As soon as the food was served, he began devouring it in large mouthfuls.

After a few dishes, he finally felt his stomach wasn't as empty.

At that moment, he listened attentively.

"Have you heard? Because of the drought in Guangning Prefecture, the Yellow Heaven Sect will have a Heavenly King come to pray for rain in a few days."

"Praying for rain, can that really work?"

"Why not! You must be uninformed. I heard that every Heavenly King of the Yellow Heaven Sect can summon the Thunder God and Thunder Mother to form clouds and bring rain. You know the Phoenix Fairy Prefecture next door, right? I heard that there was no rain for the entire year from last year to this year, but after the Heavenly King of the Yellow Heaven Sect performed a ritual, it rained for three consecutive days."

"..."

Hearing the conversation of the two people at the table not far away, Jiang Ning was slightly surprised.

Yellow Heaven Sect?

Heavenly King?

As far as he knew, the Twelve Heavenly Kings of the Yellow Heaven Sect all had teachings and inheritances from the Yellow Heaven Taoist.

Moreover, they all condensed the Yang God, a divine soul that could traverse the world under the bright sun, unfazed by its scorching rays.

Such figures, in ancient times, were second only to immortals.

In ancient times' Immortal Dao, after the Yang God, one only needed to survive the Heavenly Tribulation to become an immortal.

The Yang God was already the peak existence in the mortal realm.

Those twelve Heavenly Kings, in ancient times, were all truly capable of becoming immortals and patriarchs.

But in today's era, things were different.

The changes in the world's environment have weakened the path of the Immortal Dao.

The peak of the mortal realm below the immortals, the existence of the Yang God, is also not as strong as the peak of first-grade martial arts.

Compared to today's martial arts, a Yang God-level Immortal Dao strong person can only be equated with a Second Grade Grandmaster.

According to the records in the books, this is because the changes in the world's environment have greatly weakened the heavenly power triggered by each move of the Immortal Dao path.

Thus even a Yang God-level strong person below the immortals must see their combat power drop by one realm.

The ability to move mountains and overturn seas has lost nine-tenths of its former peak power.

This is the influence of the world's environment.

It's also the root of the rise of martial arts.

Jiang Ning pondered this, but also found himself interested in the Heavenly King who was about to arrive.

The Heavenly Kings of the Yellow Heaven Sect are the peak strong persons on the path of the Immortal Dao below immortals.

The immortals, whether in the records of this world or in the myths and legends of his past life, are full of romantic imagery.

To enjoy eternal life, roam the world carefree.

Travel to the North Sea by morning, and the Cangwu by evening.

How free and unrestrained that is.

He continued listening to the two people's conversation for a while, but since the rest was of little substance, he paid no more attention.

...

After eating and drinking to his heart's content.

He then left Jiuxiao Building with Lv Yi.

At this moment, the traffic in Jiuxiao Building had increased.

The first floor became somewhat bustling.

He walked out the door, seeing that the queue for the Yellow Heaven Sect's team using talismans to aid people had grown even longer.

The news he heard earlier in the restaurant came back to mind.

Hearing that a Heavenly King-level strong person from the Yellow Heaven Sect would come to Guangning Prefecture to perform a ritual and pray for rain in a few days.

"Could this be their bargaining chip?" Jiang Ning thought to himself, looking towards the place where the followers of the Yellow Heaven Sect were located.

Previously, when drinking and chatting with Zhao Yulong and his old friends, he heard someone lamenting the harsh weather this year, fearing no harvest of crops, leading to famine.

At that time, someone at the table mentioned seeking help from the Yellow Heaven Sect because their Heavenly Kings had performed rituals and prayed for rain many times before.

He merely listened at that time, not taking it too seriously.

After all, the livelihood of Guangning Prefecture's people was not his concern, nor his duty to worry about.

Seeing the followers of the Yellow Heaven Sect using talisman water to save and treat people, and hearing the two people talk about the sect earlier, brought the matter into his mind.

After thinking for a moment, he left it behind.

Yellow Heaven Sect is the first major folk sect in Great Xia.

Yellow Heaven Taoist stands openly alongside the other four as the second in the world.

Both martial arts and Immortal Dao have reached the absolute peak in existence.

Such a level of force, he did not wish to provoke.

If a real problem arises, it wouldn't be his responsibility to solve it.

If the sky falls, there are still many tall people to hold it up.

On his way back to his residence from Jiuxiao Building, he saw two more groups of followers from the Yellow Heaven Sect.

In his early days in town, he rarely saw such occurrences.

...

The next morning.

