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Chapter 533: Chapter 350: Acting on Behalf of Elder Sister
On a Thursday morning, a light drizzle began to fall from the sky.
Jiang Ning pinched a white elixir pill between his fingers, examining it closely. The whiteness appeared extremely pure, as if devoid of any impurities.
This was an Essence Building Pill that Jiang Ning had concocted from Spirit Grass he had harvested from a spirit field on Hu Qi Mountain. The efficacy of the pill and its quality were almost indistinguishable from those in the Cultivation World.
Of course, it was still slightly inferior to the Essence Building Pills Jiang Ning had consumed in the past.
Previously, during his Qi Cultivation Stage, the Essence Building Pills he took were refined from herbs required for the Foundation Establishment Realm, a luxurious act that Golden Core Level forces could scarcely afford.
Such materials were currently hard for Jiang Ning to obtain. The Spirit Gathering Array he had set up on Hu Qi Mountain gathered spiritual energy from dozens of miles around, and it could barely sustain a small spirit field.
Unless one day he could gather the spiritual energy of hundreds of miles, or even the entire planet, into one place.
As Jiang Ning examined the pill, Xue Yuantong observed him.
When Jiang Ning shook the pill up and down, Xue Yuantong’s head nodded along with the movement.
Jiang Ning swallowed the Essence Building Pill and instantly a surge of spiritual power emerged, far surpassing that of pills concocted from ordinary herbs.
With such pills, he could further enhance his progress in cultivation.
He was the strongest cultivator with a Heavenly Spirit Root in the Cultivation World, capable of converting medicinal power far better than other Spirit Roots.
Xue Yuantong watched wide-eyed as Jiang Ning consumed the white sugar pill.
She couldn’t help but ask, "Does it taste good? I’m just asking, I won’t eat it."
"It’s okay, has a nice taste, sweet," Jiang Ning shared his sensation.
Hearing this, Chen Siyu at the front desk became curious, "Jiang Ning, where did you get these pills? I want to try some."
Jiang Ning replied, "I made it myself, you probably won’t be able to buy it."
Chen Siyu couldn’t comprehend, "You know how to make food too?"
Right on time, Xue Yuantong chimed in, "Jiang Ning is really capable, he can even roasted ribs, and they’re delicious."
"But he’s no match for me," Xue Yuantong added, counting her own skills on her fingers.
Chen Siyu originally had something to ask Jiang Ning, but after Xue Yuantong’s interjection, she suddenly forgot what she wanted to ask.
She couldn’t figure it out at all and felt rather uncomfortable.
Bai Yuxia put down her pen and asked, "Did you add herbal medicine to the sugar pill? It smells a bit fragrant."
"It’s not herbal medicine, just a rare type of grass," Jiang Ning answered, some trivial matters he didn’t purposely conceal.
Bai Yuxia didn’t ask further. Earlier, upon seeing the sugar pill, she inexplicably felt drawn to it as if consuming it would greatly benefit her.
However, given Bai Yuxia’s nature, she would never ask for it outright.
Having consumed an Essence Building Pill, Jiang Ning quietly refined the medicinal power. If he were any ordinary small cultivator in the Qi Cultivation Stage, he would now need to enter seclusion and meditate to maximize the benefits by focusing on refining the medicinal power.
In his previous life, Jiang Ning was a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator with supreme control over spiritual energy. The medicinal power transformed on its own, requiring no focused attention.
With nothing else to do, he took out another Essence Building Pill and studied it in front of Xue Yuantong by locking the medicinal power with a spell.
Eager-eyed was Xue Yuantong.
In the center of the classroom, Huang Yuzhu pulled out a colorful Rubik’s cube and played with it, while Guo Kunnan and Cui Yu commented by the side.
"A three-layered Rubik’s cube, not much of a challenge," said Cui Yu. "Back in middle school, classmates would play with Rubik’s cubes during free time. A three-layered one was pretty basic to them; they were playing with four-layered ones."
Guo Kunnan asked, "Can you solve it?"
Cui Yu replied, "I can solve one face."
As Huang Yuzhu silently twisted his Rubik’s cube, not having restored all six faces after a long time, he had no choice but to research using a diagram.
Seeing this made Cui Yu anxious. He glanced at the clock, noticing it was a major break, with some time left before the next class.
"Brother Nan, let’s go buy something," he suggested, intending to purchase a Rubik’s cube from a shop outside, learn it himself, then teach Jiang Yanan.
In middle school, Cui Yu had envied boys who taught girls how to solve Rubik’s cubes. Now it was his turn.
Class 8’s Rubik’s cube tutor authority would surely be his alone.
Guo Kunnan looked at the rain outside and hesitated, "No umbrella; I think I’ll stay."
Not wanting to go out alone, Cui Yu generously offered, "My treat!"
Guo Kunnan enthusiastically agreed, "Let’s go."
They borrowed an umbrella from Huang Yuzhu and walked together towards the school entrance.
Entering the stationery shop, the store at the gateway of Fourth Middle School was large, doubling as a bookstore where one can buy or rent books.
While Cui Yu purchased a Rubik’s cube, Guo Kunnan wandered amongst the rows of bookshelves. Despite encountering significant setbacks during his recent transformation, Guo Kunnan hadn’t given up.
He meandered through a sea of books, almost immersing himself in the culture.
Picking up a book, Guo Kunnan gently sniffed it, the scent of ink enticing him.
It felt more authentic than the perfume from Manman when she initially asked for his QQ number.
His restless heart settled and found its place.
Guo Kunnan had an epiphany; at that moment, his love for books surpassed his fondness for girls.
He closed his eyes, soaring through the ocean of books.
After a long while, the culturally immersed Guo Kunnan reopened his eyes, his vision gradually clearing. Suddenly, he saw a girl standing next to the bookshelf.
The girl was holding a book, completely focused, her serene disposition and stunning profile deeply moved him.
Maybe her hair obscured her vision, for she gently tucked a strand behind her ear, revealing a delicate neck.
A jolt ran through Guo Kunnan’s heart, sending a shiver over his body, as if he had been electrified.
Without uttering a word, he quietly stepped away and located Cui Yu who was finishing payment at the counter.
"Brother Cui, you go ahead; I’ve got something to do!"
Cui Yu had purchased two plastic Rubik’s cubes, quite cheap, totaling less than 10 yuan.
