Jiang Xiongjing looked at Qin Yi, his face still full of shock.
Even as a minor Grandmaster, Qin Yi was still a rare sight in the martial arts world due to his young age.
After answering, Jiang Hongxin didn't say much more to Jiang Xiongjing. He returned to Qin Yi and Jiang Xiongba. "Mr. Qin, Uncle, are you here at the Yunwu Mountain Range to cultivate today?"
"Can I cultivate here?" Qin Yi asked Jiang Xiongba.
"Of course!" Jiang Xiongba immediately said. "Mr. Qin, you can cultivate here for as long as you wish!"
Jiang Xiongba was planning for Qin Yi to represent the Jiang family in the upcoming exchange conference, so him cultivating here was the least of it. If Qin Yi had wanted the Yunwu Mountain Range itself, Jiang Xiongba would have given it to him without hesitation.
"Then alright, I won't go back today. I'll try cultivating here!" Qin Yi said. "Patriarch Jiang, you don't need to mind me later; go about your business!"
"Certainly, Mr. Qin, please feel free. If you need anything, just tell me or Xiongjing!"
Qin Yi nodded, turned, and left the wooden house, casually choosing a direction.
The three of them consciously did not follow. After Qin Yi had walked away and entered the wooden house, they began discussing matters.
Qin Yi walked a few hundred meters in one direction and discovered that the concentration of spiritual energy in his surroundings had reached its peak.
Walking further in other directions, the spiritual energy became noticeably thinner.
This meant that the area with the densest spiritual energy in the entire Yunwu Mountain Range was centered around Jiang Xiongjing's wooden house, covering a radius of about one kilometer.
Therefore, Qin Yi stopped wandering around. He found a spot, sat down cross-legged, and began to circulate his cultivation technique.
In prison, the crazy old man had taught Qin Yi a cultivation method called the Myriad Laws Scripture.
According to the crazy old man, if he could cultivate the Myriad Laws Scripture to its great accomplishment, he would become invincible and impervious to all laws.
At that point, it would be as easy as ascending to heaven, entering the earth, or overturning seas and rivers.
Initially, Qin Yi had scoffed at the crazy old man's words, thinking he was boasting.
However, as he learned true skills under the old man's tutelage, he began to believe him.
Still, cultivating the Myriad Laws Scripture to its great accomplishment was no easy feat. Qin Yi had spent four years in prison and had only just managed to achieve rudimentary mastery.
Qin Yi cast aside all distractions and earnestly circulated the Myriad Laws Scripture. The surrounding spiritual energy immediately surged towards him like a tide.
The spiritual energy gathered around Qin Yi. With his breathing, it entered his body through his pores and was refined by him...
Time flew by. Once Qin Yi became immersed in his cultivation, he completely forgot about time. Day turned into night, and night into day, and in the blink of an eye, it was the next day.
A drop of dew from a branch fell onto Qin Yi's face, and he opened his eyes.
He picked up his phone to check the time and realized it was already past eight in the morning.
Qin Yi did not continue cultivating. He planned to return to the wooden house to see if Jiang Xiongba and the others had left.
However, as soon as he stood up, he heard a commotion nearby.
"Are you out of your mind? We're climbing our own mountain, why are you interfering?"
"Exactly, you nosy parker!"
"Move aside immediately, or I'll teach you a lesson!"
"..."
Qin Yi walked towards the sound and soon found Jiang Xiongjing arguing with several well-dressed youths around twenty years old.
Qin Yi walked straight over and asked, "What's going on?"
Jiang Xiongjing had already been angered by the youths' words and was about to lash out, but seeing Qin Yi, he held back.
He replied, "Mr. Qin, these young people want to go deeper into the mountain range. It's dangerous deep in the mountains, with frequent sightings of fierce beasts, and even tigers. I told them not to go, and they started cursing!"
"Nonsense..."
As soon as he said this, before Qin Yi could even speak, one of the youths with dyed red hair immediately cursed, "Tigers in this mountain? Who are you trying to scare?"
"If there are tigers in this mountain, why are you still daring to come in?"
"Exactly, are you taking us for fools? Do you think we're easily scared?" another woman in a crop top, dressed provocatively, chimed in.
"Move aside, old man. You're fine here, so we can't be weaker than you!"
"If you like meddling, go back and take care of your mother, don't boss us around here!"
"..."
The other youths, except for one wearing glasses and looking quite refined, continued to attack Jiang Xiongjing with their words.
Jiang Xiongjing's face turned grim, and his fists clenched beneath him.
He looked as if he was about to attack them at any moment.
Seeing this, Qin Yi said, "Since they are so insistent, let them go! Their lives are their own, and if they don't cherish them, then so be it!"
The red-haired youth pointed at Qin Yi and menacingly said, "What did you say, kid? Believe it or not, I'll beat you..."
"Hmm?"
Qin Yi shot him a cold, sharp gaze, which startled the youth into silence, cutting off his words mid-sentence.
Recovering himself, the red-haired youth cursed inwardly, "Damn it, I was actually scared by a look."
He didn't continue to curse Qin Yi. Instead, he called out to his companions, "Let's go deeper. I want to see if there are any tigers in there!"
Because of Qin Yi's words, Jiang Xiongjing no longer blocked them and let them proceed.
The group walked away arrogantly, as if they were the victors.
"Alas, these young people, they truly don't know the immensity of heaven and earth. There really are wild boars and tigers in the Yunwu Mountains..."
Gazing at their retreating backs, Jiang Xiongjing sighed and said, "I've encountered them several times before!"
As the Jiang family's representative, Jiang Xiongjing had been stationed in the Yunwu Mountain Range for years and knew the situation in the mountains better than anyone.
"They refused to listen to advice. If they really encounter trouble, they deserve to die!" Qin Yi retorted dismissively.
He then asked, "Where is Patriarch Jiang?"
"Oh, my elder brother, not knowing how long you would be cultivating, returned to the provincial capital with Hongxin last night. The exchange conference is approaching, and my brother has many matters to attend to!"
Jiang Xiongjing replied, "My brother said that after you're done cultivating, Mr. Qin, if you need anything, you can tell me or call him directly!"
Qin Yi understood.
With half a month left until the exchange conference, Qin Yi decided to return first to say hello to Zheng Shufen and Han Xin, then come back to Yunwu Mountain for a few days of closed-door cultivation, and then head to the provincial capital.
However, just as Qin Yi was about to tell Jiang Xiongjing that he was leaving, his ears suddenly caught a faint cry.
In an instant, almost as a reflex, he turned his head and looked in a certain direction.
Jiang Xiongjing, unaware of what was happening, asked, "What is it, Mr. Qin???"