Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 169 - 159 Recognizing the Facts

"Senior Sister!"

Qin Qing pushed open the heavy stone door and walked into the courtyard.

Jiang Ruorong was standing in the courtyard, dressed in a plain robe, smiling beautifully as she watched Qin Qing emerge.

When Qin Qing approached, Jiang Ruorong’s eyes couldn’t help but reveal a hint of surprise, "Junior Brother, your cultivation... have you made another breakthrough?"

"Yes!" Qin Qing nodded.

"You’re so fast!"

Jiang Ruorong was genuinely astonished inside. Qin Qing’s speed of cultivation was simply illogical.

However...

Thinking back on all the miraculous experiences she had witnessed from Qin Qing since meeting him, Jiang Ruorong felt that it was not so surprising after all.

"These are the Soul Refinement Pills and Tendon Changing Pills that Master has asked me to give you..."

Jiang Ruorong handed two porcelain bottles to Qin Qing.

"Soul Refinement Pills, Tendon Changing Pills... Tendon Changing Pills?" Qin Qing was startled upon hearing the name Tendon Changing Pills.

He knew that Tendon Changing Pills were not used directly for assisting in cultivation.

Pills like Qi Condensing Pills and Soul Refinement Pills could directly help in cultivation; Qi Condensing Pills could help martial cultivators in the Qi Condensation Realm to sense and gather Spiritual Energy, while Soul Refinement Pills could directly help martial masters in the Soul Refinement Realm to strengthen their Martial Soul, improving their ability to commune with the Heavenly Soul.

However, Tendon Changing Pills were different.

The power of Tendon Changing Pills lay in their ability to improve a martial cultivator’s constitution, cleanse tendons and cut marrow, and even transform the body, thereby enhancing the martial artist’s natural talent.

Therefore, although Tendon Changing Pills do not directly assist in cultivation, they are even more precious than Soul Refinement Pills.

Qin Qing had only read about such pills in books on elixirs, and as for real life, he had never seen them before.

"Senior Sister, these three Tendon Changing Pills..." Qin Qing opened the porcelain bottle containing the Tendon Changing Pills, and immediately, a rich fragrance wafted out. The three Tendon Changing Pills inside were all a deep golden color, with a dense Life Essence spreading faintly from them.

"These three pills, you brought them for me, right?"

Qin Qing speculated.

Tendon Changing Pills were extremely scarce and expensive, and as Master Bai Qiuhe needed a large amount of medicinal herbs to treat Qin Shuang’s illness, although it had been less than half a year, the resources spent on his sister Qin Shuang were countless.

So it was clearly impossible to come up with three Tendon Changing Pills at this time.

Moreover, the quality of these three Tendon Changing Pills was very high. Qin Qing was also a Spiritual Pattern Master, and he could now attempt to inscribe Third Rank Spiritual Patterns, so he was very clear that the method of refining these three Tendon Changing Pills was definitely not from the hands of an ordinary Spiritual Pattern Master.

One could say that such a method, throughout the entire Great Qian Dynasty, would be difficult to find from any Alchemy Master.

From these two points, Qin Qing could guess that the Soul Refinement Pills must indeed be provided by the Master, but the Tendon Changing Pills must be Senior Sister’s own.

"Junior Brother, you don’t need to worry about it so much. Even if they’re from Senior Sister, just take them and cultivate well!" Jiang Ruorong chided.

"Really, there’s no need, Senior Sister! I don’t need Tendon Changing Pills. Other people can use the Tendon Changing Pills to cleanse their tendons and enhance their talent. But for me, the Tendon Changing Pills are optional!"

Qin Qing was telling the truth. His physical body had undergone refinement by the Dragon Origin Grass, awakening the Dragon Blood Physique, and had already experienced a process akin to marrow cleansing and even body transformation, so for him, the "elementary" Tendon Changing Pill was indeed as useless as a chicken rib to his bodily talent.

"Junior brother, are you treating your senior sister like an outsider?" Jiang Ruorong said with a displeased expression.

"That’s really not the case, senior sister. Besides, didn’t I accept the Spiritual Void Grass and Spirit Breaking Pill you gave me before? It’s just that this Tendon Changing Pill is truly of no use to me," Qin Qing hurriedly explained.

"Alright then!" Hearing what Qin Qing said, Jiang Ruorong finally put away her annoyed look, and in the blink of an eye, her smile returned.

Of course, she was not really angry.

"Then, junior brother, you should focus on your cultivation. There are only a little over ten days left before the New Year. When it comes, we will all celebrate the Great Qian New Year together in a lively manner!" Jiang Ruorong said with a smile.

"Okay!" Qin Qing nodded with a smile, watched Jiang Ruorong leave, then turned back to the training room and immediately resumed his cultivation.

Time was of the essence, and Qin Qing could not afford to give himself any chance to relax.

He had to raise his strength to the highest possible level before the royal family’s spring hunt at the start of the coming year.

...

Just as Jiang Ruorong had left the yard, a shadow descended right beside her.

"Elder Lin!"

Jiang Ruorong slightly turned, and the person who landed beside her was none other than Elder Lin, who had always been protecting her from the shadows.

However, because Elder Lin initially refused to assist Qin Qing, the rift between Jiang Ruorong and Elder Lin had been growing more pronounced with each passing day.

"Miss, I have something that I’ve been considering for a long time and feel that I must tell you," Elder Lin began.

Jiang Ruorong’s expression turned colder: "Elder Lin, whatever you want to say, just say it!"

"Very well," Elder Lin nodded, "I know that what I am about to say might displease you, miss, but I still have to say it! Miss, Qin Qing is not worthy of you!"

Jiang Ruorong’s expression grew even colder.

"Miss, you must face the reality. There is no possibility between you and Qin Qing! Even if Qin Qing has exceptional talent and is considered an unparalleled genius in the Great Qian Dynasty, with the status of the Jiang Clan on the Heavenly Mind Continent, he could never aspire to match it in his lifetime. The Jiang Clan is not something that just anyone can cling to!" Elder Lin continued.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Ruorong let out a cold laugh and shook her head.

"Elder Lin!" She looked at Elder Lin and said coldly, "What status the Jiang Clan holds on the Heavenly Mind Continent only represents the Jiang Clan itself—it has nothing to do with me, Jiang Ruorong... Besides, in your eyes, do you really think that everyone wants to cling to the Jiang Clan? Have you ever considered that even if the Jiang Clan is powerful, in the eyes of some people, it has nothing to do with them?"

"Miss, you are still too young!" Elder Lin shook his head, "There are things you can’t see through. I am sure if Qin Qing knew your true identity, he would stop at nothing to cling to you, miss. Of course..."

At this point, Elder Lin let out a derisive laugh: "If he doesn’t know his own limitations, erasing such a speck of dust like him is, for the Jiang Clan, a matter not worth mentioning at all!"

"Shut your mouth!" Jiang Ruorong erupted in sudden rage, her face utterly frosty: "Lin Jiuhe, who do you think you are to talk to me like this?"

"Yes! This old servant deserves death!" the elder’s expression changed slightly, and he quickly subdued his demeanor, bowing deeply.

"If you dare touch Qin Qing, I promise, Lin Jiuhe, you will regret it for the rest of your life!" Jiang Ruorong said almost word by word.

"This old servant wouldn’t dare!" the elder quickly replied.

Jiang Ruorong snorted coldly then said, "Remember what I said, Qin Qing will grow to heights you can never imagine! Sooner or later, even the Jiang Clan will be nothing but a stepping stone beneath his feet!"