Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint-Chapter 1237 - 162: The World’s Number One (Part 2)

Chapter 1237: Chapter 162: The World’s Number One (Part 2)

She took a slight sip, then frowned and couldn’t help but stick out her tongue, as if the alcohol was too strong for her.

"What’s the matter, is the wine not to your taste?" Jiang Ning asked.

"It’s terrible!" Xia Wanqin frowned and stuck out her tongue.

Then, she waved her hand, and a white jade-colored ceramic wine bottle suddenly appeared in Jiang Ning’s sight.

"Try my family’s Nine Heavens Cloud Dew," Xia Wanqin said.

"Sure!" Jiang Ning nodded, intrigued by Xia Wanqin’s mention of her family.

The "family" Xia Wanqin mentioned surely referred to the Xuanhuang Great Cave Heaven.

From the previous conversation with Xia Wanqin, he had roughly guessed that Xia Wanqin’s father held a high position in the Xuanhuang Great Cave Heaven.

Then, he drank the wine in his cup in one gulp and placed his cup in front of Xia Wanqin.

"You’re quite frugal!" Xia Wanqin glanced at Jiang Ning with a smile.

"Waste not, want not!" Jiang Ning replied.

Then.

Xia Wanqin filled Jiang Ning’s cup, and as the wine swirled in the cup, clouds of mist rose and swirled beautifully.

"Try it! The Nine Heavens Cloud Dew is brewed from the clouds and dew collected above the Mystical Illusion Great Cave Heaven, and drinking it allows you to feel the rhythm of the Dao."

"The rhythm of the Dao?" Jiang Ning looked puzzled.

Xia Wanqin chuckled, "A pocket world inherently contains most of the world’s laws, especially a Great Cave Heaven where the laws and the Great Dao are more complete."

"In the external world, the Heavenly Dao consciousness suppresses, making it nearly impossible for cultivators today to comprehend laws and the Great Dao from heaven and earth,"

"But it’s different in the pocket world."

"In the past, those with great divine power created pocket worlds, thereby developing ninety-nine percent of the world’s laws."

"Although these laws and the Great Dao aren’t as perfect as those in the ten-direction realm, after continuous self-development, they are nearly complete, existing within the pocket world."

"Therefore, for a cultivator to progress once reaching a certain level, they can only do so within a pocket world, stepping into deeper realms."

Hearing Xia Wanqin’s words, he suddenly realized the underlying meaning.

It was clear that Xia Wanqin hadn’t abandoned her previous thoughts and wanted to draw him into the Mystical Illusion Great Cave Heaven, to become a son-in-law of her Xia family.

However, he had no intention of becoming a live-in son-in-law or being beholden to others.

At that moment.

He thought again about the Twelve Heavenly Kings of the Yellow Heaven Sect.

From what he previously learned, those Twelve Heavenly Kings were top-tier experts who achieved the Yang God status, peak cultivators in the human realm beneath the immortals.

"Miss Xia, do ordinary cultivators have the opportunity to achieve the Yang God without joining a pocket world?"

"Very difficult, extremely difficult!!" Xia Wanqin said, "Yang God, although it only represents the strength of the Divine Soul, which means it’s strong enough to leave the body during the day and roam mountainous terrains, cultivation and the Divine Soul are interconnected. Without a certain level of cultivation, it is almost impossible to strengthen the Divine Soul to a point where it can roam during the day."

Hearing this, Jiang Ning nodded immediately, without doubting her.

He didn’t think Xia Wanqin had a reason to deceive him about such common knowledge.

He suddenly understood that the rumors he’d heard earlier were probably true.

The Yellow Heaven Taoist was truly likely to have his own pocket world to cultivate the Twelve Heavenly Kings.

Or perhaps it was some incredible chance encounter.

These thoughts flashed through his mind.

Jiang Ning picked up the cup and took a gentle sip.

The wine was slightly sweet, like nectar, like spring water.

Then the sweetness in his throat turned into a refreshing cool air.

The cool air rose and rushed to his head.

Jiang Ning closed his eyes slightly, quietly savoring the changes within.

A few breaths later.

He opened his eyes and looked at Xia Wanqin. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"This wine tastes rather bland!"

"To me, it’s just perfect!" Xia Wanqin happily sipped the wine.

Jiang Ning nodded as well.

This wine, similar to fruit wine, was indeed suitable for women to drink.

