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Chapter 137 News
Back inside, Ding Yi immediately began making arrangements.
He first went to the bedroom, took a quick look around, and then returned to the table in the front room.
Immediately afterwards, Ding Yi stretched out his palm toward the table and chairs in front of him, and then gave his palm a slight shake.
The next moment, countless dense gray dots suddenly appeared on the table and chairs. These gray dots were spinning in mid-air and moving toward the center at an exaggerated speed.
Ding Yi has now begun to grasp the power of "domain," enabling him to control the airflow within a radius of one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) and perceive subtle changes within it. This is enough to show that he has already stepped into the ranks of true masters.
It should be noted that even among martial artists at the Yuanqiao Realm, very few can master a domain.
Only when one reaches the Great Perfection of the Primordial Aperture and the divine consciousness within the Niwan Palace of the brain gradually fills up can one use this divine consciousness to hone the intent of the fist and evolve it into a domain.
At this moment, the dust accumulated in mid-air, forming a small gray vortex.
Ding Yi, with a slight movement of his hand, manipulated the vortex to circle around him, sucking in most of the dust in the room.
Finally, Ding Yi pushed open the door, controlled the vortex to walk into the courtyard, and threw the small ball of dust that had condensed into dust out of the courtyard.
Watching the ball arc out onto the street, Ding Yi clapped his hands in satisfaction before returning inside.
Looking at the newly renovated front room under the lamplight, Ding Yi smiled slightly, then sat down to lay out paper and grind ink.
Every night, Ding Yi would take a Heavenly Essence Nourishing Spirit Pill to alleviate his spiritual exhaustion, which made him increasingly eager for the Spirit Refining Technique.
After all, the sooner you obtain it, the sooner you can save your lifespan; this is something that cannot be delayed.
However, there was no time to rush things. Ding Yi could only wait for news from Bai Wangyun before making any further plans.
The next morning, Ding Yi took the house deed to the residence of the head of the Ninth Ward to have him sign it.
In Baihe City, the purchase or rental of a house requires the signature of a guarantor.
The village chiefs of each neighborhood were naturally quite famous, and Ding Yi found the courtyard where the village chief lived after asking around.
The courtyard gate was open at that moment. Standing outside and looking inside, you could see an old man with a completely white beard lying on a chair, basking in the sun.
Although Baihe City is the territory of the Yin-Yang Palace, and warriors and ordinary people here are just livestock and reserve soldiers, the people of the Yin-Yang Palace still follow the style of the Great Liang in some systems in order to avoid trouble.
"Old man."
Ding Yi looked at the old man in the courtyard and knocked on the door from outside.
The old man's name was Du Ming. His ancestors for three generations had been from Baihe County. When he heard someone shouting outside the courtyard, he opened his eyes slightly and glanced in the direction from which the voice came.
"May I ask, sir, is the village chief here?"
Ding Yi stood at the door and asked with a smile.
"What is it? I am the head of this neighborhood. Come in and talk."
Du Ming beckoned to Ding Yi, signaling him to come in.
"It turns out to be the village chief in person. I, Ding Hai, purchased a property deed from a broker here yesterday, and I would like to ask the village chief to sign it for me as proof."
After Ding Yi finished speaking, Du Ming was slightly taken aback, and then asked:
"Which courtyard is it?"
Ding Yi gave Du Ming the courtyard number on the property deed, and Du Ming nodded slightly.
"This courtyard is easy to handle. You may not know, but the broker who sold you this courtyard yesterday was robbed as soon as he came out."
"I wonder which reckless brute is so brainless."
Du Ming shook his head slightly, then got up and walked into the house.
"Wait here for me a moment, I'll go get a pen to sign for you."
A short while later, Liu Ming returned, carrying a calligraphy brush in his hand, and took the house deed from Ding Yi.
Du Ming glanced at the room number on the property deed before signing his name, saying:
"Young man, from the outer city?"
“Village Chief, I’m from Qingfeng County.”
Ding Yi said with a smile.
"Qingfeng County? Never heard of it."
Du Ming shook his head, clearly losing interest in continuing to talk to Ding Yi. He then returned the signed property deed to Ding Yi and instructed him:
"Go to the government office to get a stamp and register it. Once you pay the deed tax, the house is yours."
Ding Yi nodded in agreement and then walked out of the courtyard.
After Ding Yi left, a person suddenly came out of the side room.
This person is none other than Wang Man, who was robbed yesterday.
Watching Ding Yi's departing figure, Wang Man said to Liu Ming with a bitter face:
“Master Du, it really wasn’t him, otherwise he would have brought a different property deed.”
"Hmm, it doesn't seem like it. Did you ask Hu Luchun about it?"
"I asked around, and it was sold to him by a young man. Damn it, this kid has no intention of selling it to me at the original price. What should I do?"
Wang Man said.
"Who can you blame for this? You can only ask Lord Liu to keep a close eye on things. He absolutely cannot stamp the deed without my signature!"
Du Ming then said.
"But, sir, what if Hu Luchun sells the property deed?"
"Heh heh, sold it? He got a good deal and broke the rules. He'll sign it here, and I'll charge him thirty taels for each deed!"
Du Ming sneered.
"Ah, sir, what about your reputation?"
Wang Man was taken aback.
"What era are we living in? Reputation?"
"And you idiot, can't you open your eyes a little wider in the future? All you can think about are those women in the brothels!"
Du Ming looked at Wang Man behind him and immediately cursed.
Wang Man was so scolded by Du Ming that he didn't dare to talk back, and just stood there feeling a little aggrieved.
Don't you often think about coming with me?
On this side, thanks to the village chief's signature, Ding Yi was able to complete the registration at the government office without any problems.
When he returned to his residence, he found Bai Wangyun already waiting for him in the courtyard.
"Master, how is it?"
Ding Yi didn't seem too surprised to see Bai Wangyun there when he entered the room. Instead, he smiled and asked.
"I'm sorry, Xiao Qi, I couldn't get the cultivation technique for the Yuanqiao Realm."
Bai Wangyun sighed when he saw Ding Yi walk in.
"Oh?"
Ding Yi raised an eyebrow.
"Although I am the hall master, the cultivation techniques of the Yuanqiao Realm are still valuable. With my status, I could have obtained one."
Bai Wangyun glanced at Ding Yi after saying this, and then continued:
"However, my cultivation level was insufficient, and the association said my motives were impure, so they rejected my application."
"That's it."
Ding Yi looked at Bai Wangyun, whose face was somewhat dejected, then smiled and walked over, saying:
"Don't worry, Master. I knew it wouldn't go smoothly."
Seeing Ding Yi's reaction, Bai Wangyun relaxed slightly, and then said:
"However, I did manage to find out some information about that Spirit Refining Technique you mentioned."
"Ok?"
Ding Yi was stunned when he heard this. He hadn't expected that the Yuanqiao cultivation method, which he had the highest hopes for, would be nowhere to be found, but the Refining Spirit cultivation method, which he had no hope for, had instead received news.
Ding Yi was overjoyed, but then he heard Bai Wangyun continue speaking:
"I've heard that there's a fragment of this Spirit Refining Technique within the Myriad Manifestations Sect in this city."
"The Gate of Myriad Phenomena?"
Ding Yi frowned.
"Yes, the three sects and nine factions in Baihe City are all martial arts groups."
"However, there are important figures behind all of these. For example, our Chaotic God Sect controls the Wuji Sect among the Nine Sects."
Bai Wangyun said with a smile.