Starting from the imperial palace guards, his clones spread all over the world

Lu Qiannan, filled with doubt, also lay down on this peculiar bed.

The instant she lay down, Lu Qiannan felt a chill invade her from her back, spreading throughout her entire body.

It made her shiver uncontrollably from the cold.

Liang Jin's voice came from beside her ear:

"This is called a Cold Jade Bed. When you first sleep on it, you'll find it unbearably cold, and you'll have to use all your strength to resist it. Over time, it becomes a habit, and you'll be practicing even in your sleep."

"It's hard for martial artists to be single-minded when practicing normally. But this Cold Jade is the most Yin and cold thing in the world. Sitting or lying on it clears the fire in your heart, allowing you to advance bravely and vigorously during practice."

"Start circulating your energy now to resist the cold."

Lu Qiannan believed these words.

Lying on this bed, her mind was filled with dispelling the cold. How could she possibly have any romantic thoughts?

At this moment, Lu Qiannan was also certain that Liang Jin had truly brought her here to practice.

This made her feel ashamed of her previous strange guesses.

The Great Virtuous Teacher was indeed a gentleman, not greedy for her beauty and body.

This made Lu Qiannan blush with shame, even as she shivered from the cold.

Liang Jin's voice continued:

She trusted Liang Jin so much, and Liang Jin trusted her so much.

In this life, what more could one ask for than to have someone who trusts each other so much?

She earnestly promised:

"I will definitely—"

Before she could finish speaking,

Liang Jin interrupted her:

"Alright, don't talk."

"Time is precious, lie down properly and focus on practicing."

Lu Qiannan softly said "Mmm", and then began to cultivate as Liang Jin had taught her.

… …

The night passed.

The sky finally brightened.

The man and woman on the Cold Jade Bed finally got up.

A look of joy appeared in Lu Qiannan's eyes:

"This Cold Jade Bed is truly miraculous!"

"I only lay on it for one night, and my inner strength has become much stronger. My cultivation has actually improved by a large margin."

"Now, I have completely stabilized in the Eighth Rank!"

Lu Qiannan had only broken through to the Eighth Rank not long ago.

Although her martial arts talent was excellent, she could not be considered a genius.

Liang Jin had seen a true genius.

That was Zhao Bao.

Zhao Bao and Lu Qiannan had started learning martial arts at about the same time.

But Zhao Bao was already at the peak of the Eighth Rank. Even without the [Qi-Boosting Paste] that Liang Jin gave him, he would be able to break through to the Seventh Rank in a month.

Lu Qiannan had only broken through to the Eighth Rank a few days ago. Without the help of the Cold Jade Bed, she would need at least half a month to stabilize her Eighth Rank realm.

And if she wanted to reach the peak of the Eighth Rank, Liang Jin estimated that she would need at least a few months.

In comparison, Zhao Bao's unfortunate situation was that he was in the Imperial Palace.

The Imperial Palace was a gathering place for all kinds of martial arts geniuses in the world.

Even though Zhao Bao was also a genius, he seemed less outstanding in the Imperial Palace.

Liang Jin said:

"After handling the affairs of the Way of Peace during the day, come here to practice as soon as possible."

"Now is a time of trouble, don't waste time."

"In particular, you must discover people with martial arts talent in the Way of Peace to replenish the ranks of martial artists."

"As for those loyal people who have made great contributions to harass the Yang family, I can also grant them the opportunity to become martial artists."

The Way of Peace already had a very large population base.

There would inevitably be many people with martial arts talent among them.

In addition, with Liang Jin's elixirs, the ranks of low-level martial artists would inevitably be able to expand rapidly.

Lu Qiannan nodded:

"This subordinate understands!"

After saying that, she got out of bed and left.

Lu Qiannan's style of doing things was also swift and decisive. Liang Jin was very relieved to entrust things to her.

As Liang Jin further delegated power to her, Lu Qiannan was now handling the main affairs of the Way of Peace, and Liang Jin was able to relax.

He did not get out of bed, but continued to practice on the bed.

Since witnessing the power of the Fifth Rank realm, Liang Jin had been very eager to enter the Fifth Rank.

This Cold Jade Bed, his main body was living in a military camp with many people and prying eyes, so he naturally couldn't use it; his clone in the Western Desert was still wandering in the sandstorm, so he couldn't use it either.

Only his clone in Taiyang County now had a fixed place and plenty of time to use it.

So Liang Jin didn't plan to waste any time.

… …

In the days that followed.

Everything was developing in a good direction.

With the help of Zhang You, the Way of Peace promoted some talented people and stabilized the management of the Way of Peace at the lower and middle levels.

Zhang You also adjusted the organizational structure and formulated some new reward and punishment systems.

After Liang Jin reviewed and approved them, they began to be implemented.

This also allowed the originally loosely organized Way of Peace to quickly become cohesive, and its power was able to be used in one direction.

Lu Qiannan became the biggest beneficiary of this.

As the organization stabilized, everything could be carried out in an orderly manner.

This reduced a lot of Lu Qiannan's tedious affairs, and she had more free time.

She was also able to run to Liang Jin's bed to practice more often.

In ten days, Lu Qiannan's strength rapidly improved again.

Finally, she reached the peak of the Eighth Rank.

