Chapter 39: First Visit to Wanbao Pavilion

The next day, as the morning sun rose.

The sound of flowing water by the river never ceased; a figure was training hard on the bank—it was Jiang Qin.

Since breaking through to the Spirit Sea Realm, he barely needed sleep. Now he only needed one hour of sleep each day to stay full of energy, and the extra time could be used for cultivation.

After a while, he stopped his movements and exhaled a breath of turbid air.

He opened his eyes, and a flash of purple light seemed to streak past and vanish.

"Worthy of an S-Class Martial Technique. Back then, I only needed two days to cultivate Wind-Soaring Steps from beginner to mastery. Now, in the same amount of time, Wind-Thunder Limitless Steps is only barely at proficiency, still one step away from great completion."

Jiang Qin sighed, not very satisfied with this progress.

If outsiders' Martial Artists heard this Versailles remark, they'd probably jump up and start cursing.

An ordinary person wanting to cultivate a C-grade Wuji to mastery would need at least several years of hard training. The higher the grade of the technique, the harder it was to cultivate; those with dull aptitude might never even get started.

Take Han Wenqing, for example. Before becoming a Martial Artist, he had already begun studying the theory of his family's heirloom ultimate technique, Dragon Roar Spear. He read novels and collected books every day, ready to read at any time.

After becoming a Martial Artist and years of cultivation, he had only managed to cultivate this A-grade Wuji to great completion.

At this moment, the phone in his pocket rang.

After answering, Su Lingwei's voice came through. Without any preamble, she got straight to the point:

"I need some rare materials for crafting Flying Knives. You can't buy them on the market. Grandpa said you could help me."

"Flying Knife materials?" Jiang Qin was stunned.

He wasn't some blue robot cat with everything in his pocket. He didn't even use Flying Knives—where would he get Flying Knife materials?

Lin Lao's impatient voice came through the phone: "The scales and armor of high-rank Fierce Beasts are the best Flying Knife materials. The moment these things come out of the Otherworld Rift, they're snapped up by the major families and powers. Even the Four Great Academies don't have stock on hand."

Su Lingwei was about to break through to Spirit Sea, and when that happened, she would have to reforge a set of Flying Knives, or it would affect her combat power.

Jiang Qin suddenly understood, then asked in confusion: "If even the Academy doesn't have stock, what use would you old man have coming to me?"

Lin Lao was speechless: "Wanbao Pavilion is the largest Martial Artist shop in Modu. Buying high-rank Fierce Beast materials requires a Gold Membership Card, and Wanbao Pavilion belongs to the Jiang Family. Get it now?"

Mentioning this, Jiang Qin suddenly recalled that he seemed to indeed have a card for Wanbao Pavilion.

It was originally given to him by Shen Mama for picking up cultivation resources, and it seemed to be quite high-grade.

But right after he entered Zhenling Academy, he ran into the little money-sprinkler Han Wenqing, and the "protection fees" still hadn't been spent. Moreover, he currently had no great need for high-rank martial techniques or spiritual artifacts, so that card had never been used.

"Fine, see you at the entrance of Wanbao Pavilion in half an hour."

"Mm."

Jiang Qin hung up the phone, rose into the air, and returned to his room on the second floor of the villa. After rummaging around, he finally found that black-gold card under the bed, and went out.

Su Lingwei, this team member, raising her strength would also be convenient for his future mission execution.

Making a special trip was still worth it.

…

Half an hour later, the core area of Modu city.

An ancient-style high tower building stood in the center of the city, about a hundred meters tall, golden all over. Though its style resembled ancient times, the building material was some kind of special metal, shining brilliantly in the sunlight.

Two three-meter-tall golden lion statues stood on either side of the main gate.

A golden plaque hung above the gate, engraved with three large characters: "Wanbao Pavilion"!

Two Spirit Sea Realm Martial Artists, who could stir up waves in a small city, were only gatekeepers at Wanbao Pavilion—one could see how profound its strength and heritage were.

When Jiang Qin parked and came to the front of the building, he saw a figure standing beside those golden lion statues, wearing a light blue long dress.

Su Lingwei seemed to have dressed up especially today. Her long hair fluttered, her light blue long dress danced in the wind, exuding a faint orchid fragrance. She had a few less points of sharpness and a few more points of tenderness.

While Jiang Qin was sizing her up, Su Lingwei turned her head to look:

"What are you looking at?"

"Nothing, I just didn't expect you to look this pretty when dressed up. Why don't I ever see you wearing a dress normally?"

"Are you stupid? If I wear a dress and fly around, wouldn't that be a wardrobe malfunction?"

Jiang Qin felt that made sense too, and nodded:

"Then let's go in."

Just as the two were about to step through the gates of Wanbao Pavilion, the gatekeeper Martial Artists reached out to stop them. Their tone was still polite as they asked:

"A membership card is required to enter Wanbao Pavilion. Please show yours."

"If you don't have one, we need to verify your assets. As long as the funds under your name exceed 100 million, we can issue you a Bronze Membership Card for free."

Jiang Qin took out that black-gold card. "Will this work?"

One of them took the black-gold card and exchanged a puzzled glance with his companion.

What grade of card was this? Why hadn't they seen it before? But it did indeed bear the Wanbao Pavilion logo on it, so it couldn't be fake. Surely these two wouldn't be holding a fake card in broad daylight to scam people.

"You stay here and watch. I'll go in and ask Manager Luo."

"Please wait a moment, both of you."

"Alright."

Less than three minutes after that person went in, a plump figure hurriedly ran out of the building.

Luo Dahai's gaze instantly locked onto Jiang Qin, and his eyes lit up: "He looks just like him! Too alike!"

He quickly straightened his lapels, doing his best to make his tone sound gentle, while respectfully handing that black-gold card back.

"Hello, Young Master Jiang. I am Luo Dahai, the person in charge of Modu's Wanbao Pavilion. Whatever you need, feel free to tell me."

Wanbao Pavilion membership cards were divided into five grades: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond.

Those who could hold a Diamond Membership Card were usually at least Heaven Martial Realm Martial Artists, extremely rare.

But in fact, above the Diamond Membership Card, there was also a Black Gold Membership Card, known only to the persons in charge of each major branch.

The Black Gold Membership Card held the authority to deploy all resources of Wanbao Pavilion. There were only two in the world.

One was in the hands of the current head of the Jiang Family, Jiang Yuanshan.

And the other one could only be held by the future master of the Jiang Family — incomparably honored.

Jiang Qin pointed at Su Lingwei standing behind him and said with a light smile, "My friend needs some high-grade Fierce Beast materials to forge Flying Knives — you should have those, right?"

"Of course!"

Luo Dahai's expression turned solemn, and he quickly stepped aside to clear the way.

Only after Jiang Qin and his companion had walked inside did he straighten up and look at the two Martial Artists guarding the door, his tone returning to normal:

"You two performed well this time — you didn't slight Young Master Jiang. This month's bonus is doubled."

Having said that, Luo Dahai hurriedly followed them inside.

Su Lingwei looked at Jiang Qin with a suspicious gaze. "I didn't expect you to actually be an evil capitalist!"

Wanbao Pavilion belonged to the Jiang Family, and combined with how the person in charge had addressed him as Young Jiang at every turn — even a fool could guess Jiang Qin's identity.

Jiang Qin shrugged helplessly. "Don't look at me like that. Actually, just two months ago I was still an ordinary person from a small city — not even as good as you."

Everything he wanted, he would fight for through his own strength.

Therefore, he never took pride in his identity as a member of the Jiang Family.

Even without the identity of a Jiang Family member, his achievements would be no lower than they were now.

He himself was his own greatest support.