Dream of the Red Chamber: Starting from Immortal Martial Arts

Three days later, at dawn, in the underground secret chamber of Ningguo Mansion.

The five great elders who had just returned—the third elder Zhao Daniu, the fourth elder Zhao Ergou, the fifth elder Cui Shulin, and the tiger guard commander Wang Dazhuang, who was in the middle stage of the first rank—sat around the Five Directions Banner.

The tiger talisman hovered above the four people's heads, sending down four streams of thick qi and blood into their bodies. As the qi and blood transformed, a powerful suction force emerged from the four people's bodies, and the colorful misty primordial energy in the underground room continuously poured into their bodies, and an invisible pressure began to spread.

After more than two months, Jia Ping and Jia An led their troops in a frenzied hunt and slaughter of alien races, finally gathering enough blood and qi to help four people break through to the second stage. There was still some left, just enough to help some Tiger Guards enter the first stage or break through to the next level.

Jia Tang looked at the scene before him with a smile in his eyes. Once they broke through and advanced, they would meet the minimum requirements for the Tiger Talisman to open the other world.

After half a day, as the invisible pressure dissipated, the four slowly stood up, and streams of powerful divine consciousness spread outward from this place.

At this moment, the tiger tally entered Jia Tang's inner palace, radiating brilliant light, and a message entered his mind:

"The myriad realms and universes exist, boundless in space and time, with heavens varying in size and realms extending three thousand times!"

"Immortal Path Minor World - Fourth-tier combat power limit, maximum capacity of one hundred people, time flow ratio of one to ten, limited to thirty days in the main world, the gate opens for one hour, entry is invalid, and you can only return after the time limit."

"Slaying alien races imbued with the resentment of the Yanhuang people yields Humanity Dragon-Tiger Qi, which can be used to anchor the boundary sea to areas containing the Yanhuang people."

"Humanity's Dragon-Tiger Spirit? Anchoring the World?"

Jia Tang was overjoyed and asked a few questions about the tiger tally, but when he saw that there was no response, he didn't care.

These two sentences alone make it clear that when he opens another world again, he only needs to anchor it with Dragon Tiger Qi. And this immortal world that is about to open is the first step for him to obtain, or even accumulate, Dragon Tiger Qi.

That would require killing a large number of alien races within a limited time.

Anyone who is not of the Yanhuang race can be killed.

Jia Tang immediately ordered the four who had just broken through to go to the secret chamber to pass on the methods and visualization diagrams for further breakthroughs, so that they could quickly stabilize their ranks and form an effective fighting force.

He then ordered someone to summon the junior commander and the Golden Body and Golden Blood members of the Tiger Guard, and to use the remaining Qi and Blood to add some External Qi and Internal Qi to replace them in turn.

The Qingyun Chamber of Commerce has several Outer Gang members, all of whom broke through this year using the blood and qi collected from hunting Yuan Beasts. Because they are hidden in the dark, unlike the Tiger Guards who are all out in the open.

Now that we are about to explore foreign lands, we can only pursue maximum combat power.

Everyone sat cross-legged in the secret room. Each leader took the lead in drawing the pure blood and qi from the tiger talisman into their martial body, closing their eyes and circulating their techniques to seek a breakthrough.

Two hours later, the five Tiger Guards were seen to unleash a torrent of energy from their limbs, officially transitioning from the inner energy realm to the outer energy realm.

Jia Tang nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, and said to Jia He, "Bring ten more Tiger Guards with golden bodies and golden blood to supplement the Inner Strength to thirteen people."

After some time, everyone advanced to the Path to Immortality, their faces surrounded by golden and crimson light.

"Ten more Golden Body soldiers will be drawn from the elite troops to complete the forty-unit Tiger Guard."

Tiger Guards who advance in rank are automatically promoted to Junior Commanders, and any vacancies are filled by reserve soldiers.

