My Co-renting Lady Boss-Chapter 1626 - 1625: Cao Mang Group

Although there was only a little bit of eggshell, the poison power contained within was vast and had already made Tang Ming sense danger. However, this time, it did not exceed his limit, constantly struggling at the edge of his limit.

Tang Ming’s cultivation session lasted over ten hours this time, finally succeeding in absorbing all the poison power, with his cultivation just reaching the peak of Nine-star.

The next morning, Tang Ming slowly opened his eyes, exhaling a long breath of turbid air.

"Little Honghong didn’t intentionally make things difficult for me."

Tang Ming touched his belly excitedly. This time, the amount of eggshell was just right, enough for him to elevate his cultivation to the peak of Nine-star, and didn’t require Little Honghong’s help to digest the poison power, which was a perfect state.

"Little one, you sure know your eggshell very well. If you were afraid I’d waste it, you could have said so earlier."

Tang Ming touched the spot near his collarbone, finally understanding Little Honghong’s intentions, but thinking about all those eggshells being confiscated by Little Honghong, his heart still felt like it was bleeding.

"Forget it, I’m already at the peak state. I’ll go find Second Master now to help him with acupuncture, and ask if I can break through to Martial General cultivation."

Tang Ming tidied his clothes, eager to leave the ward.

Even though it wasn’t time to go out yet, the door to the ward was just decoration to him now, and he reached the door of the old lunatic’s ward without any hindrance.

"Second Master, I’m here to pay my respects. May I come in?"

Tang Ming knocked on the door, respectfully inquiring.

"What’s all this noise? Why are you earlier every day?"

Before the old lunatic could reply, Sun Zhuangjia’s door opened.

"You’re early too!"

Tang Ming glanced at Sun Zhuangjia, saying with a mischievous smile, "Yesterday, Xiaoxi came to see me, and we had quite a tender moment in the ward. That feeling... is amazing!"

"Crazy! Xiaoxi chatted with you for a while yesterday and then left. You think I don’t know?"

Sun Zhuangjia looked at Tang Ming with disdain.

"Cough cough, you saw that."

Tang Ming looked embarrassed.

"Hmph, don’t use Xiaoxi to provoke me again. Since she’s your woman now, I’m not interested, just a ruined flower and fallen willow."

Sun Zhuangjia snorted coldly, looking disgusted at Tang Ming. "But Xiaoxi is still my childhood friend and sister. If you ever wrong her, even if I can’t beat you, I’ll fight you to the death."

"My woman, of course, I will cherish her. No need for you to worry."

Upon hearing the first half of the sentence, Tang Ming felt like hitting someone, but after hearing the second half, he could understand Sun Zhuangjia truly cared for Su Xiaoxi.

"Come in then, what’s all this noise in the morning?"

The old lunatic’s voice was heard.

Both promptly entered the room respectfully to pay their respects to the old lunatic.

"Hmm, your aura is different."

The old lunatic looked at Tang Ming in surprise.

"Second Master is brilliant. I’ve spent the night and already raised my cultivation to the peak of Nine-star."

Tang Ming excitedly reported.

"Damn! Are you kidding me?"

Sun Zhuangjia stared at Tang Ming in shock. "In one day, cultivation raised from Seven-star Martial Master to peak Nine-star, how is this possible?"

The old lunatic squinted, staring at Tang Ming for a long time, "You kid, truly something uncanny."

"Actually, I haven’t broken through, just didn’t want to attract attention from those above."

Tang Ming smiled humbly, looking embarrassed at the old lunatic, "Since Second Master is going to guide me to break through to Martial General, I naturally have no reason to hide anymore. Once I break through to Martial General, even the Dragon Group can’t do anything to me."

"That’s not how it is. If what you worry about is the Dragon Group, then even after breaking through to Martial General, try to avoid conflict with them."

Upon hearing Tang Ming’s words, the old lunatic gravely reminded, "After all, Martial Generals also have levels, and for the Dragon Group, killing a junior Martial General is no difficult task."

"Thank you, Second Master, for the reminder. I’ll remember."

Tang Ming nodded quickly, looking at the old lunatic in wonder, "Why has the Dragon Group become so powerful even though the nation has been established for less than a hundred years? Do they also have Hidden Forces backing them?"

"This question is indeed a bit awkward."

The old lunatic sighed, "From what I know, back then, the Dragon Group was just a Cao Mang Group, with only one Hidden Family ally, the Meng Family of the Imperial City. Unexpectedly, the Dragon Group has grown to its current scale."

"Cao Mang Group?"

Tang Ming was surprised. How could the Dragon Group, the official largest martial force, become a Cao Mang Group?

"Simply put, in dynasties of old, martial arts forces were unwilling to be the court’s lackeys, you’ve seen this on TV, right?"

The old lunatic squinted, "You should all know modern history, I won’t say more. There was such a group of people willing to serve official forces."

"I’m still puzzled."

Tang Ming and Sun Zhuangjia exchanged looks, not understanding the old lunatic’s meaning.

"But as time changed, martial arts people realized how important it was to have connections in the court. Modern resources differ drastically from ancient times! However, Dragon Tooth is composed of loose cultivators without sects, unexpectedly gathering these people to eventually form a massive force."

The old lunatic smiled bitterly, "Now, the Dragon Group has grown into a force not beneath Hidden Families, even comparable to super forces."

"So that’s how it is, I really can’t afford to offend them lightly."

Tang Ming realized, his expression grew solemner.

"You absolutely cannot offend them. They embody the power of a nation, no one, no matter how strong, can contend against the national apparatus, especially now in the era of hot weapons, even a strong Martial General would face a dead end against an atomic bomb."

The old lunatic pursed his lips, cautiously looking at Tang Ming, "Even I, back then, never thought of opposing the Dragon Group. Though I’m strong and can kill ten or a hundred people, the Dragon Group has a vast army backing it."

"Let’s talk about how to break through to Martial General instead, shall we?"

Hearing these words, Tang Ming became cautious. Previously, he hadn’t taken the Dragon Group seriously, but since the old lunatic feared this organization, he realized he must be more careful going forward.

"Alright, it’s rare for you to be so exceptional. If you really can break through to Martial General with dual Dantian, it’d be a unique existence."

The old lunatic nodded solemnly, looking at Tang Ming and Sun Zhuangjia, "The so-called Martial General is a cultivator breaking through human limits. Before becoming a Martial General, cultivators are just ordinary humans. Once breaking through, they’ve shed their mortal coil and are no longer considered mere mortals."

"Master, do you mean immortal cultivation?"

Sun Zhuangjia’s eyes lit up looking at the old lunatic, "Does breaking through to Martial General mean no longer dying?"