Chapter 13

"Zijin, one tael of Zijin, I actually earned one tael of Zijin?"

Back in the Jiang family's southern courtyard alchemy room, Jiang Yi still felt as if he were in a dream. He secretly took out the purple gold leaf from his chest, looked at it several times, and carefully touched it a few times before hiding it back in his chest, completely immersed in joy.

It had only been two days, and he had already earned one tael of Zijin. Most importantly, Miss Ji Tingyu had said that she would buy all the pills he could produce in the future. If he could refine another twenty-seven taels of black pills, he could earn ten taels of Zijin and redeem the token, right?

Thinking about selling a large number of pills to the Juzhen Pavilion in the future and easily earning a large amount of silver, Jiang Yi trembled with excitement. Even if he was a cultivation waste, he could become a wealthy man with this black yuan force, or at least live a comfortable life with his little servant.

Elder Liu would definitely continue experimenting with alchemy for the next few days. As long as he did not inject black yuan force, he would never be able to refine Earth-grade pills, so there would be many, many failed pills...

"Right, the black yuan force is all used up. I need to extract some quickly and keep it ready. Also, the blue yuan force I refined yesterday has been used up too much, I need to replenish it."

Jiang Yi suppressed his inner joy, cleared his mind, and sat down to meditate. He planned to practice the unnamed technique for an hour and a half, then switch to the Jiang Water Decree to restore his blue yuan force. When it was almost dark, he would take the "Herbal Simplified Record" back and read it through the night. He now hoped to stay in the alchemy room for a long time and did not dare to slack off with the tasks Elder Liu assigned, or he would end up like Jiang Song yesterday...

After practicing for an hour, Jiang Yi woke up, startled by a slight footstep.

A figure at the door was peeking into the alchemy room. Seeing that only Jiang Yi was there, he sighed in relief and tiptoed in.

"Jiang Song? What is he doing here?"

Jiang Yi stood up to greet him, but Jiang Song made a shushing gesture and came over, asking in a low, puzzled voice, "Jiang Yi, why are you in the alchemy room? Is the elder inside?"

"What?"

Jiang Song's face instantly changed, filled with fear and anger. Yesterday, after being slapped by Elder Liu, he told his father, who then beat him severely and ordered him to come and apologize to Elder Liu today to gain his forgiveness and continue working in the alchemy room.

Jiang Song was also a junior from a collateral branch, with poor talent and lazy habits, and was only at the second level of the Cauldron Casting Realm. His father had begged Elder Liu many times to arrange for him to work here, hoping he would learn some alchemy skills to make a living in the future.

After being beaten and scolded by his father yesterday, Jiang Song felt some regret. At least... working here, he could often take some pills out to sell for money. So today, after much thought, he decided to come and apologize, even if he had to kneel to Elder Liu to stay.

But when he came, he heard this devastating news. Since Elder Liu had kept Jiang Yi, he had no chance anymore...

Thinking about never having the opportunity to get pills again, no pocket money, and knowing that his father would be furious when he heard this news, Jiang Song trembled, feeling panic and anger.

Seeing Jiang Song's state, Jiang Yi felt some guilt and comforted him, "Jiang Song, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."

"Didn't mean to?"

Jiang Song looked at Jiang Yi and instantly became angry, pointing at him and shouting, "You did it on purpose! Right! When I came back from the toilet yesterday, you were already here. You must have complained to Elder Liu, which is why he was so angry. Jiang Yi, you are so vicious. I never thought you, who usually seem honest, are such a despicable person."

"..."

Jiang Yi was speechless. This was Jiang Song's own fault for being lazy and not being favored by Elder Liu. It had nothing to do with him. Even if he, Jiang Yi, did not take the position, someone else would. He did not want to argue with Jiang Song, turned around, and walked inside, saying coldly, "Jiang Song, go back. I don't want to argue with you. If you think I did something behind your back, you can report me to the Punishment Hall."

"Fine! You've only been here for one day, and you're already so arrogant?"

Jiang Song was trembling with anger, his face twisted. A look of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, and he shouted, "Red Snake Black Sand Palm!" His palms turned a terrifying black and fiercely struck Jiang Yi's back.

Hearing the wind behind him, Jiang Yi turned around and was instantly furious. In the past, with his remarkable insight, he had seen many of the Jiang family's martial techniques. He immediately recognized the technique Jiang Song was using.

Red Snake Black Sand Palm!

Using the venom of a red snake as a catalyst, it is practiced in black sand. Once mastered, the victim's heart and blood vessels become constricted like being poisoned by a red snake, and the flesh rots as if pierced by iron sand. It is a mid-grade human-level technique that can be quickly mastered.

This palm technique is extremely vicious. If not treated in time, the victim can become a cripple or even die. Even though it is easy to master, most proud young men from large families disdain to practice it. Yet, Jiang Song used it with full force over a trivial matter, clearly intending to cripple or kill him.

"Black yuan force!"

Jiang Yi instantly summoned a thread of black yuan force to his left eye. He did not need to use the black yuan force to enhance his attack power against a second-level Cauldron Casting Realm brat like Jiang Song. He did not want too many people to know about his ability to drastically increase his strength. Compared to martial techniques, Jiang Song was far behind!

