Without waiting for the four people to recover their senses, Qin Yi, Zheng Shufen, and Qin Lei left them.
Because Qin Lei's beauty had been restored and she was in a great mood, the three of them went to a restaurant outside and had a big meal to celebrate.
After eating, Qin Lei went shopping again, and Qin Yi and Zheng Shufen accompanied her.
In recent years, Qin Lei had been so self-conscious that she didn't even dare to go out, let alone go shopping.
The three of them shopped for an entire afternoon, and only returned home as evening approached.
Because her appearance had been restored, Qin Lei became much more confident and cheerful. In the following days, she wore a smile every day.
Seeing her so happy, Qin Yi and Zheng Shufen were also delighted.
One day, Qin Lei went to work at Han Corporation. Qin Yi, with nothing to do at home, decided to find a place suitable for his cultivation.
As a cultivator, one needed spiritual energy from heaven and earth for cultivation. The more concentrated the spiritual energy, the faster one could progress.
During this time, Qin Yi had been meditating and cultivating at home, but the spiritual energy in the affluent residential area was too weak, rendering his efforts largely ineffective.
Unexpectedly, as Qin Yi was about to leave his home, not even having stepped out of the residential area, he received a call from Jiang Xiong Ba.
Ever since the last incident, Jiang Xiong Ba had been eager to befriend him and had obtained his phone number.
"Mr. Qin, are you in Hai Cheng now?" Jiang Xiong Ba asked.
"I am in Hai Cheng. What's wrong?"
"It's like this, Mr. Qin. I'm about to arrive in Hai Cheng, and there's a very important matter I'd like to discuss with you!" Jiang Xiong Ba said with great solemnity.
Qin Yi was slightly surprised and replied, "No problem. When will you arrive in Hai Cheng? Let's set a place to meet!"
"Okay..."
Because Jiang Xiong Ba had suddenly come to find him, Qin Yi had to cancel his plan to search for a cultivation spot.
Two hours later, Qin Yi met Jiang Xiong Ba at a restaurant.
As soon as they met, Qin Yi curiously asked, "Patriarch Jiang, what important matter has brought you all the way to Hai Cheng to see me?"
"Mr. Qin, you should know about the Martial Arts Exchange Meet..."
"Martial Arts Exchange Meet?" Qin Yi interrupted, shaking his head. "I don't know!"
"Mr. Qin, you don't know about the Martial Arts Exchange Meet?"
Jiang Xiong Ba was clearly taken aback, his expression one of disbelief.
However, he quickly regained his composure and explained, "The Martial Arts Exchange Meet is a martial arts competition organized by our martial arts families and forces..."
Through Jiang Xiong Ba's explanation, Qin Yi understood.
In Nan Province, there were many martial arts families and forces like the Jiang family, and they were not alone.
These families and forces held a Martial Arts Exchange Meet every three years. Based on their performance in the exchange meet, they would divide cultivation resources and other rewards.
According to Jiang Xiong Ba, the current Martial Arts Exchange Meet was scheduled to take place in half a month.
And the location was within Ling Nan City!
Jiang Xiong Ba had come to Hai Cheng specifically to find Qin Yi for one purpose: to request Qin Yi's assistance in representing the Jiang family in the Martial Arts Exchange Meet.
"The rules of the Martial Arts Exchange Meet only allow cultivators under forty years of age to participate. Our Jiang family has no one under forty who is truly capable!"
Jiang Xiong Ba said with a look of helplessness, "In previous exchange meets, our Jiang family's performance was always at the bottom, causing us to have fewer and fewer cultivation resources. If we lose again this time, people from our Jiang family won't even have a good place to cultivate in the future!"
"Therefore, Mr. Qin, I hope you can help me. As long as you can represent our Jiang family and achieve a good ranking, I will be eternally grateful. You can name any conditions, and as long as I can fulfill them, I will not refuse!"
Qin Yi asked, "What kind of cultivation resources are you referring to?"
"Cultivation resources include territories, rare heavenly treasures that aid cultivation, and elixirs, among other things!"
Jiang Xiong Ba replied, "Of course, heavenly treasures and elixirs that directly aid cultivation are very rare. The most important thing is territory!"
"Mr. Qin, I believe you know that we martial artists consume a large amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth for cultivation, and the concentration of spiritual energy varies greatly in different places in this world!"
"So, the territories I'm talking about are places with rich spiritual energy. The winners of the Martial Arts Exchange Meet can obtain them, while the losers not only get nothing but also have to hand over their own territories!"
"In the previous exchange meets, our Jiang family has already given up five places with concentrated spiritual energy! To be frank, Mr. Qin, our Jiang family now only has three places with relatively rich spiritual energy left!"
"If we lose again in this exchange meet, all three of these will be at risk!"
Qin Yi listened and fully understood what the Martial Arts Exchange Meet was all about.
Qin Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Patriarch Jiang, I can represent your Jiang family in the Martial Arts Exchange Meet..."
Jiang Xiong Ba was overjoyed.
Qin Yi then raised his left hand and said, "However, I have one condition!"
"Mr. Qin, please speak!" Jiang Xiong Ba said with conviction, "Name any condition you have, and as long as I can fulfill it!"
"It's not a big matter. I just want you to take me to see your Jiang family's current cultivation grounds and what they are like!"
Jiang Xiong Ba was stunned, seemingly not expecting Qin Yi's condition to be so simple.
Since Qin Yi was released from prison, he had never found any place with particularly rich spiritual energy. He felt that most places had the same, sparse concentration of spiritual energy.
Qin Yi was very curious about how concentrated the spiritual energy was in the cultivation grounds owned by martial arts families like the Jiang family, and how it could be a prize in an exchange meet.
Jiang Xiong Ba recovered and readily agreed, "No problem, Mr. Qin. If you want to see them, I can take you right now! We have a cultivation ground that is not far from here, in the Yunwu Mountain Range on the outskirts of Hai Cheng!"
"Alright, let's go now!"
Thus, Qin Yi and Jiang Xiong Ba left the restaurant and headed for the Yunwu Mountain Range.
Originally, they had arranged to meet at the restaurant, and Jiang Xiong Ba had planned to treat Qin Yi to a meal, but they left without even eating.
The Yunwu Mountain Range was on the outskirts of Hai Cheng and still under Hai Cheng's jurisdiction.
Qin Yi and Jiang Xiong Ba were driven to the Yunwu Mountain Range by a servant of the Jiang family.
Therefore, it only took them about half an hour to reach the Yunwu Mountain Range.
Upon arriving at the Yunwu Mountain Range, the car could not go further and stopped at the foot of the mountain. Jiang Xiong Ba then led Qin Yi on foot into the mountains.
Entering the Yunwu Mountain Range, Qin Yi took a breath and felt that the spiritual energy in the air was indeed somewhat richer than in Hai Cheng or other places.