2: The Sunflower Manual—just the name sounds incredibly powerful!

Wang Ming looked at the Vendor, "You say, who does this thing belong to now?"

The Vendor immediately understood and hurriedly said, "It belongs to Young Master Wang!"

Wang Ming provocatively looked at Ye Chen, "Do you have any more questions now?"

Ye Chen's face darkened, staring intently at the Vendor, "This is my Ye Family's territory, are you sure you want to do this?"

The Vendor's neck immediately shrank.

He couldn't afford to offend Wang Ming, but he also couldn't afford to offend the Ye Family!

Immediately, he could only cast a pleading look towards Wang Ming.

"Your Ye Family's territory?"

Wang Ming chuckled, "If I remember correctly, the City Lord of Qingzhou City hasn't changed yet, right?"

He stared at Ye Chen, "What, is your Ye Family preparing to Raise the Banner of Rebellion and Usurp Power?"

A high-sounding accusation was leveled!

Ye Chen immediately fell silent.

If this matter were to be pursued, it would become a huge issue!

And his current standing within the Ye Family was not optimistic.

If anything went wrong, he would be the one pushed out to take the blame!

"Wang Ming, right? I, Ye Chen, have taken note of today's events!"

Ye Chen snorted coldly and turned to leave.

[Ding! Host has completed the selection, rewarding the Sunflower Manual (Qi Deviation Version)!]

The System came with a storage space.

It ignores any Realm and any rules, and only the Host can investigate it.

Wang Ming silently swapped the newly acquired wordless scroll with the Sunflower Manual, then quickly caught up to Ye Chen.

He walked in front of Ye Chen.

Ye Chen saw him, cursed his bad luck, and was about to change direction to take a detour.

At that moment, Wang Ming suddenly seemed to trip over something, stumbling violently.

An object fell out of his embrace.

The step Ye Chen had just raised immediately halted.

Yet Wang Ming acted as if he hadn't noticed dropping anything, grumbled a couple of curses, and just walked away.

"He didn't even notice?!"

Ye Chen was stunned, seriously suspecting Wang Ming was putting on an act for him.

He waited a while longer until Wang Ming completely disappeared from sight, then cautiously approached and picked up that wordless scroll.

"Is it really that book?"

Ye Chen checked it repeatedly, confirming this was indeed the wordless scroll he had taken a liking to earlier.

Immediately, he stared in the direction Wang Ming had left and sneered, "What is mine will always be mine; if it isn't yours, you can't snatch it away!"

Ye Chen tucked the wordless scroll into his robes and headed towards the Ye Family, humming a little tune.

At the street corner.

[Ding! Host has completed the selection, gaining the cultivation of Foundation Establishment Layer One!]

The aura around Wang Ming surged, and like a rocket taking off, he instantly shot up to Foundation Establishment Layer One.

He clenched his fists, his eyes shining brightly.

Strength!

The strength to destroy a building with a single palm strike!

His body had long been depleted by wine and women.

Although his cultivation was Qi Condensation Seventh Layer, it was entirely propped up by various Heaven And Earth Treasures!

The Foundation was superficial.

But now, every Realm reached was incomparably solid!

Every Realm reached the extreme!

"Young Master!"

Just then, a figure approached rapidly.

It was Old Hei, who had helped Wang Ming dispose of the corpse earlier.

Old Hei's face was full of tension, his eyes vigilantly scanning the surroundings, "Are you alright?"

Just moments ago, after finishing dealing with the corpse, he came to look for Wang Ming.

But halfway there, he suddenly sensed an aura of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

This aura was incredibly powerful, not inferior to his own.

He remembered Wang Ming's usual arrogant behavior and feared that Wang Ming had provoked this Foundation Establishment expert and been instantly killed with one slap.

He rushed over immediately.

"What could happen to me? Just breaking through to Foundation Establishment. Are things all settled?" Wang Ming waved his hand.

Old Hei nodded, "Everything is taken care of..."

Suddenly, he seemed to notice a blind spot and looked at Wang Ming in shock.

"Young Master, what did you just say... you broke through to Foundation Establishment?!"

"Stop making a fuss. Let's go, home!"

Wang Ming walked forward on his own.

Leaving Old Hei standing there, completely dumbfounded.

The Young Master was at Qi Condensation Seventh Layer this morning, and reached Foundation Establishment in the afternoon?!

Is that right?

Old Hei scratched the back of his head and returned to the City Lord's Mansion.

He immediately reported the matter to the City Lord, Wang Tianfeng.

Although Wang Tianfeng was over fifty, time had not left many traces on his face; instead, it added a mature charm.

His expression was resolute, possessing an imposing aura without needing to be angry.

Every movement carried the pressure of a superior.

Upon hearing Old Hei's report, Wang Tianfeng excitedly slammed the table and stood up, "Good, good, good! When Ming'er was born, a master calculated that my son Wang Ming possesses the Potential of a Great Emperor!"

"Seeing this now, the calculation was indeed accurate!"

Old Hei: "..."

"Don't you think something is a bit off? From Qi Condensation Seventh Layer to Foundation Establishment Layer One, it only took one morning. Isn't that a bit too fast?"

Old Hei worried.

Advancing too quickly makes it difficult to ensure a solid Foundation.

And if the Foundation is not firm, there will be a noticeable difference in combat power among those in the same Realm.

Wang Tianfeng pondered upon hearing this, "You have a point; this matter indeed cannot be taken lightly."

"Very well, I, as his father, will go and test him a bit."

With that, Wang Tianfeng got up and walked outside... The City Lord's Mansion covered several acres and was fully equipped.

The Library was naturally a necessary fixture.

In front of the Library entrance, there was a rocking chair.

An old man with a white beard lay in the rocking chair, feigning sleep with his eyes closed.

This person was named Wang Changsheng, the biological brother of Wang Ming's grandfather.

Wang Ming stepped forward and bowed respectfully, "Greetings, Third Grand-uncle."

Wang Changsheng opened one slit of his eye, glanced at Wang Ming, "You brat, instead of going to bother young ladies, why have you come to my Library?"

Wang Ming gave a wry smile; it seemed the rigid impression he left previously would be hard to change in a short time.

"I came to read books." Wang Ming answered truthfully.

He used to indulge in wine and women, but now that his memories had awakened, he was determined to strive for improvement.

Starting today, he would quit drinking!

And read more books!

He currently possessed cultivation but lacked many Martial Skills to use.

He must catch up!

The City Lord's Mansion Library contained records of almost all Martial Skills in Qingzhou.

It was the best place for him to catch up on his studies.

Wang Changsheng suddenly opened his eyes wide, "What did you say, you? Came to read books?!"

"Third Grand-uncle, please continue sleeping, I won't disturb you."

Wang Ming couldn't be bothered to explain and walked straight into the Library.

Slap!

Wang Changsheng fiercely slapped himself.

"Damn it! That really hurt!"

Wang Changsheng gasped, looking as if he had seen a ghost, "I'm not dreaming, this kid actually said he's going to read books?!"

"No, I must tell Tianfeng about this; perhaps he got into some trouble while fooling around outside."

Wang Ming was the only direct descendant of the Wang Family, so Wang Changsheng dared not be careless. With a flash, he disappeared from the rocking chair.

Meanwhile.

The Ye Family.

"It worked! Hahahaha!"

Ye Chen was excitedly jumping around like a fool.

Through his persistent efforts, the hidden content on the wordless scroll was finally revealed.

"Let me see!"

"Sunflower Manual?"

"This name sounds powerful!"