novelraw Chapter 53: It's more painful to see him profit than for me to lose.
Chapter 53: It's more painful to see him profit than for me to lose.
After the spots were confirmed.
There would be three opportunities for rest periods.
The first one was in the second half of December.
That would be the first competition for techniques and spells.
This time, the three towers and six pavilions would compete among themselves.
The second one would be in the second half of March, also a half-month rest period.
This time, the three towers would compete against each other.
Three of the six pavilions would compete among themselves.
Similarly, the techniques and spells, especially the spells, would be even more powerful.
The last one would be in the second half of June.The competition among the three towers and six pavilions.
This time would focus mainly on spells.
There was also a chance for superior-grade techniques.
But few people would give up spells, because in just two more months would be the final moment.
The sect assessment would begin in mid-August.
And these three competition teams were fixed.
They couldn't be changed.
So Li Yuan felt somewhat desperate, having encountered a short-sighted student.
Completely unreasonable, someone who could stab him in the back at any moment.
He felt he should properly teach the other party how to be a qualified team member.
However, Li Yuan discovered that the other party didn't even untie him before leaving.
It seemed he needed to pay some Spirit Source first.
Li Yuan: "..."
What use was Spirit Source?
Shouldn't befriending a young master like him be these poor people's primary goal?
After all, just leaking a little something from him would be enough to change their circumstances.
With just one word, he could find them guard work for a living.
Some life difficulties could be resolved with just one word from him.
Spirit Source was the lowest tier.
But this Jiang Man...
His perspective was too narrow.
"I never expected Jiang Man to be such a drag, future competitions will probably be difficult."
He sighed heavily.
"Jiang Man is actually this foolish." Yan Huimin never dreamed in her wildest imagination that she would encounter such a person.
One thousand Spirit Source, he must be poverty-stricken crazy.
Was he really not afraid of offending them?
Sooner or later, they would settle accounts with him.
After a long time, Fang Tianyi and the others returned victorious.
Passing by the Qi Refinement forest, they happened to see Li Yuan and the other person.
"Why are you still tied up?" Fang Tianyi asked curiously, "That death servant from who-knows-which family is so considerate? They didn't even untie your ropes?"
Li Yuan was furious inside but no longer showed it.
Continuing to display anger would only add to the mockery.
Just impotent rage.
Looking at the person before him, he said with a calm expression, "Fang Tianyi, do you think you're the biggest winner?"
"Otherwise, is it you?" Fang Tianyi retorted.
"My brother obtained a mid-grade Visualization Method, isn't that enough to beat you?" Fang Yuanyuan mocked.
"Do you know why that Jiang Man remained indifferent and let you attack me?" Li Yuan spoke while thinking.
Hearing this, Fang Tianyi asked curiously, "Wasn't it because you were too stingy to give Spirit Source?"
Li Yuan's eye twitched slightly, then he maintained his calm and said, "Actually, before you came, I already had a conflict with him. He said he wanted the Qi Refinement Method, do you know why?"
"Because he doesn't have a Qi Refinement Method, this is a common problem among poor people, they think the Qi Refinement Method is important." Fang Yuanyuan said.
Li Yuan very much agreed with Fang Yuanyuan's statement, it aligned perfectly with his thoughts, but he couldn't say it that way, so he immediately said, "Wrong, it's because he doesn't need a Visualization Method. Perhaps you won't believe it, but the fact is he already had a mid-grade or higher Visualization Method, what he lacks is the Qi Refinement Method."
"You think you profited, but the reality is you not only gave that Jiang Man one thousand Spirit Source, but also freely helped him obtain the Qi Refinement Method he wanted."
"Otherwise, he might have fought me to stop me from getting the Visualization Method."
Fang Yuanyuan said disdainfully, "Do you think that's possible? Someone who has a mid-grade Visualization Method wouldn't have a mid-grade Qi Refinement Method?"
Li Yuan didn't say anything else, he didn't believe it himself either.
But saying this was to regain some face.
Best if he could make them feel like they lost out too.
It couldn't be that only he suffered a heavy loss.
Now if everyone felt that Jiang Man profited heavily, he wouldn't appear so embarrassed.
Fang Tianyi directly stepped away and left.
On the road, Fang Yuanyuan said with a laugh, "This Li Yuan is a sore loser, what nonsense about having a Visualization Method, how could that be possible? Would a poor person have the opportunity to access a mid-grade Visualization Method?"
"Brother, don't you think so?"
Fang Tianyi didn't speak.
Others didn't know, but he was aware.
Jiang Man had truly studied it, and it was a superior-grade Visualization Method.
But normally speaking, it was impossible to learn.
Yet from today's events, there was some possibility the other party had learned it.
If this was really true...
Giving Spirit Source, helping him obtain the Qi Refinement Method...
Fang Tianyi subconsciously slapped his thigh.
He lost out.
Seeing the other party profit made him feel worse than suffering a loss himself.
"Brother, what's wrong?" Fang Yuanyuan was quite puzzled.
"Nothing, let's go back." Fang Tianyi thought for a moment and felt Li Yuan was just trying to save face.
Because that Visualization Method was unlikely to have been learned.
But...
He really wasn't as happy as before.
Never mind, there were still two more competitions ahead, he could get something better then.
No need to bother with poor people.
——
Returning to the stable, Jiang Man's first priority was doing the stable work.
"You're already first in the courtyard, do you still need to work here?"
Old Yellow Ox asked.
"It doesn't take too much time, plus I can receive food rations, there's nothing bad about it. And with my high score, the food I get is doubled."
"Now they're afraid I'll come, if it doubles again they won't hire me."
"Making me afraid to go update my score."
Jiang Man shook his head with emotion.
This job was not at all friendly to people with high scores.
"You obtained the Qi Refinement Method?" Old Yellow Ox asked while eating grass nearby.
"Yes, planning to restart cultivation today." Jiang Man answered truthfully.
"Planning to complete it in how many days?" Old Yellow Ox asked tentatively.
Jiang Man thought briefly and said, "The Qi Refinement Method is more difficult than the Visualization Method, it should take quite some time."
After a pause he continued, "About seven days or so, should be able to reach the eleventh layer."
Old Yellow Ox lowered its head to eat grass and didn't speak again.
Jiang Man didn't mind.
But today's events made him somewhat alert.
These people were all very strong, cultivation level was one thing, but their spell attacks were far more powerful than what he had learned.
And obtaining good spells wasn't easy.
Could only wait for the next competition.
During this time, he would focus on cultivation while earning Spirit Source on the side.
Earning one thousand today was truly an unexpected gain.
Could repay Manager Miao's two hundred.
——
At night.
Cloud Front Division side gate.
The former "Steward Fang" brought a woman to the main gate.
Both were somewhat nervous.
"We just came to see him." The woman wore coarse linen clothes, her hair somewhat messy.
"Better forget it, it could easily affect him, and it doesn't look good if someone sees us." Steward Fang said.
"Just happened to sell some Spirit Source so we don't need to come next time, it's fine." The woman said.
Steward Fang shook his head, "If we come too many times, it easily adds pressure to him, why don't you understand this, woman?"
"Let things be as they should be, what's there to care about?"
"It's night and there's no one, it's fine, let's wait and see the situation." The woman said.
Steward Fang said sternly, "Later, don't ask things you shouldn't ask, what kind of appearance is this with you in such a state, tidy your hair, it's so messy."