40: Chapter 40: Heading to [Qixia River • Heavenly Palace on the Cloud Top]

Early the next morning.

"Master, I've stepped into the Extraordinary Domain!"

"My strength and Physique have both increased significantly!"

Just as Jiang Jin woke up and stepped out of his bedroom, Lin Shaoyong, who was practicing martial arts in the courtyard, immediately stopped. He turned around and shouted excitedly at Jiang Jin with a booming voice.

"That just goes to show that your talent for Cultivation is quite good, and you are very well-suited for this path of the Extraordinary."

Jiang Jin lifted his eyes and said, as expected.

Before his eyes, Lin Shaoyong's four-dimensional stats appeared:

[Name: Lin Shaoyong]

[Race: Human]

[Strength: 17]

[Agility: 14]

[Physique: 16]

[Spirit: 15]

[Comprehensive Life Rating: F+]

After washing up, Jiang Jin changed into a set of white casual clothes and beckoned to Lin Shaoyong.

"Come, let's have a morning spar to see how much your strength has increased."

"No problem!"

Lin Shaoyong seemed to feel that since he had just stepped into the Extraordinary, he could recover from yesterday's "defeat."

Therefore, as soon as he made a Move, he didn't hold back, fiercely throwing out his massive fist, which actually brought about a slight "air explosion"!

"Not bad. To possess such power upon first stepping into the Extraordinary is quite good."

Jiang Jin praised, then immediately swung his fist as well, engaging in a spar with Lin Shaoyong.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Various dazzling martial arts Moves were performed in the open space of the courtyard. By the middle of the session, the punches they were throwing were actually accompanied by trails of afterimages, fast enough to shock anyone!

Pfft—

Half an hour later, Lin Shaoyong was forced back, sliding several steps backward as he was defeated once again.

"Hoo... Master, how come after just one night, your strength has increased so much as well?"

Lin Shaoyong wiped the sweat from his forehead, puzzled. "I didn't see you practicing any martial arts last night, did I?"

"Heh, who said you can't Cultivate while sleeping?"

Jiang Jin smiled faintly. "I can increase my strength just by breathing, why would I need to struggle with bitter practice?"

"Ah!?"

"You can get stronger just by breathing!? Your talent is simply too terrifying!"

After Lin Shaoyong's surprise passed, he gave a silly smile. "Master, if I had even a shred of your innate talent, I wouldn't need to practice so hard either."

"You're really funny. I said I can get stronger just by breathing, and you actually believed it?"

Jiang Jin chuckled, feigning a tone of earnest instruction as he looked at Lin Shaoyong. "What is a Genius?"

"It is ninety-nine percent sweat, plus one percent talent, that leads to the achievement of a Genius."

"So don't think about taking shortcuts. You must be grounded, one step at a time, to go further on the path of the Extraordinary."

"Master, did you misremember?"

Lin Shaoyong muttered weakly. "...Why do I remember it being ninety-nine percent talent, plus one percent sweat?"

"What did you say, kid?"

"Hehe—nothing, nothing, I didn't say anything."

"Alright, after breakfast, we're heading to Qixia Valley. There is still a lot to do today."

"Understood!"

...

Lingjiang City is located in the central-southern part of Xiangnan Province.

The landscape is dominated by mountains and ridges.

Yet, in the southern suburbs of Lingjiang City, there is a magnificent and beautiful scenic spot known for its valley clouds.

During holidays, many tourists from surrounding cities bring their families here to visit the beautiful mountains and rivers, as well as the stunning land of clouds and sunset glow reflected by the setting sun.

And this place is none other than—the Qixia Valley Tourist Scenic Area!

It covers an area of over 50,000 acres and contains more than 500 cinnabar peaks and mountains of various sizes.

Furthermore, Qixia Valley possesses 260 species of wildlife resources.

Among them, there are over twenty species that are renowned in the East and extremely rare, including:

Silver Pheasant, Large Indian Civet, Small Indian Civet, Musk Deer, Clouded Leopard, Smew, Red-bellied Eagle, Chinese Giant Salamander, and so on.

Nowadays, no one knows that this massive and famous scenic area has quietly changed hands, transferred to the name of a young man from the countryside of Xiangnan.

A steady and imposing black SUV drove in from the wide road in the distance.

"Screech—"

At the main entrance of the Qixia Valley scenic area, the vehicle stopped steadily, without the slightest trace of a bump.

At this moment, fifteen men in suits with cold expressions, standing ramrod straight beside the gate, had already been waiting for a long time.

The moment the black SUV stopped, the capable man in the suit leading them immediately jogged forward, respectfully opening the rear car door.

From the car stepped a young man in white, wearing sunglasses, with an extraordinary temperament.

"So this is Qixia Valley..."

Jiang Jin took off his black sunglasses and looked into the scenic area gate, feeling somewhat emotional.

"I had heard of it back when I was in school, but I never had the mood to come and visit. I didn't expect that the first time I came... it would become my property."

"After the renovation and reconstruction last year, how much money was spent in total?"

As Jiang Jin spoke, his gaze turned to Zhou Guanying, who had opened the door.

"According to the management group's report, a total of 1.1 billion was invested in repairs."

Zhou Guanying bowed slightly and answered respectfully.

He had only been here for less than a day, but he already had a comprehensive grasp of various information.

"1.1 billion? If calculated this way, the operating value of Qixia Valley alone is at least 5 billion to start with. If you add the original land value, it's at least 10 to 20 billion."

Jiang Jin estimated slightly and nodded, very satisfied.

"The scenery here is beautiful and magnificent; it is indeed very suitable for building an 'Otherworldly Palace'."

"...Otherworldly Palace? Master, should I contact a construction company?"

"No rush. This is just a temporary idea of mine; we will discuss the details after some time."

Jiang Jin shook his head as he finished speaking, then remembered something and asked Zhou Guanying: "How many staff members are currently in the scenic area?"

Zhou Guanying responded:

"After the transfer procedures were completed, the original management group had already evacuated. Currently, only some necessary maintenance and cleaning personnel for the attractions remain; there are nine of them in total."

"Nine people..."

Jiang Jin thought for a few moments and said:

"How about this? When we have lunch at noon, bring them all to see me. Keep the suitable ones and dismiss the ones who aren't."

"Yes!"

"Also, the large characters on the gate plaque need to be changed."

"Change 'Natural Tourist Scenic Area' to 'Cloud Top Heavenly Palace'. From now on, this place will be called—[Qixia Valley • Cloud Top Heavenly Palace]."

"I will contact the relevant company later to come and replace the gate plaque." Zhou Guanying noted down the matter.

"Let's go. Since we're here, how can we not go in and take in the peerless beauty of Qixia Valley..."

Jiang Jin said this, then got into the car first. Under Lin Shaoyong's driving, the vehicle slowly drove into the towering white jade gate.

After driving for more than ten minutes, the convoy arrived at the highest main peak of Qixia Valley—Bajiao Peak!

The top of "Bajiao Peak" is very broad. In addition to some tourist facilities, there are also several high-standard homestays.

Usually, during holidays, some people would stay in the homestays, which cost one thousand a night, just to catch a glimpse of the magnificent clouds in the sky at sunset and witness the stunning beauty of the sunset glow reflecting on the sky.

"Ascending to a height to gaze into the distance, one truly feels the fleeting nature of human life."

It was not yet noon, but standing on Bajiao Peak, one could still feel the towering shock brought by the rolling mountains in the clouds and mist!

Jiang Jin looked out into the distance, feeling that this was what life was all about!