After a night of rest and physical digestion and absorption, his body felt a lot better.

The first thing he did after waking up was to look at his panel.

[Source Energy]: 25388

He glanced at the change in Source Energy Points on the panel, and nodded in satisfaction.

Yesterday, he used only five Red Flame Blood Crystals, yet the Source Energy Points directly increased by several thousand.

This meant that the cost-effectiveness of the Red Flame Blood Crystals was quite good for him.

Not only could they quickly provide the energy needed for physical recovery, but they also brought him considerable Source Energy Points.

As for these accumulated Source Energy Points, he had already decided to use them to break through in Reading and Writing.

Reading and Writing, although just an auxiliary Skill, showed very obvious effects once its limit was broken for him now.

The most crucial thing was that the Ice Coffin lingered like a ghost.

This made him somewhat worried.

He wanted to try and see if breaking the limit in Reading and Writing could bring an enhancement to the Heavenly Eye.

The lingering Ice Coffin could only be resolved with the Heavenly Eye.

If that didn't work.

He also considered, once his strength grew, to seek out Xia Wanqin.

Xia Wanqin, the woman with a mysterious origin.

His intuition told him that Xia Wanqin might be able to help him.

He also vaguely felt that Xia Wanqin might be very special, knowing many secrets that he was unaware of.

But such a person, he dared not approach rashly to understand.

After pondering for a moment.

He took out the Red Flame Blood Crystals again, chewing and swallowing them one by one.

Although his body had fully absorbed the five Red Flame Blood Crystals from the previous day overnight, it still hadn't completely recovered him physically.

Recreating new blood put too much strain on the body.

Especially the second blood exchange; recreating new blood further drained most of the energy in his body.

The recovery of the body alone was not something that could be achieved in a short time.

It couldn't be done just by relying on the few Red Flame Blood Crystals swallowed yesterday.

After chewing and swallowing the five Red Flame Blood Crystals, he pushed open the door and went out into the courtyard to wash up and practice boxing.

Flap, flap—

Suddenly, the sound of flapping wings came from above his head.

He looked up to see a Flying Messenger hovering above.

As he looked up, the Flying Messenger seemed to have locked onto him, swooping down like an arrow.

"Is it looking for me?" Jiang Ning narrowed his eyes slightly.

The Flying Messenger spread its wings as it neared, rapidly slowing its descent, then flapped twice, stopping three feet in front of him.

Red Crowned Messenger!!

Seeing this Flying Messenger larger than its usual counterparts, with a blood-red crown atop, Jiang Ning was momentarily stunned.

The Red Crowned Messenger, rumored to be exclusive to the Imperial Family, was an intelligent being.

Any one Red Crowned Messenger had the ability to fly thousands of miles a day.

Its strength was enough to fight an ordinary Seventh Grade Martial Artist.

It was truly a formidable aerial predator and a lordly presence.

"Is it her?" Jiang Ning suddenly recalled the image of a young girl.

Then, he took the rolled-up letter from the letter tube on the Red Crowned Messenger's leg.

Unfolding it and taking a look, he confirmed his guess.

It was indeed the handwriting of the Seventeenth Princess, Ji Mingyue—a letter she wrote to him.

His gaze shifted downwards as he read through it all.

He couldn't help but rest his forehead in thought.

In the letter, Ji Mingyue wrote about daily life trivialities over the past month.

About their father's worsening health, their mother secretly crying, her anger at their big brother's bullying, and laughing at their eighth brother being scolded by the Grand Tutor...

The letter concluded by asking him when he would visit the Royal Capital.

After pondering for a moment.

Jiang Ning turned back into the house.

Then he wrote a reply to Ji Mingyue.

In September, he would go to the Royal Capital to attend this year's martial arts examination.

After writing the letter, he slipped it into the letter tube.

"Go, help me deliver this letter to the Seventeenth Princess!!"

Hearing Jiang Ning's words, the Red Crowned Messenger glanced at Jiang Ning, seemingly with a hint of disdain.

Then it flapped its wings and soared into the sky.

Watching the final glance the Red Crowned Messenger gave him, Jiang Ning couldn't help but chuckle.

He suddenly understood why the Red Crowned Messenger behaved this way.

It had flown such a long way to send a letter to him without eating or drinking a drop, only to be dispatched again by him.

"Next time I'll give you something nice!" Jiang Ning chuckled.

Then he turned to wash up.

After freshening up, he began practicing boxing, aiding his body in absorbing the Red Flame Blood Crystals.

The five Red Flame Blood Crystals from yesterday had already helped his body recover to the point where he could practice boxing.

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