Chapter 6: Ah Man’s Problem: Enter Tianqiong Academy to find the soul-repairing grass
It was already late at night when Jiang Ning exited the Jiuji Pagoda.
In Jiang Ning's memory, he stayed in the pagoda for at least five days. Sure enough, the old man was right, ten days inside the pagoda and one day outside.
"hiss...."
Slowly raising his arm, Jiang Ning felt pain in all his muscles as if they were being pricked by needles. Although the injuries in the Jiuji Pagoda could be healed, the pain left in his body would not disappear.
Jiang Ning himself couldn't count how many times he was beaten to death. If Jiuji Pagoda hadn't been able to heal physical injuries, there might not have been a second time.
However, after these days of fighting, Jiang Ning faintly felt that his spiritual power and body had become more solid.
From being completely crushed at the beginning, to now being able to barely hold on, and even occasionally seizing opportunities to fight back, Jiang Ning's progress can be seen with the naked eye.
Jiang Ning turned to look at Ah Man, who was still sleeping soundly. Jiang Ning smiled silently, with gentle eyes.
He reached out his hand and gently touched the wound on the girl's forehead, but the next second, he suddenly realized something was wrong.
His fingers felt as if they were touching ice cubes, without any warmth.
Jiang Ning frowned slightly and quickly grabbed Aman's hand. The cold touch revealed a hint of strangeness.
"Wake up! Ah Man, wake up, I am Jiang Ning."
No matter how Jiang Ning called, Aman was as frozen as ice, showing no sign of waking up, and a thin layer of frost gradually appeared on his originally rosy and fair face.
Jiang Ning panicked. Aman had never been in such a situation before. Even if he sent spiritual energy into Aman's body, he could not dispel the coldness.
Jiang Ning, who was helpless, quickly rushed out of the door to find the head of the Wu family.
Soon.
Wu Yong's face was heavy. Looking at Ah Man who was sleeping on the bed, he was also puzzled. How could a good little girl during the day be like this suddenly?
Even though he hadn't touched Ah Man yet, he could clearly feel the chill radiating from his body.
Wu Yong gently put his hand on Ah Man's wrist, and the cold touch made him frown.
Then he slowly closed his eyes, and the huge soul power poured out, wrapping Aman's whole body.
At this moment, Jiang Ning felt that the kind old man in front of him actually possessed such terrifying soul power, making people unable to help but hold their breath.
After a few breaths.
Wu Yong opened his eyes suddenly, and Gu Jing's face was suddenly filled with horror. His right hand on Ah Man's wrist bounced high like a poisonous snake.
"Surprisingly, it turned out to be...born without soul? Innate nine souls?"
Jiang Ning's heart tightened and he quickly asked: "Senior, what does this mean? Is Aman okay?"
Wu Yong explained in a deep voice: "People have three souls and seven souls, which are the foundation of human beings, but this little girl was born without a soul, but she has nine souls."
"People who are born without courage are doomed to die at birth. Even if they are lucky enough to survive, they will be like puppets on strings and lose consciousness."
Jiang Ning frowned when he heard this. Apart from his slower thinking, Aman was no different from ordinary people at all. He even ate more than ordinary people.
Wu Yong said in disbelief: "The little girl was born with seven lost souls and should have died young, but she was born with nine souls. Her soul power is not as powerful as mine. It is precisely because her soul power is strong that it can replace the seven souls, so she usually They are no different from ordinary people."
"Third-grade soul power?"
Jiang Ning knew that the Soul Dao ranged from the first to the ninth level. In front of him, the soul power of the head of the Wu family, who was the most powerful in Pingyang City, was also at the third level. He was also called a third-level alchemy master. Ah Man actually had the same soul power as the head of the Wu family?
"Well, she has third-level soul power, but for some reason, this little girl's nine souls are in disorder. If she didn't have strong soul power to maintain her, this little girl might have died."
When Jiang Ning heard this, he was very anxious and said quickly: "I beg you, senior, to save Ah Man. Junior Jiang Ning will go through fire and water for the Wu family in this life, even if he doesn't give up."
"Alas!" Mr. Wu sighed deeply, "It's not that I don't want to save you, but this little girl's condition is beyond my ability to save, but..."
"But what?" Jiang Ning asked quickly.
