542: Chapter 391 542: Chapter 391 Once reliant, one becomes useless, no matter how external factors enhance one’s cultivation; after all, the body itself is nothing more than a pail for carrying grains.
In terms of intelligence and wisdom, one might be inferior to others.
Jiang Tang felt that although he was a transmigrant, having attended a prestigious university and walked on a tightrope, upon arriving in the Cultivation World, he might not have learned the knowledge of the literati.
Still, he was diligent in the aspect of cultivation.
Effort is always rewarded: for the past three days, he only ate while in his magical space, spending the rest of his time immersed in learning.
Of course, he was also aware that his two pets did not disturb him, but that didn’t mean they didn’t need to eat.
Eryao became the cooking master, bossing Green Ox around, teaching him step by step how to cook.
Eryao realized that without their master around, and no one from the outside to provide for their master’s meals, they would go hungry.
Not wanting to cook himself, he could only boss his underling around; Green Ox thus became his underling.
The food that Green Ox cooked at first, of course, was not as good as the master’s cooking, nor was it as tasty as that of the chef outside.
Luckily, the food from the space tasted good in itself, so it was passable, and they hoped Green Ox would eventually become a top-level chef.
The Secret Manual of cooking that came from the space, which the master had photocopied for others, Eryao had also glanced at and was now using to teach Green Ox.
It was a pity that the ox was too stupid: food cooked by others who had seen the Secret Manual tasted better, but Green Ox couldn’t even be considered a beginner and could only manage to cook the food without any skill.
Green Ox obediently cooked the meals and afterwards, Eryao had him read and write.
Eryao himself had learned through inheritance; he had never truly learned to read and write, and naturally, he did not have the patience of a real teacher.
From time to time, he would scold Green Ox for being stupid, a big, stupid ox.
Despite being scolded, Green Ox did not lose heart; just as his master had said, if he did not understand, he could not pretend to.
He needed to learn thoroughly.
He felt that the characters were too profound.
When he wrote, the characters could not be merged – what should be one character ended up divided into two; his hand was not cooperating.
After three days, the morning he emerged from seclusion, he ate breakfast with the girls.
While drinking tea, he received a message from Ye Tian.
Green Ox obediently cooked the meals and afterwards, Eryao would have him read and write.
Eryao himself had learned through inheritance; he had never truly learned to read and write, and naturally, he did not have the patience of a real teacher.
From time to time, he would scold Green Ox for being stupid, a big, stupid ox.
Despite being scolded, Green Ox did not lose heart; just as his master had said, if he did not understand, he could not pretend to.
He needed to learn thoroughly.
He felt that the characters were too profound.
When he wrote, the characters could not be merged – what should be one character ended up divided into two; his hand was not cooperating.
Jiang Tang understood from the books that the jade stones in the space could also be used for Formations, and if one couldn’t refine Formation Flags, one had to purchase them.
This also required knowledge of Refining Talisman, in order to accomplish this task.
Jiang Tang realized that many things like Magical Treasures, Talisman, and Formation were the same in Artifact Refining.
If you knew one but not the others, you would have to buy materials refined by others to process them.
At present, Jiang Tang did not understand the other two types and could only hope that he might learn them in the future.
First, he memorized these skills in his mind; the jade stones could be used to make a Spirit Gathering Array, and his two spaces, one golden and the other transparent, had an abundance of energy which could be used for the Spirit Stones of the Spirit Gathering Array.
This energy could be utilized everywhere in his Saint Sect, on every mountain peak or to construct an even more resplendent Saint Sect.
Such energy could be fully utilized, and it could also be sold for profit.
However, at the moment, he was not short of money and only wanted to improve the Saint Sect, to make it bigger, stronger, and better.
Jiang Tang realized he did not possess any Spell that could stop time in space, and neither could he, an adult, reverse time or make it standstill.
Three days had passed, and he had at least learned the basics of Formation.
With three days gone by, he needed to fulfill the promise he had made to everyone.
During his three-day seclusion, he was aware that nothing much had happened outside the room in the space.
He would learn the more advanced Formations when he had more time in the future.
And so, in the morning just after emerging, Sun Zi’an, who had been waiting for days to deliver his meals, appeared at the door of his room.
There was a lot of food on the tray, not just for him alone.
Aside from what was on the tray, there was also a storage proxy for Jiang Tang’s pets’ food.
As Jiang Tang emerged from seclusion, the nine beauties also came out of their respective rooms.
These few days, they had not stayed in their rooms without eating, like Jiang Tang.
They had not yet reached the point of not eating at all; it was not just out of gluttony, but mainly because they wanted to see each day if Jiang Tang would come out of his room.
Each of them thought to not let any of the other girls seize the opportunity.
Jiang Tang and the nine beauties had breakfast, while the Dugu brothers, now better at socializing, did not join them as they no longer lived together.
Jiang Tang had just finished breakfast with the girls and was intending to see how the mountain peak construction had progressed during these three days.
He wanted to check for any significant progress and was just about to leave when the beauties persuaded him to first enjoy a cup of tea, saying that he had not had a chance to steep tea with them for three days.
Jiang Tang did not refuse; he prepared the tea, pouring it from start to finish, a one-man show that did not require Sun Zi’an’s assistance.
Just as they were drinking tea, he received a message from Ye Tian.
In Immortal Venerable City, Jiang Tang had not known much about Ye Tian’s identity, since there were too many people undertaking missions, making it difficult to differentiate their clans.
It was only later, when Ye Tian sought his help, that he discovered Ye Tian’s dual identity: not only a rich family’s son but also a protector of the nation with the status of a General.