Ning's intelligence.

Upon seeing him, she realized what a legendary figure he was.

Now that she has seen it with her own eyes, she knows even more that the records are true.

It could even be said that Jiang Ning's martial arts achievements were even greater than those recorded.

Using mental power to simultaneously peruse ten books, one can multiply one's mind and do ten things at once.

She did not believe that Jiang Ning was faking his performance.

According to her understanding, Jiang Ning had started quickly flipping through books in this manner since yesterday when he entered the library.

In her view, someone who rose from humble beginnings like this wouldn't come here specifically to create a false impression.

Li Mujin's eyes flickered as she looked at Jiang Ning.

After a while, she turned and walked towards the second floor.

As a student of the Dao Palace for many years, she now has only one goal: to quickly reach the fourth rank of martial arts and graduate.

Therefore, she could also hold some important official positions and do what she wanted to do.

Qingluan Palace.

The afternoon sun slanted into the room.

"Little Seventeen!!" Ji Minghao's voice reached Ji Mingyue's ears even before he arrived.

next moment.

Ji Minghao, dressed in a magnificent robe, appeared in the pavilion.

At this moment, Ji Mingyue, who was leaning against the windowsill looking out the window, turned her head and glanced at Ji Minghao behind her.

"Starling!"

Ji Minghao: "."

Upon hearing the name Ji Mingyue, his face twitched, and he was speechless.

"Little Seventeen, let's change what you call me! If that's what the myna bird hears, people will think I'm a bird!!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Mingyue couldn't help but smile slightly.

The worry between his brows immediately lessened.

"Little Seventeen, didn't you get any news from Brother Jiang?" Ji Minghao asked bluntly.

"I got it!" Ji Mingyue nodded and continued, "Sister Mu Jin just sent someone to tell me!"

Then, with a worried look on her face, she said, "But my father has confined me to my quarters and keeps a close watch on me. I can't even leave Qingluan Palace to see him now."

"Do you really like him?" Ji Minghao looked at her and asked in a very serious tone.

"I like it!" Ji Mingyue nodded.

“You’ve only met him once!” Ji Minghao emphasized.

“Eighth brother, as I said before, some people only need to meet once! And some people, even if you spend ten years together, will still drift apart,” Ji Mingyue said.

"Are you really sure you won't marry anyone but him?" Ji Minghao asked again. "I won't marry anyone but him! I've made up my mind!" Ji Mingyue nodded without hesitation.

"Alright!" Ji Minghao nodded emphatically, "Since you're really set on him, then I'll help you!"

"How will Eighth Brother help me?" Ji Mingyue looked up and asked with bright eyes.

"I'll take you to him!" Ji Minghao said, continuing, "Ask him why he came to the capital but didn't come to see you!"

"Now?" Ji Mingyue jumped down from the windowsill, her expression excited.

"Not now! Father's orders against you are too strict; I cannot take you out right now!" Ji Minghao shook his head.

Upon hearing this, Ji Mingyue's initial enthusiasm immediately deflated.

"When will that be?" she asked dejectedly.

“In a few days, three days before the martial arts examination, Father will personally inspect the competition venue. That will be the time when the guards are least on you. With my connections, I can help you sneak out,” Ji Minghao said.

"Okay! Then I'll wait a few more days!" Having received a definite answer about the time, Ji Mingyue immediately regained her energetic spirit.

In the blink of an eye.

Several days passed.

Jiang Ning had lost count of how many books he had read by this time.

The words that have accumulated in my mind have long since transformed into mountains and seas.

He suddenly opened his eyes.

The books floating beside me flew towards the bookshelf and returned to their original positions.

I'm a little tired!

He rubbed his temples, a hint of weariness showing between his brows.

Then he walked out of the library.

Passing through the interwoven light and shadow like a water curtain.

He came to the outside of the library again.

The bright moon still hung high in the sky.

Under the cool moonlight, the quiet road was clearly visible.

He has walked this road countless times these days.

Whenever his mental energy was exhausted, he would come out and enter the lake to let the spiritually rich water nourish his body.

After these days of observation, he has come to understand that the invisible mist he saw at the bottom of the lake is what is known as spiritual energy.

Beneath the lake lies a vein of spirit crystals.

He had seen the spirit crystal before in Shangyang Cave.

The reason why the lake water of the Taoist Palace has a strong nourishing effect is that

It was because of the spirit crystal vein at the bottom of the lake.

