Chapter 131: Is a Man Also Fine?

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, Yang Wanxin widened her eyes.

"Daoist Friend Wang, how come you've raised your price?"

Wang Jianqiang shook his head, "Fairy Wanxin, that is a misconception. I have never charged you any fees, so where does this talk of a price hike come from?"

"The so-called requirements are merely to avoid becoming tainted by Karma and to prevent the breeding of an Inner Demon."

Yang Wanxin was stunned upon hearing this.

She thought about it carefully.

It seemed that was indeed the case.

A flash of guilt crossed her face, "It was Wanxin who spoke out of turn; I ask Daoist Friend Wang to forgive my offense."

"It is of no consequence."

Wang Jianqiang smiled and continued, "Greed is human nature; often, once people have obtained something, they desire even more. This is human nature."

"Insatiability is the norm of human nature."

"We Cultivators are not exempt from such conventions."

"After our meeting last time, although I do not wish to admit it, I must tell you the truth, Fairy: my ambition seems to have grown without me realizing it."

"Upon hearing your request for help, the first thought that occurred to me was that I wanted to gain more time."

"This is human nature, a human instinct; I cannot control it either, so I ask for your understanding, Fairy."

Yang Wanxin's pretty face flushed, "Daoist Friend Wang, you are overthinking it. You are warm-hearted and sincere, far better than those sanctimonious people; Wanxin admires you too much to think otherwise."

Having said this, she hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth, "Since the words have already been spoken, Wanxin will not be coy; let it be as you say, Daoist Friend."

……

Two sticks of incense later.

Wang Jianqiang brought Yang Wanxin to the third-floor Alchemy area.

After observing Yang Wanxin's refining process, he provided simple guidance on her Alchemy methods.

He perfectly resolved her problem.

Not long after, Yang Wanxin left, feeling completely satisfied.

Wang Jianqiang watched her departing back and smiled lightly.

The trap he had left in the Pill Formula that day had indeed served its purpose.

Afterwards, Wang Jianqiang did not go out, but continued his seclusion.

He adjusted his state while waiting for the opportunity to break through.

……

Now, one-third of the one-year time limit for the first round of assessments had passed.

Every day, a large number of examinees poured into Shenfeng City.

The atmosphere inside the city grew livelier by the day.

The popularity of the Heaven-Reaching Tower and Shenfeng Pavilion, the two main places to obtain Contribution Points, was rising day by day.

As the tallest building in all of Shenfeng City.

The Heaven-Reaching Tower had one hundred and eight floors, piercing straight into the clouds.

Examinees could obtain one chance to challenge the Heaven-Reaching Tower every month, and for every floor cleared, there was a generous reward of Contribution Points.

Besides this, the Shenfeng Ranking was established outside the Heaven-Reaching Tower.

The names of the top one hundred performers in the Heaven-Reaching Tower would be displayed on the Shenfeng Ranking.

Anyone who entered the ranking would receive a certain amount of Contribution Points as a reward every day.

In addition to the reward of Contribution Points, the Shenfeng Ranking was also universally recognized as the most authoritative ranking of strength.

Those who could make the list were all the best among the examinees in Shenfeng City.

Which of the examinees who managed to enter Shenfeng City alive had not been a heaven-gifted prodigy who shook their respective regions in the outside world?

Who would admit that they were inferior to others?

Under the dual reinforcement of Contribution Point rewards and reputation, the attraction of the Shenfeng Ranking to the examinees in the city reached an astonishing level.

From the moment the first batch of Cultivators challenged the Heaven-Reaching Tower, the competition had never ceased.

This caused the popularity of the Heaven-Reaching Tower to even surpass Shenfeng Hall.

It remained consistently high.

Every day, a large number of examinees came to challenge the tower, and the rankings on the list changed daily.

The intensity of it could be described as brutal.

Yet, in the midst of such fierce competition, the name in the first place on the Shenfeng Ranking had never changed.

"Mo Wuming"

A name that many Cultivators in Shenfeng City loved to talk about.

This person was one of the first to enter Shenfeng City, excluding the Specialized Cultivators, and also one of the first Cultivators to challenge the Heaven-Reaching Tower.

Other examinees were extremely wary of the dangerous wilderness, but not long after entering Shenfeng City, he felt that the city was not exciting enough.

He turned around and left Shenfeng City, taking the initiative to explore the wilderness, and had not returned to this day.

And the battle record he left on the Shenfeng Ranking had yet to be broken by anyone.

……

Regardless of how lively the outside world was.

The Small Space where Wang Jianqiang resided remained as calm as ever.

When his seclusion reached the eighth day, the False Core within his body finally finished merging.

The five-colored pill had now transformed into a golden pill whose Spirit Light constantly flickered between strong and weak.

However, compared to a true Golden Core, this pill was far too small in size.

As time passed.

The flickering Spirit Light on the golden pill rapidly became stable.

Once the Spirit Light had completely stabilized, a powerful suction force suddenly erupted from within the golden pill, then permeated out through the body.

The Spirit Qi between heaven and earth was drawn in, crazily pouring into Wang Jianqiang's body.

The continuously surging Spirit Qi gradually formed a vortex around his body.

The vortex grew larger and larger.

In the end, it even spread out of the Pavilion, obscuring the courtyard.

By this time, all the Spirit Qi within the entire Small Space had been drawn over.

Incomparably dense spirit mist poured into the vortex without end, and was then swallowed into Wang Jianqiang's body, transforming into pure Spiritual Power.

Under the infusion of this constant stream of Spiritual Power.

The volume of that golden pill continued to expand.

It is unknown how much time passed before the vortex that had obscured the courtyard gradually converged.

Finally, it dissipated completely.

In the Pavilion, Wang Jianqiang's figure shuddered, and a powerful aura belonging to the Golden Core Stage spread outward.

It instantly spread to every corner of the entire Small Space.

A moment later.

The aura rapidly converged, and was finally completely retracted back into his body.

Wang Jianqiang's closed eyes slowly opened.

A flash of excitement crossed his face.

He had finally broken through to the Golden Core Stage.

From this point on, his lifespan had increased once more, reaching a full 500 years!

He was one step closer to the Great Dao of longevity.

He rose to his feet.

With a flash of his figure, he left this Small Space.

Outside the gate of the small courtyard.

A spatial rift appeared.

"Huh?"

Wang Jianqiang walked out from the rift, just preparing to go to the Shenfeng Pavilion to select a suitable mission and earn some Contribution Points, when a sound of surprise suddenly came.

Wang Jianqiang looked over instinctively.

Immediately, a handsome face that was drop-dead gorgeous came into view.

"Name: Mo Wuming

Gender: Male

Cultivation: Golden Core Initial Stage

Age: 27/500

Root Bone: Taixuan Dao Body (Superior Spiritual Body)

Good and Evil Value: 0"

In his mind, an Attribute Panel emerged.

To think it was another Cultivator with a Special Constitution!

Wang Jianqiang was startled in his heart.

As expected of the Immortal Palace Assessment.

Spiritual Bodies that usually only existed in legends in the outside world had actually appeared one after another in such a short time.

"Ding, Spirit Body owner discovered. After solidifying the Spirit Body owner's Attribute Panel, as the target's cultivation improves, the host will receive Spirit Body Point rewards."

Just as he was sighing to himself, a notification sound suddenly came from his mind.

Hearing this notification, Wang Jianqiang was stunned.

A man works too?