Chapter 318 - 155: The End of Daoist Technique Points to Divine Techniques! The 5 Top Ranks of the Mansion Courtyard: Archery, Horsemanship, Military, Martial Arts, and Spirit

Chapter 318: Chapter 155: The End of Daoist Technique Points to Divine Techniques! The 5 Top Ranks of the Mansion Courtyard: Archery, Horsemanship, Military, Martial Arts, and Spirit

"If you can become a Prefecture Student and enter, then achieve a top rank in the Five Gates examination and become one of the Chiefs of the Mansion and Court."

"It shouldn’t be difficult to obtain the right to use one of these Divine Soul Cultivation Rooms for your Daoist Technique cultivation."

"Otherwise..."

"You’d have to go outside Jiangyin Prefecture. Besides the Great Xuan Martial Institute, the Dragon Elephant True Sect, and the Water Monarch’s Mansion in East Canghai, you probably won’t find one anywhere else."

Archery, Horsemanship, Weaponry, Martial Arts, Spirit!

’So passing the Five Gates examination, taking a top rank, and becoming one of the Chiefs of the Mansion and Court would let me rent a Cultivation Room? Would that greatly accelerate my progress in drawing on the Divine Talisman Fire?’

Ji Xiu nodded.

He had already intended to take the examination for Prefecture Official Merit. His seclusion for the better part of a month was precisely to participate in this year’s Grand Examination of the Manors and secure a high rank, so he wouldn’t have to wait any longer.

Since the Jiangyin Prefecture Courtyard had a place to cultivate Daoist Techniques, it suited his plans perfectly.

This trip to the Flying Immortal Temple today had really been worthwhile.

Not only had he seen Master Duan, which lifted a great weight from his heart, but he had also survived a deadly threat and learned so many secrets.

Now, knowing about the blatant killing intent from those of the Grand Lineage and other hidden figures, combined with the fact that every step forward required either resources or status... all of it created a pressing sense of urgency in Ji Xiu’s heart.

’Cultivation is truly like rowing a boat upstream; if you don’t advance, you fall behind.’

He...

’...absolutely could not afford to stop!’

"It’s getting late. I should go back and cultivate."

Ji Xiu considered his options. Right now, the safest place seemed to be the Beicang Marquis’s Mansion.

With the Young Lady Heir, Xiao Mingli, in residence, no petty villain would dare approach the Marquis’s Mansion’s grounds. Not unless some fool had a death wish and wanted to test their strength against Granny Shi, who had reached the Dragon Tiger Realm.

Besides, within the Marquis’s Mansion was a Spirit Pool Entrance comparable to a Blessed Land, which was perfect for drawing upon the Immortal Robe Scroll in advance and becoming an Immortal Robe Martial Artist!

Having made up his mind, Ji Xiu spoke decisively.

Ji Wei, however, was taken aback.

"Brother, I came all the way to Jiangyin Prefecture. You’re not going to live with me...?"

Her tone was tinged with reluctance.

Ji Xiu shook his head.

"It’s better to be safe than sorry."

"If someone comes after me again, launching a surprise attack at night, it wouldn’t be right to drag you and Observatory Master Fan into it."

"The Marquis’s Mansion, on the other hand, is much safer."

"Little Wei, just wait a little longer. After I’ve established myself and can stand on my own two feet..."

"When that time comes, I’ll definitely expand our business from Anning County here to Jiangyin Prefecture and become a Great Lineage Master in my own right!"

Ji Xiu clenched his fist, his face radiating confidence and high spirits. The Jade Blood Dragon Core Pendant at his waist chimed, CLANG CLANG.

Then again...

He just didn’t want to have to use his trump cards.

If he were carrying his Sword Plaque and wearing the Loongson Jade Pendant...

...an ordinary Qi Cultivation Grandmaster might not even be able to break through his defenses!

Hearing Ji Xiu’s explanation, although she was reluctant to part with him, Ji Wei knew her brother was doing it for her own good.

But when the name "Beicang Marquis’s Mansion" was brought up again...

Ji Wei looked at her brother with a complicated expression.

’She thought of Sister Hongyu, the eldest daughter of the Fire Kiln Lu Family in Anning County; Sister Wei Zhi, the daughter of the Manor Master of the Cattle and Sheep Market; and then there was the Dragon Maiden who came later, and the mysterious Sister Jiang...’

’As her own world had expanded...’

’...she had to admit.’

’Her brother had attracted quite a few "peach blossoms" on his journey, and each one was of a higher station than the last!’

’She just wondered when he would finally bring home a real sister-in-law to continue the family line with Incense and Candlelight. That was their parents’ only wish before they passed away!’

Watching the retreating back of Ji Xiu under the moonlight as he "casually pilfered" the Jade-Horned Spirit Deer, leading it away while also carrying two severed heads...

Ji Wei muttered to herself.ℴℴ𝘮