Zhenyuan Escort Agency.
Jiang Yuan held Lei Zhan's body, making him kneel before Jiang Zhenyuan's coffin.
Looking at the coffin in front of him, he sighed quietly in his heart.
I don't know if I should call you father, but in my memories, you are worthy of being called that.
I always feel as though he and I are of the same essence.
Rest in peace now!
The grudge of the Zhenyuan Escort Agency, I have taken it up.
Now it can only be considered interest.
As for the leader of the Blackwind Stockade, I am currently powerless.
But soon, in not too long, I will completely surpass him.
By then, I will fulfill your wish, and avenge these twenty-three people who have passed away.
You can rest assured, my future, will make you very proud!
Jiang Yuan remained silent, then slowly withdrew to the side.
The others orderly came forward, presenting the flowers in their hands.
Some pretended to cry, some doubted the past, and some...
At this moment, the scene in the memorial hall was extraordinarily harmonious.
These people all seemed full of goodwill.
But Jiang Yuan knew that all of this was won by his own strength.
In any world, it is the same.
The stronger you are, the more respect you will find around you, and everyone seems to be virtuous.
The more destitute and poor you become, the more you will find that everyone around you loathes you, seeming all evil.
These people in the memorial hall who appeared extraordinarily kind.
If he did not have the strength he has now.
They would all show their vicious faces and divide up the Zhenyuan Escort Agency entirely.
Perhaps one morning when he wakes up.
Someone would find all the people belonging to the Zhenyuan Escort Agency turned into corpses, lying in the gutters on the street.
After a long time.
Everyone finished offering flowers.
Old Ma came to Jiang Zhenyuan's coffin.
He heavily kowtowed three times.
"Master, rest assured! The young master has now achieved great things, Zhenyuan Escort Agency is not in decline!"
Li Hong also added: "Brother Zhenyuan really had a good son!"
Everyone nodded, complimenting and praising Jiang Yuan.
Half a month later, in a blink of an eye.
Zhenyuan Escort Agency.
Jiang Yuan rose from the wooden barrel, his muscles were clearly defined, full of cheetah-like lines.
At this time, the room was filled with mist.
The water in the barrel had turned from clear to blood red.
Many extremely expensive medicinal materials floated on it.
Over the past half month, Jiang Yuan had spent thousands of taels of silver on medicinal baths alone.
But feeling the progress of blood replacement in his body, he felt that all this was worth it.
In just half a month, Jiang Yuan already felt that he was nearing perfection from his initial blood transformation.
Next moment.
He circulated his internal energy, and a drop of bright red blood slowly condensed at his fingertip.
It dropped to the ground in a moment.
The drop of blood was like liquid mercury.
It condensed but did not disperse on the ground, bouncing repeatedly.
It took a long time to fully disperse and blend into the ground.
"A drop of blood becomes mercury, condensing but not dispersing, it seems that I am only a few days away from perfecting my blood transformation."
Jiang Yuan murmured to himself.
[Name]:Jiang Yuan
[Realm]:Body Forging 7th Stage
[Innate Destiny]:Longevity Unbounded (Purple) Body of Dragon and Tiger (Blue) Outstanding Comprehension (Green)
[Power of Destiny]:74 strands
[Destiny Seed]:None
Seventy-four strands.
Almost there!
In just half a month, I will have accumulated one hundred strands of the power of destiny, and I will be able to upgrade the remaining green innate destiny.
Afterward, he cleaned the blood off his body with clear water and directly put on his clothes from the clothes rack.
By the time he opened the door to his room.
Old Ma hurriedly greeted him.
"Young Master, the County Lord's personal guard just came here. He invites you to visit his mansion!"
"Did his personal guard say anything?"
"He said that this matter is of great importance, and requested Mr. Jiang to go there as soon as possible."
Jiang Yuan was immediately excited.
It seems that the people from Li Hong's sect have arrived.
County Lord's mansion.
Next to the pond in the courtyard.
A woman in Daoist robes stood in the center of the water pavilion, with a face in her thirties or forties.
Her expression was cold, showing neither happiness nor sorrow.
"Nice to meet you, Martial Aunt"
Li Hong respectfully greeted this cold-faced Taoist aunt.
At this moment, his heart was silently complaining. Why did this elder, in charge of affairs, come?
Among the many elders in the sect, she was the most feared elder, without a doubt.
She presided over the Punishment Hall, and all sect laws, internal and external, were managed by her.
She was cold and impartial, yet her cultivation was extremely profound.
Even other elders felt a headache when they saw her.
She had an indifferent expression, but it seemed like she knew what Li Hong was thinking.
She said, "I am near this place, and the sect sent me to verify whether he is qualified to enter the inner gate of our Sunset Sect. Do you have his information?"
Li Hong respectfully handed her a stack of files.
"Martial Aunt, this is all the information about Jiang Yuan from his childhood to the present, please have a look."
"Hmm!"
She took the files and looked through them page by page, her eyebrows furrowing more as she read.
"Frequenting brothels, wasting time, are you sure he's as outstanding as you say?"
She said coldly.
In her heart, she felt somewhat disdainful. Compared to Zhao Li, who she had just accepted as a disciple, this Jiang Yuan was far inferior in terms of disposition and talent.
Zhao Li has been upright and hardworking since he was young, with a persistent temperament and incredibly dedicated in cultivation.
This is why he could create his own legend, reaching the peak of mortals in just over two months.
Compared to him, Jiang Yuan's past deeds were simply wasting time, wasting life, and wasting potential.
Like a pool of mud!
Li Hong respectfully said at this time: "In response to the elder, I am very sure! I had seen him from a distance one and a half months ago, and he was only at the third level of Body Forging."
"But half a month ago, he had already broken through to the seventh level of Body Forging. Although he took a Pill for Organ Training that I gave him, this kind of cultivation speed proves that he has tapped into his innate potential."
The Daoist aunt said coldly: "Organ Training Pill? Your pill is so inferior that after he took it, he directly advanced levels. His foundation must be weak. Is this what you call a prodigy?"
"Look at Zhao Li, who just acknowledged me as his master. In just over two months, he cultivated to the ninth level of Body Forging on his own. His spirit is already complete, and now he only needs to continue tempering the strength of his body, and he can successfully break through by opening the spiritual veins in his body. That's what a prodigy is!"
Li Hong said, "But Jiang Yuan's physical strength is unprecedented! Although Zhao Li is highly talented, his physical strength is always his weak point!"
"Are you questioning me?"
"Not at all!"
Li Hong quickly lowered his head.
"I know you're not convinced, but let me tell you, Zhao Li's talent is extremely special. He can draw in the spirit of heaven and earth to temper his body, even before entering the Meridian Opening Realm. Once he breaks through into the Meridian Linking Realm, his cultivation speed will inevitably outpace all others. No matter how strong the body is, it can't be compared to him."
Li Hong was shocked when he heard this.
Just then, Li Hong's personal guard hurried over.
"Sir, Jiang Yuan is here!"
Li Hong looked at the Daoist aunt, "Martial Aunt, this..."
"Now that he's here, let's meet him! Call him over!"
"Yes, Martial Aunt!"
Li Hong quickly responded.
Then he said to the personal guard, "Quickly, please bring him over!"