He then picked up the cup and drank it all.

The next moment.

He placed the cup in front of Xia Wanqin.

"Didn’t you say this taste was bland?" Xia Wanqin raised an eyebrow and looked at Jiang Ning.

"Though bland, it’s certainly good stuff!" Jiang Ning laughed.

From Xia Wanqin’s introduction, he understood that the Nine Heavens Cloud Dew was valuable.

Even if the taste wasn’t particularly commendable, drinking something good like this could potentially increase his Source Energy Points.

Since Xia Wanqin brought it out so generously, how could he refuse such a free benefit?

At this moment.

Xia Wanqin smiled slightly at Jiang Ning’s compliment.

She raised her sleeve and filled Jiang Ning’s cup.

"Mr. Jiang, I heard you won against Nan Zhiwei yesterday?" Xia Wanqin asked, pushing the cup back towards Jiang Ning.

"How did Miss Xia know that?" Jiang Ning asked while holding the cup.

"Of course, I heard!" Xia Wanqin laughed, clinking her cup with Jiang Ning’s from a distance.

Jiang Ning seriously regarded Xia Wanqin and then slightly nodded.

"Not bad!"

When he finished speaking, Jiang Ning took another sip of wine.

"Lord Jiang is truly the brightest martial arts prodigy, a peerless talent!" Xia Wanqin looked at Jiang Ning, her eyes shining with admiration.

She naturally knew who Nan Zhiwei was as he had been in Guangning City for a while.

Not only did she understand, but she had also personally tried to win him over.

Unfortunately, while Nan Zhiwei showed interest, he couldn’t join the Xuanhuang Great Cave Heaven where she belonged.

Because behind Nan Zhiwei’s rise stood another pocket world power that supported him early on.

Due to that support, Nan Zhiwei was able to rise in just a few decades, becoming the top figure below the Second Grade in Guangning Prefecture.

Yet now Jiang Ning had managed to surpass such a formidable adversary.

To surpass him at such a young age highlighted the gap in their talent, as great as that between clouds and mud.

Thoughts flashed in her mind, and Xia Wanqin’s eyes sparkled with excitement.

"Lord Jiang, I extend another invitation for you to join my Xia family. You are free to name your terms and discuss them; I’ve already informed my father. My father is the current family head of the Xia family, holding significant influence and can make any decision."

"I didn’t realize Miss Xia held such a high status in the Mystical Illusion Great Cave Heaven!" Jiang Ning said, looking at Xia Wanqin with a bit of surprise.

Hearing this, Xia Wanqin slightly lifted her chin, appearing somewhat proud.

"So, if Lord Jiang joins the Xia family and marries me, our descendants might become the next family head of the Xia family."

"Is Miss Xia really willing to make such a sacrifice?" Jiang Ning laughed.

Xia Wanqin looked earnestly at Jiang Ning, then said, "It’s not really a sacrifice. As the daughter of the Xia family’s head, even if I don’t marry you, I will marry someone else. It’s an unavoidable fate unless I become a supreme powerhouse, then no one could control my destiny!"

"As for you, you are good-looking and I find you pleasing to the eye."

"Furthermore, your talent is exceptional, being able to surpass Nan Zhiwei at your age, you could be the first in this era."

"You are the best choice for a husband, so marrying you is no loss to me!"

Jiang Ning couldn’t help but chuckle.

Being praised is always a pleasing matter, no matter who you are.

"Aren’t you afraid I might have a bad character?" he laughed.

"I know you well and understand your nature. Apart from having a few more women around, there’s nothing else wrong with you," Xia Wanqin said earnestly.

"Since you know, aren’t you afraid that after marrying you, I might become interested in other women?" Jiang Ning asked.

"What’s there to fear! If you like them, just marry them as well! Mortal nobility have three wives and six concubines, emperors and generals have women beyond count. How can they compare to you?" Xia Wanqin said.

She then continued, "For strong individuals to have numerous women is only natural! Besides my mother, my father also married over a dozen others. I don’t mind such matters, as long as those women can behave themselves and don’t act arrogantly due to favoritism, I shall treat them as sisters."

Hearing Xia Wanqin’s words, Jiang Ning’s eyes showed a bit of surprise.

The clash of two worldviews left Jiang Ning somewhat amazed at the woman before him, Xia Wanqin.