"Buzz!"

Jiang Yi's left eye quickly flashed black, and the world before him changed. Jiang Song's originally fast-moving palms became slow.

"Silk Hand!"

He quickly turned, advancing instead of retreating, sliding forward with his legs while leaning back. His hands, like seaweed, wrapped around Jiang Song's hands. With the help of the black yuan force, he could easily judge the opponent's attack trajectory and speed, allowing him to dodge and counterattack in advance.

"Swish!"

Jiang Song's palms, which were about to strike, missed due to Jiang Yi's sudden lean back. When he tried to change his move and strike downward, Jiang Yi's hands, like seaweed, had already wrapped around his hands, easily grabbing and entangling them.

"Hmph!"

Jiang Song was surprised but not panicked. In his view, Jiang Yi was only at the first level of the Cauldron Casting Realm. No matter how skillful and proficient his martial techniques were, he could not be Jiang Song's match. With a higher realm, faster reaction, attack speed, and strength, how could he lose? He sneered and ignored his hands, focusing his yuan force on his right knee and fiercely ramming it into Jiang Yi's groin.

Jiang Song's theory was correct, but he did not know that Jiang Yi's left eye had terrifying vision. He could see all of Jiang Song's movements and had already predicted his attack trajectory. Although there was a gap in strength and attack speed, his reaction speed was much faster.

"Snake Whip Leg!"

Jiang Yi's right leg had already swung out, like a venomous snake, sweeping toward Jiang Song's lower leg.

"Slap!" "Slap!" "Slap!"

A series of crisp sounds rang out. Jiang Yi's right leg, like a venomous snake, continuously struck Jiang Song's lower leg. Jiang Song, who did not expect Jiang Yi to react so quickly, had already been hit three times before he could react, feeling intense pain. He quickly pulled back his right leg, planning to retreat and then counterattack.

However!

He forgot that his hands were entangled by Jiang Yi's Silk Hand. As he retreated, his hands were still entangled, causing his body to lose balance. He almost fell, completely panicking.

"Slap, Slap!"

Jiang Yi's expression was cold, his hands still entangled with Jiang Song, applying slight pressure to prevent him from controlling his balance. His legs, like lightning, continuously struck Jiang Song's right leg, focusing on one spot.

"Crack!"

"Ah—"

On the sixth strike, Jiang Song's right leg finally broke, and he let out a惨叫, unable to support his body, falling to the ground and clutching his right leg in pain.

Jiang Yi did not continue to beat the fallen. He released Jiang Song's hands early and watched him cry out in pain, feeling no sympathy. If he did not have the black yuan force, he would be the one on the ground crying out in pain. This world was so cruel; without strength, one could only be bullied!

After a while, Jiang Song, drenched in cold sweat, struggled to stand up, his face twisted with shock and confusion. He could not believe that his second-level Cauldron Casting Realm strength could be so easily injured by Jiang Yi, a first-level Cauldron Casting Realm waste.

However, he was smart enough to know that staying here longer would only make his injuries worse. He limped out, and seeing that Jiang Yi did not chase him, he said with a venomous look, "Jiang Yi, you actually dared to hurt me? You're dead! I will definitely have Brother Hu beat you to death. If you have the guts, never leave the Jiang family compound, hiss..."

"I'll count to three, and if you don't leave, you'll have to crawl back with your hands!"

Jiang Yi, without moving, coldly said. Jiang Song's face changed, and before Jiang Yi started counting, he hurriedly supported himself against the wall, hopping away on his left leg, quickly disappearing in a few moments...

Jiang Yi did not chase him. After all, this was the Jiang family compound. If the Punishment Hall found out, both he and Jiang Song would be punished. The Jiang family secretly allowed the young men to fight, but they had to maintain the appearance of upholding the clan rules.

After Jiang Song was completely gone, Jiang Yi's expression calmed, but a hint of worry flashed in his eyes.

The "Brother Hu" Jiang Song mentioned was naturally the leader of the second-tier young men, Jiang Ruhu! Jiang Ruhu's father was the head of the Internal Affairs Hall, Jiang Yunshe, and he had an older brother, Jiang Rulong, who ranked second in combat among the young generation, only below the eldest son, Jiang Henshui. With his father and brother's protection, and his own strength reaching the fourth level of the Cauldron Casting Realm, Jiang Ruhu naturally had a smooth life. Many collateral branch young men and second-tier young men, like Jiang Bao and Jiang Song, followed his lead.

He had just beaten Jiang Bao a few days ago, and now he had beaten Jiang Song. Jiang Ruhu would surely be furious when he found out.

"Jiang Ruhu..."

Jiang Yi felt a headache. After this incident, he yearned even more for powerful strength, so he would not be bullied or humiliated.

Shaking his head, Jiang Yi sat down again, thinking to himself, "Hmm... I'll practice the Jiang Water Decree first. Be careful for a while, don't let Jiang Ruhu and others catch you. Once I have enough silver, I'll go out and buy high-grade pills to speed up my cultivation! Hmph, with my second-level Cauldron Casting Realm and black yuan force, if you come to cause trouble, I'll beat you into bloody pig heads one by one."

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