So whenever he felt mentally exhausted and his brow was stinging, he would go to the bottom of the lake for a while.

Being nourished by the lake water is the most cost-effective way to help him recover.

If it weren't for this convenient and powerful recovery method, he would never have dared to so directly exploit his mental energy.

After a while.

He sank to the bottom of the lake again.

The lake water instantly enveloped him, making him feel exceptionally comfortable.

His gaze returned to the soles of his feet.

Ever since he discovered the spirit crystal vein at the bottom of the lake, he had been itching to try it.

The allure of spirit crystal veins is far greater than that of gold mines for ordinary people.

This is not only because of the value contained in the spirit crystal vein, but also because he is currently desperately short of source energy points.

For several days, he has been reading books day and night, absorbing a vast amount of text. His progress in learning to read and write has already reached its current bottleneck.

[Skill]: Literacy (Breaking the limit 50000/50000 thirteen times) (Photographic memory (White))

As for how much experience he had accumulated in the art of literacy, he simply couldn't calculate it.

The importance of this skill is beyond doubt.

Above the third rank, the second rank Grandmaster involves the spiritual level.

The ability to continuously improve one's literacy skills is a rare technique that can bring about a transformation in one's spiritual power.

However, to further improve this skill to its current level, the required source energy points are not just 10,000 or 20,000.

Instead, it requires a full 200,000 energy points.

[Source Energy]: 101133
His gaze swept across the panel, landing on the energy points.

Even though he had received many benefits in the Dao Palace's dining hall these past few days, and had used up all the Emperor's Essence he had accumulated,

However, the number of energy points has only just broken through the 100,000 mark, and the 200,000 mark is still a long way off.

Not to mention that for the sake of his nine blood transfusions, his Vajra Indestructible Body still needs to be further improved.

He was looking at the bottom of the lake.

"Never mind!" He shook his head and gave up on the idea.

This is not just a moral constraint, but also an understanding of the value of the spirit crystal vein.

They also understood that in this day and age, moving a spirit crystal vein and burying it beneath the Dao Palace was an achievement that was difficult to replicate.

If I were to disturb the spirit crystal mine, it would be tantamount to disturbing one of the lifebloods of the Dao Palace.

Immediately, a thought crossed his mind.

The wisps of mist that had settled in the lake instantly gathered around him.

As these invisible yet real misty spiritual energies flowed into him, he immediately felt a refreshing coolness, like spring rain, showering down on his body.

"That's fine!" He relaxed and quietly enjoyed the recovery of his physical condition.

a long time.

wow-

The calm lake surface suddenly shattered, and a figure appeared on the lakeshore.

"It really is good stuff!" Jiang Ning clenched his fist, feeling his physical condition recover, and his expression was pleasant.

……

The sun rises in the east.

Jiang Ning walked out of the library again.

He squinted slightly as he faced the blinding golden light.

After reading for several more hours, he felt somewhat listless, but his eyes grew brighter, as if they were shining with light.

[Source Energy]: 101566
The number of energy points has increased by more than 500 compared to yesterday.

He knew that part of it came from the spirit rice porridge and the spirit fish provided in the daily breakfast.

Another portion came from what he had gained late last night.

It originates from the misty spiritual energy in the lake.

He then closed the panel and slowly walked towards the cafeteria.

"Brother Jiang!" Just then, a gentle male voice rang out.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning stopped and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

His expression faltered slightly.

A man and a woman came into his line of sight.

The two were Ji Minghao and Ji Mingyue, whom they hadn't seen for a long time.

At this moment, Ji Minghao was wearing a well-tailored dark blue brocade robe.

The gold thread embroidered with cloud patterns was both dignified for a prince and not too ostentatious for the Taoist palace.

He stood tall and straight, his steps were steady, and his eyes and brows carried a calm demeanor that he had cultivated from being in a high position for a long time.

Compared to last year, Ji Minghao looks more like a prince, and has gained even more of a princely air.

Beside him stood Ji Mingyue, who was half a head shorter.

This seventeenth princess had clearly made careful preparations.

She wore a pale yellow palace dress with delicate lotus vine patterns embroidered on the hem.

In the morning light, the hem of the skirt shimmered with a soft sheen.

The golden morning sun shone on one side of her face, making the fine downy hairs clearly visible.

Her smile was bright, carrying a unique girlish charm.

(End of this chapter)