315: Chapter 278 315: Chapter 278 “So, will you play matchmaker?
As long as we keep this Jiang Tang in our Immortal Sect, we’ll have good days ahead!”
“Is Jiang Tang really that impressive?
Sect Leader, you’re not just bragging, are you?”
“Am I that kind of person?
All of you are so thoughtless.
You let the Elixir Peak Master keep him, but he was pulled away by your female disciples.”
“Hahaha, that stingy Elixir Peak Master must’ve driven him off, pushing him to our Artifact Refining Peak.
Now that he’s with us, why should I compensate with a female disciple?”
“But Jiang Tang’s specialty is alchemy, not artifact refining.
His joining your Artifact Refining Peak is pointless.”
“Nonsense, he doesn’t need the Alchemy Hall staff to teach him alchemy.
As long as he has a pill furnace and a fire source, where can’t he practice alchemy?
Just provide the Spirit Grass.”
“Oh, that’s a fair point.
Let me think it over.
If the Elixir Peak Master can’t retain him, then you must do your best to keep him.
Make sure he stays, do not let him leave.”
“Is Jiang Tang really that outstanding?”
“A former servant disciple who soared to the skies, achieving such a high level of cultivation, and capable of producing sought-after supreme elixirs—I haven’t seen such a person, but there are those in our sect who have.
They exchanged for supreme elixirs from him and improved their cultivation.”
“Haha, isn’t that a talent?
If that stingy Elixir Peak Master can’t retain such a talent, then I shall.”
The Artifact Refining Peak Master felt that the Elixir Peak Master had sent a talent his way.
Seeing the Artifact Refining Peak Master so happy, the Sect Leader didn’t want to dampen his spirits.
“Go for it.
This task is in your hands.
Whatever it takes, keep this man, even if it involves the fate of some of our female disciples.”
“Could this guy be lecherous?”
“Not sure if he is lecherous, but I’ve heard that many ladies from great families follow him.
He seems like a playboy.”
“Such a man…
is his character reliable?
Our female disciples are from decent families.
My disciples cannot become someone else’s concubines.”
“It seems you are quite protective of your charges.
Jiang Tang, however, also comes from our sect.
He can’t be too bad.
Even the misfits are sought after by many sects, and if the noble clans don’t mind, we should be more generous.”
“Aren’t we just blindly matchmaking here?
I always feel my female disciple likes my talented disciple, not this Jiang Tang.”
“Then how do you explain it?
Your female disciple entering a room with this disciple?”
“Oh, now I remember.
There was another disciple with my female disciple, a servant recruited from outside.
That means they aren’t alone together.”
“That makes it even more complicated.
One man and two women living in one room seems even more convoluted.”
“Sect Leader, did you probe?
Isn’t there two rooms in the yard?
How do you know they are sharing a room?”
“Oh, that’s also true.
Maybe the two female disciples are in one room, and that elder is in another.
I might’ve misled the Elixir Peak Master.”
“You can’t trust that stingy man’s words, Sect Leader.”
The Artifact Refining Peak Master and the Elixir Peak Master don’t actually have any feud, it’s just mutual competition.
Of course, this competition is about discipleship as well as resources.
“Let’s investigate before drawing conclusions!” The North City Immortal Sect Leader, capable of holding his position, was very cautious.
Therefore, the Sect Leader and the Artifact Refining Peak Master used their Divine Sense to probe Yan Weiwei’s courtyard.
Out of decency, they refrained from probing the rooms and only scanned the yard and the living room.
They detected the presence of both a man and women, and even the scent of fine wine.
The two old men took a deep whiff of the aroma of the wine; it intoxicated them.
Both of them were well over a hundred years old, but their cultivation made them appear middle-aged.
Living this long and never having encountered such delightful wine, they were initially planning to use their Divine Sense to investigate and call them out once they emerged.
Fine wine compelled them to send out a message, a message naturally summoning Jiang Tang for a meeting.
Jiang Tang had met his parents in the Spirit Field Space.
From their Spirit Awakening to the start of their cultivation, they had now reached the Spirit Communication stage and then progressed to the Soul Pill stage.