The tenfold cultivation speed of the Cold Jade Bed was not just for show.

Of course, this was also because Lu Qiannan's realm was relatively low, so cultivation was faster.

But as her realm improved, cultivation would become more difficult and slower.

At that time, it would naturally be impossible to maintain such a high rate of progress.

Liang Jin also generously gave her a [Qi-Boosting Paste], directly sending Lu Qiannan, who was only one step away, into the Seventh Rank.

"Thank you for your grace, Great Virtuous Teacher!"

Lu Qiannan smiled and thanked Liang Jin on the bed.

But the next second.

Lu Qiannan seemed to realize something, and her face suddenly turned red again.

These days, sharing a bed with Liang Jin had caused great changes in her mentality without her realizing it.

The biggest change was that she actually… smiled more when facing Liang Jin.

In the past, when she was in front of Liang Jin, she was like a subordinate facing a superior, always serious and earnest.

She also didn't understand why she suddenly loved to smile after seeing Liang Jin.

The two of them were just lying on the same bed, and they clearly hadn't done anything, so how could it have caused such a big change in her?

Liang Jin said:

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"Although you have entered the Seventh Rank, your martial arts are still lagging behind, and your combat experience is even worse."

"After Miao Yuanzheng comes back, you should fight him more to gain experience, and you should also learn more from him."

Lu Qiannan hurriedly nodded:

"This subordinate understands!"

After saying that, when she looked up at Liang Jin, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but raise a gentle smile.

When she realized it, she quickly pursed her lips tightly.

Liang Jin naturally saw the change in Lu Qiannan's mentality.

He could roughly guess Lu Qiannan's thoughts.

But Liang Jin currently had no other candidates.

He couldn't possibly find a man to sleep with him every night, after all, Liang Jin wasn't into that.

But the only trustworthy woman by his side was Lu Qiannan.

Lu Qiannan was very beautiful, especially her figure was very hot.

But Liang Jin currently had no intention of flirting with girls.

What he was more concerned about was when he would be able to enter the Fifth Rank.

Liang Jin had been lying on the Cold Jade Bed for ten days and had also checked in for ten days, but he was still a little short of the Fifth Rank.

He really didn't expect that the Fifth Rank realm would be so difficult to enter.

No wonder the gap between the Fifth Rank and the Sixth Rank was so big.

Liang Jin originally planned to use the [Qi-Boosting Paste] to forcibly upgrade, but he eventually gave up.

The [Qi-Boosting Paste] was small in quantity, and it had a greater increase for low-level martial artists, but the increase was already very small for Liang Jin at the moment.

So it was better to save it for trusted subordinates.

He could just wait a few more days.

With daily check-ins and the Cold Jade Bed, he believed that it wouldn't be long before he could enter the Fifth Rank.

… … … … … …

Linghua Mountain.

The night was already deep.

The cold moon hung high.

The mountain was filled with biting cold air, and the shadows of the trees swayed.

There was an open space artificially reclaimed on the mountainside, and a thatched hut was located on the open space.

The owner of the house, Yu Jing, was almost fifty years old. At this age, he should have been lying in bed and sleeping long ago.

The mountain forest was quiet, which was more conducive to sleep.

Living in the mountains could bring tranquility, but the only bad thing was that the foot of the mountain had already begun to warm up, while the mountain was still wet, cold, and gloomy.

But Yu Jing had long been accustomed to this.

Although the thatched hut was drafty, he still slept soundly.

But at this moment.

Yu Jing's eyes suddenly opened.

A cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Then, he sat up, put on his shoes, and grabbed the long knife at the head of the bed.

"It's been a long time since someone came to disturb my sleep."

Yu Jing muttered, carrying the knife out of the thatched hut.

He sat down on the chair in front of the thatched hut, with the long knife across his knees.

Yu Jing's long, untied hair fell down in a mess, mixed with his full beard.

Under the long hair, a pair of eyes, like a nocturnal beast, quietly looked at the only path leading to this thatched hut.

On both sides of the path, the trees were lush and the light was dark.

But in this darkness, there was a point of light slowly approaching.

After a while, the light came closer.

It turned out to be a person carrying a long knife, wearing a bamboo hat, and carrying a lantern, slowly walking along the path towards the thatched hut.

The firelight in the lantern could only illuminate less than half a zhang around them.

"Da, da, da… …"

In the quiet mountain forest, it seemed that only the footsteps of the visitor could be heard.

The visitor walked forward with the lantern all the way, and finally arrived at the open space in front of the thatched hut.

He stopped and faced Yu Jing, who was still sitting on the chair.

Yu Jing spoke:

"Wearing sharp blades and visiting at night, I'm afraid you're not a good person."

The visitor stood quietly.

He didn't draw his knife, but slowly took off the bamboo hat on his head.

His face was also presented in Yu Jing's sight.

The next second.

Yu Jing's pupils suddenly shrank, and his entire strong body finally stood up from the chair.

Heavy breaths came from his mouth and nose, like a beast about to pounce on someone and devour them.

Yu Jing had already recognized the person in front of him.

The person he had been thinking about day and night, wishing he could crush his head in his hands!

"Miao! Yuan! Zheng!"

"You've been hiding for so many years, and you dare to appear in front of me?!"