Mr. Wu shook his head, as if he couldn't believe what he said next, "But... if we can find the sixth-grade Xuandan Soul-making Pill, it is not impossible to wake up, but this sixth-grade Xuandan is not an extraordinary thing! I am ashamed to say that in all my life, I have never seen a sixth-grade Xuandan."
Jiang Ning's eyes gradually turned red, and his whole person seemed to have lost all energy. His parents had left him, and now even Ah Man...
At this moment, he only hated himself for being incompetent and unable to protect the people he cherished.
Wu Yong seemed to have thought of something in his mind, and suddenly said: "I know where the Soul-Building Xuandan is!"
Hearing this, Jiang Ning grasped at straws and quickly asked, "Where?"
"Purple Mansion Ultimate Realm!"
"Purple Mansion Ultimate Realm? What is that?"
Wu Yong explained: "Every three years, Tianqiong Academy will hold a competition for the Ultimate Realm of the Purple Mansion. If I remember correctly, the next Ultimate Realm of the Purple Mansion will be held exactly one year later, and this time the competition for the Ultimate Realm of the Purple Mansion will be held. The first place will receive a sixth-grade elixir, and the soul-building elixir is one of the reward elixirs this time."
Jiang Ning seemed to see hope and asked seriously: "Senior, how long can Ah Man sustain this situation?"
"The little girl is born with strong soul power. If you add the fire jade from my house to maintain your physical body, it can last for up to... one year!"
"One year...Okay, just one year!"
Looking at the resolute young man in front of him, Wu Yong shook his head slightly and said nothing. Although Jiang Ning was very talented, it was almost impossible to win the first place in the Purple Mansion Realm within one year.
After all, who among the people who can enter Tianqiong Academy is not the proud one of heaven? Not to mention that Jiang Ning is currently only in the Nine-Star Body Tempering Realm. It would be difficult to reach the Purple Mansion Realm across two realms within a year.
Although Pingyang City is considered the smallest city among the thousands of cities in the sky, the number of people in Zifu does not exceed the number of palms. As for Tongxuan, there is only the reclusive elder of the Xiao family, Xiao Wushan.
After Wu Yong left, Jiang Ning gently held Aman's hand and said softly: "Aman, don't worry, I will definitely get the soul-building pill and wait for me."
Regardless of the pain in his body, Jiang Ning entered Jiuji Pagoda again. Now he could only improve his strength as much as possible. Since the Purple Mansion Ultimate Realm is held in Tianqiong College, he must get the quota for the Tianqiong College city selection this time.
...
When Jiang Ning first entered Jiuji Pagoda, he heard the mysterious old man's voice.
"Little guy, do you know why that little girl acted like this suddenly?"
Jiang Ning was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't know, this junior."
"Haha, soulless people are like walking zombies. It's not easy for the little girl to hold on to her body with nine souls. People without souls are most afraid of being stimulated, not to mention that the little girl doesn't know how to use the huge soul power in her body. , once disordered, the consequences of the disease of soullessness will occur."
Hearing this, Jiang Ning understood instantly.
Ever since his spiritual veins were destroyed, Aman had been restless for himself, worried and uneasy every day, and was exhausted mentally and physically, which led to the onset of this soulless disease.
He clenched his fists subconsciously and asked: "Senior, if this junior wants to reach the realm of Zifu within a year, how certain can he be?"
The old man returned calmly: "Although you are blessed with nine spiritual veins, even if ten days in the pagoda are like one day in the outside world, it will take less than 10% to reach the realm of the Purple Mansion within one year, and to win the ultimate realm of the Purple Mansion."
When Jiang Ning heard this, his mood suddenly sank to the bottom.
Even the mysterious old man is not optimistic that he can reach the ultimate realm of Zifu within a year. Is there really no hope?
Thinking of Ah Man's coma, at this moment, the sixteen-year-old boy's head was lowered and his eyes gradually turned red, just like a confident book boy who had recited the ancient Chinese text word for word, only to be completely rejected by the teacher in the end.
For a moment, he only felt aggrieved and powerless.
Even when his spiritual veins were destroyed, he never lost his composure like this.
He was very unwilling.
However, before he could think too much about it.
Within one floor.
The white-haired boy suddenly said in a deep voice: "Get in."