In just over a month, their progress was evident to all.
This was, of course, thanks largely to the cultivation resources and Secret Manuals Jiang Tang had provided them.
People are inherently selfish, and his parents had made notably greater progress, while the other villagers were doing fairly well too.
The ghosts of the neighboring villages, however, didn’t cultivate as swiftly, having only progressed from Spirit Awakening to Spirit Communication.
But by following their parents and learning the Ghost Cultivator spells and techniques, they had acquired their own spells and techniques.
From then on, they wouldn’t be bullied by others when they went out; they could defend themselves.
“My child, you work so hard every day, you’ve gotten thinner,” Mrs.
Jiang, seeing her son grow so tall and formidable, was reassured, yet she naturally worried about his health.
“Son, with your cultivation so high now, and you being all grown up, it’s time for you to pass on the Jiang Family lineage,” Mr.
Jiang, valuing progeny more, hoped his son would continue their family line.
“Father, Mother, let’s take it slow with that matter, don’t worry about me.
I’m perfectly fine outside, and I don’t even want to be that fat.
As for the daughter-in-law you’re concerned about, Dad, there’s no need to worry about that either.
With my handsome and dashing looks, how could I possibly be without a wife?”
“Well…
that’s true, but given our family’s situation, my son, don’t be too picky.
As long as her character is good, that’s enough,” Mrs.
Jiang added.
“Yes!
The two of us old folks are stuck here in this space and can’t even meet a daughter-in-law, that’s one regret we have.”
“Father, Mother, with your cultivation so high, you’ll soon be able to venture out.
After you transform, you’ll have your own bodies and won’t need to fear day or night anymore.”
Jiang Tang consoled his parents.
They, of course, longed for the day when they would not fear daylight or darkness, longing for nothing more than to see their son wed and have children.
However, with the son’s cultivation so advanced, they couldn’t cause him any trouble, even though they themselves had now reached the Soul Pill stage.
They felt timid and lacked confidence because of their past bullying at the hands of other Ghost Cultivators.
“All we can hope for is that one day we will see the light of day again, get to witness you having children.
Forget about ascension or not, just living a few more decades is more than enough for us.”
“Yes!
Your dad and I feel the same way.
We must kill our enemy, not let him do evil again.
And another thing, we’d like to live long enough to hold lots of grandchildren.”
“Father, Mother, women in the cultivation world won’t bear you a pile of children.
If we have a pile of children, it means I’d need to have many wives.
Don’t worry, I’ll work hard.”
“Hahaha, my son is so confident, truly bearing the spirit I had in my youth.”
“Old man, you’re not implying you were quite the ladies’ man back in the day, are you?”
“That was just back then, let’s not talk about that.
Let’s just focus on working hard, so we no longer have to stay here, and we can live outside like normal people.”
Having listened to his parents, Jiang Tang offered a few words of comfort.
It seemed that he now had to deal with that person from the Hell Palace.
Jiang Tang glanced once more at the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space, which had expanded several times its original size.
Such a vast space, with mountains, rivers, and sun, only lacked a moon and stars.
Here, it was spring all year round, with ample spiritual energy ensuring that crops grew quickly.
Under their master’s supervision, Eryao and Green Ox, having eaten their fill of meat, used their spells to cultivate the land, harvest crops, and water them.
Jiang Tang no longer needed to till and harvest the land himself; it was time-saving and effortless, especially now that he had an avatar and two pets to do the work.
Looking at the crops in the space and the numerous spirit fields, he saw his valuable wealth.
Crops and Spirit Grass, impossible to harvest entirely, occasionally yielded treasures, Secret Manuals, and Magical Treasures, ensuring he never lacked cultivation techniques and spells.
With each of his advancement stages, corresponding spells and cultivation techniques would appear in the space for him to practice more.
Jiang Tang found the Star-Absorbing Spell the most useful; its domineering effect meant that any enemy who dared approach would forfeit their spiritual energy to him.
He hadn’t used this technique against his enemies before because he didn’t want to reveal it in public and lead others to believe he was from the Demon Sect.