Chapter 331: Incredible!
The next morning.
Jiang Xinghai sat cross-legged, refining the energy he had absorbed from the Thousand Derivation Spiritual Body.
His cultivation had long since reached the Middle Stage of the Creation Realm.
Now, he was attempting to break through from the Middle Stage to the Late Stage of the Creation Realm.
Just as he had previously speculated, it wasn’t that the energy of the Thousand Derivation Spiritual Body had weakened.
Rather, his own cultivation had hit a bottleneck, preventing him from refining it all at once. He could only do so gradually, in cycles.
When Shen Lingxue awoke, she gazed quietly at Jiang Xinghai as he cultivated, her eyes filled with an indescribable emotion.
Was it tender love, pure affection, or deep admiration?
’I can’t slack off either.’
Shen Lingxue also sat cross-legged, facing Jiang Xinghai, and began to cultivate.
As time passed, the sun climbed high into the sky.
A vast, imposing pressure erupted from Jiang Xinghai.
"Success!"
He opened his eyes, which glinted with a sharp light. His cultivation had stepped into the Late Stage of the Creation Realm!
’There’s still unrefined energy from the Thousand Derivation Spiritual Body left inside me. It’s hard to imagine how much benefit Lingxue’s special constitution can bring,’ Jiang Xinghai thought, feeling a growing sense of fortune as he sensed his strengthening body.
’Lingxue is cultivating too...’ His intense gaze fell upon Shen Lingxue.
’Is she about to break through to the Grandmaster realm?’
Jiang Xinghai’s expression grew more and more solemn as he sensed the fluctuations coming from Shen Lingxue. ’To be on the verge of breaking through to the Grandmaster realm in Martial Arts after only two days of cultivation... she’s truly a rare, world-class prodigy. But... will her foundation be unstable?’
A mix of surprise and delight washed over him, and he focused his spiritual sense between his brows.
Three seconds of X-ray Vision was enough for him to see the state of Shen Lingxue’s Dantian clearly.
Inside Shen Lingxue’s Dantian, a hazy energy was circulating wildly, surging through her limbs and bones. It seemed her strength was increasing along a normal trajectory.
’Huh? That trace of gold... she actually absorbed energy from my Supreme Yang Body?’
A look of horror crossed Jiang Xinghai’s face. The three seconds of X-ray Vision had ended, but his mind could no longer find peace.
It was unbelievable!
He had once heard his master mention that unless a woman cultivated to the Celestial Destiny Realm or higher, it was absolutely impossible for her to absorb the energy of his Supreme Yang Body!
’As expected of the Thousand Derivation Spiritual Body!’ Jiang Xinghai was stunned.
Just as he had absorbed the energy of Shen Lingxue’s Thousand Derivation Spiritual Body, this process caused no physical harm to the other person.
On the contrary, even if this energy wasn’t actively absorbed, it would dissipate during the process of Yin-Yang Fusion anyway...
Jiang Xinghai nodded to himself.
Shen Lingxue’s cultivation hadn’t damaged her foundation. If she continued, she would have enough power to protect herself. Even if he left Jizhou, he wouldn’t have to worry about her coming to harm.
Unless she was attacked by someone at the Venerable Realm or higher, Shen Lingxue would be able to handle them with ease.
He quietly backed away and took Shen Lingxue’s phone.
There was a simple reason for this.
At noon today, Central State’s Shentu family, through their Youmei Company, was certain to hold a press conference for their new product, the Anti-aging Gel.
Shen Lingxue was in charge of the overall strategy, so she would inevitably be flooded with calls.
And right now was a critical period for Shen Lingxue’s cultivation; Jiang Xinghai would absolutely not let anyone disturb her.
Sure enough.
Not long after he left the bedroom, Shen Lingxue’s phone began to ring.
The caller ID showed someone from the legal team.
Jiang Xinghai answered the phone. "This is Jiang Xinghai. President Shen is busy. Just tell me what’s going on."
"President Jiang, this is Li. The company just received a legal letter from Central State’s Youmei Company. Should we counterattack immediately?" asked Li from the legal team.
"Just proceed according to President Shen’s decision from yesterday," Jiang Xinghai said.
"Understood." Then, the call ended.
Jiang Xinghai then called Su Yanyun.
"Xinghai, you and Lingxue aren’t here yet?" Su Yanyun was on-site, inspecting the medicinal herbs that had been procured overnight.
"Lingxue has a personal matter to attend to; she’ll be busy until at least noon, and I can’t get away either. As for the public opinion storm that’s about to hit, there’s no need to counter it immediately. Let Youmei have their moment in the sun. They’re going to lose, and it’s going to be ugly." Jiang Xinghai and Su Yanyun spoke for a long time.
The plan the three of them had formulated last night was proceeding smoothly today, step by step.
According to Su Yanyun, Shen Zhengye and Qiao Huimin had arrived at the AM Company early and were also busy at work.
Jiang Xinghai felt relieved after hearing this. He ended the call and immediately dialed Yan Qingshan.
"Master, I’m at the Shentu family’s press conference. I await your orders," Yan Qingshan was quick to assure him.
Jiang Xinghai smiled slightly. "Later, when Youmei starts its press conference, a video will appear online. When it does, your job is to secretly stir up public opinion. Don’t reveal your identity."
"This old servant understands," Yan Qingshan said with a firm nod.
With that, the call ended.
Jiang Xinghai remained at the bedroom door, quietly waiting for Shen Lingxue to emerge from her closed-door cultivation.
The twelve o’clock press conference was drawing ever closer.
「Central State, in a conference room at the Shentu family’s Youmei Company.」
"Everyone, please accept this red envelope of one hundred thousand yuan."
Shentu Jie, who was in charge of marketing and operations, began transferring the money to the dozens of media reporters and major online influencers who had come.