316: Chapter 279 316: Chapter 279 Jiang Tang was preparing to soak in the hot spring in his space while the beauties were appraising items in the room.
Just as he jumped into the hot spring within his own space, he noticed many people entering the courtyard to investigate.
Sensing they were all men, with cultivation levels similar to his, some even lower.
Others simply used their Divine Sense to scout without barging into the women’s courtyard, so he paid them no mind.
As he soaked in the bath for a while, little fish swam around him.
Submerged in the hot spring, he converted the alcohol he had just consumed into Spiritual Energy, which flowed into his Dantian.
Cultivating in the hot spring water was a different kind of pleasure.
Trying to use the Star-absorbing Spell, he didn’t expect to be able to gather the Spiritual Energy within the hot spring into his body.
The Spiritual Energy in this space was also very rich, presenting yet another advantage for his cultivation.
Jiang Tang felt the absorption of the Spiritual Energy from the hot spring, and his Fire Spirit Root seemed to have grown much stronger than before.
This was after the enhancement of his Five Elements Spiritual Roots.
He could not solely absorb a single type of Spiritual Energy.
As his body strengthened and each Spiritual Root grew more powerful, his spells became stronger.
Previously, his strongest was the Metal Spirit Root.
After practicing in water, his Water Spirit Root had also improved, and now his Fire Spirit Root strengthened as well.
While Jiang Tang was cultivating, the water around him began to swirl, and the fish swimming around him followed in the rotation.
It was as if a whirlpool had formed in the ocean, which could be dangerous.
The swirling vortex around Jiang Tang, however, caused the fish to happily twirl.
The more he practiced, the more joyful the fish became.
The small fish he had seen earlier grew bigger, turning from the size of one finger to the size of two after swimming around him for a while.
During cultivation, Jiang Tang could sense it all.
He released his Divine Sense, freely flying as he cultivated.
In the midst of his free-flying cultivation, as his Fire Spirit Root grew stronger, the sliver of Divine Sense he left in Yan Weiwei’s living room received a summon from the Sect Leader.
Jiang Tang opened his eyes, stepping out of the hot spring.
After he left, the fish in the spring continued to spin.
Upon exiting the hot spring, he applied Purification Magic to his body.
His clothes dried instantly, and the moisture from his freshly soaked skin evaporated.
Jiang Tang appreciated this perk of the Cultivation World, where bathing and laundry were unnecessary.
Many people wore the same clothing every day, for a year, or even a hundred years—some even longer.
However, his current clothing was quite expensive, purchased to maintain appearances.
Legend had it to be a vestment robe.
Entering the Immortal Sect, he might need to change it.
As a nominal Elder, he felt his stay here wouldn’t be long, so there was no need to change clothes.
Called by the Sect Leader, he had no choice but to leave.
In an instant, he appeared in the living room and then received a message from the Qi Refining Peak Master.
Jiang Tang left a message for Yan Weiwei before coolly leaving the residence of the young girl.
The men from the Refining Artifacts Peak who were loitering outside saw Jiang Tang coming out and glared at him.
“Hey, Jiang Tang, don’t get too cocky just because you became an Elder.
Yan Weiwei is our goddess; she’s our junior sister.
You better not bully her inside.”
“Jiang Tang, I’m not afraid of you.
If you dare to mistreat our Junior Sister Yan Weiwei, Senior Brother Ye will take care of you.”
Hearing these men’s provocative voices, Jiang Tang felt their protectiveness wasn’t all bad.
However, a girl living among so many men was indeed unsafe.
Just look at their eyes, wolf-like.
“What are you all doing, lurking around Senior Sister Yan’s courtyard?
You’re playing the thief crying ‘stop thief’.
I’m her junior brother, she’s like my sister.
Don’t use the senior brother’s name to harass her—warning, if I find out you’re troubling her, I won’t be so polite.”
“Wow, shouldn’t that be what we say to you?
Yan Weiwei is our goddess, our junior sister.
Don’t you step in and seize love with a show of force.
Even if we’re not worthy, we have Senior Brother Ye.”
“I’m not going to waste words with you.
Get it together, all of you need to disperse.”
“We’re not afraid of you.
If you don’t leave, neither will we.”
“Fine, I’m not afraid of you guys!
I have something to attend to and will leave for a while, but if you don’t go away, I’ll know.”
Jiang Tang didn’t want to waste his breath arguing with these fools.
Despite their protective stance possibly bothering Yan Weiwei, it also discouraged others from bullying her.
Jiang Tang left the Refining Artifacts Peak and headed straight for the Sect Leader’s residence.
As he appeared at the Refining Artifacts Peak, the Elixir Peak Master already became aware of it.
Constantly tracing him with Divine Sense, he expected Jiang Tang to head back to the Elixir Peak residence but did not anticipate his direction toward the Sect Leader’s place.
“Humph, this shoeshine boy Jiang Tang must be off to bootlick the Sect Leader.”
The chief disciple sent by the Elixir Peak Master was also monitoring Jiang Tang while the Master kept an eye on him.
“Hmm, this flirtatious guy, I don’t know what the Sect Leader sees in him to have him air-dropped in as an Elder.
“Yes, Master.
If it weren’t for that parachuted Elder, the position would have been mine.”
“Hmm, it always feels wrong when an outsider becomes an Elder.
It’s like having a bomb placed by your side.”
“Master, should we drive him out?”
“The Sect Leader has already given his command; we’ll see how it goes!
We need a good reason and must ensure no one knows it’s our doing.”
“Right, we’ll see what tricks he pulls.
This is our territory, and such an outsider doesn’t even qualify to shine the Sect Leader’s shoes.”