Chapter 1883 - 196: Cultivation of the Sun Scripture

Canglang Martial Arts Hall.

Listening to Wang Jin’s words, a trace of warmth rose in Jiang Ning’s heart, yet there was also a faint sourness.

After that, he once again filled their cups, his expression solemn.

"For me, Jiang Ning, to have what I have today, I cannot be separated from Master’s teachings and shelter back then! Without Master’s protection in those years, I would hardly have passed even the hurdle of the Cao family! This bowl, I offer to Master!"

As his voice fell, Jiang Ning raised the bowl and saluted Wang Jin with it.

Then he drained it in one gulp.

Wine slid from the corner of his mouth, dripped onto the ground, and splashed up like little flowers of liquor.

Seeing this scene, Wang Jin’s face was full of gratified joy.

When Jiang Ning set down the wine bowl in his hand,

Wang Jin likewise spoke: "To take you as my disciple in this lifetime is also my good fortune! Without you, among the heroes of the world, who would know of this old man in Luoshui County! I think, for the next several hundred years, I’ll probably be famed outside because of you."

As he spoke, a hearty smile appeared on Wang Jin’s face.

Then he too drained his bowl in one gulp, his bearing bold and unrestrained.

Jiang Ning smiled, saying no more, only refilling Wang Jin’s cup.

Wang Jin, thoroughly at ease, picked up two chunks of pig’s head meat and tossed them into his mouth, a ruddy glow rising on his face.

"Master, in truth, there is another reason I came today—to ask forgiveness of Teacher!" Jiang Ning said, pouring the wine as he spoke.

"Ask forgiveness? For what sin?" Wang Jin’s expression was puzzled.

"This disciple, outside, has taken another master!" Jiang Ning said.

"That’s nothing at all!" Wang Jin laughed loudly, then said, "Do you know how many masters I took in my lifetime?"

"How many?" Jiang Ning asked.

Wang Jin slowly stretched out one hand, five fingers spread.

"Five?" Jiang Ning’s face showed a strange look.

Wang Jin nodded: "Formally, there were five!"

Then he added, "To speak honestly, for you to have walked to where you stand today, my help to you has been slight. The moment you stepped out of Luoshui County, I no longer had any help to give you at all! To have such fortune is entirely due to your own causes."

"Now that you’ve encountered someone who can be your master, you should seize the chance well!"

"On this road of Martial Arts, to have a good master’s guidance and instruction—even if one’s talent is peerless—can spare you many detours and save much time!"

"So as for you taking a new master, I have nothing but support for you!"

As his words fell, Wang Jin raised the bowl of wine before him and once more drank it down in a single gulp.

"Gudong—"

"Gudong—"

The wine flowed down his throat and into his belly.

"Splendid!!!" Having emptied the bowl, he set the empty bowl down on the table, baring his teeth in a grin.

Then he picked up a large piece of braised beef and tossed it into his mouth.

"No, wait!" He suddenly froze.

"What is it?" Jiang Ning’s face showed doubt.

"With the strength you have now, what sort of person could you possibly bow to as master? It can’t be that Martial Saint, can it?" Wang Jin said.

"It’s not him!" Jiang Ning shook his head, then said, "Master may not know, but that Martial Saint who suppressed the world for over eight hundred years has recently passed away in seated meditation."

"Passed away in seated meditation?!!" Wang Jin froze, an expression of utter disbelief flashing in his eyes.

"Mm." Jiang Ning nodded, giving confirmation.

"Then... that’s trouble!" Wang Jin sighed.

"It is very troublesome. Great chaos in the world is inevitable! Right now, though news has spread of the Martial Saint’s passing, his residual might has not yet dispersed; those existences still do not dare move recklessly. But as time passes and that lingering might fades, it will become completely unavoidable." Jiang Ning said.

"You kid, your heart is still too kind!" Wang Jin looked at Jiang Ning, shaking his head, then said, "The trouble I speak of isn’t about others, it’s about you!"

Looking at Jiang Ning, Wang Jin continued, "You’re too young, and before this you didn’t know how to draw in your sharpness; your edge was far too exposed!! Before, with the Martial Saint suppressing everything, when the world’s gaze fell upon you, you still weren’t the target of that strongest group! But now the Martial Saint has truly passed away in seated meditation—such a young man as you, already second under heaven, becomes a presence that countless powerful figures fear."

"You must understand, those figures like Immortals and gods, those legendary beings, were suppressed by the Martial Saint alone for over eight hundred years!"

"No one is willing to go through that again, to be a turtle for another eight hundred-some years!"

"And it’s not only such figures—perhaps even the Imperial Family is like this!"

Hearing this, Jiang Ning said,

"On this point, Teacher worries too much. The current Holy Emperor only managed to ascend to the Imperial Throne and sit steady upon it thanks to my aid."

"Precisely because of that!" Wang Jin shook his head with a sigh, then said, "You still don’t understand human nature! No matter what sort of man he was before, once he has sat upon that seat, the more you helped him beforehand, the less he can tolerate you in his heart! This is the inevitability of human nature, and also the inevitability granted by that seat."

"I am instructed." Jiang Ning cupped his hands.

At this moment his heart remained unruffled.

In truth, he had long understood the meaning of Wang Jin’s words.

Such words, someone had already mentioned in general terms to him long ago.

But regarding this matter, he did not care in the slightest.

Strength is confidence.

Before absolute strength, many schemes become utterly meaningless.

As for trying to secretly plot against him, that is nearly impossible.

With many traits upon him, his strength is no longer as simple as it appears on the surface.

Cause and effect, killing intent... all sorts of subtle mysteries can be perceived by him.

As thoughts flowed in his heart, a panel silently surfaced before his eyes.

[Skill]: Spirit Platform Cave Illumination True Self Method (Nine times limit-breaking 103/100000) (trait: True Self Unique (Deep Gold), True Spirit Perception (Light Gold), Three Elements Unification (Light Gold), Foreknowledge (Deep Gold), Spiritual Wisdom (Light Gold))

[Foreknowledge (Deep Gold)]: Before the wind rises, the spirit already senses; before thought moves, the heart already knows. Anticipate the enemy’s moves and glimpse the myriad subtleties of the world.

On the strength of this trait alone, he could disregard many ghostly tricks.