Following the arrangements of the Global Martial Arts Convention, after the martial arts practical competition for the genius group concluded, all participants rested for a day before the practical competitions for the two-star to five-star War Gods commenced.
The next morning, after breakfast, Jiang Wuming had just returned to his room when Qi Wufu arrived.
"Wuming, how are your injuries?"
Qi Wufu asked with concern after entering the room.
"Thank you for your concern, Marshal. My injuries are fine."
Jiang Wuming replied with a smile. He had healed his internal injuries through the mysterious space, and Li Lianyi had applied external medication for his wounds yesterday.
Originally, Li Lianyi had wanted to bandage Jiang Wuming, but he had refused.
"That's good."
Although Qi Wufu had already learned that Jiang Wuming's injuries were not serious, he still breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Jiang Wuming's words. He then handed an encrypted briefcase he was holding to Jiang Wuming. "This is the reward for the genius group competition. The box contains cultivation techniques for the spiritual domain."
As he finished speaking, Qi Wufu helped Jiang Wuming open the encrypted briefcase and took out a yellow scroll, handing it to Jiang Wuming.
Jiang Wuming took the scroll and noticed it was made from some kind of beast hide. Upon opening it, he found four large characters: "Jiu Jiu Duan Shen."
This set of cultivation techniques for the spiritual domain was called "Jiu Jiu Duan Shen." Below it was an introduction to the techniques, followed by eighty-one illustrations.
"Marshal, why are the characters in this cultivation technique ancient Chinese?"
Jiang Wuming asked with some surprise after seeing the name and introduction of the technique.
"The extraterrestrial world and Earth, to be precise, are related to the ancient Long Kingdom."
Qi Wufu revealed a startling secret. "Their writing uses ancient Chinese characters, and their language is also ancient Chinese!"
*Swish!*
Hearing Qi Wufu's words, Jiang Wuming's expression changed drastically.
Up until now, he had always assumed that the so-called extraterrestrial enemies would look bizarre and speak gibberish, like in science fiction movies.
"Regarding information on this, after this convention ends, I'll take you to visit the ancient city of Loulan. The information there is very detailed," Qi Wufu said.
"Alright!"
Jiang Wuming nodded. He had originally planned to visit the ancient city of Loulan to pay respects to his parents and to see the ancient city they had protected with their lives.
"By the way, you don't need to share this cultivation technique with Gu Tianlong. Just share it with Ye Kunlun, Ye Feng, and Yuan He," Qi Wufu added. "Gu Tianlong's actions this time were a disgrace. If anything had happened to you four, the Military Department would not have let him off. Now that you four are unharmed and have successfully won the championship, I'm not punishing him out of respect for the Dragon Gate. However, he is not qualified to receive any rewards!"
"Understood."
Jiang Wuming nodded again.
Seeing this, Qi Wufu said no more and left Jiang Wuming's room.
Starting from tomorrow, the competitions between the two-star and five-star War Gods would begin, and Qi Wufu needed to make some arrangements.
After Qi Wufu left, Jiang Wuming did not immediately study the "Jiu Jiu Duan Shen" cultivation technique. Instead, he notified Ye Kunlun, Ye Feng, and Yuan He to come to his room to share the cultivation technique with them.
Meanwhile.
A taxi arrived at the entrance of the hotel where the Dragon Country delegation was staying.
Caroline, as the Saintess of the Underworld Hall, wearing a black dress paired with high heels, stepped out of the car, immediately attracting the attention of all the men around her.
She possessed a delicate face, a tall and sexy figure, and an enchanting aura, the kind of woman who would be the center of attention wherever she went.
Caroline ignored the gazes and walked straight into the hotel lobby, then headed towards the elevator.
"Ding—"
Just as the elevator doors opened, Caroline caught sight of a stranger yet familiar figure out of the corner of her eye.
Li Lianyi.
For Caroline, this was the first time she had seen Li Lianyi in person, but she had seen many photos of Li Lianyi online and in intelligence reports.
"Hello, Miss Li."
Caroline stopped and stepped forward, greeting Li Lianyi.
"Hello, Miss Caroline."
Li Lianyi and Li Xiaoman, after having breakfast, were preparing to take a stroll in the hotel garden when they suddenly saw Caroline, and even more so, when Caroline greeted her. Li Lianyi was slightly surprised but did not show it, responding calmly.
"You know me?" Caroline asked, somewhat surprised.
"I watched the martial arts competition for the genius group," Li Lianyi replied, nodding.
"Is that so..."
Caroline suddenly understood and then asked with a smile, "Then, Miss Li, aren't you curious why I know you?"
"I am a bit curious, and also curious about the purpose of your greeting me, but I believe you will tell me yourself," Li Lianyi said.
"I learned about you because of Jiang Wuming, and I've also reviewed some intelligence reports about you," Caroline said without any concealment, then added with a hint of provocation, "I'm about to go upstairs to find Jiang Wuming. Do you mind?"