A moment later, with the ten newcomers successfully entering the Blood Refining stage, Jia Tang's forces now consisted of ten second-tier Grand Masters, five mid-stage first-tier Outer 罡 Tiger Guard commanders, thirteen early-stage first-tier Inner 罡 Tiger Guard junior commanders, eighty Golden Fire Twin Tiger Guards at the fifth level of Blood Refining, one hundred personal guards, two hundred martial soldiers, and the number of elite soldiers decreased again.

There are also the various managers of the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce who guard the strongholds outside and work with the Li family to maintain their base, but I won't go into detail about them all.

Facing the burning gazes of the crowd, Jia Tang pondered for a moment before frankly saying, "I've always said 'waiting for everyone to be here, waiting for everyone to be here,' and by 'everyone' I mean that I have ten second-tier warriors under my command."

"Because I have another fortuitous encounter that will unlock a completely new secret realm. This realm is not a dilapidated space that emerges with the tides of primordial energy, but a complete small world containing cultivators, the highest of whom are comparable to the fourth rank!"

"Whether it is a dynasty that suppresses the world or a sect that governs the mortal realm, we must explore it ourselves."

"On this trip, you ten second-tier members, along with four outer-level and eight inner-level members, and the Golden Fire Twin Tiger Guards, will accompany me to investigate. Zhou Jia will stay behind, leading five inner-level members, personal guards, and soldiers to protect the mansion."

Everyone bowed and accepted the order: "Yes, sir!"

"Make some preparations today. We'll assemble in the secret room after midnight and set off on time."

"only!"

After briefly informing his subordinate cultivators, Jia Tang led his household guards out of the underground chamber. He would be away from the manor for over a month, so he needed to make some arrangements in case of unforeseen circumstances.

Upon arriving in the outside world, they discovered that the sun had already traveled more than halfway westward, and it was the Shen time (3-5 PM).

Jia Tang first went to his study, picked up a pen and wrote a few letters, which he then sent out. After that, he got up and went to the West Mansion.

Upon arriving at Rongqing Hall, they found that Grandmother Jia was playing cards with Madam Xing, Madam Wang, and Madam Xue. Wang Xifeng, Li Wan, and Xue Baochai sat beside them, chatting and laughing while trying to please the old lady and the other ladies.

Jia Tang waved away the greetings from the maids and servants around him, sat on the soft stool that Amber had brought, and watched Grandmother Jia and the others play cards.

The three women were about to greet him when they saw Jia Tang sitting next to Grandmother Jia waving his hand, so they gave up.

Since the incident at the end of July, Wang Xifeng has become much more well-behaved in the mansion. Although she still manages the affairs of the mansion as usual, she often comes to accompany Grandmother Jia or goes to Lin Daiyu's courtyard to call over a group of sisters to laugh and play.

But when he saw Jia Tang, he couldn't help but feel a little panicked, his eyes filled with lingering fear.

Li Wan, with her serene and indifferent eyes, exchanged a brief glance with Jia Tang, her eyebrows slightly raised, conveying the unspoken understanding between them.

As for Xue Baochai, her unauthorized trip to the East Mansion has caused unrest in the West Mansion recently.

She had her own little schemes, but in this era of arranged marriages, when Lady Xue was persuaded by Lady Jia, she had no say in the matter, so she looked rather embarrassed when she saw Jia Tang.

Even so, Xue Baochai still looked directly at Jia Tang with a hopeful expression.

After two rounds, Grandmother Jia looked at Jia Tang with gentle eyes, her slightly cloudy gaze softening. As if sensing something, she softly advised, "Yu Yin, there's no need to push yourself too hard. Take it easy."

"Don't worry, I understand."

"Good Tiger, your idea is very good. I just hope you won't be too hard on yourself."

Jia Tang nodded with a smile: "Of course."

Seeing this, the old lady breathed a sigh of relief and said cheerfully, "Alright, you have such a strong presence that you're making it hard for this old woman to breathe. Go on."

Upon hearing this, Jia Tang laughed heartily, bowed, and turned to walk towards Daiyu's courtyard.

Grandmother Jia watched his departing figure with loving eyes, and sighed softly in her heart.