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"You...you have so many bad ideas, you're driving me crazy."

Embarrassed and annoyed, Ye Tao pinched Jiang Ming's chest, twisting her full, delicate body with seductive eyes.

I gradually became addicted to the feeling of being manipulated.

Although it's a little embarrassing, it really makes you feel refreshed.

Having more friends means having more paths; having more companions means having more than three paths. After the exchange, Jiang Ming benefited greatly.

Looking at Ye Tao in his arms, he liked her more and more. She was sensible, obedient, and had a big bottom. She was truly impeccable in every way.

"I put in a lot of effort to break through to the late stage of the seventh rank, but I didn't expect you to have already reached the perfection of the seventh rank."

"As expected of my good little brother, you're really amazing." Ye Tao gently pinched Xiao Jiangming's cheek and chuckled softly.

Clearly, he was genuinely happy for Jiang Ming's opportunity.

Jiang Ming took out a radiant Golden Thunder Bamboo from his storage bag and handed it over slowly, his expression sincere. "Sister Tao, you are skilled at cultivating spiritual plants. Could you take care of the Golden Thunder Bamboo for me? I need seventy-two sections."

Putting down the "Golden Thunder Bamboo" in her hand, Ye Tao slowly stood up, patiently examined it, and couldn't help but sigh with surprise.

"The skill of a Foundation Establishment cultivator is truly extraordinary; even such a treasure exists."

"Sure, I'll take care of it, but it'll take a lot of time, so you'll have to be patient."

Standing up, Ye Tao carefully tended to the golden thunder bamboo while leaning over the table. Just as she was taking out a small green bottle to water it, she suddenly felt herself suspended in mid-air.

"You little pervert, when will this ever end?" Ye Tao turned her head resentfully, glared at Jiang Ming, and complained.

a long time.

Ye Tao blushed and put down the golden thunder bamboo with little interest. "It's all your fault. Even if you're angry, you have to be careful to control yourself."

Always acting recklessly, what does he take his older sister for?

Noticing that Ye Tao was a little upset, Jiang Ming quickly coaxed and flattered her, and a few sweet words made Ye Tao's eyebrows relax and she smiled sweetly.

"I forgive you, but you can't do that again."

Some things, when done in excess, can be harmful; too much of anything can cause discomfort.

"This is also for my sister's cultivation. Have you sensed the new imagery of the Great Forest Tree?" Jiang Ming explained himself, then changed his clothes and gradually became serious.

After changing into a simple light-colored short skirt, Ye Tao put her messy hair up.

He took a sip of tea and rinsed his mouth repeatedly, then said with great relish, "I understood a few things as soon as you walked in, and now I understand many more."

With a gentle smile, Jiang Ming sensed the hint of reproach in Ye Tao's voice and quickly stepped forward to comfort her.

"Don't move, it hurts."

Moving Jiang Ming's hand away, Ye Tao frowned, covered her plump buttocks, and retreated as if guarding against a thief. She was clearly terrified and afraid of repeating the same mistake.

"Are you preparing to collect the earth's ley lines? I have some information that might be useful to you."

Despite her resentment, Ye Tao was a reasonable person and kindly handed over a sheepskin map.

The records here are somewhat different from those given by Elder Li, and Jiang Ming, feeling a little doubtful, didn't hide anything from him.

He simply took out the copy given by Elder Li and compared the two.

"Hmm? Where did you get this map? It's dangerous. Most of the marked locations are the burial sites of the previous dynasty's royal family."

Although the earth's energy obtained here can provide more abundant fortune, the risks are extremely high. If one is not careful, one will be entangled by yin energy and attract evil spirits.

"If you really insist on going, I'll go with you; otherwise, I won't feel at ease." Ye Taoxing looked at her with undisguised worry, her eyes full of seriousness.

Jiang Ming had no doubt about Ye Tao's judgment. Upon hearing this, he was not only unafraid but even somewhat excited. No wonder he hadn't received any warnings of disaster.

Evil spirits, however many of these come, how many can the little black snake eat?

Upon closer examination, this is indeed an unexpected bonus, making the risky trip worthwhile.

"Sister Tao, I'm sorry I can't take you. Just wait for my good news."

"Why won't you let me go? Did you bring another woman?" Ye Tao looked at him suspiciously, her watery eyes sullen.

He sighed softly, but didn't press the matter further.

"Fine, do as you please. Do you have enough life-saving items on you? I'll prepare two more for you just in case."

With the protective armor, Jiang Ming naturally wouldn't take Ye Tao's things for nothing. He shook his head, his expression sincere, "Don't worry, if there's enough earth vein energy, I'll collect a wisp for you too."

