Urban Cultivation: The master who has overcome the tribulation is reborn

The river water is clear, the river breeze is gentle, and the morning sun makes the Yan River sparkle, as if thousands of golden stars are scattered.

Jiang Ran stared at the water thoughtfully. The reflected face was handsome and elegant, but there was a hint of surprise and confusion in his eyes.

After staring at the water for about ten minutes, he raised his right hand hesitantly, palm facing up, in front of him.

Except for the yellowish color of her skin due to the unformed red gold body, her fingers were still crystal clear and delicate. No matter who looked closely, they could not find any flaws.

"Li Nineteen, Chi Yan."

After hesitating for a while, Jiang Ran moved his fingers slightly, silently chanted the spiritual formula, and then hummed softly.

With his control over the soul in the Tribulation Realm, even if there was only a ten-thousandth of spiritual energy left in his body, he could cast low-level spells such as Red Flame without the aid of finger gestures and could cast it with a thought.

Whether it is spiritual techniques, mantras or spiritual materials used to cast spells, the root cause is nothing more than lack of skill or lack of spiritual energy.

Proficiency has become an instinct for Jiang Ran. There is no shortage of spiritual energy in this place, but he cannot even cast a low-level spell. The only possibility is that he lacks an inducement.

In other words, all the results he had gained from practicing the Nine Tribulations Profound Art during this period of time were completely dissipated.

He was now completely and utterly mortal.

It was not terrible to become a mortal for a while. Relying on the realm of his soul, he was able to practice body refining techniques when he first entered the Blue Star where spiritual energy was scarce, let alone in this place where spiritual energy was abundant.

This was the problem. Jiang Ran had tried many times before, whether it was the body training method like the Nine Tribulations Profound Art, or the top Qi training method like the Taixuan Sutra, he had even tried the Qi training methods of low-level casual cultivators, but there was no response to any of them.

If I have to describe it in one word, I would say abandonment, or to be more precise, rejection.

Jiang Ran stretched out his hand and clenched it, his mind and soul could clearly feel the real wind blowing across his fingertips.

There is a bit of true spirit in the soul of a person in the Tribulation Realm. If this body is in an illusion, he can see it clearly whether it can be broken or not.

Now his soul is at peace, and the Nine Tribulations Qi in his body is also empty, but this place is clearly real. This is what makes Jiang Ran puzzled.

"Are you feeling better?"

His state of contemplation was interrupted by a timid voice. Jiang Ran glanced to the side and saw a skinny, pale-faced young girl in tattered clothes looking at him nervously.

It was the person I met before at Yanshui.

Jiang Ran heard her question, although timid, it concealed some concern. He stood up while looking around.

"Am I really that terrible?"

In Erya's opinion, the man who slowly stood up by the river still had a serious look on his face, but there was clearly a hint of mockery in his tone, which slightly alleviated the uneasiness in her heart.

"no no."

Even though he felt a lot more relaxed, it was still difficult to let Erya show her true colors in front of a stranger whom he had only known for a day, so he could only respond with his head down and a little panic.

Jiang Ran looked at her from a distance, taking in every inch of her from top to bottom, but still didn't notice anything wrong.

Arya was the first person he met after he followed that inspiration to Yanshui and broke the Gengshui killing situation.

The mysterious perception is reminding me that the answer to why the Nine Tribulations Qi has dissipated and the Qigong training method has failed may be within reach.

What's more, after he fainted inexplicably, Erya brought him back by boat. It can't be said to be a great favor, but it is also a kind of friendship.

Realizing that Jiang Ran's gaze paused on her for more than a few seconds, Erya felt like every second was a year.

That kind of gaze that was so hot that it seemed to pierce through her flesh and blood, whether it was malicious or not, was enough to make people feel uneasy.

Fortunately, the look seemed to sense her embarrassment and soon subsided, gradually becoming as warm and cool as water.

"Do you have something to talk to me about?" Jiang Ran walked slowly in the direction where Erya came from. While she was hesitating and indecisive, he had already walked to her side and stood still.

Erya had no idea that the person in front of her could see through her panic and timidity. She just felt that the man's pace was too fast.

It's strange to say, but the original panic in my heart suddenly calmed down when I saw Jiang Ran's clear eyes.

"Grandpa asked me to call you home for dinner." After taking a deep breath, Erya avoided Jiang Ran's gaze and raised her yellowed sleeves to wipe her cheek, not sure if it was clean or not.

She met Erya's grandfather Jiang Ran after he woke up, but they didn't have much conversation. He returned to the river before dawn. He originally wanted to go to Yanshui to explore something, but after thinking about it, he gave up the idea.

The Nine Tribulations Energy had dissipated, and it would be no easy task for him to investigate in the Yan River. It would be better for him to find a way from Arya first and find out some things first.

After Erya finished speaking, she looked at Jiang Ran's expression with evasive eyes.

The thoughts deep in her heart were extremely complicated. She brought the unconscious Jiang Ran back out of kindness, not because she wanted anything in return because of his good clothes and appearance.

If the other party just left without saying goodbye, she probably wouldn't even feel lost, but would feel much more relaxed instead.

Not to mention that Jiang Ran looks mysterious, just the fact that there is one more mouth to feed in the house, I don’t know how many days the remaining food will last.

After Erya woke up early in the morning, she didn't see the other person and didn't care where he had gone at all. However, she couldn't resist her grandfather who insisted that she go out and look for him nearby.

I didn't expect that Jiang Ran really didn't leave. I don't know how grandpa determined this.

All these thoughts flashed through her mind, but suddenly she saw Jiang Ran pick up a branch from somewhere, move to the water's edge and observe for a few seconds, then suddenly raised his right hand and inserted the branch into the water.

When it comes to something as familiar as catching fish, Erya is obviously much more confident. Seeing this scene, she covered her mouth with a smile. After thinking for a while, she was about to open her mouth to remind others that it is impossible to catch fish in this way, but she was shocked and her eyes widened.

Jiang Ran pulled the not-so-straight branch out of the water as if nothing had happened. Under the sunlight, he saw three fish of similar sizes neatly strung together like a row.

"What are you standing there for? Let's go. We're having fish as a snack today."

Holding the branch and walking back to Erya, Jiang Ran casually threw the catch in his hand and the branch to her and gave her a casual reminder.

The girl came back to her senses and swallowed the saliva that was about to fall out with a slurp. She hurriedly grabbed the branch with both hands, looking at the three fish that were not yet dead on it, and finally couldn't help asking.

"how did you do that?"

The Hunyan River is vast and there are naturally many fish in it, but if it is so easy to spear fish by standing by the water, why would you go out on a boat to fish? What's more, it's not just one fish, but three.

Could it be that all the fish in the water have lost their minds today and are lying on top of each other, making them impossible to be caught?

The moment Erya mustered up the courage to ask, she felt a little regretful. Fortunately, Jiang Ran, who was walking in front of her, did not respond, so her embarrassment did not surge.

"It's a simple thing."

When she thought that the two would walk back in silence, Jiang Ran's voice suddenly rang out. Just one sentence made the girl, who was filled with joy because of the three fish in her arms, focus her attention.

"Answer a few questions and I'll tell you."