Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

”The train is about to arrive at Qianyang North Station. Passengers wishing to disembark please take your belongings...”

The train slowly came to a stop.

Jiang Ding stepped out, discerned the direction, and flew towards the sky.

”Cultivators...”

A group of passengers enviously watched him.

The sound of the wind whistled by,

and occasionally a Little Mountain would appear and then vanish before his eyes, new mountains emerging even within the city.

Before long, a huge banyan tree large enough to shield several tens of kilometers came into view, with clusters of smaller hills beneath it, and occasionally high-rise buildings were sparsely scattered about.

Qianling University!

Jiang Dingfei landed, showed his student ID at the security checkpoint, registered as a visitor, and then flew up again.

”One-two-one!”

”Attention, stand at attention...”

A group of students clad in army green camouflage stood in neat rows on the parade ground, chanting various slogans, occasionally embracing rifles and taking cover, crawling forward.

”Military training, another new year...”

Jiang Ding stopped, his gaze becoming distant for a moment.

Looking down at those sixteen-year-old boys and girls, he suddenly realized and felt the passage of time.

”To think I’m no longer a youth...”

He silently watched the training of the freshmen below, quickly recovering.

”No, I will always be one.”

”Time is but a trivial matter.”

Jiang Ding did not stay any longer and flew towards the direction of the Cultivation Department.

...

In the tree-lined snack street filled with groups of people.

Two young girls sipping on milk tea strolled around, occasionally whispering in each other’s ears, laughter echoing constantly.

”Yuan Yuan.”

The petite girl, dressed in a Lolita-style, said with a tinge of guilt, ”Everyone else is studying, trying to switch to a Cultivation Method, but we’re out having fun every day. Isn’t that a bit bad?”

”Not at all!”

The tall girl, oozing with big sister vibes, confidently patted her chest, ”It’s just the beginning of our freshman year, we have plenty of time. We just need to finish switching to a Cultivation Method by the end of sophomore year.”

”Makes sense.”

The Lolita-style girl was convinced and soon got lost among the street filled with delicious food, games, and handsome guys.

”Wow! Yuan Yuan, look quickly!”

The Lolita-style girl suddenly spotted something, her eyes lighting up. She pulled her companion close and whispered, ”That handsome guy looks so good. Can we get his Rong Chat Number?”

”What handsome guy could there be? You’re always making a fuss. The guy you mentioned last time was just average.”

The big sister-style girl was unimpressed, ”That’s because you haven’t seen the world. You should be more like me...”

She turned her gaze in the direction her companion was pointing.

Her body stiffened.

”It’s true! This time it’s different!”

The Lolita-style girl said excitedly, ”Though he looks a bit young, he has a very unique aura, which really adds points!”

”He’s not young.”

The big sister-style girl muttered before quickly dragging her companion to flee.

”Don’t!”

The Lolita-style girl struggled and refused to leave, her strength increasing considerably. She ended up pulling her companion forward, ”At least we need to get his Rong Chat Number before we can go. I’m a bit scared to do it alone, you have to come with me.”

”Let go of me, I’ll come with you tomorrow!”

The big sister-style girl lowered her voice, trying to break free from her companion.

”He’s coming!”

”He’s walking towards me!”

The Lolita-style girl whispered a cheer, let go of her companion, and resumed the innocent demeanor of a demure young girl.

”Little brother...”

”Hello, brother!”

Both greeted the person in front of them at the same time.

”Yuan Yuan, you plastic sister!”

The Lolita-style girl was taken aback and looked unbelievingly at her companion.

”Shut up.”

Her arm was pinched, and with a slight tug, she resignedly closed her mouth, but her face still displayed indignant discontent.

”Long time no see.”

Jiang Ding’s gaze slowly swept over the domineering older-sister-style girl in front of him.

”You’ve grown a lot taller.”

His tone suddenly shifted.

”But why are you still at the early stage of Eaglet Innate, exactly the same as when you first started university three years ago?”

”Who are you? It’s none of your business!”

The younger-sister-style girl couldn’t stand being talked down to with that paternal tone. Waking from her daze around the handsome man, she said annoyed, ”Although you are very good-looking, this is impolite...”

”Ah!”

She was pinched again.

”Um, brother, teacher said, um,”

Jiang Yuan’s gaze flitted away as she racked her brain for an excuse, finally producing one: ”Teacher said, um, the Golden Pill principal of Qianling University, who teaches Chinese, said it’s fine to concentrate on the Cultivation Method in my freshman and sophomore years, and not to waste time on other things.”

”Brother?!!”

The younger-sister-style girl slowly realized with a flushed face, stumbling over her words: ”It’s that Jiang from the Top Scholar of the Xianmen Sect... Ah!”

Pinched again.

Her left hand had turned blue and purple, the urge to cry without tears.

”...Concentrating on the Cultivation Method... makes sense.”

Jiang Ding sighed inwardly, not insisting further, and changed the subject.

”Have you eaten?”

”Not yet, I’m hungry. I want to eat spirit bamboo shoots with phoenix bird eggs.”

Jiang Yuan’s spirits lifted, as if pardoned, a familiar feeling returning.

”Then let’s go.”

Jiang Ding nodded and led the way.

”Hello, brother, I’m Liu Xiaolu. I’m Jiang Yuan’s classmate.”

The younger-sister-style girl said sweetly.

”Hello, Liu. Thank you for taking care of Jiang Yuan all this time,” Jiang Ding responded politely but didn’t elaborate.

His impression of this individual was extremely bad.

”...Hehe, it’s usually her taking care of me...”

Liu Xiaolu rubbed the back of her head, deeply regretting.

She shouldn’t have been seduced by Jiang Yuan to skip class and go shopping, and now even caught by someone else’s parent.

Shanshi House.

A restaurant specializing in Spirit Food near Qianling University, the decor antiqued with little bridges over flowing water, tranquil and elegant, with occasional mist rising and immortal cranes dancing.

The price level is the highest in the vicinity, starting from several hundreds of spirit coins, with amounts often reaching into the thousands.

”Yuan Yuan,”

Liu Xiaolu nudged her companion and whispered: ”Shanshi House! Should we choose another place? It’s too extravagant. If we end up washing dishes because we can’t pay, we’ll be miserable.”

”Shut up, do you have any idea of the value behind Xianmen’s Talent of Sword?”

Jiang Yuan rolled her eyes: ”Also, stop whispering. Foundation-building cultivators can intercept our messages, and so can he!”

Liu Xiaolu hastily fell silent, looking straight ahead.

Guided by the waiter, the group took their seats in a bamboo garden.

”Spirit bamboo shoots with phoenix bird eggs...”

Jiang Ding ordered a dish, then tossed the menu to Jiang Yuan and Liu Xiaolu.

”A budget of one thousand spirit coins, order to your heart’s content. Two more guests will be joining us, so don’t do anything disrespectful before they arrive.”

”Understood!”

Jiang Yuan excitedly took the menu, and alongside Liu Xiaolu, they lingered over the many dishes they usually could only covet, marking the menu from time to time.

Liu Xiaolu was initially shy, but eventually, she too indulged in the joy of unrestrained spending.

One thousand spirit coins!

It was enough to cover an ordinary Qi Practitioner’s total salary for several years!

After waiting for about ten minutes.

”Hahaha!”

”Shanshi House! Haven’t seen you in eight years, Jiang Ding my boy, you’ve made a fortune!”

A familiar yet raspy voice came from outside.