"No, I don't want that. I just want you to come back to me safely." Ye Tao said shyly as she hugged Jiang Ming from behind, then stopped bothering him.

Let Jiang Ming do his own thing.

After bidding farewell to the gentle and affectionate Ye Tao, Jiang Ming thought it over and decided to visit the Cheng family again, hoping to find out if there was any new information about the earth's vein energy.

As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows. The map given by Ye Tao is low in danger but the rewards are mediocre. The map given by Old Man Li is high in rewards but also high in risk.

Since we haven't started yet, we might as well try our luck and see if there's a low-risk, high-return approach.

Cheng family.

In the reception room, Cheng Ya, dressed in a tight-fitting red dress, walked gracefully, her long, beautiful legs revealing themselves along the hem of the dress.

Every movement is graceful and charming.

"Seventh-level perfection? You actually surpassed me, how did you do that!" He stared at Jiang Ming in disbelief.

Cheng Ya's eyes were full of complex emotions. She was indeed happy about Jiang Ming's rapid progress, but she was also a little unhappy about how fast it was.

Compared to Jiang Ming, she would seem rather dull.

Despite the abundant resources provided by his family, Jiang Ming lagged far behind in the later stages.

You should know that she used to take care of Jiang Ming by virtue of her power.

Now that her cultivation level has fallen behind, Cheng Ya raised an eyebrow, clearly feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

Being a straightforward person, she didn't think too much about it and quickly accepted the fact.

Looking at Cheng Ya's interesting expression, Jiang Ming couldn't help but smile.

After a moment's thought, he deftly placed the Water Spirit Orb in his palm and slowly handed it over to Cheng Ya, who was looking on with surprise.

The two met when they were both struggling. Putting aside any romantic feelings, from a purely self-interested perspective, Cheng Ya deserved this reward.

"Really for me? This is something that would be hard to come by even with three thousand spirit stones." Cheng Ya asked, somewhat surprised, and lowered her head shyly, clearly very moved to receive this gift.

"This is just a small token of my appreciation; Miss Cheng, please accept it."

"Alright, I won't stand on ceremony with you. You came down the mountain this time because I broke through to the eighth level, right?"

Although the Cheng family did not have readily available earth vein energy, they had a channel to purchase this item.

If you need it but are unwilling to personally risk your life to collect the earth's energy, I can take care of it.

However, the price wasn't cheap, around 20,000 spirit stones. Having received a favor from Jiang Ming for no reason, Cheng Ya felt somewhat embarrassed.

They quickly shared their family's secret channels, clearly indicating that they already considered Jiang Ming as one of their own.

Nodding, Jiang Ming was inevitably a little disappointed with the result, but it was understandable.

Although the Cheng family is also a large family, its channels for obtaining intelligence are obviously much worse than those of the Ye family.

Since both are forms of earth vein energy, the quality of purchased items will be somewhat inferior. If Jiang Ming were willing to settle for second best, he would have already purchased earth vein energy from the sect.

There's no need to make a special trip down the mountain.

However, this trip was not without its gains. If they could obtain additional earth vein energy, they could easily resell it through the Cheng family's channels.

At that time, you will surely gain extra benefits.

Jiang Ming bowed and said goodbye to Cheng Ya. He came and went in a hurry, which made her a little disappointed. But she watched as Jiang Ming's path to immortality was steadily moving onto the right track.

Cheng Ya had no intention of interfering. She gently handed over a golden talisman and said carefully, "This is a talisman that I made myself."

Although its quality is mediocre, it is sufficient for saving one's life.

Using the imagery of spring water nourishing all things silently, as long as water exists beside you, it will continuously provide you with shelter, hopefully you will never need it.

Without saying a word, Cheng Ya stuffed her talisman into Jiang Ming's arms and ran away, afraid that her good intentions would be refused.

Looking at the other person's charming back, Jiang Ming smiled faintly and flew out of the Cheng residence, then followed the map straight to the former dynasty's royal mausoleum.

To contain the earth's energy, a special treasure bottle is needed. Only in this way can the energy be preserved and its original spirituality retained.

Each bottle costs 1,000 spirit stones, and Jiang Ming brought five with him on this trip.

Although it was a gift from Ye Tao, he couldn't bear to waste it.

Good steel must be used on the blade, which is why Jiang Ming chose the former dynasty's royal tombs for his first trip, which is quite a coincidence.

This place is also somewhat related to Tuoba Youyou.

Upon closer examination, the cultivator buried beneath the mausoleum might still be an elder of the Tuoba family. Even so, in order to successfully break through to the eighth rank.

Jiang Ming could only suffer for the Tuoba family.

He believed that with his senior sister's magnanimity, she would definitely forgive him.