"Why should I mind?" Li Lianyi retorted.
"Indeed, he broke off the engagement, and you are no longer his fiancée. You have no reason or right to mind," Caroline smiled. "Goodbye, Miss Li."
"Goodbye, Miss Caroline."
Li Lianyi responded politely and then left with Li Xiaoman.
Caroline, meanwhile, pressed the elevator's upstairs button again. As the elevator doors opened, she cast a thoughtful glance at Li Lianyi's retreating back before entering the elevator.
"Lianyi, what did that Caroline from the Underworld Hall mean? Why did she bring up Jiang Wuming's broken engagement? And say you have no reason or right to mind? Is she crazy?"
Li Xiaoman said indignantly, linking her arm through Li Lianyi's.
Just now, she could feel Caroline's provocation towards Li Lianyi and had held back from retorting.
"I don't know what she wants to do, but it doesn't affect me," Li Lianyi said calmly.
"She's dressed like a temptress and is going to Jiang Wuming's room, and it doesn't affect you?"
Li Xiaoman's eyes widened. She knew that her cousin had not changed her impression of Jiang Wuming after his broken engagement; rather, she cared about Jiang Wuming even more.
If that weren't the case, Li Lianyi wouldn't have mobilized all of Longteng Pharmaceutical's liquid funds to bet on Jiang Wuming winning the genius group championship and wouldn't have become a staff member of the medical team for the Dragon Country delegation.
"If I cared about such things, I wouldn't have come here," Li Lianyi replied evasively, her expression nonchalant.
At the same time.
Caroline arrived at Jiang Wuming's room and knocked on the door. When the door opened, she saw that besides Jiang Wuming, Ye Kunlun, Ye Feng, and Yuan He were also in the room.
"The three of you, I have something to discuss with Jiang Wuming. Could you please excuse yourselves for a moment? Thank you!" Caroline said proactively with a charming smile.
"Certainly!"
"Amitabha, the enchantress has arrived. We shall retreat!"
Ye Kunlun and Yuan He responded, while Ye Feng simply got up and left.
Jiang Wuming had intended to say that it was fine for the three of them to be present, but seeing them leave, he did not speak to keep them there.
"You don't have to close the door."
After Ye Kunlun and the other two left, Jiang Wuming saw Caroline about to close the door and reminded her.
"Bang!"
Caroline ignored him and closed the door directly. Then, with a sway of her hips and a sensual stride, she walked straight towards Jiang Wuming. "I can't beat you, so what are you afraid of?"
"—"
Jiang Wuming was speechless. He then gazed at Caroline's delicate and alluring face and said, "Miss Caroline, have you come to make a transaction with me?"
"Yes."
Caroline nodded and then took out her phone, opened her photo album, and handed it to Jiang Wuming. "I've taken photos of that spiritual attack secret technique and stored them in my album. Sending it online is not secure, so you can take pictures directly."
"Alright."
Jiang Wuming nodded, took the phone, and glanced at it. The result almost made him throw the phone away.
Because in the album, besides the photos of the spiritual attack secret technique taken by Caroline, there were also some photos of Caroline herself.
Those photos were quite provocative and could instantly shatter a man's defenses.
Seeing this, Caroline smiled like a little wildcat.
Jiang Wuming took a deep breath, calmed himself, and avoided looking at those photos. He proceeded to take pictures of the spiritual attack secret technique one by one.
After doing so, without looking at the content of the technique, he directly threw the beast hide scroll beside him to Caroline. "This is the awarded cultivation technique for the spiritual domain. You should take pictures of it too."
"Aren't you afraid I'll give you a fake technique to trick you?" Caroline asked, somewhat surprised.
"I might not trust you, and I might not trust the character of the Hall Master of the Underworld Hall, but I trust my senior brother—he wouldn't let you try to fool me with a fake cultivation technique!" Jiang Wuming said sternly.
"Alright."
Hearing this, Caroline looked at Jiang Wuming with a hint of grievance and then took out her phone to photograph the contents of the beast hide scroll.
After doing so, Caroline returned the beast hide scroll to Jiang Wuming and said, "The Hall Master asked me to tell you that Saint Lun Roman not only has one foot in that legendary realm but is also likely a powerful practitioner in the spiritual domain—no one in the Dragon Country delegation, or even the entire Dragon Country, can defeat him!"
*Swish!*
Hearing Caroline's words, Jiang Wuming's expression changed drastically.
"Furthermore, in the upcoming competitions, the War God Hall, led by the Roman family, will go all out to kill Dragon Country warriors. It is highly possible that Dragon Country and the War God Hall will erupt into the most severe internal war in history! If you don't want to be caught in this war, you can join the Underworld Hall at any time. The doors of the Underworld Hall will always be open for you!"
Caroline continued to speak.
"Please convey my regards to the Hall Master of the Underworld Hall. Thank you for his kind offer," Jiang Wuming replied, while inwardly asking himself: Marshal Qi Wufu should know all of this, right?
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