My Core is the Boss

Chapter 272.2: Low Emotional Intelligence Jiang Lingsu

Spirit Maiden: Oh, right. Senior Brother. My father will probably come to Seven-Colored Peak soon. If you don't have anything urgent, don't come back for now.A father knew his daughter best. Besides, it wasn’t like Jiang Lingsu didn’t know what he was thinking. She wouldn’t even need her brain, she could figure it out with her chest. Her father definitely thought she had fallen for her senior brother. She found the idea both incomprehensible and rather amusing.

Did they honestly believe I am that easy? A simp, like the ones Senior Brother described? Obviously not!

She had tried explaining it to her father countless times, but he never listened. In the end, she just gave up.

Qiyuann Sovereign: Huh? Your father is coming? What does that have to do with whether I return? How strange. First your sister, now your father. Who’s going to come next? Your grandmother? It's such a long distance, why does your father have to travel all this way? You people travel so much, it's exhausting. I suggest your family just move near our sect instead.

He was being thoughtful. If the Jiang clan kept missing his junior sister and visited all the time, the travel costs would be enormous. Moving nearby would be cost-effective.

Jiang Lingsu paused, her emotions complicated.

Spirit Maiden: Senior Brother, do you really want the Jiang family to move here?

It was outright impossible, of course. She was just asking. Still, did he say that because he couldn’t bear to let his cute, delicate junior sister go?

Qi Yuan gave an honest reply.

Qiyuann Sovereign: Yes. You would save a lot on travel expenses that way.

After chatting casually for a while longer, Jiang Lingsu asked Qi Yuan to support her progress bar. Their conversation ended after he helped her.

***

In Maple City, Qi Yuan was happily stuffing his mouth with meat at the banquet.

The Chen family patriarch, a man in his fifties, wore a humble expression. The other participants stared at Qi Yuan with curiosity and awe. After all, Qi Yuan was a legendary Foundation Establishment ancestor, an immortal among immortals.

Chen Xiyu sat beside Qi Yuan, demure and gentle. Her cousin sat with her head lowered, her eyes filled with deep regret. She had never imagined that Chen Xiyu would truly obtain an immortal fate! Moreover, not just any immortal, but an ancestor who could fly! She was overcome with jealousy. Of course, she didn’t dare show it, lest she died. Even the king of the Fei Kingdom had to treat such a figure with respect, let alone her humble family.

Qi Yuan ate without a care, occasionally browsing the Divine Flower Society forum. Thanks to his efforts, cultivation techniques had become the most discussed topic. He read with great interest. Every so often, he would gain a large batch of techniques.

Even during the banquet, things were far from calm. The mortals regarded him with both awe and flattery, all hoping to obtain some immortal fate.

Naturally, Qi Yuan couldn't be bothered to pay them any attention. After all, he didn’t know anyone else aside from Chen Xiyu. If they hadn't come to attend his banquet, he wouldn't have interacted with them much at all. As someone with a slight case of social anxiety, he didn't really like interacting with strangers.

When the banquet ended, Qi Yuan prepared to leave.

The patriarch stood up respectfully. "Fellow Daoist, the Chen family has prepared a small gift..."

He didn’t believe for a second that Qi Yuan had come just to eat. The immortal was likely after more offerings. Therefore, he had already ordered servants to prepare the gifts. The wooden chests were opened, revealing large amounts of gold and silver treasure. The patriarch trembled slightly, his breathing somewhat hurried. He was afraid Qi Yuan would look down on such offerings.

Qi Yuan glanced over the worldly treasure and couldn't help but yawn. Just then, he spotted an ancient book and paused. "What is this?" [1]

With a wave of his hand, the book flew into his grasp. The worn, yellowed cover bore three words: Eagle Claw Manual.

The patriarch quickly explained, "This is a martial arts manual passed down in my family. Our guards practice some basic hand-to-hand techniques."

Qi Yuan looked surprised. "Martial arts?"

After entering the Divine Radiance Sect, he rarely visited the mortal world. Even when he did, he didn't stay long. He had heard of mortal martial arts, but no matter how strong, they were still just fists and kicks. They couldn't even defeat an early-stage Qi Refinement cultivator. Hence, Qi Yuan had never paid attention to them, nor collected martial arts manuals.

Yet the moment he saw the Eagle Claw Manual, he discovered something he had previously overlooked. Though simple and ordinary, it yielded as much gain as a mid-tier cultivation technique. It was so interesting that it surprised him somewhat.

In case this one was an exception, Qi Yuan wanted to see more. "Do you have more manuals like this? I'm rather interested."

The patriarch gave an order. "There are more than a dozen in my household. I'll have them brought immediately."

Then, a steward hurried away before returning with thirteen martial arts manuals and internal techniques. With a wave of his hand, all the manuals entered Qi Yuan's vision. The contents were simple. The more advanced ones focused on improving moves and physical strength, yet he discovered that the gain was comparable to ordinary cultivation techniques.

He was delighted by the unexpected discovery. "Interesting. Very interesting."

As if pondering something, his eyes narrowed slightly. Three thousand great paths... Could all the different routes lead to the same destination?

He was slightly confused as he started to guess. Perhaps all cultivation techniques and martial arts in Canglan were influenced by the Heavenly Dao, forming part of the world's rules. If the rules of the Heavenly Dao were oxygen, then all cultivation techniques and martial arts would be oxides. What Qi Yuan was doing was extracting the oxygen from them. Of course, what he extracted would not necessarily be the Heavenly Dao's rules.

Qi Yuan murmured to himself, "But then, why can't the Qi Yuan Scripture be created using techniques from other worlds? Could it be because I have yet to escape this world? Different worlds have different rules. Even the Blood Sun Great Sage seemed weaker in the Mortal Heart World. If I keep compiling the Qi Yuan Scripture using Canglan’s rules, wouldn't I eventually be bound within this world?”

He hadn't expected that casually attending a banquet in the mortal world would bring such insights. To continue writing his cultivation method, he had to keep collecting techniques from Canglan. However, he could no longer proceed step by step like before.

In the next moment, he suddenly vanished.

A few breaths later, a Violet Palace cultivator appeared beside Qi Yuan, his eyes filled with deep reverence. "Greetings, Sword God!"

He was the Violet Palace cultivator who had warned Qi Yuan on his journey toward the Dark Sun. After seeing the post from Blood-Clothed Sword God on the forum, he was shocked and came here to Wind Thunder Valley.

Qi Yuan glanced at him. "You came at the right time. Help me do something, and I'll increase your progress bar by eighty percent."

The Violet Palace cultivator appeared extremely excited. "Please give your orders, Senior!"

Serving a senior like the Blood-Clothed Sword God was an honor.

Qi Yuan said casually, "Help me collect martial arts from the mortal world. The more the better. Oh, and be nice. Don't cause too much disturbance."

After all, he was a nice, lawful good.

1. ***E/N: Magic to Prevent Eggshells from Falling in When Cracking Them? Magic to Flip Pancakes Perfectly? ☜