Although it is the mausoleum of a previous dynasty, the feng shui of this place is actually quite good.

Nestled against mountains and beside water, it possesses abundant spiritual energy.

This is the first location marked by Old Man Li. If even the earth's energy here cannot be obtained, the other locations will be even more difficult.

I don't have much experience with these things.

Jiang Ming very humbly invited out the little black snake.

Because it had been given some treasures to enhance its cultivation in the Refining Realm, the little black snake's cultivation has now reached the late stage.

However, due to the fact that his body shape did not change.

Its combat power is very weak; it only knows a few moves like entangling and biting, and it is bound to lose in battles against opponents of the same level.

However, Jiang Ming never expected it to help him defeat powerful enemies. After all, the little black snake's greatest strength was unlocking amazing wisdom for him and offering some useful advice.

He who eats another's food is bound to him; he who takes another's money is bound to him.

After being fed by Jiang Ming several times, the little black snake readily poked its head out, its clear little eyes darting around.

They quickly came to a conclusion: "You have about a 50% chance of successfully obtaining the earth's energy here."

Because the formation here is extremely complex, once you fall into it, you're likely to be in grave danger.

However, now that I'm here, I can certainly help.

However, there are tomb raiders' tunnels nearby, and the earth's energy has already been somewhat damaged. If I were you, I would go to the next place to try my luck.

"The energy of the earth's veins here is too weak; it's not worthy of you..." After considering for a long time, the little black snake didn't offer any useful advice.

And they were very decisive in persuading him to quit.

Hearing this, I felt somewhat puzzled.

Jiang Ming listened to the advice very well, and as his own extraordinary wisdom, the little black snake's words had not been wrong so far.

"Alright, there are still quite a few locations on the map. I'll visit them one by one. If you have any opinions, please feel free to speak up."

Jiang Ming turned and left without hesitation, letting the little black snake perch on his shoulder.

In a short while, another mausoleum came into view.

"The earth's energy here has already been taken away, and the aura of the soil on the city wall must have been created by the Tuoba family themselves."

Digging up one's own ancestral grave?

Jiang Ming raised an eyebrow in surprise, finding it amusing that the Tuoba family had also done it. These guys really only followed the guidance of their positions and acted without any restraint.

……

"This won't work. The earth's energy clashes with your cultivation level. If you rashly absorb it into your body, you will suffer a very serious backlash."

Even if they reach the eighth rank, they will still be left with many hidden dangers.

"No, no, it still won't work. The earth's energy here has been eroded by the nearby spiritual veins."

If you lack spirituality, it will affect your ability to accumulate good fortune in the future.

Without sufficient luck and support, it's impossible for a cultivator to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

……

They visited several ancestral graves of the Tuoba family along the way.

The little black snake was not satisfied and found various flaws to stop Jiang Ming.

"There's only one location left. My sect's elders even marked it with the word 'danger'."

He pointed to the barren land overgrown with weeds beneath him.

Jiang Ming was somewhat helpless. If even this didn't work, he would have to use the map Ye Tao gave him and settle for finding some lower-quality earth vein energy.

"Hmm? This is it, this is it. The earth vein energy here is extremely rich. This is where the cultivators who perished fell."

Its cultivation level is probably at least at the peak of Foundation Establishment, and it's very compatible with you. After all, very few human cultivators besides you have honed their physiques.

This one is an example of someone who, even after dying for a long time, still exudes a masculine energy from the earth's veins.

This is worlds apart from the other mausoleums. You absolutely must get your hands on this burial site, or you'll definitely regret it later.

Giving his opinion decisively, the little black snake looked around, investigated for a moment, and immediately beamed with joy, "Very good, the formation here is also very straightforward."

"Strange, if that's the case, where is the danger?" After all, it was only in a remnant soul state, and although the little black snake was knowledgeable...

For some questions, there is no definite answer.

I can only make plans based on experience. "Go in through the main gate of the mausoleum, and once inside, I will be able to figure out the basics."

With the resources and magical artifacts you have, even if you can't subdue it, escaping shouldn't be a problem.

With no warnings of impending disaster, Jiang Ming gradually felt relieved.

Immediately following the little black snake's instructions, they began to take action.

After a while, I found myself in the mausoleum. A damp and decaying smell hit me. It was dark all around, except for hundreds of candles placed on the ground in the very center, which had not been extinguished for decades.

"Oh no, there's a problem! There's a Foundation Establishment Realm evil spirit here!"

"Hurry up and leave! This thing is even stronger than me. If I get caught, it will refine me!" he warned urgently.

The little black snake quickly transformed into a beam of light and burrowed into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, refusing to come out. Seeing the little black snake retreat for the first time, Jiang Ming frowned, feeling inevitably nervous.